States United Democracy Center, Protect Democracy and Law Forward: Report update details acceleration of state legislative election subversion trend; analyzes other continued anti-democracy trends ahead of 2022

Washington, D.C.—Today, the States United Democracy Center, Protect Democracy, and Law Forward released an August update and trend analysis to the 2022 volume of their report A Democracy Crisis in the Making: How State Legislatures are Politicizing, Criminalizing, and Interfering

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Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin: Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin, Winnebago County’s District Attorney’s Office, and the Wisconsin Department of Justice collaborate to “map” a victims’ journeys in the criminal justice process

[MADISON, WI] – The Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin team is partnering with the Winnebago County District Attorney’s Office and the Wisconsin Department of Justice to conduct a “mapping exercise” on how Wisconsin’s constitutional amendment regarding crime victims’ rights, known as

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Announces changes to 2022 hunting season

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the 2022 combined Wisconsin Hunting Regulations pamphlet is now available online and will soon be available at license agents and open service centers around the state. As in previous years, the combined regulations pamphlet brings season dates, shooting

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Dept. of Military Affairs: Patching ceremony welcomes deploying Soldiers to 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. – The Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB) headquarters conducted a patching ceremony to officially induct volunteers from outside of the 157th into the brigade for their upcoming mobilization. The headquarters company will mobilize this fall in support of Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn

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WisDOT: Ice Age Trail Alliance requests new Wisconsin DMV license plate

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) received an application from Ice Age Trail Alliance requesting a new specialty license plate. The Ice Age Trail Alliance (iceagetrail.org) is a non-profit organization that aims to conserve, maintain and promote the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. The trail

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UW-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs: La Follette School’s fall events to address Wisconsinites’ concerns leading up to November elections

MADISON – This fall, the UW–Madison La Follette School will host a number of events that will examine critical issues facing voters as the November elections approach. The La Follette School’s fall 2022 Journalist in Residence, Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight, will give a public talk and will visit with students and

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Dept. of Workforce Development: DWD Receives Community, Economic, and Workforce Research 2022 Award

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development’s Office of Economic Advisors received the Community, Economic, and Workforce Research 2022 Award for Best Regional Resilience from The Council for Community and Economic Research. DWD economists received the award for research and data analysis supporting business, economic, and workforce development activities at

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Main Street Alliance: Student loan relief will support entrepreneurship

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On President Biden’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act, Main Street Alliance/Main Street Action Executive Director Chanda Causer had this to say: “The decision by the Biden Administration to extend the moratorium on payments will help our small businesses continue to recover from the economic toll of the pandemic.

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States United Democracy Center, Protect Democracy and Law Forward: Report update details acceleration of state legislative election subversion trend; analyzes other continued anti-democracy trends ahead of 2022

Washington, D.C.—Today, the States United Democracy Center, Protect Democracy, and Law Forward released an August update and trend analysis to the 2022 volume of their report A Democracy Crisis in the Making: How State Legislatures are Politicizing, Criminalizing, and Interfering with Elections, which analyzes the nationwide trend of partisan state

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Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin: Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin, Winnebago County’s District Attorney’s Office, and the Wisconsin Department of Justice collaborate to “map” a victims’ journeys in the criminal justice process

[MADISON, WI] – The Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin team is partnering with the Winnebago County District Attorney’s Office and the Wisconsin Department of Justice to conduct a “mapping exercise” on how Wisconsin’s constitutional amendment regarding crime victims’ rights, known as Marsy’s Law, directly impacts the criminal justice process for survivors.

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Sen. Johnson reveals new whistleblower allegations about FBI undermining Hunter Biden investigation

OSHKOSH – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to Department of Justice Inspector General (DOJ IG) Michael Horowitz revealing new whistleblower allegations relating to the FBI’s handling of Hunter Biden’s laptop.  The senator wrote, “Recently, my office heard from

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Announces changes to 2022 hunting season

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the 2022 combined Wisconsin Hunting Regulations pamphlet is now available online and will soon be available at license agents and open service centers around the state. As in previous years, the combined regulations pamphlet brings season dates, shooting hours and regulations together in one convenient document. The 2022 Wisconsin

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Democratic Governors Association: WATCH: DGA-backed group launches TV ad slamming Tim Michels’ radical plan to ban abortion without exceptions

The DGA-backed Alliance for Common Sense is launching a new TV ad to hold Tim Michels responsible for his backwards plan to ban abortion without exceptions for rape and incest and throw reproductive health care providers in jail. Watch the 30-second ad, “1849,” here.  The ad exposes Michels’ comments that he supports an

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Marklein campaign: Senator Howard Marklein endorsed by nine major agricultural organizations

Volunteers for Agriculture (Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation) Dairy Business Association Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association Wisconsin Pork Association Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association Wisconsin Dairy Alliance Venture Dairy Coop Wisconsin Corn Growers Association Lancaster, WI – State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) today announced that he has

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