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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jim Risch (R-ID) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in standing up for American dairy farmers and calling out the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for letting non-dairy lab-grown products illegally
STORY TOPICS – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Consumer protection – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Manufacturing – Military –
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced that the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) has been awarded an additional $6.4 million to expand a federal grant program aimed at creating more resources and opportunities to support
Doctors, nurses, and health professionals from Healthy Climate Wisconsin (HCW) are calling on the Public Service Commission (PSC) to reject Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) and Alliant Energy’s new net metering proposals, which will unfairly reduce the compensation customers receive
MILWAUKEE — The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s three bases — the 128th Air Refueling Wing in Milwaukee, 115th Fighter Wing in Madison and Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Camp Douglas — partnered once again to host the three-day
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) welcomes RSG-Norlake (Norlake) as a Tier 1 participant of the state’s Green Tier program. Green Tier is a voluntary program for businesses, local governments and organizations who are already on the path
Hi folks! Welcome back to Tammy Tuesdays, our weekly update email on Tammy’s work and the big fights she’s taking on for Wisconsin families. Tammy knows that there’s more that unites us than divides us. She understands that Wisconsin’s working
GREEN BAY – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has been selected again for Campus Pride’s “Best of the Best” list. In order to receive this designation, UW-Green Bay has achieved 5 out of 5 stars on the Campus Pride Index (CPI), the definitive national
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party is holding a hearing titled, “Systemic Risk: The Chinese Communist Party’s Threat to U.S. Financial Stability.
Statement by Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale on the unconstitutional threat to impeach newly-elected Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz: “In an eleven-point landslide victory this spring, the people of Wisconsin decisively elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz to the State Supreme Court.
MADISON… A bipartisan bill proving relief to communities for the costs of holding special elections for state offices cleared a Senate committee today in a unanimous vote. State Sen. André Jacque (R-De Pere) and State Rep. Shae Sortwell (R-Gibson), who
MILWAUKEE — The Department of Political Science in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences will host Publius: The Journal of Federalism, with Dr. Paul Nolette, director of the Les Aspin Center for Government, and Dr. Philip Rocco, associate professor
MADISON, WI – Today, SEIU WI Executive Director, Louis Davis, issued the following statement in opposition to the outrageous calls for the impeachment of Justice Janet Protasiewicz, just after she was elected by a commanding majority to a ten-year term:
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a unique gun deer hunting opportunity this fall at Sandhill Wildlife Area in Babcock as part of a study on deer density. The Sandhill Wildlife Area’s 2023 Gun Deer Hunt will
WASHINGTON – The Diocese of Superior’s Catholic Charities Bureau was in the Wisconsin Supreme Court today to explain that its care for the poor, the elderly, and the disabled is part of its religious mission. In Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the federal government will be filing a judgment motion in Merck v. Becerra et al. Merck is one of several drug companies suing the federal government to stop Medicare from negotiating lower prescription drug prices on
MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman today announced three finalists for the position of chancellor at the University of Wisconsin–Parkside, a student-centered university that serves approximately 4,300 students and offers 51 undergraduate majors, 87 minors and certificates, and
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jim Risch (R-ID) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in standing up for American dairy farmers and calling out the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for letting non-dairy lab-grown products illegally label their products with dairy terms. The bipartisan group highlighted
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MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced that the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) has been awarded an additional $6.4 million to expand a federal grant program aimed at creating more resources and opportunities to support job seekers with disabilities pursuing a career in high-demand fields.
Doctors, nurses, and health professionals from Healthy Climate Wisconsin (HCW) are calling on the Public Service Commission (PSC) to reject Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) and Alliant Energy’s new net metering proposals, which will unfairly reduce the compensation customers receive for the energy they produce with rooftop solar and make
MILWAUKEE — The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s three bases — the 128th Air Refueling Wing in Milwaukee, 115th Fighter Wing in Madison and Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Camp Douglas — partnered once again to host the three-day Junior Enlisted Orientation Program (JEOP) that helps first-term Airmen gain
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) welcomes RSG-Norlake (Norlake) as a Tier 1 participant of the state’s Green Tier program. Green Tier is a voluntary program for businesses, local governments and organizations who are already on the path to sustainability and want support achieving even more. Tier 1
Hi folks! Welcome back to Tammy Tuesdays, our weekly update email on Tammy’s work and the big fights she’s taking on for Wisconsin families. Tammy knows that there’s more that unites us than divides us. She understands that Wisconsin’s working families all want good-paying jobs, affordable healthcare, and the same
GREEN BAY – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has been selected again for Campus Pride’s “Best of the Best” list. In order to receive this designation, UW-Green Bay has achieved 5 out of 5 stars on the Campus Pride Index (CPI), the definitive national benchmarking tool measuring LGBTQ-friendly policies, programs, and practices. “The UW-Green
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party is holding a hearing titled, “Systemic Risk: The Chinese Communist Party’s Threat to U.S. Financial Stability.
Statement by Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale on the unconstitutional threat to impeach newly-elected Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz: “In an eleven-point landslide victory this spring, the people of Wisconsin decisively elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz to the State Supreme Court. Now, in a shameless, politically-motivated attempt to disregard the will
MADISON… A bipartisan bill proving relief to communities for the costs of holding special elections for state offices cleared a Senate committee today in a unanimous vote. State Sen. André Jacque (R-De Pere) and State Rep. Shae Sortwell (R-Gibson), who introduced the bipartisan Local Government Special Election Cost Relief Act,
MILWAUKEE — The Department of Political Science in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences will host Publius: The Journal of Federalism, with Dr. Paul Nolette, director of the Les Aspin Center for Government, and Dr. Philip Rocco, associate professor of political science, serving as editors. The American Political Science
MADISON, WI – Today, SEIU WI Executive Director, Louis Davis, issued the following statement in opposition to the outrageous calls for the impeachment of Justice Janet Protasiewicz, just after she was elected by a commanding majority to a ten-year term: “SEIU WI members from across the state are united in
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a unique gun deer hunting opportunity this fall at Sandhill Wildlife Area in Babcock as part of a study on deer density. The Sandhill Wildlife Area’s 2023 Gun Deer Hunt will be held on Dec. 9 and 10 and will be
WASHINGTON – The Diocese of Superior’s Catholic Charities Bureau was in the Wisconsin Supreme Court today to explain that its care for the poor, the elderly, and the disabled is part of its religious mission. In Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor & Industrial Review Commission, the Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed earlier this
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the federal government will be filing a judgment motion in Merck v. Becerra et al. Merck is one of several drug companies suing the federal government to stop Medicare from negotiating lower prescription drug prices on behalf of millions of seniors. Merck’s Januvia was recently announced
MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman today announced three finalists for the position of chancellor at the University of Wisconsin–Parkside, a student-centered university that serves approximately 4,300 students and offers 51 undergraduate majors, 87 minors and certificates, and 16 graduate degrees across four academic colleges. A Special Regent