City of Racine– Today Mayor Mason and Public Health Administrator Dottie-Kay Bowersox are proud to announce the hiring of John Tate, II as the city’s new Violence Prevention Manager.   “I am pleased to welcome John Tate, II as the first ever City of Racine Violence Prevention Manager.  John has a proven record of public service and community work.  While John had opportunities for public service in other communities I am pleased he has chosen to do this work in his hometown.  The City continues to invest in traditional law enforcement. The creation of this position allows us to bring

MADISON, Wisc. – Need a new furnace or looking to add more square footage to your home? The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) will offer a new financing product in January 2023 to enable Wisconsin homeowners to make improvements and needed repairs. The Home Improvement Loan Program is a fixed-rate, first or second mortgage available to homeowners statewide to enable them to fix or update aspects of their current home rather than purchase a new one.  “The limited supply of affordable, move-in ready properties doesn’t match the need so we want to encourage the revitalization of existing homes. This program

The News: Today, on behalf of the Brown County Taxpayers Association (BCTA), the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), asked the United States Supreme Court to temporarily pause the Biden Administration’s student loan forgiveness program, which is expected to start this Sunday. If successful, WILL’s latest action, an emergency application for writ of injunction, will temporarily halt the program while lower courts consider its legality.  WILL’s lawsuit is the first and only lawsuit to have reached the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the “One-Time Federal Student Loan Debt Relief” plan. This is the first time WILL has used such extraordinary legal measures—seeking emergency

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $79 million in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding to the state of Wisconsin for water infrastructure improvements. Senator Baldwin supported the infrastructure legislation in the Senate, which President Joe Biden signed into law last year. Wisconsin has been awarded $79 million in capitalization grants from the infrastructure law through its State Revolving Funds (SRFs) program. EPA is directing this funding to Wisconsin’s Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Fund programs that provide communities with low-cost financing to improve their water infrastructure and ensure safe drinking water. These grants

Washington, D.C. –Today, NRSC Chairman Rick Scott announced Operación ¡Vamos! has contacted over 1.4 million Hispanic voters across nine states. “Operación ¡Vamos!”, a seven-figure investment in Hispanic field and communications program began in April of this year. The program has enabled the NRSC, RNC and state parties to share the Republican message with voters in key battleground states for the midterm election. Chairman Scott has been focused on the importance of the Hispanic vote since he took over the committee in 2021. The focus of Operación ¡Vamos! has been to work with the collected data effectively to develop a holistic view of each voter

WISCONSIN – The following statement from Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin comes following Tim Michels’ comments yesterday that his support of the criminal abortion ban in Wisconsin is ‘reasonable’ and Eric Toney’s reported enthusiasm for prosecuting doctors under the criminal abortion ban. Tanya Atkinson, President of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin issued the following statement: “Tim Michels’ insists his radical position on abortion is ‘reasonable,’ but the reality is that women are being harmed every day by the criminal abortion ban that Michels has supported his entire political career. Right now, women in Wisconsin are being forced to travel out

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, along with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), today announced the start of new federal funding to support municipal investments in wastewater and drinking water infrastructure, including an additional $79 million awarded by the EPA for the existing State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) program and $64 million approved by the EPA for lead service line replacement and addressing emerging contaminants like PFAS.  “Every Wisconsinite should have access to safe, clean drinking water. Period. We’re proud of the progress we’ve made over the last three years to invest in our water infrastructure—from declaring 2019 the Year of Clean Drinking Water to investing

MADISON – On Monday, Wisconsin Family Action, Inc. (WFA) launched a targeted, statewide, multi-media express advocacy campaign to encourage Wisconsin voters to vote in this midterm election. “Wisconsin is headed in the wrong direction. An alarming increase in crime, our schools encouraging gender confusion, a public education system that is failing our kids, the usurping of parental rights, and the assault on religious freedom are just a few of the issues that are on the ballot this year—issues affecting Wisconsin families,” said Julaine Appling, president of Wisconsin Family Action.  “Our goal is to encourage Wisconsin citizens to get to the polls

After Tim Michels tried yet again to hide his extreme stance on abortion, his campaign clarified yesterday that Michels would allow DAs to enforce Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban that would throw women and doctors behind bars. “The [district attorneys] should enforce all laws,”said Michels’ spokesperson Anna Kelly when asked for clarification on Michels’ flip-flopping stance. Michels, a self-described “man who doesn’t waffle,” has said he would support an “exact mirror” of Wisconsin’s 1849 law but has tried to back off from this out-of-touch position since winning the GOP nomination. But his campaign’s latest comments confirm that Michels would stand by and allow the dangerous abortion

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Winneconne is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes the upgrades of pumping and treatment facilities to improve overall quality of the water supply in the village of Winneconne. Activities related to this project are minor actions under Chapter NR 150, Wis. Admin. Code, for which no environmental analysis is required; however, following the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program federal requirement 40 C.F.R. §35.3580, an environmental review must be conducted before funding

In response to rising rates of substance use across Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers, the Department of Health Services (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) have unveiled Real Talks Wisconsin, an effort to give residents the information they need to keep themselves, their families, and their communities healthy and safe. Real Talks Wisconsin promotes frequent conversations to prevent and reduce substance use through supportive relationships. Real talks are based on asking open-ended questions, having empathy, and helping problem solve. “Wisconsinites are helpers by nature and through Real Talks, folks and families will have the tools and information they need to better help

In an oral ruling from the bench yesterday, Ozaukee County Circuit Court Judge Steven M. Cain ordered the Mequon-Thiensville School District to turn over additional email distribution lists.  The ruling follows a similar victory last year, which the district has appealed.    In November 2021, shortly after Judge Cain ordered the district to turn over its list of parent and guardian email addresses it had used to “advocate for social change,” in the words of the Judge, Mark Gierl requested three of the district’s other distribution lists: alumni, Momentum newsletter recipients, and recreation department participants.  Gierl also requested all messages sent to those