MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced the award of more than $473,000 in Technical Education Equipment Grants to 14 school districts. Funded through the Wisconsin Fast Forward Program, the grants will help school districts expand their advanced manufacturing education programs and connect more than 2,200 students

Madison, WI – The full Assembly took up and passed Tuesday a freshman southeast Wisconsin lawmaker’s bill tokeep students and staff safe, plus provide more transparency to incidences occurring at schools. The bill reinforcesthat school resource officers (SRO) need to be part of the solution to the increasing violence in

Madison – Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) will have three district listening sessions to discuss budget proposals with constituents. Rep. Donovan gave the following statement regarding the listening sessions. “Constituent input is always encouraged when discussing proposals impacting our state – especially the budget. I look forward to hearing from all parts

Middleton – Today, after the latest Republican legislative attempt to insert politicians into reproductive health care decisions, State Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement: “The most recent proposal put forward by my Republican colleagues continues to deny pregnant people the rights they previously held under Roe. We have

MADISON – Today, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) held a joint press conference to introduce legislation sponsored by State Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma), and State Representative Donna Rozar (R-Marshfield). The proposed bill would allow abortions in certain cases to supposedly “save the life of the mother” or in the case of

Green Bay, Wis.— Nearly one hundred students and teachers from participating Northeastern Wisconsin high schools will spend the day on the UW-Green Bay campus on Thursday, March 16, for the 16th annual Watershed Symposium. The symposium brings together the high schoolers and UW-Green Bay faculty researchers who partner on monitoring

MADISON – Today Legislative Republicans introduced a bill to place severe restrictions on abortion in Wisconsin. Along with his Democratic colleagues, Senator Jeff Smith (D-Brunswick) decried this maneuver and called for full repeal of Wisconsin’s outdated 1849-era abortion ban. “I stand with the vast majority of Wisconsinites who believe in a

Middleton – Today, after the Joint Legislative Audit Committee held a public hearing on Audit Report 22-11: Certain Broadband Expansion Grant Programs, Public Service Commission, the Audit Committee Democrats State Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton), State Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee), State Representative Francesca Hong (D-Madison), and State Representative Ryan Clancy (D-Milwaukee)

Madison, WI – Today, Representative Donna Rozar (R-Marshfield), with Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma), introduced legislation to update the Wisconsin State Statute relating to abortion. “It is unfortunate that in our fallen world, this bill is necessary. As a pro-life legislator, I believe in the protection of all life, from conception to

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applicants for Price County District Attorney. The appointment will fill a vacancy being created by District Attorney Karl J. Kelz’s resignation, effective April 7, 2023. The new district attorney will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $10,000 Preserving America Grant from Americana Corner to support an assessment, conservation and documentation project on a 20-star American flag that was used to pledge loyalty to the Union during the Civil War. The flag

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is conducting a public involvement meeting to discuss the WIS 19 and Westmount Drive intersection improvement project in Sun Prairie, Dane County. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 29, 2023, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., at Meadow View Elementary, 200 N. Grand Avenue,

Madison, WI – The Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) made the following statement after the release of the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) analysis of the Governor’s budget proposal: “The non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau’s analysis of the Governor’s

Green Bay, Wis. – In recognition of Women’s History Month and Equal Pay Day on March 14, Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld, Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Deputy Secretary Patti Epstein, and Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Administrator Michele Carter, held a roundtable discussion with Wisconsin Women’s Business

Madison, WI – Legislative Republicans unveiled two bills on Wednesday. The first bill seeks to allow hormonal contraceptives to be prescribed and dispensed by pharmacists. The second bill updates Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion statute creating exceptions for cases of rape or incest during the first trimester and clarifies language to save

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) led 14 of his Republican colleagues in reintroducing the Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act, which requires federal agencies to publish their regulatory guidance on the internet in an easily accessible location. This bill will enhance the transparency of guidance documents issued

Over 100 Airmen along with three KC-135 aircraft from the 128th Air Refueling Wing assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron as part of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam returned home after a nearly three-month deployment to the pacific island. In the early morning