We evaluated the telework and space management practices of 39 executive branch agencies (report 23-22) and all 14 University of Wisconsin (UW) institutions (report 23-23) in 2023. We also assessed risk management practices for information technology (IT) at 10 agencies and 5 UW institutions. We found that the telework policies of most agencies

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the villages of Theresa, Bloomington, Livingston and Plain are applicants for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve their respective public drinking water systems. These projects are all located in the south-central region and include: Activities

Today, Tara Johnson, Democrat running for Wisconsin’s third congressional district, announced eleven new endorsements from La Crosse County Board Supervisors. These current and former members of the La Crosse County Board had a front row seat to Johnson’s tireless work on the Board for 20 years and as Chair for 9 years,

Madison, WI – Ty Bodden (R-Stockbridge) expresses gratitude to the bipartisan coalition of Wisconsin Congressional leaders for advocating on behalf of Sturgeon Spearers and Wisconsin’s sporting traditions.  Congressman Mike Gallagher led the effort in drafting the letter sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on December 7th, urging that

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today commended the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority (WHEFA) for another successful year assisting Wisconsin nonprofit organizations. “Supporting nonprofit organizations in all 72 counties has been a priority for our administration since Day One, and we are celebrating another successful year thanks to our partners

The City of Madison was awarded 6.3 million dollars in federal funding from the US Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant to fund Forward to Vision Zero: Safe System for Vulnerable Roadway Users projects. The award comes from funding established under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

MADISON, WI ‒ The State Bar of Wisconsin is excited to be working with Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Audrey K. Skwierawski in her new role as Director of State Courts, effective Dec. 31, 2023.   “The State Bar has always maintained a positive working relationship with the Director of State Courts and that’s

At Wednesday evening’s Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting, the Regents voted to approve an agreement between the Universities of Wisconsin and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.  The agreement will see the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER) approve the University of Wisconsin pay plan, which was approved by

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party released the below statement after Hong Kong authorities placed bounties on five pro-democracy activists heads, including an American citizen. “Last night, CCP-controlled authorities

[Madison, WI] –  WISDOM, Milwaukee Inner City Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH) and Milwaukee Turners host End the Lockdowns and Justice Reinvestment Community Forum on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Turner Hall, 1034 Vel R. Phillips Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53203. Join us to meet Milwaukee elected officials,

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Democratic Party Chair of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court taking up the Fifth Circuit’s decision on mifepristone—a safe and effective medication prescribed by doctors to administer more than half of the abortions in the United States and manage miscarriages: “Make

MADISON, Wis. – The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents is scheduled to meet later today and take action on the proposed ultimatum from Speaker Vos and Legislative Republicans. Senate Democrats released the following joint statement:  “Let’s not lose sight of the false choices that brought us here. Republicans approved

MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents is set to meet to vote again on the proposed deal from Speaker Vos and Legislative Republicans. Assembly Democrats released the following joint statement:  “Speaker Vos and Legislative Republicans, in a blatant power grab, have held up pay raises for

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), today announced $414.4 million has been allocated for financial assistance through the Clean Water Fund Program to 84 municipalities to improve their wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. The funding will help municipalities across the state construct needed water infrastructure, including

MADISON, WI… Legislation aimed at preventing human trafficking and other illegal activity in strip clubs cleared an Assembly committee unanimously today, helping to protect women from becoming victims of sex slavery. Sen. André Jacque, co-author of the Human Trafficking Prevention Act along with Rep. Ty Bodden, said Wisconsin has been considered the

The ACLU of Wisconsin today filed records requests with six school districts – Menomonee Falls, Howard-Suamico, Waukesha, Elmbrook, Elkhorn, and Kenosha Unified school districts – seeking information about the decision to ban books from school libraries.  School officials have removed books in these six districts in response to pressure campaigns

MADISON – Today, legislative Republicans in the State Senate held a public hearing on two bills that would harm transgender and nonbinary youth. The Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus submitted the attached testimony in opposition to Senate Bill 377/Assembly Bill 378 and Senate Bill 378/Assembly Bill 377. The Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus

MADISON, WI –  After attending the White House State Legislative Convening on Gun Violence Prevention in Washington, D.C, Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement:   “I would like to thank the White House for gathering together state legislators of diverse personal and geographic backgrounds to discuss common-sense gun legislation that is

MADISON – Today, the United States Supreme Court announced it would hear a Biden Administration appeal in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, the ongoing federal lawsuit over the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, the drug most commonly used in medication abortions. A recent Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

The Wisconsin Transportation Projects Commission (TPC) today voted to advance two major highway projects that offer significant safety improvements along heavily used freight corridors critical to agricultural economies. The projects – along US 18/151 from Madison to Dodgeville and US 151 from Columbus to Waupun – received unanimous votes from