Gov. Evers: Slams Republicans for gutting comprehensive workforce plan and failing to address state’s generational workforce challenges, prevent child care industry’s collapse

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed the GOP-amended September 2023 Special Session Senate Bill 1 in its entirety and slammed Republicans in the Wisconsin State Legislature for failing to seriously and meaningfully address one of the state’s most pressing challenges—a shrinking workforce that has plagued Wisconsin for a decade. Gov. Eve…

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Announces mobile office hours

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced that his staff will be available for mobile office hours at the times and locations listed below. These office hours give constituents the opportunity to meet with Sen. Johnson’s staff to request assistance

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Awards brownfield grant to Cuba City

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department has awarded brownfield assessment services to Cuba City to assist with the investigation of potential environmental contamination at the site of a former dry cleaner. The award is from the DNR’s Wisconsin Assessment Monies program, which provides contractor

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Biden-Harris Campaign: To air ads during Lions vs. Packers Thanksgiving game

Tomorrow, Biden-Harris 2024 is running ads in Detroit, Michigan and Milwaukee, Wisconsin highlighting President Biden’s commitment to lowering costs and strengthening America’s middle class around the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers’ Thanksgiving game.  “Never Left” and “Finally” will air around the Thanksgiving Day Lions vs. Packers matchup in the

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U.S. Rep. Fitzgerald: Leads House delegation in 2nd annual remembrance of Waukesha Christmas Parade victims

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued a statement after re-introducing a bipartisan House Resolution, signed by the entire Wisconsin House delegation, honoring the victims of the devastating attack on the Waukesha Christmas Parade in 2021. Congressman Fitzgerald also attended the unveiling of the Parade Memorial on Main Street and

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MKE Works Inc.: To state Senate: The Brewers aren’t leaving 

Milwaukee, WI – The stadium subsidy debate is premised on a fallacy – that the Brewers will pick up and leave town if the Legislature doesn’t buckle to their extortionary demands. This fallacy was reiterated by Senator Feyen on UpFront this weekend, “It’s great that the Brewers are willing to

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U.S. Sens. Baldwin, Kaine, Van Hollen: Lead colleagues in calling for immediate steps to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and protect civilians

WASHINGTON, D.C – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) led their colleagues in urging President Biden to work with Israel and international partners to implement a plan that will protect innocent civilian life in Gaza, deliver sustained humanitarian aid, and work toward the

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment for environmental review of the Village of Mattoon and City of New Holstein Safe Drinking Water Loan Program projects

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of New Holstein and the village of Mattoon are applicants for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve their respective public drinking water systems. New Holstein is planning to replace watermains on Wisconsin

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Reps. Clancy, Ratcliff: Transgender Parent and Non-Binary Advocacy Caucus honors transgender community on Trans Remembrance Day

(MADISON) – Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual observance, begun in 1999, as a vigil to honor Rita Hester, a transgender woman killed in 1998. On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, Co-Chair Representative Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove), released the following statement: “Today, we honor the memory of transgender people

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Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul joins CFPB and 10 states in securing an order requiring prehired to provide students more than $30 million in relief for allegedly illegal student lending practices

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul along with 10 states and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced today that Prehired will provide more than $30 million in relief to student borrowers, for allegedly making false promises of job placement, trapping students with income share loans that violated the

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The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party: Gallagher leads letter to congressional leadership seeking support as Chinese military aggression mounts

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and six other members of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to congressional leadership Sunday, arguing that Congress must match its funding priorities to the nation’s most pressing national security priority– deterring the Chinese Communist Party. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-VA),

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Gov. Evers: Slams Republicans for gutting comprehensive workforce plan and failing to address state’s generational workforce challenges, prevent child care industry’s collapse

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed the GOP-amended September 2023 Special Session Senate Bill 1 in its entirety and slammed Republicans in the Wisconsin State Legislature for failing to seriously and meaningfully address one of the state’s most pressing challenges—a shrinking workforce that has plagued Wisconsin for a decade. Gov. Eve… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t

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Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Awards more than $474,000 in veterans mental health grants to organizations across Wisconsin

MADISON—The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) today announced 7 organizations are receiving $474,407 from two Veteran Mental Health grant programs that will directly subsidize mental health care for Wisconsin veterans. These grants are part of Governor Tony Evers’ $10 million investment in veteran services, funded through the American Rescue Plan

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Announces mobile office hours

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced that his staff will be available for mobile office hours at the times and locations listed below. These office hours give constituents the opportunity to meet with Sen. Johnson’s staff to request assistance with a federal agency or other federal matters. Note: Staff-led mobile

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