Franklin, WI: Forward Latino, a non-profit, non-partisan service and advocacy organization headquartered in Franklin, Wisconsin issued the following statement after the passage of H.R. 5 by the U.S. House of Representatives. “Forward Latino condemns the passage of H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, better known by many as “The Book Banning Bill.” Put forth by the party in the majority, the bill includes numerous provisions. These include a mandate requiring all schools that receive federal funding to make readily available a list of all books in their libraries as well as details of school curriculum at all grade

Milwaukee, WI – On Friday, the Republican National Committee named Anne Hathaway the Chairwoman for the Committee on Arrangements and Ron Kaufman the General Chairman. The pair will serve as the top officials organizing the 2024 convention on behalf of the RNC. Reince Priebus, Chairman of the MKE 2024 Host Committee, released the following statement in reaction:  “Our job as the Host Committee is to help provide the RNC with the tools necessary to hold a top-notch convention showcasing Milwaukee to the world. I’m confident that the RNC appointed great partners for that mission. I congratulate my friends Anne and Ron, and I look

STATEMENT FROM LEE KINNARD OF KINNARD FARMS For the sake of our family, our fifth-generation dairy and crop farming business, and our relationship with the DNR, we decided it is time to move forward with a settlement, avoiding a lengthy and costly dispute. Our family remains committed to working constructively with regulatory agencies as we continue our use of science-based practices to produce nutritious food while also being highly protective of our precious water and soil resources, our cows and our community. We continue to innovate daily through our use of climate-smart practices. Our family prides itself on being a

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Elections Commission is reminding media members that the window for public testing of electronic voting equipment for the April 4 Spring Election starts on Saturday, March 25. Testing must occur prior to Election Day.  The test provides an opportunity in communities across Wisconsin for the public, between March 25 and April 3, to witness how election officials are preparing for the upcoming election, and to understand the security protocols in place ahead of Election Day. By law, all municipalities are required to conduct a public test of their electronic voting equipment not earlier than 10

WASHINGTON – Today, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced Indiana Republican Party National Committeewoman Anne Hathaway will serve as the Chairwoman of the Party’s Committee on Arrangements (COA), which is in charge of organizing the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: “Hathaway served on the Committee on Arrangements from 2019 until 2020 and currently serves on RNC’s Site Selection Committee as Chair and Debates Committee as Co-Chair. She also serves as a member of the Indiana Republican State Central Committee. Chairwoman McDaniel said, “I am excited to announce that Anne will be leading our 2024 convention in Milwaukee, where

OSHKOSH, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in Oshkosh, Wis. that occurred in the early morning of Friday, March 17, 2023. During the early morning of Friday, March 17, 2023, officers from Oshkosh Police Department were following up on a threats complaint on the 500 block of N. Main Street in Oshkosh, Wis. At approximately 1:30 a.m., officers located the involved subject in a vehicle. Preliminary investigation indicates the subject drove at law enforcement and one officer discharged their weapon, striking the subject. Officers immediately began

MADISON, Wis. — Dan Kelly’s ties to election deniers and right-wing extremists have drawn headlines across Wisconsin, with new reporting this week on Kelly’s campaigning with Stop The Steal activist Scott Presler and his appearance at an event headlined by Matthew Trewhella, an anti-abortion extremist who was investigated as a possible conspirator in a violent campaign against abortion clinics during the 1990s. See more coverage of Dan Kelly’s connections to the extreme far-right fringe: “Dan Kelly is inextricably linked to the far-right fringe, both through his campaign, but through his own work as an attorney in the years before and after

MADISON, Wis. – The Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) is pleased to announce the award of 39 grant projects totaling $5,721,074.98 in state funding to local public safety answering points (PSAPs) across Wisconsin.  Funding will be used for various projects related to PSAP equipment upgrades and advanced training necessary for Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) implementation. A summary of the grant awards is detailed below. Award Agency Total Award Amount ($) State Grant Amount ($) Adams County Sheriff’s Office $122,322.00 $97,857.60 Barron County $69,273.59 $55,418.87 Brown County Public Safety Communications $193,359.51 $154,687.61 Burnett County Emergency Management $187,191.27 $149,753.02 Chippewa County Sheriff’s

Madison- Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) released the following statement after the Legislative Fiscal Bureau issued the memo covering State Tax and Fee Modifications Included in the Governor’s 2023-25 Budget Recommendations. The Fiscal Bureau memo shows the Governor would increase taxes and fees by $108 Million during the two years covered by this budget period. “The Governor claims his plan cuts taxes but the facts show a huge tax increase. Hard working families in Wisconsin are already struggling with inflation caused by reckless spending in Washington.” Based on the memo, a family earning the median income of $70,000 would

MADISON, Wis. – The Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) is pleased to announce the award of 24 grant projects totaling $1,076,223.75 in state funding to local county land information offices across Wisconsin.  Funding will be used for various projects related to geographic information systems (GIS) data creation, preparation, and remediation activities necessary for enabling Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) call routing. A summary of the grant awards is detailed below. Award Agency Total Award Amount ($) State Grant Amount ($) Adams County Government $24,531.00 $23,304.45 Ashland County $160,426.00 $152,404.70 Bayfield County $71,107.00 $67,551.65 Chippewa County Department of Planning & Zoning $21,300.00

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) introduced the Making the CFPB Accountable to Small Businesses Act. This legislation would require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to presume that size and sophistication-based tailoring of regulations are needed in SBREFA panel reviews. If tailoring is not undertaken by the panel, they must issue a justification.  “Small businesses cannot afford to continue being crushed by one-size-fits-all policies coming out of Washington,said Congressman Scott Fitzgerald. Federal Regulators have abused the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act to the point it no longer protects small businesses. We must end the status quo and ensure panel reviews truly take into

MILWAUKEE — The Marquette Law School Poll will release the results of its national survey of public opinion over two days, March 29-30, via written releases. On Wednesday, March 29, the Marquette Law School Poll will release results pertaining to public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court. The survey looks at national approval of, and confidence in, the Supreme Court, local courts, the FBI, the police, and other institutions. The poll surveys public opinion with respect to cases currently before the Court involving the consideration of race in college admissions and whether a business owner’s religious beliefs can justify denying services

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Adam N. Payne announced that he is appointing DNR Assistant Deputy Secretary Steven C. Little to serve as DNR Deputy Secretary beginning April 9, 2023, filling the role previously held by Sarah Barry. “Sarah had been with the DNR since early 2022, and we are grateful for her public service and leadership in the Agency,” Payne said. “Sarah will certainly be missed by our DNR family, and we wish her and her family well.” Little has served as the Assistant Deputy Secretary since 2020, and brings to the DNR’s Leadership Team