American Federation of Teachers Local 212, the union representing faculty and staff at Milwaukee Area Technical College, has endorsed Marina Dimitrijevic for Mayor of Milwaukee. Cathy Kaye, MATC Instructor and member of Local 212’s Committee on Political Education (COPE), explained that Dimitrijevic stands out from all the other candidates.  “Rather than simply talking about issues, Marina builds coalitions, convinces her colleagues, and gets initiatives passed into law that benefit the majority of Milwaukee residents rather than just the wealthiest.” David Weingrod, MATC Instructor and COPE leader, added specific examples.  “On her first day on the Milwaukee Common Council, Marina proposed

Kenosha, WI — Ed Hibsch has announced his candidacy for Representative to the Wisconsin  State Assembly – 64th district in the upcoming Fall election, November 8, 2022, as a Republican.  “My life experience and concern for our citizens’ freedom and rights should make a compelling  case to elect me to the State Assembly” said Ed Hibsch. “Operating a small business in  Wisconsin over the last couple years has been a challenge for everyone. My business survived  because I found creative solutions to make things work, just as many in our community have had to do. A new way of thinking

Contact:  Rep. Greta Neubauer, (608) 266-0634 MADISON – Today, Assembly Democratic Leader-Elect Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) announced Representative Beth Meyers (D-Bayfield) will be appointed to serve on the Legislature’s powerful Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) for the remainder of the legislative session. Representative Neubauer released the following statement: “I am pleased to announce that Representative Beth Meyers will serve on the Joint Committee on Finance for the remainder of the 2021-22 legislative term. Since taking office in 2015, Beth has proven herself as a hard-working, capable legislator and a strong advocate for the values and priorities of Wisconsin’s working families. As

(MADISON)—Today, Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) formally requested a legislative audit of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) headed by Michael Gableman and issued the following statement: “Today I requested that the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau perform an audit of the Office of Special Counsel which is conducting the $676,000 investigation of the 2020 election headed by Michael Gableman. Little is known by the public or the legislature about the investigation’s true objective, the number of people on Gableman’s staff, and details about OSC’s accounting. The public needs to have confidence that that $676,000 is not being wasted and that there

MADISON, Wis. – This month, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), in partnership with the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium (WLIC), will begin sending more than 60,000 premises renewals to the state’s livestock owners. State law requires that all livestock* owners register where their animals are kept, and current registrants must renew their premises registration by July 31. Registrants can contact WLIC to renew prior to July 31 and do not have to wait until they receive a letter. Livestock owners must register their premises regardless of the number of animals they keep; there is no cost

APPLETON, Wis. – Tom Nelson, the grassroots populist Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and Outagamie County Executive, today called on billionaire son-in-law Ron Johnson and his Democratic opponents to PERMANENTLY BAN all members of Congress and their families from trading stocks, a self-dealing corrupt practice which has contributed to the creation of a rigged economy, especially during the COVID crisis. In Nelson’s call for the PERMANENT BAN ON STOCK TRADING FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, he mirrored the recent bill pushed by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and also stood up to Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her comments that stock trading should be

GREEN BAY, WI — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today announced that Ryan Wagner was named the winner of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge in Wisconsin’s Eighth District. Wagner is a senior at Freedom High School and plans to study Software Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville next year. Wagner’s app, Locked In: A Password Generator, generates random, secure passwords and then saves them to a protected PDF file for later use, thereby solving the difficult task of remembering unique passwords for a number of websites. “I’m honored to announce Ryan Wagner has won this year’s Eighth District Congressional App Challenge,” said Rep. Gallagher. “Ryan’s password generator

(Green Bay, Wis.) – The weekend ice rescue on the bay of Green Bay should serve as a notice of the danger on the bay this time of year. Twenty-seven people were rescued after an ice shove was created by high winds blowing across the ice and open water areas of the lower bay. While the weekend incident was a direct result of high winds, Port officials want people to be aware that shipping on the Great Lakes, including the bay, continues and additional boat / barge activity is expected on the bay and in the Port of Green Bay

State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly issued the following statement today relating to COVID-19 mitigation measures in K-12 schools. “Earlier today, Wisconsin Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ryan Westergaard and Wisconsin State Health Officer Paula Tran sent a letter to all district and school administrators in our state. The letter addressed the current surge in COVID-19 cases and provided further resources and support to implement layered mitigation measures. “I fully support this letter and the strategies it recommends, and I call on all district and school administrators to follow these recommendations. As the state official entrusted with the quality of Wisconsin’s public education,

We are very grateful for the 500,000 KN95/N95 masks that have been given to the City of Milwaukee by Governor Evers. We thank the Governor for helping our residents provide better personal protection for themselves and their families against COVID-19 and its highly transmissible omicron variant. The free respirator masks are shown to provide better protection from (virus) transmission than standard surgical masks and cloth masks. The adult sized masks are being handed out in packages of five for single adults, 10 for a couple or 20 for a family. The masks can be picked up at the Southside Health Center,

Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater), Co-chairman of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR), released the following statement announcing the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) voted 6-4 to take action against the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC).   JCRAR passed two motions requiring WEC to submit emergency rules within 30 days or cease issuing directives on the following: (1) Guidance regarding absentee ballot drop boxes, and (2) Guidance on correction of errors and omissions on absentee ballots.     “Today, the legislature through the JCRAR has commenced the statutory procedures to compel the staff and commissioners of the Wisconsin