Washington, DC —Today, Noah Bookbinder, President of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Jim Williams of Public Policy Polling, Christina Baal-Owens, Executive Director of Public Wise, and Brad Woodhouse, co-chair of Defend Democracy Project, joined a virtual press briefing hosted by Defend Democracy Project, to discuss the January

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Rob Portman (R-OH) announced their bipartisan Invent Here, Make Here for Homeland Security Act has been passed by the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The legislation will better ensure products invented as a result of funding provided by the Department of Homeland

MILWAUKEE, Wis. –  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) invite the public to the first Home and Habitat Fest, an afternoon of free food, live music and family-friendly activities focused on housing and natural resources at Havenwoods State Forest in Milwaukee at 12 p.m.

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that more than 48,000 households have received assistance from the Wisconsin Emergency Rental Assistance (WERA) program, surpassing $200 million in rent and utility payments statewide. The federally funded WERA program provides up to 18 months of financial assistance for current and overdue payments of rent and utilities, including water, electricity, gas and internet, and has been an

LA CROSSE — Time and time again, Derrick Van Orden has refused to accept calls for debates, a longtime tradition in western Wisconsin. That’s why yesterday, the Brad Pfaff for Congress campaign sent a letter directly to the Van Orden campaign urging Derrick to give voters the transparency and honesty

A new national Public Policy Polling survey finds that a large majority (84%) of votershave seen, heard, or read a lot or some about the investigation into what happened onJanuary 6th at the U.S. Capitol and the events leading up to it. Americans support theinvestigation by a 20-point margin (55-35) and a

MILWAUKEE – Following unanimous approval from the Milwaukee Common Council, Mayor Cavalier Johnson signed File #220656, a resolution selecting the development teams for the Homes MKE initiative that will renovate vacant City-owned residential properties in Milwaukee. The resolution also authorizes the property sales to the selected development teams, as well

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced an additional $2.7 million investment in domestic violence programs, as well as emergency and homelessness shelter services, including $1 million for the Sojourner Family Peace Center, $1.2 million for Safe Shelter and Homelessness Grants, and $500,000 for homeless case management services through the State Shelter Subsidy

MADISON, WI (September 28, 2022) — The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) will celebrate the fifth anniversary of Alumni Park with special festivities and the unveiling of 11 new alumni honorees and their exhibits featured in the park. Many of those new honorees, including U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Governor Tony

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Air National Guard inducted two celebrated retirees into its Hall of Fame Sept. 22 at the 115th Fighter Wing, Truax Field. The 40th annual induction ceremony included Brig. Gen. Margaret “Peg” Bair, former Wisconsin Air National Guard chief of staff and the Wisconsin Air National

MADISON, Wis. — State Rep. Deb Andraca and gun violence prevention advocates Jennifer Hoffman-Jonas and Debra Gillespie held a press conference in Milwaukee to call out Tim Michels for his support of radical policies that would make kids less safe. Michels has made it clear that he will prioritize partisan politics over

We provided unmodified opinions on the financial statements and related notes prepared by the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) for the Wisconsin Retirement System (report 22-13), the Retiree Life Insurance programs (report 22-15), and the Supplemental Health Insurance Conversion Credit (SHICC) Program (report 22-18). The fiduciary net position of the WRS increased

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Blanchardville is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of watermains on Baker Street and Mound Street in the

Milwaukee, WI — To highlight Senator Ron Johnson’s false claim that climate change is “bullsh*t,” NextGen PAC and MoveOn are launching events in Milwaukee on Thursday, September 29, to expose Johnson’s harmful views and take action on climate change. The events will center around an unveiling of a life-size sculpture of Johnson

[BALSAM LAKE, WI] – Vibrant red silhouettes will soon grab the attention of Polk County residents at the Polk County Courthouse. Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin, the Polk County District Attorney’s Office and the Community Referral Agency will display a silhouette art feature on Friday to help raise awareness of crime victims’

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI – Derrick Van Orden released the following statement preempting Brad Pfaff’s latest attempt to draw headlines: “Weeks after starting his media manipulation campaign, Brad Pfaff’s campaign finally contacted ours in a desperate attempt to rescue his floundering campaign.  Our conditions were made clear in a published response: we

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 MADISON, Wis. – Last month, two clinicians were part of a team that introduced a new chemotherapy technique at American Family Children’s Hospital to treat a patient with retinoblastoma, the most common type of eye cancer in children.              Dr. Margo Hoover-Regan, pediatric oncologist and

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – Fond Du Lac County District Attorney, Eric Toney, released the following statement regarding the release of his latest campaign finance report: “I have visited 67 counties, and I am humbled by the incredible energy and bipartisan support for our grassroots campaign for a prosecutor and