MADISON – Today Legislative Republicans introduced a bill to place severe restrictions on abortion in Wisconsin. Along with his Democratic colleagues, Senator Jeff Smith (D-Brunswick) decried this maneuver and called for full repeal of Wisconsin’s outdated 1849-era abortion ban. “I stand with the vast majority of Wisconsinites who believe in a

Middleton – Today, after the Joint Legislative Audit Committee held a public hearing on Audit Report 22-11: Certain Broadband Expansion Grant Programs, Public Service Commission, the Audit Committee Democrats State Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton), State Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee), State Representative Francesca Hong (D-Madison), and State Representative Ryan Clancy (D-Milwaukee)

Madison, WI – Today, Representative Donna Rozar (R-Marshfield), with Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma), introduced legislation to update the Wisconsin State Statute relating to abortion. “It is unfortunate that in our fallen world, this bill is necessary. As a pro-life legislator, I believe in the protection of all life, from conception to

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applicants for Price County District Attorney. The appointment will fill a vacancy being created by District Attorney Karl J. Kelz’s resignation, effective April 7, 2023. The new district attorney will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $10,000 Preserving America Grant from Americana Corner to support an assessment, conservation and documentation project on a 20-star American flag that was used to pledge loyalty to the Union during the Civil War. The flag

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is conducting a public involvement meeting to discuss the WIS 19 and Westmount Drive intersection improvement project in Sun Prairie, Dane County. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 29, 2023, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., at Meadow View Elementary, 200 N. Grand Avenue,

Madison, WI – The Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) made the following statement after the release of the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) analysis of the Governor’s budget proposal: “The non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau’s analysis of the Governor’s

Green Bay, Wis. – In recognition of Women’s History Month and Equal Pay Day on March 14, Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld, Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Deputy Secretary Patti Epstein, and Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Administrator Michele Carter, held a roundtable discussion with Wisconsin Women’s Business

Madison, WI – Legislative Republicans unveiled two bills on Wednesday. The first bill seeks to allow hormonal contraceptives to be prescribed and dispensed by pharmacists. The second bill updates Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion statute creating exceptions for cases of rape or incest during the first trimester and clarifies language to save

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) led 14 of his Republican colleagues in reintroducing the Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act, which requires federal agencies to publish their regulatory guidance on the internet in an easily accessible location. This bill will enhance the transparency of guidance documents issued

Over 100 Airmen along with three KC-135 aircraft from the 128th Air Refueling Wing assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron as part of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam returned home after a nearly three-month deployment to the pacific island. In the early morning

Brookfield, WI) – Today State Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) and State Representative Donna Rozar (R-Marshfield) circulated for co-sponsorship legislation (LRB 2151/1 & LRB 2432/1) that would severely weaken Wisconsin’s current law abortion ban, s. 940.04, by adding exceptions for abortion in the cases of sexual assault, incest, life and health of the mother,

MADISON, WI (March 15, 2023) — Federal funding and policies have a dramatic impact on programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA) is hosting a special UW-Madison Day in Washington, DC. Alumni and friends of the university will meet with members of Congress and hear from

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Tony Gamble, associate professor of biological sciences in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has received almost $1.1 million in R01 grant funding from the National Institutes of Health’s National Human Genome Institute to expand genome editing tools and processes in lizards which could facilitate comparisons

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will begin selling 2023 bonus spring turkey harvest authorizations on Monday, March 20, with a designated sale date for each zone. Previously known as leftover permits, bonus harvest authorizations are available for purchase through the DNR’s online license portal at GoWild.Wi.Gov or at

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for Wisconsin metropolitan areas, major cities and counties in Wisconsin for January 2023. In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows: The data included in