MADISON — Craig Thompson, a government affairs professional with more than 30 years of experience across local, county, state and federal levels, has been appointed vice chancellor for university relations at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Thompson, who has served as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation since 2019, will

Madison, WI – On today’s anniversary of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) is reminding Wisconsinites that the historic inflation they’ve experienced in recent years is a product of the failed leadership of senators like Tammy Baldwin.  Inflation has been unusually high since the Biden-Harris administration took office due to… Please

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced the new Missing Child Alert, that broadens options for alerting the public to missing children.  2023 Wisconsin Act 272, authored by state Senator LaTonya Johnson, state Senator Jesse James, Assemblywoman Shelia Stubbs and Assemblyman John Spiros, expands Wisconsin’s alerts to include the

As Labor Day weekend approaches, Wisconsin State Patrol troopers and inspectors focus on preventing impaired driving as the annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign gets underway. The special enforcement and education campaign unifies efforts from law enforcement agencies across the state to stop impaired driving now through September 2,

Today, on the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, local leaders and health care providers are fanning out across the battlegrounds to highlight Vice President Harris’ successful work to bring down prescription drug prices and warn voters about Donald Trump’s Project 2025 agenda to spike prescription drug costs. The events

MILWAUKEE (August 16, 2024) — Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) is recommending to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors to pause the CONNECT 2 Bus Rapid Transit project due to a current lack of funding and ongoing fiscal challenges. The recommendation will be considered by the County Board’s Transportation and Transit Committee

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Secretary Craig Thompson will be leaving the Evers Administration, effective Sept. 11, 2024, to take a position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Gov. Evers also announced he is appointing Kristina Boardman to serve as WisDOT secretary, who

Hi. This is Senator Van Wanggaard, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. In June, a guard, or “youth counselor” as they are called, was killed by an inmate at the Lincoln Hills School. Lincoln Hills is our juvenile prison for kids who have been convicted

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MADISON, WI –Today, the Wisconsin Department of Justice held a press conference at the Risser Justice Center in Madison, Wisconsin celebrating the official implementation of the new Missing Child Alert System, which was created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 272, authored by Representative Shelia Stubbs, Representative John Spiros, Senator LaTonya Johnson,