MADISON- Today, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul released his response to the Special Council appointed to investigate the 2020 election and investigate statewide and local officials. Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement: “Attorney General Kaul is right – the investigation into the 2020 election has no credibility. At every turn, the investigation promoted by Speaker Vos has been riddled with conspiracy theories, missteps, and enormous blunders. There is too much at stake and this is not the place for political games. The foundation of our democracy is under attack with these rhetorical actions to appease a disgraced former

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul released a letter from Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) in response to former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman regarding the Wisconsin Elections Commission subpoenas. AG Kaul also issued the following statement regarding the election “investigation.” “This is not a serious investigation. Even if an investigation like this were justified—and it’s clearly not—this one suffers from glaring flaws that destroy any credibility that its results could have. “This investigation is irrevocably tainted by bias. It was announced at a partisan political event, and it was significantly expanded after Speaker Vos’s airplane meeting with former President

Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement after Attorney General Josh Kaul held a press conference regarding the election investigation. “Election integrity should be a bipartisan effort. Sadly Attorney General Kaul has sided with the out-of-state billionaires meddling in our elections and ignored Wisconsin citizens who bring up irregularities. “In order to restore confidence in our election system, Justice Gableman will continue his investigation. The subpoenas have been issued correctly – a fact backed up by the nonpartisan Legislative Council in a memo requested by Assembly Democrats.”

“Chancellor Blank has been a staunch advocate for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and for public higher education more generally, during her almost nine years as chancellor. Her willingness to work with faculty, staff, and students through shared governance, and to work tirelessly with the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, the Wisconsin Legislature, and the Governor’s office has been admirable. PROFS’ partnership with Chancellor Blank has been strong, and while we have not always agreed, we have appreciated her willingness to work with the faculty for the best outcomes for UW-Madison.”

MADISON – WMC Foundation – an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – announced the creation of Wisconsin Leads: Executive Fellowship on Monday. The new educational program for emerging executives is an exclusive opportunity for participants to learn from Wisconsin’s most prominent business and thought leaders. Wisconsin Leads will feature a series of events on the state’s economy, complex business challenges and the foundational public policies that will shape the future of Wisconsin’s economic landscape. The inaugural program will kick off this coming January in La Crosse and will feature an all-star line-up of speakers who will be sharing

MADISON — Stand on the ocean’s shore and take a big whiff of the salt spray and you’ll smell the unmistakably pungent scent of the sea. That ripe, almost rotting smell? That’s sulfur. Marine plankton breathe more than 20 million tons of sulfur into the air every year, mostly in the form of dimethyl sulfide (DMS). In the air, this chemical can transform into sulfuric acid, which helps produce clouds by giving a site for water droplets to form. Over the scale of the world’s oceans, this process affects the entire climate. But new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison,

STEVENS POINT- On Friday, October 8, Rep. Katrina Shankland (D- Stevens Point) was recognized by DNR Assistant Secretary Todd Ambs, UW-Madison Division of Extension Dean Karl Martin, and Wisconsin Lakes Board Vice President Derek Kavanaugh for completing her training and joining the Wisconsin Lake Leaders Institute’s 13th class of graduates at the institute’s 2021 graduation ceremony at the Aldo Leopold Shack near Baraboo. The Wisconsin Lake Leaders Institute, organized by the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership, draws participants from across the state to take part in a series of in-person seminars and online meetings to gain a better understanding of lake ecology and

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced he joined a bipartisan coalition of 26 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of the United States and four federally recognized tribes in their efforts to uphold critical protections guaranteed under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Filed before the U.S. Supreme Court in Haaland v. Brackeen and Cherokee Nation v. Brackeen, the amicus brief highlights the states’ compelling interest in standing up for the well-being of all children, including Native American children, in state child-custody proceedings. “The Indian Child Welfare Act is a landmark protection for Native American children and families,”

MILWAUKEE – Today, Monday, Oct. 11, marks Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which honors and celebrates the history and culture of Indigenous communities in the United States. Wisconsin is home to members of 11 federally recognized tribes. “Indigenous Peoples have contributed so much to Milwaukee County and the State of Wisconsin,” said Supervisor John F. Weishan, Jr. “This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, I would like to give a special thank you to the parents, students, and faculty of the Indian Community School in Franklin for their work to make today an official holiday.” President Joseph R. Biden proclaimed today Indigenous Peoples’ Day, becoming the first