Larkspur, Calif. – Today, a federal district judge in California restored federal protections for wolves at the request of the 16 wildlife conservation organizations and additional co-plaintiffs across three related lawsuits, immediately restoring Endangered Species Act protections to all wolves in the U.S. except those in the Northern Rockies (Idaho, Montana and Wyoming). In his decision, federal district Judge Jeffrey White wrote that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), “similar to its previous rulemaking, did not adequately consider threats to wolves outside of these core populations. Instead, the Service avoids analyzing these wolves by concluding, with little explanation or

Kansas City – A California judge mandated today that federal protections for gray wolves be restored for wolf populations, a ruling that will halt responsible and common-sense predator management solutions across the country. “We are disappointed that an activist judge from California decided to tell farmers, ranchers, and anyone who supports a balanced ecosystem with common-sense predator management that he knows better than them,” said Hunter Nation President and CEO Luke Hilgemann. “At Hunter Nation, we prefer to trust local experts and conservation and hunting partners to come up with predator management programs that make sense for them rather than

According to written comments received by the Wisconsin DNR, supporters of the Enbridge Line 5 relocation project outnumber those opposed to the project by a 3-to-1 margin. With over 3,800 supporters urging the DNR to move forward with the project. Madison, Wis – According to documents recently released by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), through the first 45 days of the public comment period, supporters of the Enbridge Line 5 relocation project in northern Wisconsin have submitted over 3,800 written comments in support of the project. At the same time, those opposed to the project submitted approximately 1,200 written comments

Madison, Wis. — This week Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek, Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) Secretary Dawn Crim, and Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Secretary-designee Cheryll Olson-Collins met with local leaders and consumers in Sparta and Eau Claire to encourage flood risk mitigation. “Today’s snow is tomorrow’s flood, so it is never too early to prepare for potential disasters,” said Commissioner Houdek. “Just one inch of water can cause up to $25,000 in damages which is an expense that most Wisconsin families can’t afford- that’s where insurance coverage comes in. Reach out to your insurance agent or visit Floodsmart.gov to get enrolled

SHINE to supply n.c.a. Lu-177 for the clinical development of Telix’s investigational radiopharmaceuticals, TLX591 and TLX250   JANESVILLE, Wis., Feb. 10, 2022 – SHINE Technologies, LLC (SHINE), a next-generation nuclear technology company, and Telix Pharmaceuticals LTD (Telix), a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Australia, today announced the signing of a clinical supply agreement that provides Telix with SHINE’s non-carrier-added (n.c.a.) lutetium-177 (Lu-177) for use in the clinical development of potential new therapeutics to treat prostate and kidney cancer. SHINE will immediately commence supply of n.c.a. Lu-177 for use in clinical trials of Telix’s therapeutic candidates TLX591 (177Lu-rosopatamab for advanced prostate cancer)

Today District Attorney Eric J. Toney announced the filing of five felony voter fraud cases, bringing the total number of voter fraud case in Fond du Lac County to seven. These five cases came from an investigation conducted by the City of Fond du Lac Police Department. The allegations relate to individuals that illegally registered to vote using a PO Box as their address with three of the five voting in the November 2020 election. All defendants are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty in court. District Attorney Toney stated: Elections are the cornerstone of democracy and must be

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today joined Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) and more than 100 other Republicans in writing a letter to President Biden urging the Administration to take immediate action to stem the fentanyl scourge coming from China and across the southern border, and support making fentanyl-related substances Schedule 1 classification permanent. Drug overdoses have claimed more Americans lives each year than ever before. Fentanyl and fentanyl related substances are fueling the overdose epidemic, killing 64,178 Americans between May 2020 and April 2021 and making up 64% of total U.S. overdose deaths. This highly lethal synthetic opioid is 100 times more

MILWAUKEE — The ACLU of Wisconsin and 29 other Wisconsin organizations sent a letter to Gov. Tony Evers today, asking that he veto Senate Bill 296, a bill that passed in the Senate on January 25 and aims to deter people from participating in the constitutionally protected right to protest.   While the bill was purportedly created to stop so-called “riots,” the broad and ambiguous language used in the legislation could criminalize various aspects of lawful assembly and threaten punishment of innocent protesters who are not involved in and may not even be aware of any illegal activity during a