MADISON, Wis. — Today marks the Wisconsin National Guard’s 184th birthday, and year 183 was certainly one for the history books. The Wisconsin National Guard’s official birthday is March 5, 1837 – the date on which Wisconsin’s territorial Gov. Henry Dodge commissioned Morgan L. Martin, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, as a captain and the commander of the Green Bay Rangers volunteer company of mounted riflemen. The creation of the Green Bay Rangers predated Wisconsin statehood by 11 years, and the new militia had a mission of protecting what was then the Wisconsin Territory. Today, some 184 years hence, the modern

MADISON – Today, the Senate Committee on Education passed Senate Bill 69 (SB 69), authored by Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and Representatives Jon Plumer (R-Lodi) and Lisa Subeck (D-Madison). SB 69 requires instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides be incorporated into the social studies curriculum at least once in grades 5 to 8 and at least once in grades 9 to 12 by public school districts, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice program. “I can remember interviewing Holocaust survivors when I was a teenager as part of a youth group project to preserve

Madison…Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) were joined by members of legislative leadership in putting forward a bill to ensure that the people of Wisconsin have a voice in how billions of federal dollars are spent. The state of Wisconsin is projected to receive $5.5 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The Truth in Spending Act will allow Wisconsinites through their elected representatives to have a say in the allocation of recovery funds in their communities. “Billions of taxpayer dollars should not be in the hands of a single person. We’re

Members and supporters of Our Wisconsin Revolution have sent nearly 100 letters to Wisconsin Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson this week demanding their elected officials support a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.   These grassroots activists asked the senators to tell Vice President Kamala Harris to overrule the Senate parliamentarian and keep the $15 minimum wage provision in the American Rescue Plan covid relief bill, as well as to abolish the filibuster, a procedural relic used in the past to block civil rights legislation and now threatening other progressive programs.   “A recent study

Milwaukee, WI — Yesterday, Senator Ron Johnson forced U.S. Senate clerks to read the entire 600+ page American Rescue Plan bill in order to further delay its passage. During the nearly 11 hours it took to read the bill, it’s estimated that almost 900 Americans died of COVID-19. In response, Dr. Madelaine Tully, a family physician in Milwaukee, released the following statement:   “Throughout this pandemic, my fellow doctors and I have been using every tool available to save lives and stop the spread of this deadly disease, while Senator Johnson has sought to undermine those tools — and our

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, after news that a study conducted by Sheba Medical Center in Israel showed that one dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can be up to 85 percent effective in protecting against COVID-19 three to four weeks after inoculation, Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Institute of Health (NIH) to further consider the single-dose strategy.   The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was developed as a two-dose shot and reported an efficacy rate of 95 percent. New research shows that the vaccine can be just as effective with one dose as it

MADISON, Wis. — No matter where you come from or what you look like, we can all agree that voters pick their leaders; leaders shouldn’t get to pick their voters. Across the country, including in Wisconsin, a handful of politicians have tried to put up barriers to silence our voices based on our zip code or the color of our skin. Despite those deliberate barriers to voting, we came together in 2020, across race and place, to vote in record numbers, and swear in a government that cares for us. Now, the leaders that we elected are fighting to make our

WASHINGTON — In an appearance on Fox News’ “The Faulkner Focus,” U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) talked about the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion government expansion bill and the Biden administration’s open border policies allowing Covid-positive migrants into the United States. Excerpts from the interview are below and video of the interview can be found here. On Democrats’ $1.9 trillion bill: “Had I not forced that 11-hour reading — I sat on the floor of the Senate; I listened to the entire 11 hours — what we would have been doing is we would have gone to vote-a-rama last night, no time to read

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will begin selling 2021 bonus turkey harvest authorizations on Monday, March 15, with a designated sales date for each zone. Previously known as leftover permits, bonus harvest authorizations are available for purchase online through GoWild.Wi.Gov and at all license agents. Sales begin at 10 a.m. and run through midnight each day. Instructions for how to purchase a spring turkey bonus authorizations in Go Wild are available here. Bonus harvest authorizations are $10 for residents and $15 for non-residents. Both residents and non-residents will have equal opportunities for purchase. Hunters can purchase bonus authorizations at a

As part of the I-39/90 Project, construction work is underway on WIS 26/Milton Avenue, between US 14/Humes Road and John Paul Road, in Janesville. From 6 p.m. Monday (March 8) to 6 a.m. Tuesday (March 9), WIS 26 northbound and southbound will be reduced to one lane within these limits. All WIS 26 traffic will shift onto the northbound lanes, and drivers should be alert for crews and equipment in the area. WIS 26 will remain open to two lanes each way with dedicated turn lanes, and the speed limit will be reduced to 30 mph. Motorists should anticipate backups