MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today unveiled his plan to use a portion of the recently announced state revenue surplus funds to address rising costs facing Wisconsin families while defraying costs for caregiving and childcare that present barriers to employment. This week, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) released new projections indicating the state general fund balance will have a $3.8 billion surplus at the end of the 2021-23 biennium—nearly $2.9 billion more than was expected in June 2021. The news comes as Wisconsin’s unemployment rate and the number of people unemployed are the lowest in state history while the

MADISON, Wis. – The deadline to enter the 2022 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, at govsbizplancontest.com. It’s a chance to win cash and other valuable in-kind prizes while building ideas into companies. To view a webinar on how to win the Governor’s Business Plan Contest, click here. The contest is designed to help entrepreneurs write business plans, prepare them to launch a company, get feedback from mentors and to interact with investors and other professionals. Past finalists have created companies that have attracted more than $300 million in grants, loans, and private equity financing – all

WISCONSIN — Today, the Biden administration announced that a record 14.5 million people have signed up for health coverage during the 2022 open enrollment period. In California, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington DC, residents can continue to sign up for coverage through January 31. In response, Protect Our Care Executive Director Brad Woodhouse issued the following statement: “The success of this open enrollment period is not a coincidence. After Republicans spent years trying to hike health care costs and rip coverage away, President Biden prioritized the health and well-being of the American people. As a direct

The deadline to enter the 2022 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, at govsbizplancontest.com. It’s a chance to win cash and other valuable in-kind prizes while building ideas into companies. To view a webinar on how to win the Governor’s Business Plan Contest, click here. The contest is designed to help entrepreneurs write business plans, prepare them to launch a company, get feedback from mentors and to interact with investors and other professionals. Past finalists have created companies that have attracted more than $300 million in grants, loans, and private equity financing – all while creating jobs

MADISON, WI…  State Sen. André Jacque (R-De Pere) has two more bills in his Public Safety Package on the way to Governor Evers’ desk, initiatives that protect Wisconsin corrections agents and their families, and allow virtual court proceeding so the system runs more efficiently and brings justice to victims with fewer delays.  Five other bills in the package were also passed by the State Assembly. “The bills in this package are designed to support the law enforcement officers, staff, and court systems we rely on keep us safe,” Sen. Jacque said.  “We need to act now, as Wisconsin is seeing

MADISON – This morning, State Representative Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) and State Senator Chris Larson reintroduced the Public Education Reinvestment Act (PERA), legislation that would strengthen our state’s public schools and put Wisconsin on the path to ending the failed voucher school experiment that has undermined our state’s education system for too long. In support of this important proposal, Rep. Brostoff and Sen. Larson released the following statement: “Public education in Wisconsin and the United States remains under attack. School privatizers and their allies in public office have done all they can to gut our state and nation’s public schools while

MILWAUKEE, WI – Today the Milwaukee County Finance committee unanimously passed the appointment of Joe Lamers as Director of the newly created Office of Strategy, Budget, and Performance. “Milwaukee County is taking significant strides forward in our effort to move resources upstream and help bridge the gaps in health disparities that currently make Milwaukee one of the least healthy counties in the state. But to go further, we have to make sure that our County’s strategic plan is guiding our budget decision-making and not the other way around.” said Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. “Director Lamers has been an important leader over the

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that Neko Donovan Forbes, age 31 of Chicago, Ill., has been sentenced to prison for his year-long involvement in importing and distributing large quantities of heroin and fentanyl to central Wisconsin, the use of which resulted in multiple fatal drug overdoses. “Fentanyl and heroin cause immense harm to the lives of people with substance use disorder,” said Attorney General Kaul. “The Wisconsin Department of Justice and other law enforcement agencies are dedicated to holding to account the drug dealers who sell these and other dangerous drugs.” According to the criminal complaints,

MILWAUKEE —Even to the day it was reported that Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court, he consistently ranked as the justice whom the fewest Americans know. In results released on Wednesday, Jan. 26, before word of Breyer’s plans circulated, the Marquette Law School Poll’s Supreme Court Survey found that only 21% of people nationwide said they knew enough about Breyer to have an opinion about him. But, Breyer’s impending departure from the Court puts on the front burner the nomination and confirmation process for members of the Court, and the Marquette Law Poll surveys provide insight into public

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Marina Dimitrijevic is proud to announce she has been endorsed by District 8 Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa. “I’m proud to endorse Marina’s campaign for Mayor because I know she’s a champion for working families across Milwaukee,” said Alderwoman Zamarripa. “As Mayor, Marina would fight for bold solutions to Milwaukee’s challenges that would make a real difference in people’s lives. It’s been an honor to work with her as an Alderwoman and I hope we can continue the progress with Marina in the Mayor’s office.” “It’s been a privilege to work with JoCasta on the Common Council and I’m