Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) released bipartisan, bicameral recommendations to guide trade policy in the 118th Congress. The recommendations provide a framework for rebuilding a bipartisan, pro-trade consensus within Congress.   “The economic growth enabled by freer trade is now in peril,” the members of Congress say in their recommendations. “In 2016, Executive Branch support for trade liberalization plummeted as trade

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer announced committee appointments for the 2023-24 legislative session. Representative Lee Snodgrass (D-57) has been appointed to the following committees: Ranking member on Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business Development, Assembly Committee on Children

MADISON, WI – The Assembly Democratic Caucus announced the 2023-2024 biennial committee assignments today. Among member assignments on the committees on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities and Jobs, Economy, and Small Business Development, Representative Kristina Shelton (D-Green Bay) will now lead the Democratic cohorts on the Committees on Education and

MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he has granted another 171 pardons, bringing his total number of pardons granted to 774.   “A pardon is both an act of forgiveness and an acknowledgment that an individual has done the work to make amends for a past mistake and put forth the effort to be a positive contributor in their community,” said Gov.

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Secretary Mary Kolar will retire from state service on Jan. 2, 2023. Secretary Kolar was appointed by Gov. Evers in 2019 and was among the first cabinet appointments made by the governor.  “Mary has been with us since Day One and has always

Representatives-Elect Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove, Assembly District 46) and Jenna Jacobson (D-Oregon, Assembly District 43) invite the public to an open house on January 3, 2023, to celebrate their inaugurations to the Wisconsin State Assembly. Ratcliff, Jacobson, and their staff will be in their shared office, at the State Capitol,

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms a wild deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Buffalo County in the town of Lincoln. The deer was a hunter harvested 2-year-old doe and is the first confirmed wild deer CWD-positive detection in Buffalo County. As required

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today celebrated his and the Evers Administration’s work serving the people of Wisconsin over the past year, releasing a list of accomplishments as 2022 comes to an end. This comes as yesterday Gov. Evers provided a wrap-up of his 2022 72-county tour vising every Wisconsin county over the last year—his third 72-county tour since

MADISON, Wis. – UW Health recently completed a year-long project to improve the naming of its facilities system-wide. In April, UW Health announced UW Health at The American Center was formally renamed to UW Health East Madison Hospital, but this news was part of a much larger project that spanned 2022.

MADISON- Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) announced her committee assignments for the 2023-2024 Legislative Session which include: ·       Assembly Committee on Assembly Organization ·       Assembly Committee on Campaigns & Elections ·       Assembly Committee on Energy & Utilities ·       Assembly Committee on Health, Aging and Long Term Care ·       Assembly Committee on Insurance ·       Assembly Committee on

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer announced committee appointments for the upcoming 2023-24 legislative session. Assistant Leader Kalan Haywood (D-Milwaukee) has been appointed to the following standing committees: Housing and Real Estate (ranking member), Transportation, Energy and Utilities, and Rules. In his capacity as Assistant Leader, Rep.

CONTACT rb@grassrootstargeting.com (Madison, Wis.) – Today, District 1 Court of Appeals Chief Judge William Brash submitted over 1,800 nomination signatures to retain his seat on the bench. This secures Judge Brash’s place on the ballot for the District 1 Court of Appeals seat that he has held since 2015. “It

This month, Wisconsin homeowners received a holiday gift from the Wisconsin Lottery.  The estimated $213 average credit, while slightly lower than last year’s average credit of $230, is higher than the 2020 credit of $160 or the 2019 credit of $184.  “The high average Lottery Credit this year is due