MILWAUKEE — Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator, will be the featured guest for an upcoming virtual “On the Issues with Mike Gousha,” Friday, Dec. 3. The discussion will be streamed live beginning at 12:15 p.m. Registration to watch the event live is available online. An archive of the event will be available on the Marquette Law School YouTube channel. Wolfe is the state’s top election official, and her agency is tasked with administering and enforcing Wisconsin election laws. In recent months, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has come under fire from Republican state lawmakers reacting to the 2020 election cycle. While some lawmakers

Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand eligibility for and make permanent a deduction for mortgage insurance premium payments. This deduction has helped millions of hard-working middle-class families across the country purchase a home, and making it permanent would provide much-needed relief.      To qualify for a mortgage loan, taxpayers who purchase or refinance their home with a down payment of less than 20% are typically required to have mortgage insurance and pay premiums for this insurance. More than 80% of first-time homebuyers use low down payment mortgages with some form of mortgage insurance. In 2006, Congress enacted

‘They Chose Partisanship Over the People’s Best Interests’ MADISON, Wis. — A fundamental premise of our freedom as Americans is that we, with our votes, pick our leaders in elections but a decision yesterday from the right -wing majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court stands that proposition on its head. In a lawsuit over the drawing of new state legislative and congressional district lines, a split court suggested they would try to largely keep intact the current district lines that are rated by independent analysis as some of the most egregiously gerrymandered in the nation. “The right-wing justices on the

MADISON, Wis. — Thanks to President Biden and Democrats in Congress, Wisconsin is preparing to see millions in federal funds dedicated to rebuilding the state’s roads, bridges, airports, rails, and ports. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will also boost funding for clean water, broadband, and recreational trails.   Rails to Trails Conservancy, a Wisconsin nonprofit, applauded President Biden and Democrats for delivering “investments in mobility and public health.”   Read what Kevin Mills, the Conservancy’s Vice President, said here:   WUWM: Federal infrastructure package to bring recreational trail money to Wisconsin   A big increase in federal money appears to be

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul, as part of a multistate coalition, filed comments in support of the Biden Administration’s proposal to rescind two Trump-era rules that would drastically reduce the designation of critical habitat under the federal Endangered Species Act. In the comments, the coalition argues, as it has in ongoing litigation, that these rules, finalized in the last days of the Trump Administration, violate the Endangered Species Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act and should be rescinded. “The Endangered Species Act was enacted decades ago as a bipartisan effort to save wildlife resources,” said

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Benjamin T. Mann, 40, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 6 years in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for distributing child pornography.  Mann pleaded guilty to this charge on September 9, 2021.           In July 2020, law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at a home in Ohio.  In reviewing devices found during the search, they discovered that Mann sent the Ohio resident child pornography and communicated with him about sexually assaulting children. In

MADISON, Wis.  –   Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary Dawn Crim traveled to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point today to meet with campus leadership and faculty partnering on an ongoing septage study funded by DSPS. The agency recently secured funding for the next phase of Professor Rob Michitsch’s work studying, among other things, nitrogen and phosphorus levels as well as other plant-based nutrients, heavy metals, and fecal pathogens in Wisconsin septage samples. Septage is the liquid or solid waste produced by private onsite wastewater treatments systems. His findings will help state government better interpret federal Environmental Protection Agency standards and

Madison, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society has selected Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) as the exhibit designer for Wisconsin’s new history museum project on the Capitol Square in Madison. RAA is an award-winning firm dedicated to the design of museums and narrative environments. “Ralph Appelbaum Associates is an internationally renowned design firm that focuses on storytelling. Their extraordinary work engages people in innovative ways and helps them to make meaningful and memorable connections to the world around them,” said Christian Overland, Ruth and Hartley Barker Director & CEO for the Wisconsin Historical Society. “The expertise they bring to this project will

  Click here for the video   WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor to honor the victims of the horrific attack on the Waukesha Christmas Parade. Following the Senator’s remarks, a moment of silence was observed to remember those killed, injured, and impacted by the tragedy.    The Senator delivered the following remarks:   “On Sunday, November 21, 2021, a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, meant to usher in a season of peace on earth, goodwill toward men turned into a nightmare. One eight year old child and five adults were murdered. Sixty-two others

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The American Dairy Coalition applauds Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) for introducing the bipartisan Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act of 2021 today in the United States Senate. The bipartisan legislation launches national hearings on Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) pricing methods. Specifically, the bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture to initiate the process of holding FMMO hearings within six months on “the views and proposals of producers and the dairy industry on Class I skim milk price, including the ‘higher of’ formula… and any other views and proposals on the Class

Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement regarding the announcement that Representative Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) will not seek re-election to the State Assembly in order to pursue statewide office.   “I want to thank Rep. Loudenbeck for her years of public service and wish her well on her run for Secretary of State. She has worked tirelessly for her constituents and the people of Wisconsin as Vice-Chair of the Joint Finance Committee. I know, if elected, she will have the same tenacity and dedication as Secretary of State, using her expertise to elevate and enhance the role for the

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Larry Cole, 41, Painesdale, Michigan, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 10 years in prison for possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.  The defendant pleaded guilty to this charge on August 31, 2021. In August 2020, law enforcement agents received information that Cole was a large methamphetamine trafficker in Wisconsin and Michigan.  On September 9, 2020, the police stopped the defendant’s car in Rock County, Wisconsin.  During a search of the car, police officers found three pounds of