MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today unveiled a robust legislative platform for 2023. In visits with elected and appointed leaders, WCMA members called for increased investment in state programs to boost dairy exports and spur dairy business development, action to ensure food labeling accuracy, updated transportation regulations,

MADISON – Today, Senate Democrats in the Wisconsin State Senate introduced an amendment to place a referendum on the 2023 spring election ballot asking Wisconsinites whether they support repealing Wisconsin’s 1849 criminal abortion ban. The amendment would have replaced an amendment introduced by legislative Republicans regarding work requirements for public

MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after voting in-favor of 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 2 during today’s floor period: “Statistics have shown that a high amount of violent crime is committed by a small number of people. Given current constitutional restrictions, judges often feel like they

Madison, WI – Today, the Wisconsin State Senate passed Senate Joint Resolution 2, a constitutional amendment to provide judges with more flexibility in setting cash bail and other conditions of pre-trial release. In addition, Senate Joint Resolution 4 passed the Senate which provides for an advisory referendum on the April

Madison, Wis – On Capital City Sunday with host AJ Bayatpour, liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz violated Wisconsin’s Code of Judicial Conduct – AGAIN.  Protasiewicz again broadcast the goal behind her run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court: judicial activism. It’s hard to rely on anyone who embraces the

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) will serve as Chairman of the Committee on House Administration. Steil released a statement following the announcement. “I am honored to serve as Chairman of the Committee on House Administration,” said Steil. “My top priorities on the Committee include ensuring the

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Governor Tony Evers, along with progressive leaders in the state legislature, announced their introduction of a substitute amendment that would create an advisory referendum on the April 2023 ballot – a referendum that would do what is right and let Wisconsin voters have their say on repealing the state’s

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul today filed a new brief in their direct challenge to Wisconsin’s criminal abortion ban. The lawsuit, originally filed by Gov. Evers and Attorney General Kaul in June, came only days after the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v.

MADISON – Today, State Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) stood alongside Governor Tony Evers and legislative Democrats to continue the call to restore reproductive freedom in Wisconsin. Together, Wisconsin Democrats announced a joint resolution to put an advisory referendum on the ballot this April on whether Wisconsin should overturn the 1800s-era

MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Madison will be hosting a Basic Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) for Meat and Poultry Establishments Short Course March 1-2, 2023 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery building. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP)

At a recent City Council meeting, we heard a heartfelt plea from our neighbors in the Uptown area along South Syene Road to do what we could to improve safety for motorists and pedestrians in that area. I have asked both Police Chief Morales and City Staff to prioritize long

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Village of Cambridge is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. This project includes the construction and improvement of water treatment facilities in the Village

Madison – Governor Tony Evers has appointed Representative Melissa Ratcliff (D – Cottage Grove) to the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access. The task force assists in advising the Governor and the State Legislature on policy and issues surrounding broadband in order to help expand high speed internet access to

Menomonee Falls – State Representative Janel Brandtjen (R- Menomonee Falls) will be one of the moderators at the “Stolen Innocence” event on January 26, 2023 in Pewaukee. The forum will address the trend to push children into irreversible procedures in order to change genders. In many incidences, parents are left

Experienced mentors from across Wisconsin will be available to offer advice to contestants during the 20th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Initial entries of 250 words are due by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. There is no cost to enter. Visit govsbizplancontest.com for more information and to get started. At any

(Waukesha, WI) – The Wisconsin Salt Wise Partnership gears up to spotlight the threats that road salt poses to our rivers, lakes and drinking water. All the salt that we apply to pavement ends up in our water, making our freshwater less and less fresh each year. Just a teaspoon of