Representative Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) issued the following statement regarding her appointment to continue serving as a member of the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) for the 2023-2024 legislative session: “I want to thank Speaker Robin Vos for placing his trust in me to continue serving on the Joint Committee

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) caught 202,300 spongy moths (formerly named gypsy moth) in 10,044 traps this summer as part of the federal Slow the Spread of the Spongy Moth Program. “Wisconsin weather trends have allowed the spongy moth population to grow over the last

On behalf of School Choice Wisconsin Action, Inc. (SCWA), Catholic Memorial High School of Waukesha, Inc., and Roncalli Catholic Schools, Inc., the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and Superintendent of Public Instruction, Jill Underly. The suit challenges several of

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the “incidental taking” of a rare lizard and turtle, which may result from the Bourbon Ridge Development. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does not put the

The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS) is pleased to announce that all the funds for the 2021 Wisconsin Act 109 Digital Mapping of School Buildings 2022 grant program have been awarded. 96 schools/districts, found here, have been awarded reimbursement for critical incident mapping data through the

Been good all year?  Santa wants to hear from you! Mayor Cory Mason and The North Pole Express have come together to ensure City of Racine residents can get their list to Santa on time this year!  The red North Pole Express Delivery mailbox will be located outside of City

Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released its 2022 Municipal Equality Index (MEI). The MEI is the only nationwide assessment of LGBTQ+ inclusion in municipal law, policy, and services; more than 500 cities nationwide are rated. For the first time, the City of Racine has achieved a perfect score of

Today, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced the county will award $7,896,801 to help bring six affordable housing projects to reality. The projects will receive dollars from the Dane County Affordable Housing Development Fund. This funding will be used to create 557 new affordable housing units, including 318 units in

Taylor County Sheriff Larry Woebbeking is now added to the list of county sheriffs who endorse Justice Daniel Kelly in the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court. “Now is not the time to allow judicial activists to control our Wisconsin Supreme Court. Wisconsin needs a constitutional conservative like Justice Daniel Kelly

How best to support service members and their families dominated discussion when First Lady Jill Biden hosted National Guardsmen, spouses and children at the White House Nov. 28. “For many Americans, our National Guard and their families are the only service members that civilians might know,” Biden said in a

Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applicants for appointment as register of deeds in Adams County. The appointment will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Jodi M. Helgeson on Jan. 13, 2023. The new register of deeds will serve for the remainder of the unexpired

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement celebrating the passage of the historic Respect for Marriage Act in the U.S. Senate: “Today, finally, Wisconsin celebrates a monumental step towards codification of marriage equality in the United States. Our great Senator Tammy Baldwin led the charge on this historic

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement following the Senate vote, 61-36, to pass the Respect for Marriage Act. “Today, an overwhelming majority of Senators stepped up to protect the freedoms and rights of millions of Americans in same-sex and interracial marriages. I’m proud to have worked across the

Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act, bringing us one step closer to codifying same-sex marriage at a federal level.  Below are statements from A Better Wisconsin Together Executive Director Chris Walloch: “We knew when conservative leaders refused to protect abortion access this year, that marriage equality

This weekend, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) joined Sean Duffy on Sunday Morning Futures to discuss the Chinese Communist Party’s oppressive lockdowns and the urgent need to ban TikTok. Click HERE to watch the full interview, or read highlights of the conversation below. On the Chinese Communist Party’s oppressive regime: “[The Chinese Communist

Green Bay Running Back Aaron Jones, his brother Alvin Jones, Jr. and their A&A All The Way Foundation hosted their annual gala on Nov. 18 at the Automobile Gallery and Event Center in Green Bay, WI. At the event, they surprised one family with an Eterneva diamond.  Jones gifted the

Today DeWitt LLP announced its partner Christopher M. Scherer was recently elected by the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) to serve on its international Programme Committee and was also elected as Treasurer of AIPPI-US. Scherer is Co-chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group and is

This week, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway will lead a 20-person delegation from Madison, WI to its sister city Kanifing, The Gambia. This trip is coordinated by the Mayor’s Office, Office of State Representative Samba Baldeh, the Madison-Kanifing Sister City group and partners in The Gambia, including Kanifing Municipal Council, Banjul City

In light of the recent announcement from the University of Wisconsin System that the UW-Platteville Richland Campus will close next fall, County Executive Josh Schoemann would like to provide an update on the status of the UWM-Washington County Campus Task Force he created in May of 2021. Demographic trends on

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small recently announced that USDA will host a Tribal consultation on Thursday, December 15, 2022, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET. Tribal leaders and their proxies are invited to give input on new funding authorities under the Inflation