JANESVILLE, WI – Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) announced registration for the 2022 Congressional App Challenge is now open to middle and high school student residing in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District.  “I am excited to announce the 2022 Congressional App Challenge is now open for students. Last year, two students from Greendale, Charlie Smitsdorff and Tyler Balota of Greendale High School, won the App Challenge for their app, Robauto. This competition is a great way for students to be creative and learn how to create innovative technologies. I look forward to seeing each of the submissions for this year’s challenge.”  Background: 

JANESVILLE, WI – Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) announced registration for the 2022 Congressional App Challenge is now open to middle and high school student residing in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District.  “I am excited to announce the 2022 Congressional App Challenge is now open for students. Last year, two students from Greendale, Charlie Smitsdorff and Tyler Balota of Greendale High School, won the App Challenge for their app, Robauto. This competition is a great way for students to be creative and learn how to create innovative technologies. I look forward to seeing each of the submissions for this year’s challenge.”  Background: 

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers this week concluded a statewide tour welcoming kids, parents, educators, staff, and administrators back to school for the 2022-23 school year. A video highlighting stops along the governor’s back-to-school tour can be found here. “I’ve always said that what’s best for our kids is what’s best for our state, and it’s why the back-to-school season is one of my favorite times of the year,” said Gov. Evers. “Over the last two weeks, I’ve been visiting schools all across the state to welcome kids, parents and families, and educators and staff back to classrooms in every corner of Wisconsin. From reading books to

MADISON, Wis. — Tonight, Eric Toney joins disgraced election “investigator” Michael Gableman at an Outagamie County GOP fundraising dinner. Gableman has endorsed Toney’s campaign, gushing that Toney would make “an outstanding Attorney General.”  Eric Toney has been a vocal supporter of Gableman’s sham investigation, which released a widely discredited report urging the Legislature to consider illegally “decertify” the 2020 election. Toney acted on recommendations from this same report and called for the removal of five members of Wisconsin’s bipartisan election commission, something a nonpartisan attorney advising the Legislature deemed to be impossible under the law. Toney joins Gableman on the campaign trail following Gableman’s firing

[Milwaukee, WI] – At 4pm on Thursday September 15th, Milwaukee Reproductive Justice Action – Milwaukee (RJA-M) and Students for a Democratic Society at UW-Milwaukee (SDS) will join SDS’s national call to action for access to reproductive healthcare. We demand that the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisor pass a resolution making Milwaukee an Abortion Sanctuary. Tabling and sign-making will begin at 4:00pm and the march will start at 5:00pm from 2200 E Kenwood Blvd Milwaukee, Wisconsin. RJA-M has a petition demanding that the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors make Milwaukee a safe haven for abortion access effective immediately. As citizens of

MADISON, Wis. — Tonight, Eric Toney joins disgraced election “investigator” Michael Gableman at an Outagamie County GOP fundraising dinner. Gableman has endorsed Toney’s campaign, gushing that Toney would make “an outstanding Attorney General.”  Eric Toney has been a vocal supporter of Gableman’s sham investigation, which released a widely discredited report urging the Legislature to consider illegally “decertify” the 2020 election. Toney acted on recommendations from this same report and called for the removal of five members of Wisconsin’s bipartisan election commission, something a nonpartisan attorney advising the Legislature deemed to be impossible under the law. Toney joins Gableman on the campaign trail following Gableman’s firing

MADISON, Wis. — With school back in session, Tim Michels has yet to answer how he will keep students safe from gun violence. Beyond planning to hold an annual conference on “school safety” he has yet to establish a clear plan that will prevent shootings at Wisconsin schools. The candidate for governor has already made it clear that he will prioritize the radical gun lobby and partisan politics over the safety of Wisconsinites. He was so desperate for the NRA’s support that he lied about having their endorsement and admitted that he looked forward to working with the legislature and “getting those bills right”

While President Biden and Democratic lawmakers fought hard to lower health care costs for Americans, Republicans were fighting to keep health care prices high, increase profits for Big Pharma, and pull one over on the American people going into election season. Now, after voting in unison against the Inflation Reduction Act, these same Republican lawmakers are scrambling to change their message and fight to raise health care costs.  Protect Our Care is continuing to highlight the Inflation Reduction Act’s critical measures to drive down health care costs, reduce prescription drug prices, and combat racial disparities in care. This week, Protect

Wauwatosa, WI — Wauwatosa West High School has been selected as the sole high school in the state of Wisconsin to receive rights to produce Disney’s Frozen: The Broadway Musical. Nearly 300 schools across the nation applied to this special nationwide competition called The United States of Frozen – made possible by a partnership between Educational Theatre Association, Music Theatre International and Disney Theatrical Group – which was held over the summer. With the theme “Love is an Open Door,” the contest was designed to promote inclusion and outreach in high school theater programs.  The prize package awarded to the

A new memorial stands at the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy as a tribute to eight state troopers who lost their lives on duty. The Wisconsin State Patrol officially dedicated the monument during a ceremony Friday at the academy located at Fort McCoy in western Wisconsin. State leaders, family members, and former State Patrol officers attended the ceremony to pay their respects. The memorial lists the names of eight troopers killed throughout the 83-year history of the State Patrol. All died while carrying out their duty to serve the people of Wisconsin. This is the first memorial dedicated solely in their

MARINETTE, Wis., Sept. 9, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wisconsin Rural Development State Director Julie Lassa joined representatives of Newcap Inc, Trolley Station Terrace, Hunt Capital Partners, WHEDA, Merchants Capitol Corp, WEDC and others at a ribbon cutting Thursday to celebrate the completion of Trolley Station Terrace. “Affordable housing is vitally important to the quality of life of rural residents and the future prosperity of our communities.  Trolley Station Terrace, and the partnership that created it, demonstrates the type of successful projects that can be developed by a dedicated group of people representing the non-profit, public, and private sectors,” Lassa

Madison, WI—Today, a group of six Kewaunee County residents represented by Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) intervened in a legal dispute between Kinnard Farms—one of the state’s largest concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)—and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) over the terms of a wastewater permit issued by the Department in March 2022. Administrative Law Judge Angela Chaput Foy has allowed the group to intervene and participate as a full party in a contested case hearing initiated by Kinnard Farms in April 2022. The intervention marks a new chapter in more than a decade of legal proceedings, during which neighbors

POYNETTE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced upgrades and repairs are complete at the Columbia County Shooting Range. The handgun range, now including a bullet-catcher, is also open to the public. Improvements to the range, located at W6273 King Road, Poynette, began earlier this summer after heavy rains triggered mudslides, damaging the area. The resulting repairs are now complete. The range now features: 100 and 50-yard rifle ranges 50-yard shotgun patterning range Increased sound mitigation Handgun range with bullet-catcher Updated shooting benches in the 100 and 50-yard rifle ranges The DNR thanks all the range users for