MADISON – The Public Service Commission’s Wisconsin Broadband Office and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) are partnering to host “Internet for All: Connecting Wisconsin Kick-Off” on Tuesday, October 25. Wisconsin could receive $1 billion in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand broadband to all corners of

WASHINGTON, DC – With colder weather around the corner and global energy costs projected to rise this winter, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a bipartisan coalition of 31 senators led by Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release

EAU CLAIRE — Today, State Senator and nominee for Congress Brad Pfaff traveled to Eau Claire to host a roundtable discussion with veteran and former CIA officer Deb McGrath and district veterans to discuss the challenges facing our veteran communities. “Today I met with Eau Claire area veterans who are

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced that Ieem Currie, 41, of Beloit, Wis., was found guilty of Human Trafficking, Neglect of a Child, Keeping a Place of Prostitution, Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place, and Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine Near a School, all repeat

MADISON, WI – Today, Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) joined Representative Samba Baldeh (D-Madison) and representatives from Dane County Human Services to celebrate the grand opening of Families Back To The Table Inc. On this, Representative Stubbs released the following statement: “It was an honor to see the grand opening of

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard flock in St. Croix County. HPAI viruses are highly contagious and often fatal to domestic poultry. The disease can be spread by contact with

MILWAUKEE — The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will soon begin the process of distributing $6 million in scholarships funded by Froedtert Hospital. The Froedtert Memorial Hospital Scholarship fund is intended to support educational opportunities that will increase the representation of historically underprivileged and underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in health professions

APPLETON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today celebrated the start of a collection and disposal program for PFAS-containing firefighting foam waste while at a collection event in Appleton. The 2021-23 biennium budget provided $1 million to the DNR and DATCP for administration of this program. North Shore Environmental Construction,

Marshfield, Wis. – Today, Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary-designee Kathy Blumenfeld toured Main Street businesses with Marshfield City Administrator Steve Barg, and representatives from the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Marshfield, as part of a visit to highlight state investments. Governor Tony Evers made a $3.6 million investment in

(Madison, Wisconsin) The Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) has announced the 2022 recipients of its annual awards for outstanding achievements in library services. This year’s recipients are: ● WLA Library of the Year: McIntosh Memorial Library, Viroqua, WI● WLA/DEMCO® Librarian of the Year: Angie Bodzislaw, Library Director, Spooner Memorial Library, Spooner,

 MADISON, Wis. – The 17th annual Radiothon, a fundraiser for American Family Children’s Hospital, starts on Wednesday.             Midwest Family Broadcasting and many of its radio stations will be hosting the three-day event, Oct. 19-21. For the first time since 2019, the event will be held in

MADISON, Wis. — Conservative businessman Tim Michels answered an important question at Friday night’s gubernatorial debate: he embraces extremism, no matter how many Wisconsinites disagree with his policy positions. “We already knew Tim Michels is extreme on almost every issue,” said Chris Walloch, executive director of A Better Wisconsin Together. “But

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement regarding Xi Jinping’s opening address at the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Party Congress. “Xi Jinping stated today that unification with Taiwan ‘must…and…can, without doubt,

MADISON, Wis. – In a debate broadcast today on WISN’s UPFRONT, Republican AG nominee Eric Toney continued to spread debunked falsehoods and demonstrate to Wisconsinites that he is not up to the job of Attorney General.  Despite being fact-checked in real time, Toney used his appearance to push debunked claims about DOJ

MADISON, Wis. — At Friday’s debate, despite record low unemployment and more Wisconsinites working than ever before, Tim Michels accused Wisconsinites of taking advantage of the state’s unemployment system and being part of “an entire class of lazy people.”Michels: Number one, we’re gonna get people off of their couches and get them back

MILWAUKEE – The ACLU of Wisconsin Foundation today released the report Ballots for All: Ensuring Wisconsinites in Jail Have Voting Access. With previous editions published in 2020 and 2021, the latest report found that while administrators have become increasingly familiar with jail voting as an issue – a combination of factors,

Dane County is seeking to upgrade its countywide network of over 140 outdoor warning sirens in the coming year, County Executive Joe Parisi announced today. Parisi included $3 million in his 2023 county budget for the work to replace the hardware, software, and equipment that triggers when and how the