[Bloomer, WI] – Today, Tom Vilsack is making a belated visit to rural Wisconsin – nearly six months after Joe Biden’s embarrassing bait-and-switch trip to a La Crosse city bus station. The Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Communications Director Anna Kelly: “It’s no wonder that Tom Vilsack has been avoiding Wisconsin for the past six months. Try as he might to pander, Democrats’ vaccine mandates, attacks on our Second Amendment, and crushing death taxes prove that liberals will always put coastal elites before Americans in the Heartland. Unfortunately for Democrats, rural Wisconsinites can discern bad policy as well

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI – Derrick Van Orden joined WSAU’s Feedback yesterday to talk about the failures of the Biden Administration in managing the supply chain crisis, inflation, and rising heating costs across the nation, and especially in Wisconsin. Derrick put it in no uncertain terms that the Biden Administration is driving this nation into the ground, and Americans are taking note as we enter 2022. Take a listen to Derrick’s interview on Feedback HERE.

The Omicron variant has been detected in Dane County. Public Health Madison & Dane County is encouraging everyone to get vaccinated against COVID-19, or get a booster if they’re eligible. “As we work to learn more about the Omicron variant, including how easily it spreads, remember that the best protection against COVID-19, including the Omicron variant is for people ages 5 and older to get vaccinated,” said Janel Heinrich, Director of Public Health Madison & Dane County. “For those who are already vaccinated, this is the best time to bolster your immunity with a booster dose as soon as possible.

[Waukesha, WI] – The Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police announced their support for Rebecca Kleefisch’s campaign for governor, solidifying Kleefisch as law enforcement’s pick to lead Wisconsin. The group, which boasts more than 2,500 members, announced its endorsement of Kleefisch on Thursday. “Rebecca Kleefisch recognizes the difficulties of modern policing and the sacrifices law enforcement officers and their families make,” said Ryan Windorff, President of the Wisconsin State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police. “With violent crime out of control in our cities and record low law enforcement recruitment and retention, Wisconsin needs leadership that stands with law enforcement to confront these

WEST ALLIS, WI — Angelito Tenorio announced today that he has earned the endorsement of 28 current and former elected officials from Milwaukee County in his campaign for State Treasurer, including County Executive David Crowley and eight state legislators. “Angelito Tenorio is uniquely qualified to be our next State Treasurer with his service in the National Guard, experience in non-profit financial management, and leadership overseeing a budget of over $130 million on the West Allis finance committee,” said Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. “Angelito’s vision for the office of Treasurer will move our state forward and his dedication to servant

MILWAUKEE, WI – The Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression will hold a picket this Friday, December 17th, 2021, on the intersection of Holton and Brady at 5:00PM. The picket is being hosted to show solidarity with Theodore Edgecomb and his family. His family will be in attendance. The Milwaukee Alliance stands in support of Theodore Edgecomb because everybody should have the right to self defense in response to deadly racist attacks. The narrative up until a week ago is that Jason Cleereman, Edgecomb’s racist attacker, was a victim. New evidence shows that this is absolutely not the case.

The award winning Garver Feed Mill, located next to Olbrich Botanical Gardens, is pleased to  announce the addition of two new businesses, Glitter Workshop and Clouds North Films, as their  new home.  The Glitter Workshop is a creative space, offering workshops, including candle making and paint  pouring, as well as a showcase of local artists and fun gifts. Glitter Workshop plans to open in  December. Naomi Richardson, owner of Glitter Workshop which will be relocating from  Hilldale, has long dreamed of locating of re-establishing her business on the east side of  Madison.  “Opening in early 2006 on East Johnson, and

Appleton, WI – The Nelson for Wisconsin campaign today announced an endorsement from the United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America Western Region (UE), expanding upon the “Labor for Tom” coalition that includes 4 local unions and numerous local labor leaders. The union represents 35,000 workers nationally, with 700 in Wisconsin, ranging from truck drivers to die makers. Nelson shares their steadfast commitment to the PRO Act, Medicare For All, a $15 minimum wage, and opposing bad NAFTA-like trade deals that have shipped Wisconsin jobs overseas. Nelson said, “I am so proud to have UE standing by my side.

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging nature enthusiasts to learn more about Wisconsin’s state natural areas and the rare species that inhabit them in the 2021 Field Notes publication now available online. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the DNR’s State Natural Areas Program. To help celebrate the milestone, this year’s Field Notes highlights Wisconsin’s first and largest state natural areas and a beautiful, rare blue songbird turning up along the Mississippi River. Field Notes also showcases the DNR’s progress in protecting Wisconsin’s best remaining prairies, forests, wetlands and geological wonders. “Creating our system of

Madison, WI—Today, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Ho-Chunk Nation in a decision that continues to prevent out of-state frac sand company Meteor Timber from destroying 16 acres of globally rare wetlands in Monroe County. Midwest Environmental Advocates represents the Ho-Chunk Nation in the case. The appeals court affirmed a lower court decision which found that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) violated state wetland laws when it issued a wetland fill permit to Meteor Timber in 2017. The company had sought the permit in order to build an industrial sand processing facility and rail project

MADISON, Wis. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will visit Wisconsin to discuss the Biden administration’s continued support and investments in Wisconsin’s rural communities. In response, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Rapid Response Director Julia Hamelburg released the following statement: “From bringing pandemic relief to rural health clinics with the American Rescue Plan to connecting communities through accessible broadband with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Wisconsin is building back better thanks to the Biden-Harris administration. Wisconsinites are excited to welcome Secretary Vilsack and celebrate the many ways this administration is lifting up communities across every zip code in our state

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent letters to The Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine requesting records regarding last year’s publication and subsequent retraction of studies on COVID-19 that used questionable data. The Lancet study, in particular, relied on problematic data to conclude that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine did not help people with COVID-19.  “Although this fraudulent study was ultimately retracted, it is concerning and shameful that, in the midst of a pandemic, The Lancet published such a misleading paper on a potential early treatment for COVID-19,” the senator wrote. Both letters are below and can

Madison, WI (December 16, 2021) – The Wisconsin Women’s Council in partnership with Alverno College’s Research Center for Women and Girls (RCWG), and UW-Extension Local Government Education Women in Government (LGE WIG), is releasing the second installment in the 2021 census of women in state and local elected office in Wisconsin. The last complete census was published by the Women’s Council and RCWG in 2015. New 2021 data suggest a departure from the slow and uneven progress of past reports, to record growth by women in nearly all elected offices, across levels and branches of state and local government. From

Menomonie, WI —Today, Eau Claire City Council Member Emily Berge announced her endorsement of Deb McGrath for Wisconsin’s third Congressional district. Berge has served for four years on the Eau Claire City Council and is a mental health counselor. The endorsement comes after the endorsement of former Assemblyman and gubernatorial candidate Dana Wachs and the news that Deb raised $100,000 in her first day in the race. “With over two decades as an Army, Foreign Service, and CIA officer, Deb has the strength we need to be our next Congresswoman,” said Eau Claire City Council Member Emily Berge. “She understands how

MADISON, Wis. – Given the rise in COVID-19 cases and the continued strain to the health systems across the state and country, UW Health is sharing voices from the intensive care unit (ICU) at University Hospital in Madison. These are the healthcare heroes who have been taking care of our sickest patients since before the pandemic, and many of them have been caring for mostly COVID-19 patients for almost two years. Dr. Jon Ketzler, associate professor of anesthesiology at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, and anesthesiologist, UW Health, has been a critical care physician at UW Health