MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages residents to celebrate Food Waste Prevention Week, April 7-13, by using simple tips to keep food waste out of Wisconsin landfills while saving money. The DNR’s 2020-2021 statewide waste characterization study found that wasted food was the largest component of trash in

Bill would ensure people making more than $1 million can’t abuse loopholes to pay less in taxes than teachers, cops, and firefighters WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues introduced the Paying a Fair Share Act to ensure that millionaires pay higher tax rates than middle-class Americans by enacting

Complaint seeks federal investigation into secret gender transition policy The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), alongside Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and Parents Defending Education (PDE), filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) against the Milwaukee Public Schools

MILWAUKEE –  The following statement was issued today by Power Wisconsin Forward following the complex electric rate application filing by We Energies this week, which is still being reviewed by organizations and members of the public: The energy demands of data centers shouldn’t take precedence over what makes sense for Wisconsin and its

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Veterans Museum and the Wisconsin Historical Society, is hosting a Two Lights for Tomorrow ceremony at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Monday, April 14 at noon. This event is the kickoff of a week long commemoration recognized in

More than 2,000 children have been helped MILWAUKEE — Chorus Community Health Plans (CCHP), an affiliate of Children’s Wisconsin, announced its continued commitment to the cause of reducing homelessness and housing instability, and the health effects it brings by continuing its partnership with Milwaukee County Housing Services. CCHP is one of

Public comment period open through April 17 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on a variance to the Southern Region Planning Group Master Plan. The proposed variance would designate nonmotorized trails at Vernon Wildlife Area and Bloomfield State Habitat Area.   As described in

April Law of the Month: Work zone safety Construction season is approaching, which means crews will soon be out fixing and building our roads and bridges. Drivers have one of the biggest roles in keeping work zones safe for construction crews. The Wisconsin State Patrol’s April Law of the Month

MADISON, Wis. – With hundreds of thousands of visitors expected to attend the upcoming Draft in Green Bay, it is possible that those attending the event and spending time in the surrounding areas will be targeted by identity thieves hoping to steal private information. Any travel, but especially travel to

MADISON, Wis. – As spring arrives, so do seasonal allergies, which impact one in five kids in the United States.  Many kids start getting symptoms like sneezing, watery or itching eyes, runny nose and sniffling as the weather warms up. These symptoms are triggered when their immune system overreacts to something

Approval of the Supreme Court rises to 54%, highest since March 2022, but partisan differences on opinions of the Court and what motivates justices remain strong Please note: Complete Poll results and methodology information can be found online at law.marquette.edu/poll MILWAUKEE – A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds

EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. –  Today, the campaign to elect Rebecca Cooke in Wisconsin’s competitive Third Congressional District announced raising over $1,000,000 in less than three weeks’ time. Since launching the campaign on March 11, over 15,000 individual donors with an average contribution of less than $100 have put their hard-earned dollars behind

WATCH: Senator Baldwin delivers remarks ahead of Trump tariff announcement WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s plan to impose reciprocal tariffs and 10% minimum across the board tariffs that promise to raise costs on Wisconsin businesses and consumers. “Donald

Coming off the heels of last night’s election results, where Wisconsin voters resoundingly rejected Elon Musk’s attempt to buy a state Supreme Court seat and Democrats won down the ballot and Florida Democrats historically overperformed in some of the reddest districts in the country, the DNC hosted a press call

WASHINGTON — Rep. Tony Wied (WI-08) released the following statement today after President Trump’s announcement of new tariffs on U.S. imports. “President Trump has made it clear with these reciprocal tariffs that we will no longer allow other countries to take advantage of us. His goal is simple: to bring

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced an investigation into Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) for its alleged work to censor and provide artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including surveillance software, for the Chinese Communist…

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WISCONSIN – Following yesterday’s April 1st Spring elections where the election process ran smoothly despite some challenges from Mother Nature and the voters passed the Voter ID constitutional amendment, members of the Democracy Defense Project Wisconsin board, including former Attorney General JB Van Hollen, Former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, Former U.S.

MADISON, Wis. — In yesterday’s April 1st Spring Election, the majority of WisGOP Farm Team candidates were victorious in their local races. This was the fifth year of the Republican Party of Wisconsin’s Farm Team Initiative​​​​​. “I am grateful for all of the hard work our team of candidates, grassroots activists, and staff

MILWAUKEE — The Institute for Women’s Leadership at Marquette University will host a panel discussion to celebrate women leading community-level change as part of the fourth annual IWL Gala on Thursday, April 10, in the Alumni Memorial Union, 1442 W. Wisconsin Ave.   Dr. Lezlie Knox, chair and associate professor of