Dept. of Transportation: Governor Evers funding local transportation with $129.7 million quarterly aid payment

Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) today announced that municipalities across the state received nearly $130 million in the fourth quarterly payments for 2021 for General Transportation, Connecting Highway, and Expressway Policing Aids.   For calendar year 2020, local governments received more than $505 million in

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Wisconsin Federation of Republican Women: State convention unanimously supports election integrity investigation

Brookfield, WI – The Wisconsin Federation of Republican Women Biennial State Convention was held this weekend, and delegates from throughout the state unanimously supported a resolution in support of Representative Janel Brandtjen’s election integrity investigation. “The women assembled here this weekend want to ensure the integrity of our elections going

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Sen. Agard: Hosts virtual roundtable on cannabis legalization

MADISON – Today, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) held a virtual meeting to discuss her bill to legalize cannabis for any interested Wisconsinite. The presentation had over 100 RSVPs and questions submitted. Senator Agard released the following statement after the presentation: “The only place where cannabis legalization is partisan is in

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: With temperatures forecast to fall and energy costs projected to rise, Baldwin calls for swift release of LIHEAP heating help

Washington, D.C. – With colder weather around the corner and energy costs projected to precipitously increase this winter, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a bipartisan group of 38 Senators in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release funds for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Supports introduction of Legislation to curb youth E-Cigarette and Tobacco use

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is supporting the introduction of the Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction (PROTECT) Act to address the tobacco epidemic harming millions of teens across the country. E-cigarettes and other nicotine-containing tobacco products have been linked to adverse effects on long-term health and harms

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UW: President Thompson statement on death of General Colin Powell

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson issued this statement today on the death of General Colin Powell: “General Colin Powell was an exemplary leader who I had the privilege of serving with as a member of President George W. Bush’s cabinet. To know General Powell was to respect him

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Wisconsin Tech Council: El-Amin brothers to highlight entrepreneurial endeavors Nov. 4 at Early Stage Symposium

MADISON, Wis. – Khalif and Que El-Amin, who co-founded Milwaukee’s Young Enterprising Society to provide training and to foster startups, will talk about the program’s progress in Wisconsin’s largest city and beyond Nov. 4 at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium. The event will be held in-person at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison. General registration

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