Audio file of Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address on the renegotiated Foxconn contract that the governor announced last week. The deal negotiated under Gov. Evers helps ensure the state will save taxpayers a total of $2.77 billion compared to the previous contract, maintain accountability measures, require job creation to receive incentives, and protect hundreds of millions of dollars in local and state infrastructure investments already made in support of the project. Hi Wisconsin, Governor Tony Evers here. Four years ago, Wisconsin announced an agreement with Foxconn, which was one of the largest subsidies

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Commerce Committee approved U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s bipartisan Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act to update the U.S. Coast Guard’s icebreaking mission on the Great Lakes and increase the icebreaking capacity of the Great Lakes fleet. The legislation will now move to the full Senate floor for a vote. “Inadequate icebreaking capacity in the Great Lakes is costing us thousands of American jobs and millions in business revenue. We must boost our icebreaking capacity in the Great Lakes to keep our maritime commerce moving,” said Senator Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, which oversees the U.S. Coast

City of Racine – Today, Dottie-Kay Bowersox, the City of Racine Public Health Administrator, released a revised version of the City’s “Safer Racine” ordinance which allows for increases in capacity limits on venues, special events, and mass gatherings. The update to the ordinance includes: Increases indoor and outdoor capacity limits to 100% capacity in venues and facilities for normal operations as long as 6 feet social distancing can be maintained. For indoor and outdoor mass gatherings and events the total number of persons allowed on a premise (indoors and outdoors combined) will not exceed the 100% indoor capacity (based on occupancy

WOODRUFF, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hiring at the Northern Highland American Legion State Forest spread across three counties near the towns of Woodruff, Minocqua and Boulder Junction. Make a difference this summer by joining the seasonal workforce at the largest DNR-managed property in the state. If you enjoy being outdoors, maintaining our pristine natural resources and serving a diverse customer base, then you might be a good fit. Wages range from $12 – $18.69 per hour. There are six positions available for a wide variety of duties across more than 230,000 acres of pristine Northwoods

MADISON – Class of 2020, get ready to “Jump Around.” The University of Wisconsin-Madison will welcome graduates of spring, summer and winter 2020 back to Madison Sept. 17-19 for a celebration of their achievements. “The pandemic took from these graduates a special part of their college experience – the opportunity to mark the completion of their degrees at Camp Randall with their fellow Badgers,” says Chancellor Rebecca Blank. “We pledged at the time that we would celebrate together when it became safe to do so. We’re excited to plan for such a celebration this fall.” The weekend of events will

MILWAUKEE — Academy Award winner John Ridley will serve as Marquette University’s Commencement speaker via video remarks in a special recorded Virtual Commencement event that is part of the university’s full slate of Commencement Weekend activities. To observe COVID-19 protocols, some Commencement Weekend activities are in-person with limited capacities and some are virtual. The recorded ceremony in which Ridley will address Marquette’s 3,136 graduates will be shared online the evening of May 22, preceding two in-person Graduate Recognition Ceremonies that will take place Sunday, May 23, at American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers. The in-person graduate recognition ceremonies

“WIC programs, especially breastfeeding assistance services, sustain mothers through birth and help children grow healthy. It’s critical that we pour resources into the health of mothers and their children. WIC works and I am glad that so many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle understand that. As a long-time champion of WIC, I will keep using my power as a legislator to ensure more mothers and children can benefit from these resources.” Read the full text of the letter here.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) held her first hearing as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. The hearing was titled “Diversifying On-Farm Income: Opportunities to Strengthen Rural America” and highlighted the challenges and opportunities faced by agriculture producers, and how diversifying their operations can lead to more on-farm income. It also focused on how producers can access newer and more fair markets. This includes assisting beginning farmers, ranchers and agriculture workers, as well as looking at solutions for how producers can be more profitable while also addressing

MADISON- Today, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Ehlke voided tax-payer funded contracts top Republican legislators made with private, Washington D.C. based law firms to represent them during the redistricting process. Judge Ehlke found that Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu were not authorized to do so. The contracts were expected to cost Wisconsin taxpayers more than $1 million. Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement: “We haven’t even begun the redistricting process in Wisconsin and Republicans are already lawyering up to protect their gerrymandered, unfair maps. This is just another example of why partisans

APPLETON/GREEN BAY/EAU CLAIRE– As Republicans across the country, including Wisconsin continue to introduce bills aimed at delegitimizing the results of the 2020 election, Democrats are clapping back with bills of their own. Northeast Wisconsin freshman Democratic Assembly Representatives, Lee Snodgrass (D-Appleton) and Kristina Shelton (D-Green Bay) and Eau Claire area Senator Jeff Smith (D-Brunwick) are introducing legislation which would require all state elected officials from the governor’s office to the Assembly to be trained as poll workers and work an election where they do not appear on the ballot. The proposed legislation stipulates that there would be no legislative session

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), both members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, reintroduced two pieces of legislation to strengthen America’s child welfare system. The Child Welfare Workforce Support Act would address high turnover rates among child welfare workers, and the Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act would help prevent the maltreatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth who are more likely to experience childhood sexual abuse than their non-LGBTQ peers. The pair of bills would help ensure there are enough well-trained child welfare workers and improve outcomes for at-risk youth. “We must do everything we can to protect the most vulnerable in our country, stand up

State effort to remove registered voters from rolls is routine maintenance, but voters need to be mindful Council President Cavalier Johnson and Election Commission director urge affected voters to look for notices from state The state Elections Commission’s decision earlier today to start the process of removing as many as 188,000 people from the voter rolls for not voting in the last four years is a routine exercise, but it could catch people by surprise and hinder their ability to vote – that according to Common Council President Cavalier Johnson and Claire Woodall-Vogg, head of the city’s Election Commission. The