Midwest Environmental Advocates: Kewaunee County residents join legal action to hold Kinnard Farms accountable to strong permit terms that protect drinking water

Madison, WI—Today, a group of six Kewaunee County residents represented by Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) intervened in a legal dispute between Kinnard Farms—one of the state’s largest concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)—and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) over

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Hamilton campaign: Sheriff Barrett is running scared

[Madison, WI….]  Sheriff Kalvin Barrett has retaliated against Dane County Detective Anthony Hamilton by placing him on administrative leave after Hamilton exposed Barrett and others in the sheriff’s department of altering law enforcement reports. Detective Hamilton said he was escorted

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DNR: Seeking hunter education volunteer instructors

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking volunteers with a passion for teaching hunting or shooting and a desire to pass on safe hunting skills, including the safe handling of firearms, to become certified hunter education

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NRSC: Barnes wants to cut WI prison population by 50%

Washington, D.C. – Mandela Barnes has repeatedly advocated for cutting the state’s prison population in half, eliminating cash bail and other progressive criminal justice reforms. Barnes is a dangerous Democrat. As reported by FOX News: Before entering public office, Barnes previously worked as an organizer

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WisDems: Eric Toney joins top supporter Michael Gableman for GOP fundraiser

MADISON, Wis. — Tonight, Eric Toney joins disgraced election “investigator” Michael Gableman at an Outagamie County GOP fundraising dinner. Gableman has endorsed Toney’s campaign, gushing that Toney would make “an outstanding Attorney General.”  Eric Toney has been a vocal supporter of Gableman’s sham investigation, which released a widely discredited report urging the Legislature

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WisDems: How Tim Michels will make our schools less safe

MADISON, Wis. — With school back in session, Tim Michels has yet to answer how he will keep students safe from gun violence. Beyond planning to hold an annual conference on “school safety” he has yet to establish a clear plan that will prevent shootings at Wisconsin schools. The candidate for governor

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USDA: USDA Rural Development attends ribbon cutting for new, affordable multifamily housing project

MARINETTE, Wis., Sept. 9, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wisconsin Rural Development State Director Julie Lassa joined representatives of Newcap Inc, Trolley Station Terrace, Hunt Capital Partners, WHEDA, Merchants Capitol Corp, WEDC and others at a ribbon cutting Thursday to celebrate the completion of Trolley Station Terrace. “Affordable housing is

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Midwest Environmental Advocates: Kewaunee County residents join legal action to hold Kinnard Farms accountable to strong permit terms that protect drinking water

Madison, WI—Today, a group of six Kewaunee County residents represented by Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) intervened in a legal dispute between Kinnard Farms—one of the state’s largest concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)—and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) over the terms of a wastewater permit issued by the Department

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DNR: Columbia County Shooting Range opens handgun range for public use

POYNETTE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced upgrades and repairs are complete at the Columbia County Shooting Range. The handgun range, now including a bullet-catcher, is also open to the public. Improvements to the range, located at W6273 King Road, Poynette, began earlier this summer after heavy

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Hamilton campaign: Sheriff Barrett is running scared

[Madison, WI….]  Sheriff Kalvin Barrett has retaliated against Dane County Detective Anthony Hamilton by placing him on administrative leave after Hamilton exposed Barrett and others in the sheriff’s department of altering law enforcement reports. Detective Hamilton said he was escorted out of Sheriff Department offices on Thursday, and was told

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DATCP: Results announced for Wisconsin Cranberry Board election

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the 2022 Wisconsin Cranberry Board election results. Rochelle Hoffman of Tomah, Amber Bristow of Warrens, and Michael Gnewikow of Warrens began three-year terms as elected members of the Wisconsin Cranberry Board on September 1, 2022.

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DNR: Seeking hunter education volunteer instructors

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking volunteers with a passion for teaching hunting or shooting and a desire to pass on safe hunting skills, including the safe handling of firearms, to become certified hunter education instructors in Wisconsin. Although Wisconsin’s hunting season has already begun,

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NRSC: Barnes wants to cut WI prison population by 50%

Washington, D.C. – Mandela Barnes has repeatedly advocated for cutting the state’s prison population in half, eliminating cash bail and other progressive criminal justice reforms. Barnes is a dangerous Democrat. As reported by FOX News: Before entering public office, Barnes previously worked as an organizer for Milwaukee Inner City Congregations Allied for Hope, a Milwaukee-based

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USDA: Biden-Harris administration now accepting applications for $1 billion rural high-speed internet program

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is now accepting applications for ReConnect Program loans and grants to expand access to high-speed internet for millions of people in rural America nationwide. The Department is making more than $1 billion available, thanks to President

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WisGOP: Responds to Barnes claim about illegal campaign donations

[Appleton, WI] – In response to a complaint RPW filed with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission showing that Mandela Barnes and Brad Pfaff accepted illegal campaign donations, the Barnes campaign tried to say that federal law allows them. Instead of just returning the illegal donations, Barnes claims he (and Pfaff) are

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