Madison, WI – Yesterday, the Wisconsin State Assembly held its first session of 2025 on a bill that would place voter ID requirements into the Wisconsin Constitution. Wisconsin already has a state statute requiring photo identification when voting. The bill puts this constitutional amendment on the April ballot for voters

MADISON, Wis. – Rep. Lori Palmeri (D-Oshkosh) issued a statement following the Wisconsin State Assembly vote on Assembly Joint Resolution 1, a proposal to duplicate the state’s existing voter ID law in the state constitution. The proposal, which passed the Legislature 55-45, will be placed on the ballot for voter

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced Harbor Assistance Program grants totaling more than $10 million for five harbor maintenance and construction projects in La Crosse, La Pointe, Marinette, Green Bay, and Manitowoc. Improvements will help strengthen supply chain reliability, support waterborne

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today joined U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), and Amtrak in celebrating the recent announcement of a $38.6 million federal grant to fund operating costs during the first six years of service for the Borealis train, the newest passenger rail service

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced former U.S. Representative Sean Duffy, nominee for Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT), in the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. As a member of the committee, Senator Baldwin also pressed former Rep. Duffy on the incoming Trump Administration’s commitment to… Please

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has released the 2022-2023 impact report for the Producer-Led Watershed Protection Grant Program (PLWPG), which shows that conservation practices among producer-led groups in the program rose by 43% from 2022 to 2023. These practices help reduce soil erosion

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Reeseville is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes replacing the watermain on Garfield St. and lead service lines in the village

MILWAUKEE — Veterans and their families looking to beat the winter doldrums — and gather valuable information on benefits and services — are invited to the third annual “Frost Fest” Jan. 25.  The event, noon to 3 p.m. at the War Memorial Center, 750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, will feature

Milwaukee — Jan. 15, 2025 —Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. welcomed its newest board member, Gisèle Yasmeen, on January 1.  Yasmeen is a global fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., providing nonpartisan research and analysis to policymakers. In her previous roles as associate vice president, international, at the University of Ottawa and senior

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages nature lovers to give to the Endangered Resources Fund on their Wisconsin income tax form. The fund has helped the DNR conserve hundreds of species in Wisconsin. Reasons To Give The Best of the Best: Wisconsin is home to some of the largest

Wisconsin has the worst achievement gap between white and Black students in the country, but a local school is working to make its mark and bridge those disparities. Statewide, only 10.5% of Black Wisconsin students are proficient in reading. At One City Schools on Madison’s southside however, newly released data

MILWAUKEE – Hupy and Abraham, S.C. proudly announces that Attorney JohnPiero Joyce has been identified as one of the Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Wisconsin. Attorney Joyce has been with the firm for almost three years and started off as a law clerk at Hupy and Abraham. The National Trial Lawyers

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has launched a digital education and outreach campaign highlighting the dangers of menthol in commercial tobacco products and focused on the impact that targeted marketing of these products has on certain communities. “Over generations, menthol in tobacco has had a catastrophic health impact

Contact: Christine Sinicki, info@mkedems.org Calls for the Protection of Hard Working Families and Just Immigration Reform Not Mass Deportations of our Neighbors The Democratic Party of Milwaukee County (DPMC) thanks Ald. Larresa Taylor for finally informing the public of ICE’s expansion plans.  We know that many immigrants are our neighbors and work

Contact: DNR Office of CommunicationsDNRPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks anglers to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species while fishing this winter. Even in harsh winter conditions, anglers can transport aquatic invasive species and fish diseases from one lake or river to another by emptying

For more information, contact:WisDOT Office of Public Affairs608-266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov Law increases weight limits for log haulers, transport of road salt/sand Effective Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 12:01 a.m., the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) declares highways are officially frozen statewide and the frozen road law will expand to include the entire

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