A young Milwaukee native and professional architect was approved today by the full Common Council to serve on the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) – that after he was nominated earlier this month to serve by Common Council President Cavalier Johnson.   Nicholas Hans Robinson, AIA, NCARB, will serve as one of the youngest and most diverse members ever to join the HPC. Mr. Robinson holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture from UW-Milwaukee. He is a graduate of Milwaukee’s Bradley Tech High School.   The nomination of Mr. Robinson by

MADISON-Nicotine addiction- whether through smoking cigarettes or “vaping”- continues to rage at epidemic levels among teens. Assembly Bill 348 is a bipartisan measure that increases the permitted age of purchase to 21 (from the current 18 years old). Federal law changed in 2018 but local law enforcement and health departments cannot enforce federal law- only state laws. Assembly Bill 348 was approved on a bipartisan vote by the Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention on Sept 30th. Educational and health advocacy organizations, hospitals and law enforcement organizations spoke in support of the bill. Rep. Baldeh (D-Madison), the second author of

Madison, WI – At today’s Senate Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs hearing, veteran and health care workforce advocates offered testimony in support of Senate Bill 688 (SB 688). The bipartisan bill and its companion, Assembly Bill 720 (AB 720), championed by Senator Jacque and Representative Summerfield, aim to create a common-sense solution to enhance workforce pathways for veterans in Wisconsin’s health care field. The Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association applauds the innovative approach to health care workforce recruitment and retention, which also recognizes and honors the service of veterans. Today, veterans returning to civilian life do not have a pathway to seamlessly apply their military health care skills in civilian clinical practice settings, which may result in veterans leaving the health care field altogether, or delays in providing much-needed patient care. SB 688 would create

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jacob A. Willox, 28, Wausau, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 12 years in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute.  This prison term will be followed by 5 years of supervised release. In May 2020, a confidential informant purchased three ounces of methamphetamine from Willox in Wausau after Willox indicated he had 12 ounces of methamphetamine for sale. Then, in October 2020, officers arrested Willox at a

Politifact Wisconsin rates latest disinformation on vaccines from Senator Ron Johnson “Pants on Fire!”    Wisconsin — Last week, Senator Ron Johnson upped the ante in his ongoing disinformation campaign against safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines. Appearing on Janesville radio station WCLO, Johnson reiterated his standard vaccine disinformation before claiming that those who have elected not to receive the vaccine are being forced into internment camps. Politifact Wisconsin called Johnson’s statement a “jaw-dropper” in their fact check.

Johnson’s prioritizes pushing COVID misinformation to distract from self-serving agenda MADISON, Wis. — As Ron Johnson continues to try and distract from his self-serving agenda of enriching himself and his largest donors, he is yet again being called out by independent fact checkers for spreading dangerous and false misinformation about COVID-19 that only serves to endanger lives, prolong the pandemic, and hinder Wisconsin’s economic recovery. See more below: PolitiFact: Johnson falsely says unvaccinated people around the world are being put into ‘internment camps’ In a Dec. 8, 2021 appearance on Janesville radio station WCLO, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson ran through

Washington, D.C. – Democrat Senate candidates will do anything to stay in the good graces of the radical Left-wing of their party, even if that means eliminating the filibuster to force their reckless, socialist agenda on the American people. Here is what some of the Democrat candidates are saying about the filibuster: In Pennsylvania: Lt. Gov. John Fetterman told Axios: “It’s incumbent on us as a party to use the opportunities that we have,” referring to Democrats’ Washington trifecta of controlling the House, Senate and White House. His primary challengers Malcolm Kenyatta and Val Arkoosh also support nixing the filibuster. In Wisconsin: Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes supports eliminating the filibuster,

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received notification from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection that a farm-raised deer on a deer farm in Eau Claire County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The positive detection comes from the Town of Fairchild in southeastern Eau Claire County, within 10 miles of the Clark and Jackson County borders. State law requires that the Wisconsin DNR enact a ban on feeding and baiting of deer in counties or portions of counties within a 10-mile radius of a farm-raised or free-roaming domestic or wild animal that tests

A team of University of Wisconsin-Stout students was hoping for colder weather and thicker ice on area lakes so they could try out their Engineering Technology 100 class creation, a fully automated ice fishing rod. The students demonstrated their invention at the STEMM Student Expo on Dec. 9. The rod and reel uses a battery-driven motor to jig, which helps attract fish. Once a fish strikes, the rod automatically hooks the fish and reels it in. Users do have to bait their hooks and remove their catch. “We were struggling with an idea. We found out a good many of

[Waukesha, WI] – Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch expanded her grassroots leadership team in a sign of continued momentum for her campaign. On Monday, Rebecca announced the names of her new congressional district co-chairs. The co-chairs are conservative grassroots leaders from across the state who will add valuable knowledge and expertise to Rebecca’s growing campaign to defeat Governor Tony Evers.   “We are running a grassroots-first campaign. I’m incredibly proud to have the support of these individuals who I know will work tirelessly to take back control of our state,” said Rebecca Kleefisch. “Our team is already on the ground doing

Court removed defendants, permanently enjoined them from acting as fiduciaries or service providers MADISON, WI – A U.S. District Court judge in Wisconsin has held a Madison business owner in civil contempt of court after he failed to comply with a March 2021 consent order and judgment requiring him to restore $53,122 to the Thunderbird Engineering Inc. company’s 401(k) Plan. The Dec. 7 order enforced a U.S. Department of Labor motion that followed an investigation by the department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration. EBSA found the owner failed to forward employees’ voluntary payroll contributions and loan repayments from Jan. 1, 2014, through Aug. 6,

Office of Children’s Mental Health Director Linda Hall today announces the publication of a new fact sheet, The Power of Positive Childhood Experiences, and details what our communities, schools, parents, and policymakers can do to make a difference. Highlights Toxic stress and trauma, whether from the pandemic, poverty, or other life circumstances, can be hard on children. However, positive childhood experiences can make up for some of the negative experiences. Recent studies show that positive experiences build a foundation for the ability to cope and thrive throughout life. Some positive experiences are: enjoying school, good neighbors, having one good friend, predictable routines,