Dept. of Natural Resources: Two hunters receive ethical hunting award

BARNEVELD, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently named two individuals the 2024 Ethical Hunter Award recipients for outstanding individual acts that aided other hunters during the archery and firearm deer hunts. Eliot Babino of Platteville and Cody Kabus of Independence were honored at an April 17 ceremony

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Sen. Jacque: Applauds President Trump’s executive order cracking down on dangerous gain-of-function research

MADISON… State Sen. André Jacque (R-New Franken) today hailed President Trump’s executive order this week, “Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research,” which halts federally funded gain-of-function (GoF) research on potential pandemic pathogens and begins to implement sweeping oversight, enforcement, and transparency reforms. The executive action comes just three months after

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Gov. Evers: Seeks applicants for Barron County Sheriff

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applicants for Barron County Sheriff. The appointment will fill a vacancy being created by Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald’s resignation, effective June 1, 2025. The new sheriff will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that ends January 2027. To

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WisDems: ICYMI: “Ron Johnson says Republican budget doesn’t cut enough spending, wants Medicaid on the table”

MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today highlighted Ron Johnson’s support for decimating Medicaid funding and stripping at least 52,000 Wisconsinites of the health care coverage they desperately need. This comes after Wisconsin House Republicans, including Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil, approved a budget that would cut as much

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