In these first four months of 2023, there are two important election dates: Tuesday, February 21st and Tuesday, April 4th. Make a note on your calendar (paper, like mine, or online) and prepare now to be ready to vote in these upcoming, important
MILWAUKEE – A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds that 47% of adults approve of the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing, while 53% disapprove. Approval of the Court has been rising from a recent low point
The Wisconsin Counties Association, the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, and the Wisconsin Towns Association have been working closely with state leaders to craft a proposal that would provide one cent of the state’s five-cent sales tax to increase aid that
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi today released the following statement in response to a Forbes report that TikTok and ByteDance employees can utilize a secret tool that can make any video go viral. “TikTok’s ‘heating’ policy is exactly the kind
MADISON – The State Bar of Wisconsin issued a statement regarding the staffing and funding issues faced in Wisconsin District Attorney offices, in the State Public Defenders office, and private attorney pay for assigned cases. The joint statement comes from Margaret
MADISON – Today, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) stood alongside Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) and her Democratic colleagues as they announced legislation that would place an advisory referendum on the ballot during the spring election in April of 2024 that read,
MADISON, Wis. – As part of comprehensive school safety training, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS) is now offering training to all Wisconsin schools on the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) and Standard Reunification Method (SRM)
During its twelfth annual Renewable Energy Summit, RENEW Wisconsin, with presenting sponsors greenpenny and Invenergy, will honor individuals and businesses who have made significant and lasting advances in clean energy development in Wisconsin. The Summit will take place Thursday, January
MADISON, WI – AARP Wisconsin invites eligible organizations and governments across the state to apply for the 2023 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 15. These grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the
MADISON, Wis. – Looking for a self-directed project this semester that can lead to prizes, mentoring and live connections to the business world? The 20th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest will accept entries online for the 2023 competition until
MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) and Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) introduced LRB 1541-2, a resolution to place a question on the ballot asking voters, “Shall Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law be repealed and the constitutional rights guaranteed under Roe v.
WISCONSIN- Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) calls on people to support the urgent need to add an advisory referendum to the April ballot to repeal Wisconsin’s dangerous criminal abortion ban. Statement from Tanya Atkinson, president of Planned Parenthood Advocates of WI “Wisconsin
De Pere, Wis.: St. Norbert College will hold a State of the Economy event on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. in Fort Howard Theater of the F.K. Bemis International Center on the St. Norbert campus. Scones
Demonstrating the value the National Guard brings to local communities, a Wisconsin Army National Guard helicopter crew recently took part in a collaborative first responder search and rescue training exercise in southern Lincoln County. According to Maj. Don Graham, commander
STORY TOPICS – White house – State supreme court race – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Labor – Law and order – Manufacturing – Military
WISCONSIN—January, 20,2023—The following is a statement from Tanya Atkinson, president of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin on the 50th Anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade Decision. “As we embark on the 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade, we are reminded of
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers out for the early inland trout season to help protect our streams from aquatic invasive species. Some fishing streams may contain invasive species, and if care is not taken, those
This week my Republican colleagues held a vote on a hasty, last-minute resolution to put an advisory referendum on the ballot asking Wisconsinites about current law. NOT, of course, the current law in our state that drew overwhelming concern from
Madison, Wis. – Secretary Blumenfeld today announced that the Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance program (WERA), funded by the Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program through the U.S. Department of Treasury, will close applications on January 31, 2023, due to low remaining funds. Housing
MILWAUKEE, WI — Civil legal aid attorney and candidate for Milwaukee Municipal Court Judge Molly Gena today announced a slate of current and former judges who are endorsing her campaign for the Branch two seat. The judges who have endorsed
In these first four months of 2023, there are two important election dates: Tuesday, February 21st and Tuesday, April 4th. Make a note on your calendar (paper, like mine, or online) and prepare now to be ready to vote in these upcoming, important statewide and local elections. Here are things you can take
MILWAUKEE – A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds that 47% of adults approve of the job the U.S. Supreme Court is doing, while 53% disapprove. Approval of the Court has been rising from a recent low point of 38% in July 2022, although it remains well below
The Wisconsin Counties Association, the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, and the Wisconsin Towns Association have been working closely with state leaders to craft a proposal that would provide one cent of the state’s five-cent sales tax to increase aid that goes to Wisconsin local governments. In his 2023 State of
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi today released the following statement in response to a Forbes report that TikTok and ByteDance employees can utilize a secret tool that can make any video go viral. “TikTok’s ‘heating’ policy is exactly the kind of mechanism that could allow the Chinese Communist Party to
MADISON – The State Bar of Wisconsin issued a statement regarding the staffing and funding issues faced in Wisconsin District Attorney offices, in the State Public Defenders office, and private attorney pay for assigned cases. The joint statement comes from Margaret W. Hickey (Milwaukee), President; Dean R. Dietrich, (Wausau), President-Elect; and
MADISON – Today, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) stood alongside Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) and her Democratic colleagues as they announced legislation that would place an advisory referendum on the ballot during the spring election in April of 2024 that read, “shall Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law be repealed and the constitutional
MADISON, Wis. – As part of comprehensive school safety training, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS) is now offering training to all Wisconsin schools on the Standard Response Protocol (SRP) and Standard Reunification Method (SRM) during a school crisis response. The procedures taught in this
During its twelfth annual Renewable Energy Summit, RENEW Wisconsin, with presenting sponsors greenpenny and Invenergy, will honor individuals and businesses who have made significant and lasting advances in clean energy development in Wisconsin. The Summit will take place Thursday, January 26, 2023, at Monona Terrace in Madison. RENEW’s 2023 Summit, titled
MADISON, WI – AARP Wisconsin invites eligible organizations and governments across the state to apply for the 2023 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 15. These grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public spaces, transportation, housing, civic engagement, diversity
MADISON, Wis. – Looking for a self-directed project this semester that can lead to prizes, mentoring and live connections to the business world? The 20th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest will accept entries online for the 2023 competition until 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31. The contest is designed to
MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) and Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) introduced LRB 1541-2, a resolution to place a question on the ballot asking voters, “Shall Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law be repealed and the constitutional rights guaranteed under Roe v. Wade be restored?” The legislators and their Democratic colleagues held a
WISCONSIN- Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) calls on people to support the urgent need to add an advisory referendum to the April ballot to repeal Wisconsin’s dangerous criminal abortion ban. Statement from Tanya Atkinson, president of Planned Parenthood Advocates of WI “Wisconsin is facing a medical emergency that warrants direct action from
De Pere, Wis.: St. Norbert College will hold a State of the Economy event on Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. in Fort Howard Theater of the F.K. Bemis International Center on the St. Norbert campus. Scones and coffee will be served at 7:45 a.m. The free
Demonstrating the value the National Guard brings to local communities, a Wisconsin Army National Guard helicopter crew recently took part in a collaborative first responder search and rescue training exercise in southern Lincoln County. According to Maj. Don Graham, commander of the West Bend, Wisconsin-based Army Aviation Support Facility #1,
STORY TOPICS – White house – State supreme court race – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Labor – Law and order – Manufacturing – Military – Non-profits – Public health and safety – Race relations
WISCONSIN—January, 20,2023—The following is a statement from Tanya Atkinson, president of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin on the 50th Anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade Decision. “As we embark on the 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade, we are reminded of its significance and what has been lost. This year’s anniversary
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers out for the early inland trout season to help protect our streams from aquatic invasive species. Some fishing streams may contain invasive species, and if care is not taken, those species can accidentally be transferred to another. New Zealand mudsnails
This week my Republican colleagues held a vote on a hasty, last-minute resolution to put an advisory referendum on the ballot asking Wisconsinites about current law. NOT, of course, the current law in our state that drew overwhelming concern from voters last fall. I was proud to join Governor Evers
Madison, Wis. – Secretary Blumenfeld today announced that the Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance program (WERA), funded by the Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program through the U.S. Department of Treasury, will close applications on January 31, 2023, due to low remaining funds. Housing stability services will continue even after rental benefit funds are
MILWAUKEE, WI — Civil legal aid attorney and candidate for Milwaukee Municipal Court Judge Molly Gena today announced a slate of current and former judges who are endorsing her campaign for the Branch two seat. The judges who have endorsed Molly Gena are: Retired City of Milwaukee Municipal Court Judge