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State Rep. Don Vruwink will accept the 2022 Friend of Housing award from the Wisconsin Builders Association Board of Directors on January 3rd at the State Capitol. The award recognizes Rep. Vruwink’s support for policies that reduce the cost of housing
MADISON, WI – Quick-action community improvement proposals submitted by organizations in three Wisconsin cities – Green Bay, Ladysmith and Sheboygan – have been selected to receive the final AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, BigImpact” grants of 2022. AARP Wisconsin has awarded
MIDDLETON – State Senator-Elect Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released a statement today upon the announcement from Governor Tony Evers that Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Mary Kolar will retire after four years as a cabinet secretary: “I want to congratulate Secretary
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applicants for Dodge County District Attorney. The appointment will fill a vacancy being created by District Attorney Kurt F. Klomberg’s resignation, effective Jan. 13, 2023. The new district attorney

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon review the top stories of 2022 in state politics.
“I am pleased to be reappointed by Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer for the new session as the ranking Democrat on the Assembly State Affairs Committee, and the Assembly Labor Committee. In addition, it will be good to return to
MADISON, Wis. — Hansen Meat Service in Franksville, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class I recall for smoked beef heart pieces sold at its retail store. This includes products purchased on or before Dec. 27, 2022, and all products were
United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on December 28, 2022, a federal criminal complaint had been issued charging three individuals with offenses related to the killing of an on-duty United States Postal
MILWAUKEE — The campaign for Ana Berrios-Schroeder in Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Branch 13, today announced her first wave of endorsements, including a majority of Milwaukee County Circuit Court judges and all of the county’s family court commissioners. “Ana Berrios-Schroeder
State Rep. Don Vruwink will accept the 2022 Friend of Housing award from the Wisconsin Builders Association Board of Directors on January 3rd at the State Capitol. The award recognizes Rep. Vruwink’s support for policies that reduce the cost of housing for Wisconsin families. This is the second year that Vruwink
MADISON, WI – Quick-action community improvement proposals submitted by organizations in three Wisconsin cities – Green Bay, Ladysmith and Sheboygan – have been selected to receive the final AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, BigImpact” grants of 2022. AARP Wisconsin has awarded $1,000 grants each month throughout the year to projects across
MIDDLETON – State Senator-Elect Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released a statement today upon the announcement from Governor Tony Evers that Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Mary Kolar will retire after four years as a cabinet secretary: “I want to congratulate Secretary Mary Kolar on an amazing career. I first met Secretary
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applicants for Dodge County District Attorney. The appointment will fill a vacancy being created by District Attorney Kurt F. Klomberg’s resignation, effective Jan. 13, 2023. The new district attorney will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon review the top stories of 2022 in state politics.
“I am pleased to be reappointed by Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer for the new session as the ranking Democrat on the Assembly State Affairs Committee, and the Assembly Labor Committee. In addition, it will be good to return to my seats on the Assembly Veterans and Assembly Workforce Development
MADISON, Wis. — Hansen Meat Service in Franksville, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class I recall for smoked beef heart pieces sold at its retail store. This includes products purchased on or before Dec. 27, 2022, and all products were sold in 16-oz. containers carrying a mark of inspection with
United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on December 28, 2022, a federal criminal complaint had been issued charging three individuals with offenses related to the killing of an on-duty United States Postal Service letter carrier on December 9, 2022. The complaint alleges
MILWAUKEE — The campaign for Ana Berrios-Schroeder in Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Branch 13, today announced her first wave of endorsements, including a majority of Milwaukee County Circuit Court judges and all of the county’s family court commissioners. “Ana Berrios-Schroeder has spent her career advocating for families as a Court