PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI – Representative Derrick Van Orden (R – Prairie Du Chien) announced today that he is endorsing Waukesha County Judge Jennifer Dorow in the Wisconsin Supreme Court primary election on Tuesday, February 21st. Van Orden released the following statement announcing his endorsement: “I’d like to encourage you to join me in supporting Judge Jennifer Dorow for Wisconsin Supreme Court this Tuesday, February 21st. She is a constitutional conservative who will not legislate from the bench and will uphold our laws. I have the utmost confidence in her abilities and hope you will join me in supporting Judge

Following the release of the University of Wisconsin System student survey on free speech, PROFS and ASPRO (Academic Staff Professionals Organization) are joining together to host a public forum to discuss free speech andacademic freedom on our state’s public university campuses. PROFS President Michael Bernard-Donals said the survey, while flawed, provided some useful information: “The survey findings show that our universities are doing a remarkably good job at promoting precisely what universities are for: to encourage diversity of viewpoints, help students become comfortable in both airing difficult positions and, frankly, becoming uncomfortable with difficult information. But they also speak to

HUDSON and EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) visited Hudson and Eau Claire to highlight federal funds she delivered for the St. Croix Valley Food Bank to help provide nutritious food to the communities they serve and the City of Eau Claire to remediate PFAS in their drinking water. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Baldwin secured the funding as part of the bipartisan federal funding bill for 2023, which was signed into law late last year. Senator Baldwin visited the St. Croix Valley Food Bank in Hudson to highlight $4.3 million in federal funds she

WOOD COUNTY, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice today announced that Wood County Judge Nicholas J. Brazeau, Jr. sentenced John A. Sarver, 59, of Port Edwards, Wis., to life in prison, on February 17, 2023, in connection to the November 26, 1984, murder of Eleanore Roberts, 73, of Saratoga, Wis. “The conviction and sentence in this case were possible because of the efforts of many people who didn’t give up on holding the person who committed this terrible crime accountable,” said Attorney General Josh Kaul. “Thank you to everyone whose work helped bring the defendant to justice.” A jury

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)today re-introduced bipartisan legislation to ban TikTok from operating in the United States. The Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by the Chinese Communist Party Act (ANTI-SOCIAL CCP Act) would protect Americans by blocking and prohibiting all transactions from TikTok and any other social media company in, or under the control of, China, Russia, and several other foreign countries of concern.  TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, is required by Chinese law to make the app’s data available to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The FBI Director,

RACINE, Wis. February 17, 2023 – Today, the Friends of DeMatthew for Mayor campaign filed a sworn complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission against Racine Mayor Cory Mason for flagrant violations of campaign laws under Wis. Stat. § 12.03. Jim DeMatthew, candidate for Racine mayor, release the following statement: “Let me be clear: this complaint is not something I do lightly and is not an indictment of the city’s approach to helping as many people vote as possible. That is a noble cause, and one that I support. Instead, this complaint is focused solely on the Racine Mayor Cory Mason’s