Joe and Ashley Dudkiewicz of Crivitz, Wisconsin, were selected national winners for 2022 at the annual  National Outstanding Young Farmers Awards Congress held Feb. 3-6 in Hilton Head Island, South  Carolina. Four national winners were selected for the award based on their progress in an agricultural  career, extent of soil and water conservation practices, and contributions to the well-being of the  community, state, and nation. Guest Master of Ceremonies Tom Steever of Brownfield Ag News  announced the four national winners for 2022 and 2021 after last year’s event was postponed. The  three other national winners for 2022 are from Illinois,

MILWAUKEE — Current policies, created by then-Sheriff David Clarke, maintained by now-Sheriff Earnell Lucas, charge residents using the phones from the County Jail and HOC 21 cents per minute – the highest chargeable amount allowed by the Federal Communication Commission. Some members of the Board of Supervisors worked to change this policy, but their efforts were all but defeated on the very day the Board recognized Black History Month. Supervisor Ryan Clancy drafted Resolution 21-763, a proposal to provide at least 90 minutes of no-cost video and voice calls per day for residents at the County Jail and HOC. Many community

At a special meeting on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at 5:30 p.m., the Fire and  Police Commission Policies and Standards Committee will consider an amendment to  Milwaukee Police Department Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 610 – Towing of  Vehicles. This amendment would allow police officers to tow unregistered vehicles engaged in the following unsafe behaviors:  Endangering safety by reckless driving  Exceeding the posted speed limit by 25 MPH or more  Fleeing from an officer  Drag racing  At the February 16th meeting, the Policies and Standards Committee will discuss this proposed amendment and decide whether to refer the matter to the full

MADISON, WI— A new report by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and Midwest Environmental  Advocates (MEA) finds that in some areas of the state, including Kewaunee County and portions of the  Central Sands, there is not enough agricultural land to safely dispose of the manure generated by animal  feeding operations. The report raises concerns about the potential expansion of industrial-scale livestock  operations in areas that are already grappling with drinking water pollution.  Using aerial imagery and publicly available data, EWG and MEA modeled current rates of application for  commercial fertilizer and animal manure in nine Wisconsin counties. The analysis, which

MADISON, Wis. – Following a deadly weekend of snowmobiling, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges the public to be safe while out on the trails. Since the start of the new year, there have been 10 snowmobile fatalities with one additional pending investigation. There were 13 fatalities in 2021. While this weekend’s crashes are still under investigation, the overall leading causes of snowmobile fatalities are alcohol, excess speed, driver inexperience and operator error. “Conditions can change, and what was at first a smooth trail could be hazardous by the end of the day. Take your time and slow down, especially at night,”

MADISON, WI (February 14, 2022) — As inflation increases, everyone is feeling the pain in their pocketbook. Prices are up more than 7 percent year on year, the highest growth rate since 1982, according to the latest Consumer Price Index. How is this affecting the labor market and wages? What action is the Federal Reserve likely to take to reduce inflation? Will government intervention jeopardize the ongoing recovery in employment? How are inflation and the Federal Reserve’s anticipated actions impacting stock markets and the value of the U.S. dollar? What actions can consumers, investors, businesses, and policymakers take to deal with inflation

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after it was revealed by Special Counsel John Durham that the Clinton campaign paid a technology company to “infiltrate” servers at Trump Tower and the White House in order to establish a false link between former President Donald Trump and Russia. “The Clinton Campaign’s complicity in the Russian hoax can no longer be ignored,” said Congressman Fitzgerald. “Special Counsel John Durham’s filing last week reveals exactly how far the Clinton’s went to orchestrate a false link between Donald Trump and Russia by paying a technology company to infiltrate the White House and spy

Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Adam Fischer will be joining the Election Integrity Rally in Madison, WI  on Tuesday, February 15.   The rally will be begin at the Capitol Square, at 12:00PM CST. At the conclusion of the rally, approximately 1PM, Adam will post, at the steps of the Capitol, the ideas he intends to implement as governor of Wisconsin.  In step with the Contract with America that federal politicians offered almost 30 years ago,  Fischer’s Contract with Wisconsin offers  a very specific plan to, among other things, eliminate Covid mandates, to strengthen law and order statewide, to reinforce election integrity, and

MADISON, Wis. – The fallout continues for Ron Johnson, who has doubled down over the past week on his refusal to fight to bring good paying, family supporting jobs to his own hometown of Oshkosh.   See the coverage below.   WQOW   WISN   WSAW   KLDH   KBJR WUWM: “On WHBY radio in Appleton Thursday, Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson questioned the motives of union leaders who are pressuring the Oshkosh Corporation to pull back from production preparations in South Carolina, and instead make up to 165,000 postal service delivery vehicles at the company plant in Oshkosh.”

(WAUKESHA, WI) – Polls open for the Spring 2022 Primary Election on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Results will begin coming in shortly afterward. Results can be viewed at this link online as they come in, where they’ll be updated every 10 minutes. It is important to remember that due to some municipalities utilizing Central Count absentee ballot processing certain races may display “100% complete,” online yet are not actually finished. The municipalities using Central Count this Tuesday are the Cities of New Berlin and Brookfield. To stay in communication with the Waukesha County Clerk’s Office during Election Day and to

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led 37 of their Senate colleagues in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging the Biden administration to limit the sale and availability of short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI) plans, also known as “junk plans” because of their failure to provide adequate, comprehensive health insurance coverage.   In 2018, in an effort to sabotage the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Trump administration made junk plans more widely available to consumers. Since then, the plans have continued to

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the National Guard Bureau Office of Complex Investigations (OCI) officially closed out its assessment of the Wisconsin National Guard’s sexual assault and harassment prevention and response programs this month. “Everyone should feel safe and supported in the workplace, and that includes our service members who are sacrificing so much in service to our state and country,” said Gov. Evers. “They deserve our protection and our support and I am glad the Wisconsin National Guard has moved forward expeditiously to implement positive changes and build a culture that does not tolerate harassment and assault in the

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today published a virtual tour of the U.S. Capitol building for students, educators, and families in Northeast Wisconsin who are unable to visit the Capitol building in person due to its continued closure to the public. Despite the fact that most of the country — and most tourist destinations in D.C. — are open to the public, Speaker Pelosi has kept the Capitol closed to visitors for nearly two years. “Tours of the Capitol allow Americans to see their government in action and learn about their country’s history and see their government in action.

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today announced that a digital-asset financial services company, BlockFi Lending LLC (BlockFi), agreed to settlement terms to work with the DFI to settle offers and sales of unregistered securities in the form of interest-bearing digital asset deposit accounts called BlockFi Interest Accounts (BIAs) to Wisconsin residents. As of December 31, 2021, BlockFi had 407,030 BIA investors in the U.S., of which more than 4,885 were Wisconsin residents. BlockFi agreed to pay $50 million to the 53 North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) member agencies, of which DFI is a member, and $50 million to