MADISON, Wis. – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund has awarded the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority a Capital Magnet Fund grant of $7.5 million. For the fiscal year 2021, the U.S. Treasury awarded a total of $336.4 million in grants nationwide to 59 organizations for the development of affordable housing and community facilities in low-income communities. WHEDA has now received five awards totaling more than $25.3 million since 2016. Nationwide, a total of 146 organizations requested more than $991.8 million from the Capital Magnet Fund for the FY 2021 round, highlighting the program’s competitive nature.

MADISON — Today, Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes spoke to young men in the Milwaukee Public School System at Camp Rise, a summer enrichment program aimed at preventing violence in Milwaukee. Read excerpts from his remarks below: Thank you for being a part of this program. There was a program called Be The Change that I had the opportunity to participate in back in 2011. Having the opportunity to speak here today gives me joy because these opportunities aren’t always available. My name is Mandela Barnes and I’m proudly serving as the 45th Lt. Governor of Wisconsin. I want to let you

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on the agency’s draft Wisconsin Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan. The plan is posted on WisDOT’s website. It outlines the state’s effort to promote the building of electric vehicle charging stations throughout Wisconsin under a program funded by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Visit the WisDOT website for more information on electric vehicles in Wisconsin and to submit a comment. WisDOT is accepting public comment on the plan until July 24. Background WisDOT estimates receiving approximately $78.65 million over the next five years under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. Today most electric

WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and all 49 of their Republican colleagues in a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify the Biden administration’s new regulation, “National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementing Regulations Revisions,” that will further bog down the already-onerous federal permitting process and add further delay to building vital infrastructure projects and putting hard-working Americans back to work. The recently enacted Biden administration NEPA rules, authored by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), substantially roll-back the Trump administration’s 2020 NEPA regulations, which were the first major modernization of federal

Menomonie, WI—Today, Deb Baldus McGrath, candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional district, released the below statement on Congressman Ron Kind’s vote opposing the Active Shooter Alert Act: “Yesterday, the Active Shooter Alert Act, creating an Amber Alert for active shooter events, passed the U.S. House. 43 Republicans bucked their leadership and voted yes for this commonsense legislation. Only one Democrat voted no – our Democratic Congressman Ron Kind. I am deeply disappointed that Congressman Kind voted against a measure that would alert parents in the event of a school shooting or communities to a threat in a public place.

MADISON, WI – As you prepare for the Partisan Primary on August 9, the City of Madison Clerk’s Office wants to remind you what types of photo ID you can use for voting in Wisconsin. Acceptable Forms of Photo ID Wisconsin driver license (expired after 11/03/2020) WI DOT-issued photo ID card (expired after 11/03/2020) U.S. passport (expired after 11/03/2020) Military ID card (expired after 11/03/2020) Certificate of naturalization issued within last 2 years Unexpired Wisconsin driver license or state ID receipt ID card issued by a Native American Tribe, regardless of expiration ID issued by a Wisconsin accredited university or

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Board re-elected its officers at the July 13 Board meeting hosted by Western Technical College in La Crosse. Dr. Rodney Pasch was re-elected to serve as Board President. Pasch grew up on a dairy farm near Kendall, Wisconsin and graduated from Royall High School. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Industrial Technology from UW-Platteville and a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from UW-Madison. His teaching experience includes carpentry trades at Southwest Tech in Fennimore, graduate courses in architectural design and industrial materials at UW Platteville, and graduate courses in Educational Leadership and Public

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced seven appointments to the Naturopathic Medicine Examining Board. The board was recently established under 2021 Wisconsin Act 130, a bipartisan act relating to the regulation and licensure of naturopathic doctors, including the creation of the seven-member Naturopathic Medicine Examining Board. “Members of the Naturopathic Medicine Examining Board were carefully selected for their positions based on their experience, expertise, and genuine care for the health needs and well-being of all Wisconsinites,” said Gov. Evers. “I am confident in this board and these members’ ability to lead on initiatives that help support positive outcomes for patients, naturopathic doctors, and the field of

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined 17 of her Democratic Senate colleagues in calling on Senate and House leadership to support robust funding for the Title X Family Planning Program—which provides birth control and essential health services to patients with the tightest budgets—after the conservative Supreme Court majority overturned Roe v. Wade. Funding for the program is especially critical now for Wisconsin and the 18 other states that have imposed or will imminently impose bans or severe restrictions on access to abortion care in response to the Supreme Court’s decision, with several more expected to follow. “As states move

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his first visit to Washington, D.C. since leaving office, former President Donald J. Trump will deliver the closing address during the America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI) two-day America First Agenda Summit. The 45th President’s remarks will be delivered on July 26, 2022. “It wasn’t that long ago that America was flourishing. Paychecks were growing. Poverty was shrinking. The price of gas was down. The stock market was up. And there were no new wars. What a difference 16 months makes,” said Brooke Rollins, President and CEO of AFPI and former Director of the White House Domestic