My heart instantly broke as I learned of the discovery this afternoon of the body of missing three-year-old Major Harris. Despite a large-scale search for Major by volunteer searchers and Milwaukee Police officers, our worst fear has come to fruition. My prayers go to the loved ones of Major and his mother, Mallery Muenzenberger, who was shot to death and found in a backyard on October 14th. No family and no community should go through such terrible trauma and heartbreak. As a community we must continue to show our support for the loved ones most affected by this entire senseless

Madison – When a patient is going through life-saving medical treatments like chemotherapy, the last thing they need is for their insurance company to make them jump through hoops. That’s exactly what is happening in our state. On Friday, State Senator Alberta Darling and State Representative Tony Kurtz introduced Koreen’s law, legislation that will ban “white bagging” by insurance companies. Senator Darling says the bill removes unnecessary hurdles. “Going through cancer treatment is stressful enough, the last thing anyone needs is for their insurance company to make it more difficult to get the medicine they need,” Darling said, “Our bill

Madison, WI – Just one day after the State Senate voted to restrict a woman’s right to safe, legal abortion in Wisconsin, legislative Republicans voted in committee to block transgender individuals participating in Medicaid from receiving needed medication and hormone therapies. In so doing, they would keep Wisconsin statute in non-compliance with a federal court order prohibiting this type of discrimination. The Department of Health Services (DHS) rule the GOP voted to block – CR20-063, approved by the Governor on June 10th of this year – would bring administrative code into compliance with the 2019 court order in the case Flack vs.

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has received reports of bull elk observed in southwestern and southeastern Wisconsin in mid-October. Young bull elk leaving their home ranges is a natural behavior during the fall breeding season. The department encourages the public to enjoy viewing elk from a safe distance. Deer hunters should take extra care to be sure of their target while hunting and can use resources on the DNR website to distinguish elk from white-tailed deer while afield. “Deer hunters in this area aren’t used to looking out for elk, which makes sense. These bulls are some

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 21, 2021 – The Nominating Committee of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has elected Barb LaMue, CEcD, EDFP, president and CEO of New North Inc., to serve as vice chair of the Performance Oversight and Monitoring Committee of the IEDC board of directors. The election process took place during the organization’s annual board meeting, held Oct. 6 as part of the 2021 IEDC annual conference in Nashville. “We look forward to the leadership that Barb will bring to the Performance Oversight and Monitoring Committee,” says Tom Kucharski, 2021 IEDC board chair and president/CEO of Invest Buffalo

Washington, DC — Today, Rep. Ron Kind released the following statement after voting to cite Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress: “The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol has been working hard to shed light on one of our nation’s darkest days. The Committee subpoenaed testimony from a number of witnesses so that we can learn the whole story of what occurred leading up to and during this violent insurrection, including Steve Bannon. Unfortunately, he has so far ignored a Congressional subpoena from the Select Committee and obstructed their fact-finding mission. The bipartisan Select Committee unanimously requested

Madison, Wis. – Today, the State of Wisconsin was awarded a $1 million Statewide Economic Development Planning grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to chart a path toward electric vehicle adoption in Wisconsin. The grant, which is funded with federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is part of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda aimed at supporting economic recovery from the pandemic by boosting economic development, combating the climate crisis, and enhancing U.S. competitiveness. In partnership with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), the Wisconsin Department of Administration

MADISON—Gov. Tony Evers today slammed maps released yesterday by Republicans in the Wisconsin State Legislature that would effectively solidify existing, gerrymandered maps for the next decade. Gov. Evers, who has long supported having a nonpartisan redistricting commission to draw Wisconsin’s electoral maps, has already vowed to veto maps that are a “gerrymander 2.0.” “Republicans will have to do better than this if they expect me to sign either of these bills—they need to go back to the drawing board,” said Gov. Evers. “We’ve seen time after time how Republicans have tried abusing their power to cheat and pre-determine our elections, and they’re doing it again now. It’s unconscionable and insulting to the people of this state, frankly, that Republicans think they can pass another set of

MADISON – As Congress nears a vote on the Build Back Better Act, Wisconsin organizations and local governments sent a letter this week to Wisconsin’s congressional delegation, urging them to invest in bold solutions to advance clean energy policies and tackle the climate crisis. Recognizing the enormity of the climate crisis and its long-term impacts on Wisconsinites, the letter calls on Congress to support the Build Back Better Act as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to modernize our economy, lift communities across Wisconsin, and tackle the climate crisis. The letter signers include a broad cross section of Wisconsin life – businesses, labor

ADAMS, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms that a tissue sample collected from a deer in Juneau County tested positive for the virus that causes epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD). The disease was detected after a landowner reported a dead deer on their property in central Juneau County. This discovery represents the second county where epizootic hemorrhagic disease has been identified in 2021, following a discovery in La Crosse County last month. The virus that causes epizootic hemorrhagic disease can be carried by midges, which are small flies also known as biting gnats or no-see-ums. The virus does

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting public comments until October 28, 2021, for a proposed special pesticide registration to allow corn growers to use Avipel® Hopper Box (dry) corn seed treatment as a non-lethal repellant to prevent sandhill cranes from feeding on planted corn. Sandhill cranes dig in the soil to feed on seed corn, and can cause up to 60% of crop loss. Avipel® deters cranes from eating the seed corn because of its bad taste and laxative effect. It is non-lethal, effective, and there are no other comparable repellants available. The University of

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Brooke Mayer, associate professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering in Marquette University’s Opus College of Engineering, has received a $627,000 subaward as a partner in the National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center – Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS), a five-year, $25 million initiative led by North Carolina State University. Mayer is partnering with NCSU, which will serve as the STEPS headquarters, as well as seven other institutions around the country. STEPS is a national research effort to reduce both dependence on mined phosphates and the amount of phosphorus that leaches into soil and water. STEPS has