(Fitchburg) – Wisconsin Republicans, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, and Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman have struck a deal to effectively dismantle UW System’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in exchange for already-approved pay raises for University staff. State Representative Jimmy Anderson (D- Fitchburg), a member of

MADISON, Wis. – The Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) is pleased to announce the award of 28 grant projects totaling $1,458,838.48 in state funding to local county land information offices across Wisconsin. One additional award is still pending confirmation.   Funding will be used for various projects related to geographic information systems (GIS) data creation, preparation, and remediation activities necessary for enabling Next Generation 9-1-1

Wisconsin’s 4-day statewide antlerless-only hunt is officially underway, and will run through Sunday, Dec. 10.  Only antlerless deer may be harvested during this hunt, regardless of weapon type. Hunters may use any unfilled antlerless harvest authorization during this hunt, but the authorization must be used in the zone, county and land type

Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) Secretary-designee Dan Hereth announced today the department’s Rapid School Review plan.  DSPS is dedicating three positions to help expedite plan reviews for daycare and education buildings through Grade 12.   “This is going to allow us to turn around plan reviews

MENOMONIE, Wis. — Candidates for the Dunn County Board of Supervisors have until 5 p.m. Jan 2, 2024, to submit nomination papers for the April 2, 2024, election.  Candidates for the spring election could start circulating their papers on Dec. 1. The county has 29 supervisory districts.  Candidates must file

MADISON- On Tuesday, the Dane County Circuit Court ruled that Wis. Stat. 940.04 bans feticide, not abortion. Attorney General Kaul filed a lawsuit challenging the 1849 ban just a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court Dobb’s decision. This decision aligns with the interim motion to allow Planned Parenthood of

Madison… Speaker Robin Vos (R-Burlington) and Representative David Murphy (R-Greenville) are pleased that an agreement was reached with the Universities of Wisconsin (formerly the University of Wisconsin System) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “In recent years we’ve seen a growing emphasis on concepts that amplify ideas of division, exclusion, and indoctrination

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/231208gopaddress.wav MADISON – Representative Schutt (R – Clinton) released the weekly radio address on behalf of  Wisconsin Legislative Republicans.  Hi, I’m Ellen Schutt. I’m glad Wisconsin will now be able to provide parents in distress an  option to complete anonymity when making the difficult choice to surrender their newborn.  Wisconsin’s

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/231208demaddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address encouraging Wisconsinites to shop at local small businesses during the holidays. Find the governor’s proclamation proclaiming now through the end of the year as the “Shop Small Wisconsin” season here.  Hey there, folks. Governor Tony Evers here. I’m excited to

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), along with Members of the Wisconsin Delegation, sent a letter to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture urging the administration to provide solutions to the U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) dispute settlement panel ruling on November 24,

MADISON, Wis. – Tammy Baldwin has a Hamas problem. Yesterday, a video surfaced of Nihad Awad, co-founder and executive director of the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR), speaking at a recent November 24th event. In his remarks, Awad praised the October 7th terror attacks against Israeli citizens by Hamas, calling the tragedy an

Navigator Research released new polling today showing that the Affordable Care Act’s favorability is at an all-time high of 61 percent (+37 points). The poll shows a 14-point increase in favorability since February 2020 as more Americans count on it to protect their coverage and lower their costs.  This comes

MADISON, Wis. – Assembly Democrats released the following statement:  “We see Republican Legislators’ attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion at our universities for what they are — attempts to divide us and foment culture wars at the expense of the wellbeing of all of our students. Attacking DEI initiatives is

MADISON, WI– Earlier this year, the UW System leadership removed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts pertaining to how prospective job applicants would promote DEI in their roles. This action was in response to unreasonable pressures from Republican legislative leadership and the conservative far-right. Despite efforts to address these concerns

MADISON, Wis. — Today, President Biden announced new actions to lower the cost of health care and prescription drugs for Wisconsin families—the latest step in the historic work the Biden-Harris administration has done to cap insulin costs, lower the cost of health insurance, and allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. In

MADISON, Wis. — Four environmental and agricultural groups, working as partners to bring about long-term solutions to Wisconsin’s water quality issues, cheered the signing of legislation this week to update the state’s farmland preservation program. The bipartisan bill, signed by Gov. Tony Evers as 2023 Wisconsin Act 42, increases the per-acre

Madison – Yesterday, the governor vetoed three bills authored by Senator Dan Knodl (R – Germantown).  Senate Bill 98 would have required DOT to include a notation on new identification cards issued to non citizens that the card is not valid for voting purposes.   “The governor vetoing this bill undoubtedly

Madison — Yesterday, Governor Evers signed into law two bills authored by Representative Donna Rozar (R-Marshfield). Senate Bill 419 and Senate Bill 248 received bi-partisan support in their respective committees and on the floor in both the Senate and Assembly. “These two bills are common sense and will provide solutions to

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s 109 state-chartered credit unions continue to exhibit sound financial performance as of September 30, 2023, according to data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). At the end of the third quarter, total assets for Wisconsin’s state-chartered credit unions rose to $63.1 billion. This