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

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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

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

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.

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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,

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