WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced that the City of Milwaukee, the City of Kenosha and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation will receive nearly $35 million to help complete critical transportation infrastructure projects in southeastern Wisconsin. The projects will receive funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability

GENOA, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in Genoa, Wis. that occurred on the evening of June 16, 2023. At approximately 5:55 p.m., Vernon County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence near Wisconsin Highway 35

West Bend, WI – Last night the Wisconsin State Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) adopted a budget motion allocating $3.35 million in support of the transition of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – Washington County (UWM-WC) from a two-year UWM branch campus to Moraine Park Technical College (MPTC).  This action demonstrates

Madison, WI – Today, Senator Dan Feyen (R-Fond du Lac), released the following statement after the Joint Committee on Finance took action yesterday to raise wages for security personnel at the Department of Corrections (DOC): “The safety of correctional officers working in these vital roles is constantly threatened by the alarmingly high

MADISON, Wis. — Ahead of the one year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: “One year ago tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court’s MAGA majority stripped away Americans’ rights to make their own reproductive health care

County AB between Luds Lane and Hope Hollow Trail in Madison, Dane County will be closed June 26 through early October for interchange work in the area. US 12/18 will remain open with single lane closures. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes. For more information regarding traffic impacts in

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) today sent a letter to Secretary Raimondo raising concerns about the Commerce Department’s recently issued Final Rule amending the Securing the Information and Communications Technology Supply Chain (ICTS) rules,

Franklin, WI –Forward Latino, a national non-profit, non-partisan service and advocacy organization headquartered in Franklin, Wisconsin and with affiliates and members in 29 states, applauds today’s decision of the United States Supreme Court which in an 8-1 decision, ruled that the Executive Branch of the Federal Government has the authority

MADISON, Wis. – As we approach the first anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s repeal of Roe v. Wade tomorrow, Wisconsin’s Republican members of Congress have refused to work to restore access to essential reproductive health care services as the state’s 1849 criminal abortion ban has virtually eliminated access in the state.

MADISON – Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision which overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. This ruling put the health and lives of millions of Americans into jeopardy by upending nearly 50 years of safe and legal abortion. During the week

MADISON – Like a bad penny, the Republican plan to lavish more on the Need-Least and less on the Need-More keeps turning up again and again and again. Republicans started the year with a “flat tax” plan giving more to a handful of their generous pals than to the entire

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Reps. Tom Tiffany (WI-07), Eric Sorensen (IL-17), and Glenn Grothman (WI-06) reintroduced legislation to expand broadband access in rural areas across the United States. The ACCESS Rural America Act would allow smaller, locally owned broadband providers to streamline U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) registration and reporting requirements. By

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman issued this statement today: “The compensation adjustments announced by the committee are appreciated. “However, Wisconsin’s public universities are already near the bottom nationally, at 42nd, in public funding. Investments at even half the rate of inflation would have afforded us a real opportunity to

Washington, D.C. —Robin Vos, president of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, will attend a plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) in Brussels after the Fourth of July holiday. The visit aims to strengthen the ties between the United States and Europe and

Today, Governor Evers signed AB245/SB301 into law, and now the work begins. I want to thank my colleagues for all of their engagement, support, and cooperation in getting us to this point. Should the Milwaukee Common Council vote to implement a 2% sales tax, we will avert a fiscal calamity

Today, President Joe Biden announced that Michael Tyler will serve as Communications Director for the Biden-Harris 2024 reelection campaign.  “Michael Tyler is an exceptionally talented leader and communications professional, with a deep well of political expertise and experience,” said Biden-Harris 2024 Campaign Manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez. “We are so grateful to have

MILWAUKEE, WI – Today, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel unveiled the official logo of the 2024 Republican National Convention, which will take place at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, next summer. This logo is designed to showcase not just Milwaukee but the entire state of Wisconsin. By putting