Milwaukee County Exec Crowley: Statement on Trump administration’s correspondence to rescind FoodShare benefits
MILWAUKEE – County Executive David Crowley released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s letter directing Governor Tony Evers to return November FoodShare payments to the federal government: “In compliance with the court order requiring the Trump administration to
Gov. Evers: Responds to Trump administration correspondence suggesting Wisconsin should return FoodShare payments
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today responded to new correspondence from the Trump Administration suggesting Wisconsin should return FoodShare payments to the federal government. Wisconsin and other states received the guidance after Gov. Evers and the Evers Administration led a coalition of states
Gov. Evers: Administration leads coalition urging court to reject last-ditch Trump administration effort to yank newly restored SNAP payments
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov States urge court to enforce directive requiring Trump Administration to ensure federal resources are available to pay November SNAP payments in full as required by court order MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and the Evers Administration led a coalition of states and governors in filing a new letter before the 1st U.S.
Gov. Evers: Slams Trump Administration for last-ditch effort to yank newly restored FoodShare funding from nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Governor blasts ‘pathetic’ last-minute plea by the Trump Administration begging the U.S. Supreme Court not to force them to feed hungry kids, families, and seniors As Trump Administration doubles down on its fight to prevent thousands of Wisconsinites from accessing basic food and groceries, Gov.
Wisconsin Transparency Project: Court rules Town of Palmyra violated Open Meetings Law five times
Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge William V. Gruber has ruled that Town of Palmyra Board members violated Wisconsin’s Open Meetings Law on five occasions, in a case brought by local resident and former board member Weenonah Brattset. The judge’s ruling
City of Beloit: Seeks to ‘Re-VITAL-ize’ local highways
Civic leaders, elected officials, stakeholders highlight corridor conditions, community impacts (BELOIT, WI) – Today, Beloit’s city manager, Jerry Gabrielatos, was joined by community leaders and stakeholders to spotlight the need to revitalize the city’s aging roadways. The event, part of
Berge campaign: Stands with local leaders as Congressman Van Orden lies and avoids accountability
Eau Claire, WI — Following Rep. Van Orden’s attack against La Crosse officials, Congressional candidate Emily Berge released the following statement. “Wisconsinites deserve a politics of collaboration and politicians who are working to better the lives of their constituents. We
U.S. Sen. Johnson: Holds hearing entitled “Assessing the Damage Done by Obamacare”
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, held a hearing entitled “Assessing the Damage Done by Obamacare.” The Subcommittee heard from four witnesses who discussed Obamacare’s failures to lower costs and meet coverage goals.
Sen. Drake: Praises Governor Evers on releasing November SNAP benefits following multiple lawsuits against the Trump Administration
MILWAUKEE, WI- Today the Governor Evers announced his administration will immediately deliver full November benefits for those on FoodShare after a court directed President Trump to fund the payments. Senator Dora Drake has released the following statement. “Food and potential starvation
Rep. Sheehan: Introduces bills as part of the Strengthening Local Communities bill package
MADISON, Wis – On Tuesday, November 4th, Representative Joe Sheehan (D- Sheboygan), along with his Democratic colleagues in the Assembly and Senate, announced the Strengthening Local Communities bill package. This legislation gives communities more localized control over their economies. It
Dept. of Natural Resources: Wisconsin NRB/DATCP joint meeting Nov. 13
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB), in conjunction with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Board, will convene for a joint meeting. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13 in
Dept. of Corrections: Health information shared in error
Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) learned Sept. 16 that the agency had impermissibly released protected health information of 1,723 persons in our care and individuals who discharged from DOC in response to a public records request.
Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul and multistate coalition call on FCC to publish delayed rule on multilingual emergency alerts
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to publish a delayed rule that would expand language access for government emergency alerts sent to cell phones. The rule was adopted by
Rep. Novak, Sen. Marklein: Introduce bill to require schools to serve butter
Madison – Representative Todd Novak (R-Dodgeville) and Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) introduced the Butter in Our Schools Act to prohibit schools from serving margarine instead of butter. Wisconsin proudly touts the nickname “The Dairy State” with a long history of
Protect Our Care Wisconsin: Statement: Speaker Johnson to families reeling from the GOP health care crisis: “I am going to let this process play out”
Washington, D.C. – Today, Speaker Mike Johnson doubled down on continuing the GOP health care crisis and shutdown, saying he would rather “let the process play out” than work with Democrats to negotiate a budget that protects hard-working families’ health