Dept. of Natural Resources: Natural Resources Board Honor awarded to Shaili Pfeiffer
Rebecca Wallace Memorial Award honors excellence in environmental work MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced Shaili Pfeiffer, Natural Resources Staff Specialist in the Water Use Section, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Rebecca Wallace Award.
Dept. of Corrections: Holds first friends and family forum
Meeting is first in series of efforts to continue engaging family in rehabilitation WAUPUN, Wis. – Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary Jared Hoy along with much of the agency’s leadership team met with more than 40 friends and family members of
WED PM Update: Natural Resources Board allows agency to start new process to establish PFAS groundwater standards
From WisPolitics … — The Natural Resources Board voted today to let the agency start a new rulemaking effort to establish PFAS groundwater standards. The action comes after a previous groundwater rule stalled in the GOP-led Legislature. The Department of
Dept. of Justice: Attorney General Kaul warns 9 phone providers over Robocall traffic
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul and the 51 Democratic and Republican Attorneys General of the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force notified nine voice service providers that they may be violating state and federal laws by continuing to route
U.S. Rep. Tiffany: Wolf delisting bill clears House Natural Resources Committee
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s (CO-04) legislation to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List and ensure that action is not subject to judicial review passed out of the House Natural Resources
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Leads senators demanding answers from Trump admin on cuts to partnership that boosts American manufacturing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) are demanding answers from the Trump Administration on its decision to take away funding that has long helped boost domestic manufacturing and created thousands of jobs. The Manufacturing Extension
U.S. Rep. Wied: Co-sponsors bi-partisan Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
WASHINGTON — Rep. Tony Wied (R-WI) recently co-sponsored the bi-partisan Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, introduced by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL). This bill aims to provide training and equipment to medical staff in rural healthcare facilities, ensuring readiness for emergency obstetric services
Gov. Evers: And WEDC announce Memorandum of Understanding Between Wisconsin and Hessen to promote increased collaboration on trade, entrepreneurship, and innovation
MADISON — On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Wisconsin-Hessen sister-state partnership, Gov. Tony Evers today announced that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and Hessen Trade and Invest (HTAI), which represents all Hessen-based economic development organizations at the state level, have
Opportunity Wisconsin: House of Representatives set to move on budget resolution that includes cuts to key programs and gives Trump a green light to keep tariffs in place
MADISON, Wis. – This afternoon, the House of Representatives is set to vote on a rule and budget resolution which not only could force steep cuts to programs like Medicaid, SNAP, and more, it also eliminates the power of Congress
Sen. Nass: Deceit, deception and ROFR lives
Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued the following statement regarding the death of Assembly Bill 25, the Right of First Refusal Bill (ROFR) and the introduction of the Wisconsin Energy Reform Act, the new ROFR legislation: “The ability of politicians to
Rep. Penterman: Announces listening sessions
MADISON, WI – State Representative William Penterman (R–Hustisford) will host in-district listening sessions on Saturday, May 3rd, as the legislature continues work on the next biennial budget. These sessions are an opportunity for constituents to share concerns and offer direct input
Rep. Knodl: Responds to release of “Wisconsin Energy Reform Act”
Madison, WI — The “Wisconsin Energy Reform Act” (WERA) just dropped, and with it comes a heavy dose of confusion, constitutional questions, and—surprise!—political silence from Governor Tony Evers. Let’s not dance around it: is Governor Evers backing this thing or not?
Dept. of Public Instruction: Pushes back against USDE certification request
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today expressed serious concerns with a request from the U.S. Department of Education seeking certification of Wisconsin’s compliance with the current administration’s interpretation of federal laws – a step the federal agency claims is
Rep. Goeben: ROFR by any other name
Madison – Rep. Joy Goeben (R-Hobart) shared her thoughts regarding the second edition of the Right of First Refusal (ROFR) bill, aka Wisconsin Energy Reform Act (WERA): “You can put lipstick on a pig, dress it up, and call it anything you
Capitol Chats: LFB Director Lang says evaluating tariffs’ impact will be ‘critical’ to state budget
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, longtime Legislative Fiscal Bureau Director Bob Lang discusses the bureau’s role in the budget process and says accurately evaluating the impact of tariffs on revenue estimates will be “critical.”