Reps. McCarville, Sinicki, Brown, Tenorio: Speaker Vos blocks UW MIA Recovery Project funding
MADISON – On Wednesday, the Assembly Committee on Veteran and Military Affairs was scheduled to have an Executive Session on three bills, including Assembly Bill 641, which would provide funding for the UW MIA Recovery Project. The Chair skipped over the bill
Greater Whitewater Committee: Urges voters to meet the faces behind the April ballot at their upcoming social networking event.
WHITEWATER—February 5, 2026—The Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC) will be hosting its annual meeting, immediately following will be a public event where community members can personally meet with their candidates for the upcoming April ballot. The event will be formatted as
Rep. Subeck, Sen. Johnson: Introduce SAFEGUARD Act to stop predatory reproductive health data use by Unregulated Pregnancy Centers
MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) and Sen. LaTonya Johnson (D-Milwaukee) introduced the Stopping Abuse, Fraud, and Exploitation by Governing Unauthorized Access to Reproductive Data (SAFEGUARD) Act. The SAFEGUARD Act would crack down on the predatory collection and sharing
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Cosponsors bill to redirect excessive ICE funding to local police
Legislation would help hire 200,000 local cops WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced she is cosponsoring the PUBLIC SAFETY Act to redirect almost $75 billion in funding passed in the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) from Immigration and
UW-Green Bay: A campus united by creativity: UW‑Green Bay invites the community to experience an all‑access musical premiere
Green Bay, Wis.— UW‑Green Bay Theatre & Dance invites the community to experience the debut workshop production of an original new musical, Dr. Bellboy and the Energy Vampire, on February 20-21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jean Weidner Theatre inside The Weidner.
Dept. of Workforce Development: Offers $1 million in Teacher Training and Recruitment Grants
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced $1 million in funding is available under the Teacher Training and Recruitment Grant program. The funding pays for costs of training and recruiting teachers in areas where teacher shortages
Supreme Court of Wisconsin: Provides update on February oral argument livestream
Madison, Wisconsin (February 5, 2026) – In an update to last month’s announcement, the Wisconsin Supreme Court confirmed that the February 10 and February 11 oral arguments will be livestreamed on the Wisconsin Court System homepage, giving the public a
Dairy Business Association: Members meet with lawmakers during Dairy Day at the Capitol
MADISON, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, held its annual Dairy Day at the Capitol event in Madison yesterday. DBA members, farmers, processors and other corporate professionals, gathered at the Wisconsin State Capitol to advocate
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance: Administrative actions January 2026
Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Wisconsin Veterans Museum “Portraits of Service” opens Feb. 6
Moving portraits and more – artifacts and firsthand accountsfrom 65 Wisconsin veterans MADISON, Wis. (February 5, 2026) – The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is debuting a powerful new exhibit, Portraits of Service: Wisconsin Warriors from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, opening Feb. 6, 2026.
Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association: The Frozen Road Period begins in Zones 4 and 5 Friday, February 6, 2026, at 12:01 AM CST
The Frozen Road Period begins in Zones 4 and 5 Friday, February 6, 2026, at 12:01 AM CST. The Frozen Road Period was already in effect in Zones 1 through 3. The frozen road law allows heavier loads for trucks carrying logs
Brennan campaign: Details plan to defend dur Democracy from Trump’s push for federal control
Milwaukee, Wis. — Democratic candidate for governor Joel Brennan today outlined a comprehensive Plan to Defend Our Democracy to safeguard Wisconsin’s elections in response to President Donald Trump’s call to “nationalize” elections and allow the federal government to take control of voting in
Dept. of Transportation: Frozen road law covers all zones in Wisconsin
Law increases weight limits for log haulers, transport of road salt/sand Effective Friday (Feb. 6) at 12:01 a.m., the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will declare highways are officially frozen statewide and the frozen road law is in effect across
A Better Wisconsin Together: Tom Tiffany cozies up to right-wing extremist group that wants to ban books, censor curriculum
MADISON, Wis. — Just days after an endorsement from Donald Trump, Republican Congressman and Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany is wasting no time courting even more support from right-wing extremists in his tumultuous bid to be Wisconsin’s next governor, this
Sen. Spreitzer: Madison’s failure to count ballots does not reduce voter rights
MADISON – Today, Wisconsin State Senator Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) released the following statement regarding recent arguments from the City of Madison in Ayodabo v. City of Madison, which attempt to argue that the city had less responsibility to voters whose