WISCONSIN—January, 20,2023—The following is a statement from Tanya Atkinson, president of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin on the 50th Anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade Decision. “As we embark on the 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade, we are reminded of its significance and what has been lost. This year’s anniversary will weigh heavy on many of us because of what was taken away last summer when the Supreme Court erased five decades of legal precedent—taking away our power to make personal medical decisions—and handing that power to politicians. However, still, we are galvanized by the hope and possibilities of what

MILWAUKEE— Judge Janet Protasiewicz’ campaign today announced her campaign has reserved $700,000 in television advertising in the three weeks leading up to the Primary Election Day. The ad time was reserved in the Milwaukee, Green Bay, Wausau-Rhinelander, Madison, and La Crosse-Eau Claire media markets. The campaign will also soon begin a digital advertising campaign. “Our campaign strategy has always been to heavily communicate with voters statewide about Judge Janet’s approach to bring change to the Supreme Court — away from the hyper-partisanship and extremism demonstrated recently by the court,” said Campaign Manager Alejandro Verdin. “Our campaign’s fundraising advantage — and

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers out for the early inland trout season to help protect our streams from aquatic invasive species. Some fishing streams may contain invasive species, and if care is not taken, those species can accidentally be transferred to another. New Zealand mudsnails have one of the highest potentials of spreading from one water to another. Only 4-6 millimeters in length, they can easily get stuck in the mud and picked up on boots, waders and gear. Felt-soled boots are particularly susceptible to these snails as they can lodge into and under the

This week my Republican colleagues held a vote on a hasty, last-minute resolution to put an advisory referendum on the ballot asking Wisconsinites about current law.   NOT, of course, the current law in our state that drew overwhelming concern from voters last fall. I was proud to join Governor Evers and my Democratic colleagues in calling on the majority party to give Wisconsinites a voice on our antiquated abortion statute that predates the right for the women it impacts to vote. Republicans on party lines rejected giving you a voice on that issue, choosing instead to add to our spring

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the conclusion of a multi-year law enforcement investigation and prosecution related to the illegal distribution of more than 960 invasive crayfish by several wholesale-level distributors. A number of invasive crayfish were distributed, including red swamp, mini orange, electric blue and others. Although these species are native to the southern U.S., they are not native to the northern U.S., including Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota. Due to the damage these crayfish can cause to native plant and animal populations, the species are illegal to possess in Wisconsin. “Some of the more popular invasive

Madison- Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) announced that over 200 of Governor Evers’ appointments have been referred to the appropriate committees. This begins the process for consideration of the appointees. “We wanted to get the process underway for the consideration of the Governor’s appointees,” said Leader LeMahieu. “They will go through the committee process. We will look to the committees to thoroughly vet each of the nominees during this process.” Being referred to committee does not guarantee that the nominee will be confirmed. Leader LeMahieu has discussed with the Governor the interest in moving on the appointments. The next

Madison, Wis. – Secretary Blumenfeld today announced that the Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance program (WERA), funded by the Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program through the U.S. Department of Treasury, will close applications on January 31, 2023, due to low remaining funds. Housing stability services will continue even after rental benefit funds are exhausted. Since launching in 2021, WERA has paid out over $242 million in benefits to support more than 38,865 unique households across all 72 counties with rent, utilities, water, and internet payments. Overall, the program has provided a total of $544 million statewide to help families avoid homelessness due to pandemic-related

MADISON, Wis. — Jennifer Dorow and Dan Kelly have remained silent and refused to condemn or call for the resignation of Republican appointed Wisconsin Elections Commission member Bob Spindell over comments he made bragging about GOP efforts to target communities of color and suppress their votes in 2022 in Milwaukee.  As first reported last week, Spindell sent an email as chair of the GOP’s Fourth Congressional District in which he wrote, “ … we can be especially proud of the City of Milwaukee (80.2% Dem Vote) casting 37,000 less votes than cast in the 2018 election with the major reduction happening in

MILWAUKEE, WI — Civil legal aid attorney and candidate for Milwaukee Municipal Court Judge Molly Gena today announced a slate of current and former judges who are endorsing her campaign for the Branch two seat. The judges who have endorsed Molly Gena are: Retired City of Milwaukee Municipal Court Judge James Gramling; Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judges Cynthia Davis, Danielle Shelton, Ellen Brostrom, Katie Kegel, Kori Ashley, Kristela Cervera, Laura Gramling Perez, and Nidhi Kashyap; retired Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judges Rick Sankovitz and Fred Kessler; and retired Court of Appeals Judge Joan Kessler. “Molly Gena epitomizes the qualities we

Whitewater, WI: The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College of Business and Economics is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Paul Ambrose as its new dean. The College of Business and Economics is ranked in the top 2% of the world’s business schools having earned both AACSB and AACSB Accounting Accreditation. The college has 30,000+ alumni and is highly regarded for the quality of both its in-person and online degree programs. It is home to Wisconsin’s number one-ranked, single-school, online Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree and is the only college in the state to offer the prestigious AACSB-accredited Doctorate of

MADISON — In the 1860s, the University of Wisconsin was granted more than 230,000 acres of land to make pursuing an education in agriculture, military tactics, mechanical and classical arts attainable for the state’s working class. This was the mission of land-grant universities, as dictated by the 1862 Morrill Act. But where did the land granted to the university come from? While land-grant universities produce important scholarship and research that gives back to their states, they can do so because of the wealth and real estate gained from the dispossession of Indigenous lands. In total, 1,337,895 acres of land across

MADISON – WMC Foundation, an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – launched its second annual Wisconsin Leads: Executive Fellowship program for 31 business leaders from across Wisconsin on Tuesday. The program, presented by CLA (CliftonLarsenAllen LLP), is designed to educate and develop emerging business leaders, features guest speakers, peer-to-peer learning and working groups over the span of three retreats. “WMC Foundation is passionate about strengthening the next generation of leadership. This fellowship gives rising executives an opportunity to learn from seasoned business leaders, hear about shaping public policy and connect with peers from across business sectors,” said Executive

Milwaukee – For We Energies workers, helping people is their calling — they just didn’t expect it would happen 2,000 miles away. “We wrapped up our power restoration efforts in central California and had just started our trip home when a driver of an SUV lost control, shot across the freeway median and went airborne down a 75-foot embankment,” said Jeb Loth, a We Energies operations supervisor. Loth and his co-workers in the five-truck convoy quickly and safely pulled over on US-99 near Livingston, California, and jumped into action. The group was uniquely qualified. Each person is skilled in first aid and

Sunday marks 50 years since the Supreme Court’s Roe decision guaranteed women had the right to reproductive freedom and abortion health care. However, Americans will not be celebrating this year because just 7 months ago, the Republican appointed Supreme Court overturned Roe and restricted women’s bodily autonomy. Derrick Van Orden shares the blame for the overturning of Roe, and unfazed by the consequences of Republicans’ war on women, Van Orden wants to further limit reproductive freedom.   Reminder, Van Orden:  DCCC spokesperson Tommy Garcia:“As Americans grapple with a less free world that Republicans made by ripping away reproductive freedom, Derrick Van Orden is working to make it