STEVENS POINT, Wis—Today, Katrina Shankland announced she’s earned the endorsement of former Congressman Dave Obey (WI-07) in her bid for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. “Katrina Shankland is an effective leader who has proven she can deliver results for her community and state. She can be counted on to go the

MADISON, Wis.—The Universities of Wisconsin today announced The Wisconsin Guarantee, which automatically admits the state’s top-performing students to the state’s 13 public universities in accordance with a new law. Under The Wisconsin Guarantee, students who rank in the top 5 percent of their class at the end of 11th grade will

Merrimac, WI – Today, Kyle Kunicki officially announces his candidacy for the Wisconsin State Assembly in the 40th District, pledging to continue the district’s legacy of strong community service and common-sense values. Kunicki, a Democrat, brings a unique blend of professional expertise and community-focused priorities to the race. A mechanical

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center at N7725 Hwy 28 in Dodge County is closed for the immediate future due to a boiler malfunction. On March 6, a service technician discovered a crack in the heat exchanger, causing carbon

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After years of advocacy, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced today that she successfully pushed the Biden administration to implement stronger Buy America standards for federally funded highway projects to support domestic manufacturing and create good-paying jobs. Senator Baldwin had long called for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting artwork entries for the Wild Turkey, Pheasant and Waterfowl Stamp design contests. The winning designs will appear on the 2025 collection of stamps. Each year, local artists from around Wisconsin compete for an opportunity to have their artwork

Team Biden-Harris will host State of the Union watch parties across Wisconsin to hear President Biden’s vision for a second term and to organize around the historic achievements he has delivered for Wisconsin. As Donald Trump works to take our country backwards and rip away our freedoms, voters in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Tammy Baldwin for Senate announced its first advertisement, “Wisconsin Jobs,” which will air on TV statewide and across digital platforms. The ad features Wisconsin workers praising Tammy’s successful bipartisan efforts to pass Made in America legislation under presidents of both parties. Tammy’s efforts have helped American

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) have been continuing to work with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to expand eligibility and extend the application deadlines for Wisconsin businesses to a federal disaster loan program if they have suffered losses due to this year’s unusually mild winter,

Madison, WI – Vice President Harris visited the future site of a new Metro Transit electric bus facility in Madison today to talk about the expansion of trade training opportunities and a new executive order. The administration’s clean energy plan has led to $920 million in investment and created more than 1,100 jobs in Wisconsin in the past

MADISON – Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after the Governor signed Senate Bill 895 into law as 2023 Wisconsin Act 102, directing funding to a series of capital projects at University of Wisconsin-System campuses, across the state: “Our University of Wisconsin campuses are educational powerhouses, and

Ashwaubenon, Wis. – Today, Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld toured the recently completed affordable workforce housing development funded through a $4.7 million Neighborhood Investment Fund grant from Governor Evers. The Secretary met with Ashwaubenon village leaders and executives from General Capital, for a tour of the Berkshire Ashwaubenon Apartments

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s PowerXchange annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas that USDA is moving forward on clean energy investments in 23 states to reduce pollution and strengthen rural America’s power grid. Today’s announcement includes the first

IOWA COUNTY, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice today announced that Philip G. Schmidt-Way, 29, of Loveland, Colo., was sentenced to life with the ability to petition for extended supervision after 20 years for the murder of his grandmother in Dodgeville, Wis. on July 19, 2021. Last month co-defendant

MADISON, WI – MacIver Institute CEO Annette Olson released the following statement following the Biden administration’s announcement of a new rule to expand the current government price controls on credit card late fees: “Price controls always create winners and losers in the marketplace. For the Biden administration’s new price cap on credit card

MADISON, Wis. — Following yesterday’s Super Tuesday primary elections in several states, MAGA faction leader Donald Trump, who spurred the violent and deadly January 6 insurrection after overwhelmingly losing the 2020 election and is facing 91 criminal charges against him, appears set to once again be Republicans’ presidential nominee. The following

WASHINGTON D.C. —  Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) led a bipartisan press conference on legislation the pair introduced yesterday to prevent app store availability or web hosting services

MADISON, Wis. – Opportunity Wisconsin Program Director Meghan Roh released the following statement following the passage of six appropriations bills ahead of this week’s deadline: “After months of gridlock and dysfunction created by Republicans in Congress, the House finally passed six initial appropriations bills earlier today. But after months of shutdown threats

MADISON, WI – On March 5, 2024, Senate Bill 568–relating to: creating a task force on missing and murdered African American women and girls was removed from the Senate Committee on Government Operations and was re-referred to the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, where

CRAWFORD, W.I. – Yesterday, Representatives Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) and Ashley Hinson (IA-02) sent a letter to Federal Highway Administration Administrator Shailen Bhatt emphasizing Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ (IA-R) request for federal emergency relief funding for the repair of the Lansing Bridge in Lansing, Iowa. This request comes after the bridge,