MILWAUKEE — Dr. Kristina Ropella, Opus Dean of Marquette University’s Opus College of Engineering, has been named a 2023 Imprint Award winner by Professional Dimensions, a leading women’s professional association in the Milwaukee area. She will be recognized at the annual Imprint Award event on March 30, 2023, at the Pfister Hotel. Professional Dimensions’ Imprint Award was created to recognize women who are making a lasting mark in their career, community and collaborations. Honorees are both successful and supportive and truly embody the well-rounded character trait. “I am deeply honored to be recognized by Professional Dimensions and to share this honor

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s campaign for Wisconsin Supreme Court has now raised more than any spring primary candidate in Wisconsin history, raising more than $2 million since entering the race. The campaign’s pre-primary report, which will be filed today, shows more than $725,000 raised between January 1st and February 6th of this year, with $276,000 cash on hand. The campaign has also raised an additional $363,000 since the end of the reporting period, bringing total fundraising to more than $2 million.  In addition to fundraising strength, Judge Janet has received the endorsement of more than a thousand community leaders, elected

MADISON – Yesterday, Governor Tony Evers, in a press release forecasting his upcoming budget address on Wednesday February 15, announced his intention to create a Statewide Right to Counsel, which will provide no-cost legal representation for Wisconsin residents facing eviction. His budget proposal allocates $60 million over the biennium for this effort. Representative Clancy (D-19), in his role as District 4 Milwaukee County Supervisor, authored a Right to Counsel for Milwaukee County that was signed into law this past July. He has been a champion of the Right to Counsel and released the following statement: “Wisconsin’s residents will be well served by

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) sent a bicameral letter to Michael Schmidt, Director of the CHIPS Program Office at the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce), calling on Commerce to use its full authority to prevent funds from the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act of 2022 from being used to directly or indirectly subsidize corporate stock buybacks. “Secretary Raimondo assured the public that the Department of Commerce intends to be vigilant and aggressive in protecting taxpayers’ and that it would ‘look after every nickel of taxpayer money.’ Meeting this commitment and realizing the economic and national

MILWAUKEE, WI – Today, National Association of Counties (NACo) President Denise Winfrey announced the appointment of County Executive David Crowley to a new Commission on Mental Health and Wellbeing. The group, featuring a total of 14 county leaders from across the nation, is tasked with leading the development of policy and programmatic recommendations at the federal, state, and local levels to address systemic issues contributing to the ever-growing mental health crisis. “In 2021, nearly one in four U.S. adults and one in five adolescents experienced a mental illness,” said NACo President Denise Winfrey. “This commission understands the urgency of the moment. It’s made

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement in response to several Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) being shot down over the weekend.  “This weekend, in addition to the customary fighter jet flyover at the Super Bowl, Americans witnessed several much more troubling flyovers. After downing the Chinese Communist Party’s spy balloon on February 4, American F-16s and F-22s have now shot down three more as yet UAPs over North America. Huge swaths of airspace have been closed for national security operations. The most recent object transited over the district I represent in Northeast Wisconsin and was described as

Brown County, Wis. – Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach, along with Brown County Sheriff Todd Delain, Health and Human Services Executive Director Jeremy Kral, and Brown County Board of Supervisors Chairman Patrick Buckley announced a proposed Opioid Action Plan that outlines how Brown County will allocate its allotment of opioid settlement funds. “In September of 2022, I declared a Community Health Crisis in Brown County due to the spike in opioid overdose deaths involving fentanyl,” says Streckenbach. “Since that time, Brown County has worked hard to increase awareness of this public health and safety issue. These funds from pill manufacturers,

Waukesha, Wis. (February 13, 2023) – Judge Jennifer Dorow’s campaign for Wisconsin Supreme Court continues to show strong momentum. Despite not entering the race until many months after the other candidates for Supreme Court, Dorow has amassed a combination of endorsements and financial support that puts her head and shoulders above the rest of the field. In a campaign finance report that will be filed with the state today, Judge Dorow’s campaign will show it raised $364,000 from January 1-February 6. In addition, Judge Dorow’s campaign reported over $30,000 in contributions late last week that came in after February 6.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) sent a letter to Ascension CEO Joseph Impicciche calling on him to answer for Ascension’s questionable priorities that appear to go against its non-profit mission. In her letter, Senator Baldwin raised concerns that Ascension Health system is operating like a private equity fund, squeezing staff, closing facilities, and extracting cash from its member hospitals for dubious “management fees” to advance its investment activities, putting patients and providers at risk.  “Ascension has a mission to serve vulnerable and underserved communities, and they operate as a non-profit in order to better fulfill this mission. However, I

MILWAUKEE, WI – Today, National Association of Counties (NACo) President Denise Winfrey announced the appointment of County Executive David Crowley to a new Commission on Mental Health and Wellbeing. The group, featuring a total of 14 county leaders from across the nation, is tasked with leading the development of policy and programmatic recommendations at the federal, state, and local levels to address systemic issues contributing to the ever-growing mental health crisis. “In 2021, nearly one in four U.S. adults and one in five adolescents experienced a mental illness,” said NACo President Denise Winfrey. “This commission understands the urgency of the moment. It’s made

The News: Today, in support of citizens and taxpayers in the Monroe School District, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) submitted a letter to the school board, urging it to pause its project for a new high school and hold a new special referendum. In the lead up to the referendum last fall, statements by Monroe School District staff misled the entire community about the effect this project would have on property taxes.   The Quote: WILL Deputy Counsel, Luke Berg, stated, “WILL strongly believes that voters should have accurate financial information and be able to trust the information given to them by

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-20) announced that he will lead a Congressional Delegation to the southern border on Thursday, February 16 with four House of Representatives freshman Members, including Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03). Following the announcement, Congressman Van Orden released the following statement: “I am heading back to the border for the second time this week, which means I will have been there twice as many times as the president. “Biden finally had to admit that fentanyl has killed over 140,000 of our fellow Americans, including many in my district. “Congress will continue to highlight this crisis until this

State Senator Van Wanggaard & State Representative Amanda Nedweski today called upon the Kenosha Unified School Board (KUSD) to respect the 2022 Spring Election results of a year ago and re-appoint Eric Meadows to fulfill the term to which he was elected. Earlier this month, the Kenosha Unified School Board declared a vacancy in the seat to which Meadows was elected and had been serving for the last year. “First and foremost, this is a certified election, and it has been certified for nearly a year. Why wasn’t this issue raised long ago?” said Nedweski. “Neither the Wisconsin Elections Commission