MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced the Wisconsin State Building Commission approved a total of approximately $253 million in key projects across the state. “From ensuring guests have the best experience at any of our amazing state parks to making important updates to serve students, veterans, and agency staff, each of these projects enables the state to meet the needs of residents and visitors alike,” said Gov. Evers. “I’m thankful to members of the Commission for approving projects that serve in the best interest of Wisconsinites across our state, and I look forward to our continued work together investing in our state’s infrastructure.” Highlights of

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development, is announcing that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $28 million to establish the Institute for Rural Partnerships to address the unique challenges facing rural communities through research, outreach activities, and partnership development. The University of Wisconsin-Madison, one of only three institutions to be awarded funding, is receiving $9.3 million to create the Wisconsin Rural Partnership to advance the land-grant mission of the University, support community-based projects, and create new partnerships to better meet the needs of rural communities. The funding for this initiative comes

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The largest fall class of graduates will cross the stage on Saturday, while being urged to “make a difference” in the region. A total of 558 eligible graduates and their families celebrate the 2022 Fall Commencement, Saturday, December 17, 2022 in two ceremonies at the Weidner Center.  Degrees to be awarded include associate, bachelor and master’s degrees in high-demand areas such as business, environmental sciences, psychology, liberal arts, nursing, engineering and education. The ceremony will honor graduates and celebrate with families from all four of UW-Green Bay’s campuses (Green Bay, Marinette, Manitowoc and Sheboygan). This is

Madison, Wisconsin, Dec 14 – 350 Wisconsin is calling for Senator Tammy Baldwin to vote NO on any attempt to pass Senator Joe Manchin’s “Dirty Deal” through the Senate. On Tuesday December 13, 350 Wisconsin hand-delivered a letter to Senator Baldwin’s Madison office, with signatures from over 700 allied organizations and hundreds of individual Wisconsinites. 350 Wisconsin is joined in its opposition by  People vs Fossil Fuels (a national coalition of over 1200 frontline, climate justice, and progressive organizations). Senator Manchin’s Dirty Deal, formally known as the Building American Energy Security Act of 2022, fast-tracks fossil fuel projects and guts

MADISON — Clint Smith, author of the 2022-23 Go Big Read selection “How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America,” took readers to his hometown of New Orleans, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and Angola Prison to illustrate how some of our country’s most essential stories hide in plain view and how much we can gain, if only we take the time to notice them. Where will the next Go Big Read book take readers? That could be up to you. UW–Madison’s common reading program is seeking title suggestions of any book relating to contemporary issues

MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck released the following statement regarding a recent action by the White House creating an inter-agency group to combat antisemitism. The group, led by Domestic Policy Council and National Security Council staff, will coordinate United States government efforts to counter antisemitism, Islamophobia, and related forms of bias and discrimination. “Thank you to the Biden Administration for taking seriously the threat posed by antisemitism and holocaust denialism in the United States. We cannot stand idly by while extremists spread hate and division in our country. This new inter-agency group to coordinate efforts countering religious harassment and

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), alongside Reps. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Michael Waltz (R-FL), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), today introduced the Neutralizing Emerging Threats from Wireless OEMs Receiving direction from Kleptocracies and Surveillance states (NETWORKS) Act, legislation that would add foreign companies producing 5G technology, like Huawei, to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List should they engage in economic or industrial espionage or sanctions violations. Placing a company on the SDN List effectively freezes them from accessing the U.S. financial system and is one of the most effective tools the Treasury Department has to combat national security threats. The SDN

MADISON, Wis. – In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” the guest is Sandy Padala of Rex Academy, a winner in the 2022 Elevator Pitch Olympics at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium. Rex Academy aims to fill a chronic national need – computer science education for students in grades K-12. Click here to view the latest episode of the show, which is produced in collaboration with WisBusiness.com. The show is sponsored by UW-Milwaukee, BDO and Exact Sciences. The Show also recaps or previews the following events: The UW-Milwaukee Research Foundation launched “Panther Partnering,” to attract more research funding in the form of industry sponsorships and to boost

GREEN BAY, Wis. — American Dairy Coalition (ADC) wants dairy farmers to know there is now updated research that accurately calculates methane from cows. This new calculation metric is known as GWP* (it is very different from the inaccurate livestock metric currently used which is known as GWP 100). “Let’s stop blaming cows and stand up for calculating the right methane magnitude by using the GWP*,” says Laurie Fischer, ADC CEO. “Cows are not cars. Their methane metric matters,” she states. In a webinar as part of ADC’s virtual annual meeting on December 6, Dr. Frank Mitloehner talked about some

Madison — Judicial races in Wisconsin are supposed to be nonpartisan. Technically, they still are. And ideally, that’s the way they should be. But over the last 15 years, this ideal has fallen by the wayside, as our judicial elections, especially for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, have become increasingly partisan. Read more here as I discuss how Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce tilted the scales in races for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. How Wisconsin Supreme Court Races Became So Partisan

In its fourth consecutive annual meeting, the bipartisan Wisconsin Transportation Projects Commission (TPC) today reviewed progress reports and project updates set in motion after the group began to meet again in 2019. “Wisconsin wants to see their elected leaders work together to fix the roads and provide transportation infrastructure, and that’s what we’ve been working together to accomplish since 2019,” Governor Tony Evers said. “Thank you to the TPC members for their commitment to this important work. I’ve been proud of our efforts to set an example of good long-range planning together, repairing thousands of miles of highways and roads