Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Nearly two dozen groups have signaled support for an amended bill to overhaul the state’s indefinitely confined voter law, especially if another change is added on the Senate floor tomorrow. Gov. Tony
MILWAUKEE — Joel Brennan, president of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, will be the featured guest for an upcoming virtual “On the Issues” with Alan Borsuk, senior fellow in law and public policy, Wednesday, Feb. 23. The discussion will be streamed
Green Bay, Wis.—A group of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Political Science faculty plan to offer commentary and analysis on President Joe Biden’s upcoming State of the Union (SOTU) address scheduled for March 1, 2022. The group includes professors Nolan Bennett,
LA CROSSE, Wis. – Due to forecasted inclement weather, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is postponing a public meeting to discuss the disposal of dredged material from the Mississippi River. The meeting was previously scheduled to take place
MADISON – State Representative Timothy Ramthun (R-Campbellsport) released the following statement regarding the passing of former 59th State Representative Daniel LeMahieu: “As a citizen with a passion to serve, one person I always chose to reference for ideas and perspectives
Madison, WI — In recognition of Rep. Cabral-Guevara’s (R-Fox Crossing) excellence in clinical practice, Rep. Cabral-Guevara is being honored by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) as the 2022 recipient of the AANP State Award for Excellence in Wisconsin.
MADISON—The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership is delighted to announce that Bob Lang will be honored as the inaugural Tommy G. Thompson Distinguished Public Leadership Award recipient. The ceremony will take place at 11:30am on Wednesday, February 23
MADISON, WIS. – A coalition of Wisconsin organizations is encouraging Wisconsinites to participate in Wisconsin Saves Week and take steps toward securing their financial futures. Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski officially proclaimed February 21-25, 2022, as Wisconsin Saves Week in partnership with the Wisconsin
Fox Cities, Wis. (Feb. 21, 2022) – Friday is the deadline to nominate an educator for the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Shining Star Awards. Online nominations are being accepted until Friday, Feb. 25 at https://form.jotform.com/213205214034135 . No late submissions will be accepted. Nominators may only
This month the Natural Resources Board of the Department of Natural Resources will have on its agenda three administrative rules related to PFAS or “forever chemicals.” They set standards for drinking water, surface waters and groundwater. The undersigned organizations encourage
MADISON – Today, a bipartisan group of legislators put forward a bill aimed at curbing the rise of drugged driving in the state. Senators Van Wanggaard and Melissa Agard joined Representatives Tip McGuire and John Spiros in introducing LRB-0032/1, legislation
MADISON, Wis. — The Committee of State Affairs is scheduled to hear 14 election bills today that were scheduled for a public hearing just last week by Legislative Republicans. Democratic members of the Committee expressed significant concerns regarding this package
Today, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi issued the following statement regarding the arrest investigation of Quadren Wilson: “Quadren Wilson was forcibly apprehended by 21 law enforcement officers on February 3rd. It’s been over two weeks since his arrest and three
Madison, WI – Today, State Senator (D-Madison) announced new legislation aimed at preventing and reducing suicide in Wisconsin by creating the Firearm Self-Exclusion Program. The program would allow citizens to voluntarily prohibit themselves from purchasing a handgun in Wisconsin. The
[Madison, WI] – In December, Wisconsin and all of America watched in horror as the Waukesha Christmas Parade was attacked by a decades-long violent criminal free on “inappropriately low” bail. Nonetheless, Mandela Barnes is standing by his fringe-left stance to abolish cash bail across
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Nearly two dozen groups have signaled support for an amended bill to overhaul the state’s indefinitely confined voter law, especially if another change is added on the Senate floor tomorrow. Gov. Tony Evers is expected to veto the bulk of the election-related
MILWAUKEE — Joel Brennan, president of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, will be the featured guest for an upcoming virtual “On the Issues” with Alan Borsuk, senior fellow in law and public policy, Wednesday, Feb. 23. The discussion will be streamed live beginning at 12:15 p.m. on the Marquette Law School website. An
Green Bay, Wis.—A group of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Political Science faculty plan to offer commentary and analysis on President Joe Biden’s upcoming State of the Union (SOTU) address scheduled for March 1, 2022. The group includes professors Nolan Bennett, Alise Coen, David Helpap and Kaden Paulson-Smith. Beginning Tuesday, March
LA CROSSE, Wis. – Due to forecasted inclement weather, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is postponing a public meeting to discuss the disposal of dredged material from the Mississippi River. The meeting was previously scheduled to take place at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22. The DNR will
MADISON – State Representative Timothy Ramthun (R-Campbellsport) released the following statement regarding the passing of former 59th State Representative Daniel LeMahieu: “As a citizen with a passion to serve, one person I always chose to reference for ideas and perspectives on being a public servant was Rep. Dan LeMahieu. We
Madison, WI — In recognition of Rep. Cabral-Guevara’s (R-Fox Crossing) excellence in clinical practice, Rep. Cabral-Guevara is being honored by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) as the 2022 recipient of the AANP State Award for Excellence in Wisconsin. Each year,1 nurse practitioners (NPs) across the nation are nominated
MADISON—The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership is delighted to announce that Bob Lang will be honored as the inaugural Tommy G. Thompson Distinguished Public Leadership Award recipient. The ceremony will take place at 11:30am on Wednesday, February 23 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in GAR Hall, Room 417
MADISON, WIS. – A coalition of Wisconsin organizations is encouraging Wisconsinites to participate in Wisconsin Saves Week and take steps toward securing their financial futures. Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski officially proclaimed February 21-25, 2022, as Wisconsin Saves Week in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA), the Wisconsin Women’s Business
Fox Cities, Wis. (Feb. 21, 2022) – Friday is the deadline to nominate an educator for the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Shining Star Awards. Online nominations are being accepted until Friday, Feb. 25 at https://form.jotform.com/213205214034135 . No late submissions will be accepted. Nominators may only submit one nominee per category, but submissions in multiple categories
This month the Natural Resources Board of the Department of Natural Resources will have on its agenda three administrative rules related to PFAS or “forever chemicals.” They set standards for drinking water, surface waters and groundwater. The undersigned organizations encourage the NRB to approve all three of these rules to
MADISON – Today, a bipartisan group of legislators put forward a bill aimed at curbing the rise of drugged driving in the state. Senators Van Wanggaard and Melissa Agard joined Representatives Tip McGuire and John Spiros in introducing LRB-0032/1, legislation that would invest in Wisconsin’s Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) training.
MADISON, Wis. — The Committee of State Affairs is scheduled to hear 14 election bills today that were scheduled for a public hearing just last week by Legislative Republicans. Democratic members of the Committee expressed significant concerns regarding this package that is aimed at making it more difficult for Wisconsinites
Today, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi issued the following statement regarding the arrest investigation of Quadren Wilson: “Quadren Wilson was forcibly apprehended by 21 law enforcement officers on February 3rd. It’s been over two weeks since his arrest and three days since his initial court appearance, yet we still know
Madison, WI – Today, State Senator (D-Madison) announced new legislation aimed at preventing and reducing suicide in Wisconsin by creating the Firearm Self-Exclusion Program. The program would allow citizens to voluntarily prohibit themselves from purchasing a handgun in Wisconsin. The proposal was modeled after gambling self-exclusion programs in other states
[Madison, WI] – In December, Wisconsin and all of America watched in horror as the Waukesha Christmas Parade was attacked by a decades-long violent criminal free on “inappropriately low” bail. Nonetheless, Mandela Barnes is standing by his fringe-left stance to abolish cash bail across the country, which would enable more criminals like Darrell Brooks