MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare snake, which may result from the CTH P Bridge over Turtle Creek project.   Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does not put the species’ overall population at risk. Walworth County’s proposed project consists of replacing the existing structure (B-64-015) and upgrading the roadway approaches on either side to match the new structure. The existing structure is a 33-foot single span flat slab bridge. The proposed replacement structure is

Contact: Eric LaGesse Email: ericl@wisdems.org Phone: (218) 721-2690 Longtime district resident and attorney enters race as a Democrat. Whitefish Bay, WI – On Wednesday, December 7th, Jodi Habush Sinykin announced her intention to run for the open 8th WI State Senate District seat recently vacated by former Senator Alberta Darling. Habush Sinykin, is running to be the first Democrat to hold the seat since Joseph Czarnezki in 1992. “It would be a privilege to represent the people of the 8th Senate District in the Wisconsin State Senate,” said Habush Sinykin. “As someone who has lived and worked in the District

Madison, WI – On Monday night, employees of the American Red Cross’s six Wisconsin facilities voted to initiate a strike during the region’s largest blood drive should management fail to reach an agreement with them before their current contract expires on December 15th. The AFSCME employees’ union specified, in a notice sent to the employer today, that the strike will protest management’s unfair labor practices (ULPs) and their ongoing refusal to bargain in good faith. These employees, the members of AFSCME Locals 1205 and 1558, have been trying to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement since August of 2021. After several

MADISON, Wis. — Jennifer Dorow, an extremist and Republican candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court, let a dangerous criminal loose for two days who had already violated a restraining order. Following the sentencing of Michael Liu for eight counts of domestic violence, including violation of previous restraining orders, Dorow allowed Liu two days to report to jail. In that time, he broke into the home of his soon-to-be ex-wife’s parents and brutally stabbed them.  Dorow, who has already made statements that threaten the rights of the LGBTQ community, cannot be trusted to accept the evidence in front of her, nor to protect victims and those without power

MILWAUKEE — The Center for Urban Research, Teaching, and Outreach (CURTO) at Marquette University has received two grants for the Education Preparedness Program (EPP), which supports Marquette classes that bring together full-time degree-seeking and criminal legal system-impacted students, including $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Education. The EPP also received an award from the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters Ministry Fund to support three current program students to transition into a degree program and pursue their bachelor’s degree at Marquette beginning January 2023. The amount of this award is not publicly available. “Formerly incarcerated students face significant barriers to educational opportunities, namely the

GREEN BAY, Wis. –Students graduating from UW-Green Bay’s associate, undergraduate and graduate programs in December will hear from two inspiring speakers. Former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton will speak at the 9:30 a.m. commencement ceremony; current Green Bay Packers President Mark Murphy will speak at the 2 p.m. ceremony. Both have shared their excitement with students via social media. Listen to Barbara and Mark’s messages of congratulations.  More than 550 students have applied to graduate in December, the largest class of students to graduate in the fall in UW-Green Bay history. Of those students, more than 350 have signed up to cross the stage

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Location Act, to ensure that the Women’s Suffrage National Monument is located on the National Mall. In 2020, legislation passed to create the Women’s Suffrage National Monument on federal lands in Washington, D.C., but it did not authorize establishment of the monument on the National Mall. Under current law, the Commemorative Works Clarification and Revision Act of 2003, a specific act of Congress is required to place a new commemorative work or visitor center on the National Mall, therefore requiring passage of

Today, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II, issued a ruling requiring the Mequon-Thiensville School District to produce the list of parent email addresses to which it used to “promote and advance selected matters of interest to District personnel.”  Mark Gierl requested the list after Mequon-Thiensville sent out invitations to an event, titled “The Talk: A Necessary Conversation on Privilege and Race with Our Children,” presented by Critical Race Theory advocates.  The ruling affirms the same decision from Ozaukee County Circuit Court Judge Steven M. Cain in November of 2021.  In reaching this decision, the Court of Appeals made several key findings: 

MILWAUKEE – On Tuesday, November 29 the County Board’s Committee on Transportation and Transit met to discuss a wide range of issues, including safety for Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) bus operators. Committee Chairwoman Priscilla E. Coggs-Jones took testimony from many members of the public, including members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998 (ATU). “As Chairwoman of the Transportation and Transit Committee I appreciate and respect all comments, testimonies, and viewpoints that are relevant to the agenda of our committee meetings,” said Supervisor Coggs-Jones. “At our most recent meeting we heard from many members of the public on a variety of topics.

WASHINGTON  – On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent a letter to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell expressing opposition to a Pelosi-Schumer omnibus spending bill in the current lame duck Congress.  “The American people sent an unmistakable message in the November midterm elections, making clear that they want a Republican-led House to serve as check on the unfettered spending of the current Democrat-controlled Congress. For the Senate to ram through a so-called “omnibus” bill—which would fund the entirety of the Pelosi-Schumer spending agenda through

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Madison is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. This project includes the replacement of water mains throughout the City of Madison to improve system hydraulics, water quality and reduce the risk of water main breaks. 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