Federal uncertainty and County Structural Deficit are Key Factors in Decision DANE COUNTY – Dane County Executive Melissa Agard today announced that she will go to the October 23rd Dane County Board Meeting to lay out her plan to implement a hiring freeze, citing both the disruption in Washington and Dane

Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) recently announced the opening of the application period for the Pre Disaster Flood Resilience Grant Program, with applications due December 12th. WEM is also requesting potential applicants to send in a notice of intent to apply before October 10th. This helps both the applicant and program

Since 2021, October has been recognized nationally as Pedestrian Safety Month. Advocates across Wisconsin and the U.S. are taking this opportunity to encourage local leaders to improve pedestrian infrastructure in their communities, making our streets and intersections safer for everyone. Nearly a third of Wisconsin residents are nondrivers. In addition

MADISON, WI – Yesterday, Senators Dianne Hesselbein and Jamie Wall held a press conference to make it clear Wisconsin Republicans are responsible for the closing of the Veterans Housing and Recovery Program facilities in Chippewa Falls and Green Bay, as well as the cuts in funding and loss of staff for the Veterans Outreach

MADISON ­– State Representative Joan Fitzgerald (D-Fort Atkinson) will hold two constituent office hour sessions this October in Fort Atkinson and Waterloo. The details for the sessions are as follows: Thursday, October 23 4:00pm to 5:00pm Dwight Foster Public Library 209 Merchants Ave, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 Wednesday, October 29

Teams begin play in state-of-the-art space funded with Foundation gift Menomonie, Wis. – University of Wisconsin-Stout’s new $1 million Esports Arena is a real-worldexample of the expanding impact and importance of virtual sports. In just five years, UW-Stout’s esports program has grown into a championship-caliber varsity sportwith a highly visible,

MILWAUKEE – Today, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley issued the following statement after the federal government shut down at midnight. “Just yesterday, I presented a budget for Milwaukee County that already made tough decisions about the health services we provide for working families based on a reduction in federal funding. Today,

(Madison, WI) — The Wisconsin Professional Police Association (WPPA) strongly condemns the decision of the Dane County District Attorney’s Office to refer the June 14 vandalism of the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial to the Community Restorative Court, a diversion program wholly inappropriate for the severity and symbolism of this offense. The

While families are already struggling with high costs due to Republican-backed tariffs, and face cuts to health care and SNAP benefits, a government shutdown could further damage our economy MADISON, Wis. – Congressional Republicans, including Congressmen Bryan Steil and Derrick Van Orden, have forced a government shutdown, risking further economic

MADISON, Wis – Disasters can create a perfect storm for scammers to take advantage of survivors when they are most vulnerable. These bad actors can delay recovery, cause financial loss, and create mistrust in legitimate efforts to provide aid. As recovery efforts continue after August’s storms and flooding, Wisconsin Emergency

WISCONSIN—As the federal government entered a shutdown this morning, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez released the following statement: “Congressman Tom Tiffany has already voted to take Medicaid away from tens of thousands of Wisconsinites, and now he’s helping Donald Trump and Washington Republicans shut down the government, putting even more families

Failure to renew will result in loss of coverage, increases in healthcare costs for Wisconsinites  MADISON, WI – At midnight Tuesday, the federal government officially shut down, resulting in the furlough of thousands of federal workers in Wisconsin and disrupting programs and services nationwide because of the Republican-controlled Congress’ failure

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare moth, which may result from the Greene Prairie Boardwalk project in Dane County. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that

MADISON — The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) opened the second year of Internship Applications for Wisconsin Disability Policy Program, an innovative paid experience to empower people with developmental disabilities and their family members to engage in policy advocacy and leadership. BPDD’s internship program is made possible

New Policy Saves Wisconsinites $178 million over the next two years MADISON, WI…Wisconsin families are poised to receive a financial boost today as the state’s sales and use tax on residential electricity and natural gas officially comes to an end.  “As Americans continue to deal with high food, energy and

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement regarding the Democrats’ government shutdown: “House Republicans did our part by passing a clean continuing resolution to keep the government open, but Chuck Schumer and the Democrats have decided to hold the American people hostage for $1.5 trillion to provide

MADISON, Wis. — Extreme right-wing and partisan Judge Maria Lazar today announced her bid for the Wisconsin State Supreme Court in a video posted on Elon Musk’s social media site X.  Lazar is seeking to replace the retiring Rebecca Bradley who, in a clear admission that her judicial and political extremism

Last night, despite Republican control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, federal government funding lapsed after Donald Trump and Wisconsin Republicans refused to come together on a bipartisan solution to keep the government open and save Wisconsinites’ health care.  Unlike Republicans who have refused to show up to work,