BELOIT, WI – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin visited Beloit to highlight her support for Made in Wisconsin small and minority-owned businesses through the American Rescue Plan and meet with the Beloit Police Department to discuss public safety.  “I supported the American Rescue plan to support Wisconsin’s small businesses and ensure

MADISON, Wis. – Commissioner Julie Glancey, clerk Commission member and Democratic Party appointee, announced her intent to resign from her role on May 1 following a long career of supporting Wisconsin election administration. Glancey, 72, a former Sheboygan County Clerk, was first appointed to the WEC by Gov. Scott Walker in

MADISON – Gov. Evers, together with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC), announced today the statewide Internet for All Wisconsin Listening Tour, a series of nine in-person and two virtual interactive meetings to help develop the state’s five-year action plan to deploy high-speed internet and improve internet affordability and adoption. Community

(WISCONSIN) – Monday, May 1st, is a national day of action for the immigrant rights movement. Nationally, organizations part of the FIRM (Fair Immigration Reform Movement) network are escalating pressure on the Biden administration to deliver on promises to roll back anti-immigrant policies from past administrations and pass long-overdue protections for immigrants through

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican majority on the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), the legislative committee responsible for negotiating the state budget, announced today their plan to remove from consideration hundreds of provisions in Governor Evers’ budget. The provisions being stripped by Republicans are ones that would help working families in

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi issued the following statement today regarding the County Board’s process to review the nomination of State Representative Shelia Stubbs as Director of the Department of Human Services: “Members of the Dane County Board last night went on record saying an African American woman with a

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Katie Britt (R-AL) joined Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in sponsoring the Fighting Trade Cheats Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. trade law enforcement and give American manufacturers the opportunity to take action against bad actors that engage in customs fraud.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — To wrap-up Financial Literacy Month, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) introduced the Student Empowerment and Financial Literacy Act, a bill that would create a grant program within the Department of Education to promote financial literacy programs in K-12 schools. The grants would be awarded for three

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks the public to report chimney swift sightings to help monitor trends and locate important roost sites. Swifts are small, unique birds that are in flight all day long as they hunt for flying insects. Their chittering sounds can be heard

Just one day after Derrick Van Orden voted with extreme MAGA Republicans to advance a bill that would make a dangerous 22 percent cut to rail safety inspections, a train derailed in southwestern Wisconsin, sending two containers into the Mississippi River and injuring at least four employees.  The Van Orden-backed plan would cut 140 rail safety

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address highlighting initiatives in his 2023-25 biennial budget proposal to do the right thing for kids and support their mental health with a more than $270 million investment to continue the “Get Kids Ahead” initiative, providing additional mental health supports

MADISON – Representative Tony Kurtz (R – Wonewoc) released the weekly radio address on behalf of Wisconsin Legislative Republicans. Back in the spring of 2022, a couple of rural legislators and I met and talked about some of the needs of rural Wisconsin, and how some of those communities have

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, AmeriCorps announced the appointment of Danielle Melfi as chief program officer for the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. Melfi joins AmeriCorps from Building Back Together, a leading nonprofit organization supporting President Biden’s legislative agenda. As the founding executive director, she built an unprecedented advocacy coalition that championed historic

MILWAUKEE — Caroline Gómez-Tom, candidate for Milwaukee County Board in District 14 in the May 2 special election, announced today she’s been endorsed by former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes and Milwaukee Common Council President José Pérez. “I am proud to endorse Caroline Gómez-Tom for the Milwaukee County Board, District 14,”

MADISON – Madison, WI – As part of National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW), April 23-29, the Building Families Alliance of Wisconsin will bring together patients, medical professionals, and supporters from across the state to increase awareness of and advocate for mandated insurance coverage for infertility, which affects 1 in 6 individuals globally and more than 172,000

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) sent a letter to Army Secretary Christine Wormuth about the Army’s risk assessment and mitigation measures for prescribed burns on installations. While no definitive cause of the recent fire on Fort McCoy’s north and south borders has been determined yet and an investigation

MADISON – Residents, organizations, businesses, and landmarks across Wisconsin are going purple next week as part of a statewide recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), which is established annually by the Office for Victims of Crime within the U.S. Department of Justice. This year’s NCVRW is this week, April 23-29.   The

MILWAUKEE — Veterans, their families, caregivers, VA staff and the general public are invited to take part in the Spiritual and Mental Resiliency Ruck March. The event will be 9-11 a.m. May 4 on the Milwaukee VA campus, 5000 W. National Ave. It will start and end at the Lake

(Brown County, Wis.) – Brown County, in commemoration of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), April 23-29, 2023, is using purple lights around the Resch Expo and on the grounds of the historic Brown County Courthouse to raise awareness about crime victims’ issues and rights and recognize Marsy’s Law for

[Madison, Wis.] – In case you missed it, a coalition of leaders in Wisconsin’s creative economy joined forces to advocate the state Legislature to bolster local economies and community well-being through a $100m investment towards the arts and cultural sector in Wisconsin, where funding currently sits at 14 cents per