GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association (DBA), Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, welcomed an announcement today that Wisconsin farmers will have access to $50 million more in assistance to help recover financial losses due to the pandemic. Gov. Tony Evers said the money will be dispersed as direct payments through the Wisconsin Farm Support Program, which he created in 2020 when allocating $50 million to farmers from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The new funds will come from money allocated to the state earlier this year through the American Rescue Plan Act. “We thank

(MADISON) – State Senator Tim Carpenter today released a statement in response to the decision of Attorney General Josh Kaul to take action to remove Natural Resources Board Chair, Dr. Frederick Prehn. “I applaud the decision by Attorney General Josh Kaul to take legal action to try and remedy the outrageous behavior of Dr. Frederick Prehn to continue to keep his seat and the powerful position as Chairperson of the Natural Resources Board even though he knows that his term of appointment has expired over 100 days ago. His six-year term ended on May 1, 2021, yet he stays well

Madison, Wis. – Heather L. Reese has been named interim director of Wisconsin Public Media (WPM), the division at the University of Wisconsin — Madison that oversees Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) and PBS Wisconsin. The announcement follows the recent death of Director Gene Purcell who had served in the role since 2018. Reese has worked at WPM since 2010 and has served as associate director since 2020. Prior to that, she was the director of strategic initiatives and compliance. “We’re all still grieving the sudden and tragic death of Gene, but it’s comforting to know that Heather is ready to

MADISON Wis. — Yesterday, Nancy Kavazanjian, who owns Hammer & Kavazanjian Farms with her husband in Beaver Dam wrote for the Wisconsin State Farmer on how President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure deal supports Wisconsin’s small business owners and farmers.   Democrats are delivering for farmers in Wisconsin. Gov. Tony Evers today announced $50 million in direct payments for the agricultural industry, an additional installment of the governor’s successful Wisconsin Farm Support Program announced in 2020. In total, Gov. Evers has directed more than $100 million in federal funding to support Wisconsin’s farmers and agricultural industries.   Wisconsin State Farmer: Wisconsin Farms

MADISON –Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Peter Barca, released the following statement regarding the 2021 annual Equalized Values Report. “We are enthusiastic to see the increase in equalized values throughout the state.  The 2021 report indicates that the increase was approximately 7%.  This represents the largest increase since 2006. Further, the 2021 report highlights that statewide, our new construction values increased by 4.56%, which is the largest statewide new construction value on record, at over $10 billion. While the statewide commercial market value increase of 2% lagged the 2020 market value increase, the residential market value experienced a

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and waterfowl conservation organizations will host the inaugural Waterfowl Hunters Expo on Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Sunnyview Expo Center in Oshkosh. This outdoor, family- and dog-friendly Expo will allow hunters to engage with the latest experts and technologies ahead of the Wisconsin migratory bird seasons. DNR migratory game bird biologist Taylor Finger will also be available to answer waterfowl questions. The Expo will feature the 2021 Wisconsin Duck and Goose Calling Championships, a fastest-retriever contest, judging for the 2022 waterfowl stamp contest and a chance for hunters to showcase their

This is an immensely difficult time for Afghan citizens and those with ties to Afghanistan, and our hearts go out to all individuals and families that are suffering. We wanted to clarify that at this point, we do not have any information about whether JSS will have a role in resettling Afghan SIV recipients who are being processed at Fort McCoy. If we are called upon to resettle SIV recipients being processed at Fort McCoy or any other U.S. military base, we will do our very best to accommodate these individuals and families. To help us prepare for a possible increase in

Appleton, WI – U.S. Senate candidate and Outagamie County executive Tom Nelson will visit six more counties on the seventh day of his “Full Nelson 72 Counties Tour” on Aug. 21. Nelson announced the tour in a video explaining his plan as the only Senate candidate to travel through all of Wisconsin’s 72 counties in 72 days. “I come from the Fox Valley, a tough place for Democrats to win, but I’ve won six times. So look for us, coming soon to a restaurant, to a gas station, a community center near you,” said Nelson in the video launch. Nelson

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Tom Tiffany (WI-07) issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s stated plans to house an unspecified number of Afghans at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin: “I am deeply disturbed by reports that as many as 5,000 Afghans per day are headed to the United States – many without valid visas or even basic identity documents. Biden administration officials have said they plan to transport many of these individuals to Fort McCoy in Wisconsin – but have declined to elaborate on how many will come, what screening will be carried out prior to arrival, or what will

OSHKOSH — On Wednesday, Mark Belling, host of the Mark Belling Show on WISN, penned an editorial in the Washington County Daily News regarding the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s defamatory hit piece. The full editorial can be found here, and excerpts are below. “The hit by the Gannett Corporation on Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is about as subtle as the one in 1972 when Frank “the Irishman” Sheeran walked into Umberto’s Clam House in New York and gunned down Joey Gallo.   “I get it. Gannett runs a bunch of lefty papers and wants to destroy conservative politicians. It’s their way of proving