MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today his appointment of Blake Gross to serve as Ashland County District Attorney. The appointment fills a vacancy created by District Attorney David Meany’s resignation. Gross will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that ends January 2025. “Blake Gross is a respected attorney who

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Republican Party proudly welcomes Erik Ngutse as its new Director of Community Engagement.  Ngutse’s unwavering commitment to championing conservative values and his experience in supporting GOP candidates at every level make him a valuable addition to the team. In his role as Director of Community Engagement,

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is receiving nearly $17 million in new federal funding to enhance operations of the 988 Wisconsin Lifeline, the service that answers calls, texts, and chats to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline from Wisconsin-based phone numbers and locations.

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and 28 of their Republican Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden demanding clarification regarding the Biden Administration’s apparent decision to improperly place Acting Secretary of Labor, Julie Su, into the presidential line of

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement on his call for a cessation of hostilities towards civilians by all parties in the war between Israel and Hamas and for a robust humanitarian aid package: ”The situation in Israel and Gaza continues to deteriorate. While

MADISON, Wis. — In response to reports that two of the GOP’s possible Senate candidates, Scott Mayer and Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach) have repeatedly failed to vote in Wisconsin, conservative commentator Mark Belling called for both Hovde and Mayer to be removed from the Wisconsin voter rolls over their poor voting records.  In addition to criticizing

Madison — Yesterday, during the Wisconsin Assembly Floor Session, Representative Donna Rozar (R-Marshfield) honored Erin Martin, a volunteer firefighter/first responder from the Chili/Fremont Fire Department as the 69th Assembly District’s First Responder of the Year. All Assembly Representatives had the opportunity to seek nominations and award a first responder from their district.

MADISON – Today, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) and Representative Alex Joers (D – Middleton) introduced legislation to create a gun buyback program in Wisconsin. Senator Agard and Representative Joers released the following statement:  “Ensuring that people can be free from gun violence, regardless of where they live, work, and play

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a bipartisan group of colleagues led by Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) in urging President Biden to continue working to free American hostages that were taken by Hamas during the terrorist organization’s October 7th attacks on Israel and supporting

MADISON – The Wisconsin State Assembly today is hearing a bill – AB 447 – that aims to prohibit incarcerated trans, nonbinary and intersex people from being housed in facilities matching their authentic gender identity. The bill also requires strip searches be conducted by corrections staff whose sex aligns with

MADISON – Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora) honored Sawyer County first responder, James “Jim” Onarheim as the 87th Assembly District’s First Responder of the Year. He was recognized along with first responders from around the state during yesterday’s State Assembly floor session. “The 87th Assembly District is blessed with many outstanding first responders,”

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party issued a joint statement following a meeting with actor and activist Mr. Richard Gere and Sikyong (President) Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration regarding ongoing efforts to

Madison – State Representative Nik Rettinger (R-Mukwonago) voted no on the pair of Brewers baseball stadium funding bills. Rep. Rettinger recognizes the progress that has been made from the original plan by the Governor to giveaway hundreds of millions in taxpayer surplus dollars, a complete non-starter, however he remains concerned