MILWAUKEE — Dr. Kristina Ropella, Opus Dean of Marquette University’s Opus College of Engineering, has been named a 2023 Imprint Award winner by Professional Dimensions, a leading women’s professional association in the Milwaukee area. She will be recognized at the annual Imprint Award event on March 30, 2023, at the Pfister

MILWAUKEE, WI – Today, National Association of Counties (NACo) President Denise Winfrey announced the appointment of County Executive David Crowley to a new Commission on Mental Health and Wellbeing. The group, featuring a total of 14 county leaders from across the nation, is tasked with leading the development of policy and

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chair of the Republican Governors Association (RGA), Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, announced the RGA’s senior staff – an impressive group that brings extensive experience in gubernatorial races and national politics. “The senior staff joining our team stand ready to defend our incumbents and expand the map of

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announces that Wisconsin households can now get two free at-home COVID-19 self-test kits every month through the Say Yes! COVID Test website. Each test kit includes five rapid antigen tests, for a total of 10 self-tests. Self-testing allows for quick results to help people make

MILWAUKEE, WI — The campaign for Evan Goyke for Milwaukee City Attorney announced today that he has been endorsed by more than a dozen state legislators.  “The next City Attorney must be a stable presence that will be available to everyone in the City of Milwaukee,” said Rep. LaKeisha Myers.

MIAMI — A Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldier recently competed in the Life Time Miami Marathon and Half. Sgt. 1st Class Robert Gibson of Oakfield, Wisconsin, a Black Hawk crew chief assigned to Joint Force Headquarters in Madison, ran 13.1 miles in one hour, 37 minutes and 55 seconds —

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined colleagues in introducing the No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act tolevel the playing field for American workers and small businesses by making sure multinational corporations pay the same tax rate on profits earned abroad as they do in the United States. This would end

Madison – Today, Democratic members of the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Elections, and Consumer Protection renewed their call for Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu to remove Bob Spindell from the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Three weeks ago, Senate Democrats and advocates called for Bob Spindell to be removed from the

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare plant, which may result from the Peninsula State Park Shore Road Replacement Project.   Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that

DE PERE… Senator André Jacque (R-De Pere) released the following statement today in response to the startling revelation that Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich’s administration has been secretly recording conversations of residents, visitors, council members and staff at City Hall over the past two years: “I was stunned to learn

MADISON, Wis. – A population-based study of the autoimmune disease lupus in Black patients shows that the risk of cardiovascular disease is strikingly high in young patients –19 times higher than in non-Blacks in the first 12 years after diagnosis – and may be predicted by a characteristic rash.  

MADISON, WI – February is Black History Month and American Heart Month. Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement: “As a member of the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative (NOBEL) Women, I join my fellow members in celebrating both Black History Month and American Heart Month this February.

MADISON, Wis. — In response to President Biden’s visit to Wisconsin today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: “We were thrilled to welcome President Biden back to Wisconsin today to discuss how his economic agenda is delivering real results for our state. Thanks to President Biden’s

MADISON, WI – Last night, US President Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union Address. He outlined our nation’s progress under his administration and his agenda to keep us moving forward for the next two years. Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement: “President Biden was elected to lead

MILWAUKEE — In conjunction with its annual Mission Week, Marquette University will confer an honorary doctorate on alumna Karen Lincoln Michel, CEO of IndiJ Public Media, a nonprofit news organization that covers the Indigenous world. Michel will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters during a conferral event on Thursday, Feb.

Appleton, WIS.- Leaders, professionals and advocates from around the state will join together in the Fox Cities this April for Toward One Wisconsin 2023 (T1W 2023), a conference on equity, diversity and inclusion (DEI). Held at the Hilton Appleton Paper Valley Hotel, the two-day event brings together a variety of sectors, including

MADISON, Wis. –The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms a wild deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Langlade County in the town of Wolf River. This positive is also within 10 miles of the Menominee Reservation, Menominee County and Oconto County borders. The deer was a hunter-harvested 1-year-old

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has launched a public education campaign with one simple message: 21 is the minimum legal sales age for tobacco and vape products – no matter what. The campaign’s importance is underscored by recent Synar Surveys, the annual statewide assessments of the retailer violation

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s State of the Union address: “Tonight, President Biden confirmed what we already knew, his presidency is not based on reality. Although he painted a rosy picture of the current state of our country, Americans simply don’t feel