KENOSHA, Wis. – Opportunity Wisconsin’s latest TV ad asks Congressman Byran Steil to support the Biden administration’s recent proposal to expand the Inflation Reduction Act’s $35 cap on monthly insulin costs to all Americans. The ad features Diana, a 1st Congressional District constituent, who has previously had to skip insulin

ORFORDVILLE — Gov. Tony Evers today, at a bill signing event with the bill authors, local officials, and communities in Orfordville, signed Senate Bill 223, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 215, designating a portion of State Trunk Highway 11 in South Central Wisconsin as the “Corporal Benjamin H. Neal Memorial Highway.”

MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers Friday signed Assembly Bill 1073, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 213. The act makes several improvements to Wisconsin’s worker’s compensation system as recommended by the Worker’s Compensation Advisory Council (WCAC). “For decades, this council has advised state government on how to best support and strengthen the

ORFORDVILLE – Today, Governor Tony Evers signed into law 2023 Act 215 which designates Highway 11 between Orfordville and Footville as the Corporal Benjamin H. Neal Memorial Highway. After graduating from Parkview High School in 2009, Corporal Benjamin Neal joined the U.S. Army and was on his second deployment when

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2024 honor by Wisconsin State Journal Top Workplaces. In addition, Rose Oswald Poels, WBA president and CEO, has been selected as the winner of the Leadership award in the small business category. This list is based solely on employee

Madison, WI – On Wednesday, March 20th, and Friday March 22nd, Governor Tony Evers signed three bills authored by Representative Nancy VanderMeer (R-Tomah) into law. Two related pieces of legislation, Senate Bill 791 and Senate Bill 792, primarily allow private sector businesses to offer electronic vehicle charging stations throughout the state and allow the

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) released the following statement on the appointment of Representative John Moolenaar (R-MI) to lead the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party after the Chairman’s retirement on April 19th, 2024. “Representative John Moolenaar will be an incredible leader of the Select Committee. John

Madison – Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) sent a letter today to Joint Legislative Audit Committee Co-Chairs Representative Witke and Senator Wimberger requesting a formal audit of the Milwaukee Public School District (MPS). On April 2nd, voters in Milwaukee will be asked to increase revenue limits to generate $252 million in funding

Menomonie, Wis. – Audiences at University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Harvey Hall Theatre will soon enter the flashback of Vietnam veteran Marine Corporal Eddie Birdlace, as he relives the eve of his deployment. University Theatre students will perform the award-winning musical “Dogfight.” Set in San Fransisco on Nov. 21, 1963, Birdlace and

Madison—March 25, 2024—Lakes at Stake Wisconsin, (LASW) a grassroots organization committed to protecting Wisconsin lakes from enhanced wakes, today praised the recent vote by the Oneida County Board of Supervisors to protect Wisconsin lakes from the damage done by wake boats. Oneida County, the largest jurisdiction in the state to

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) explains the steps needed to obtain an ID to show at the polls if the voter does not already have some form of ID, such as a Wisconsin driver license or ID. There is no separate “voter ID” and a

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University will host “Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed the War,” a traveling exhibition and program highlighting resistance during the Vietnam War by active-duty U.S. service members and veterans, April 1–17. The exhibition, which will feature “Dissent and Resistance Within the Military” on

Green Bay, WI – Everyone has the Power to Rise. And on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, alumni, faculty, staff and community leaders have the power to transform the region through UW-Green Bay’s Day of Giving. For 24 hours, donors can directly impact the more than 10,000 current students and thousands of future

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Madison, WI – Upon declaring her candidacy for the 78th District in the Wisconsin State Assembly, Representative Shelia Stubbs (D – Madison) released the following statement:  “I am thrilled to announce my campaign for the 78th Assembly District and to continue serving the people of our great state of Wisconsin

MADISON, WI (March 22, 2024) – Statement of Molly Collins, Director of Advocacy for the American Lung Association in Wisconsin, in response to Governor Evers signing AB 914, that will allow schools in Wisconsin to stock asthma medications for student use. “The American Lung Association thanks Representative Snyder and Senator James for

MADISON – Today, Governor Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 333 into law as Act 200. Act 200 criminalizes sexual misconduct that substantially interferes with a pupil’s academic performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive school environment. Rep. McGuire and Rep. Ohnstad introduced this bill with Rep. Spiros (R-Altoona) and

Rep. Nate Gustafson (R – Fox Crossing) shared the following comments after attending the bill signing ceremonies for Senate Bills 728 and 788 and Assembly Bill 1073 in Governor Evers’ office: “As a representative in my first term, it is a great honor to have been directly involved with so

Friday’s announcement by Congressman Mike Gallagher of his decision to vacate his House seat before the end of his term highlights the deepening dysfunction within the Republican party. While there are areas where Congressman Gallagher and we, at Women Win Wisconsin, hold differing political views, it’s evident that we share

WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is marking the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law on March 23, 2010. Senator Baldwin helped author and pass the Affordable Care Act (ACA), landmark legislation that expanded access to health care for approximately 45 million Americans, protecting people