Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Local Government Climate Coalition commends the Public Service Commission for their decision to convene a statewide process to explore net metering, rather than dealing with it on a piece-meal, utility by utility basis in the MGE
AEF is pleased to release an updated map of revenue limits for all districts in Wisconsin. In January, 2022, we released the map of revenue limits for that school year, showing the unfair and unequal funding for each student. In
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Secretary Craig Thompson today joined federal, state and local leaders in the city of Wauwatosa to celebrate finishing the North Leg of the Zoo Interchange. Reaching this major milestone also signifies the overall completion of
Madison, WI – Today, Rep Allen applauds the passing of several constitutional amendment resolutions related to ensuring free and fair elections in Wisconsin. SJR 71 passed for the 2nd time and would clarify that the Wisconsin constitution reserves the right to
Madison, WI – Today, Assembly Bill 38, authored by State Representative David Steffen (R Howard) and State Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R-Appleton) was passed by the State Assembly. This bill will allow absentee voters to receive text message updates on the
On November 9, 2023, Wisconsin Muslim leaders and the Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine (a coalition made up of about 40 organizations) are calling for a press conference at 4:00 pm on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Milwaukee City
Madison – On Tuesday, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed Assembly Bill (AB) 553 in response to results of the UW system-wide student free speech survey, conducted in 2022. The bill also addresses issues raised throughout the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities
Madison, WI – Today Representatives Nate Gustafson and Clinton Anderson along with Senators Jesse James and Dianne Hesselbein introduced LRB-4215, which creates a psilocybin pilot program for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Active members of law enforcement would not be
DENVER, Co. Nov. 9, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing more than $1.2 billion in loans and grants to spur economic development, catalyze rural prosperity and advance equity through rural cooperatives
MILWAUKEE – Nov. 6, 2023 – Molson Coors has partnered with The Commons for the fourth iteration of its Destination Innovation program; an all-expenses-paid early career development experience for 15 students from various universities across Southeastern Wisconsin. The annual program
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MILWAUKEE, WI — Traditional foods from 20 ethnicities will again be a major part of the festival experience at the 80th annual Holiday Folk Fair International, America’s premiere multi-cultural festival, to be held Fri., Nov. 17 – Sun., Nov. 19, 2023, Exposition
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced that Wisconsin ranked number one throughout the country for the most prescription medications collected during the fall 2023 Drug Take Back. Wisconsin collected 53,122 lbs. of unwanted medications this
Clean Wisconsin Resilient Communities Director Nancy Retana will become chair of the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern Community Advisory Committee (CAC) in January. Committee members unanimously chose Retana for the role at their meeting on Tuesday. “I’m honored to help lead this
Madison, WI – Today, Rep Allen visited Waukesha West High School to experience a day in the life of a Waukesha student. Rep Allen shadowed senior Jenna Lawrence who worked as an intern in his office during the summer of
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Intelligence Committee, today released the following statement on the Biden administration’s response to Iranian proxies striking U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria, and an American
Madison, Wisc. — Nurses will report multiple, serious patient safety concerns to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) on today, stepping up their call for action from the UW Health administration. Nurses have resorted to filing forms with DHS
MADISON – The Department of Children and Families (DCF) is reopening applications for the Child Care Counts Stabilization Payment Program thanks to an additional $170 million in relief funding from Governor Tony Evers. Child care providers who are not currently enrolled
The News: Today, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) announced a significant legal victory in Britto v. ATF—a nationwide injunction protecting millions of firearm owners across America. This victory follows several preliminary injunctions on the ATF’s Pistol Brace Rule, but this is the first injunction
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers invite the public to contribute ornaments for this year’s “Tribute to our Troops” holiday tree at the Executive Residence. “Kathy and I are glad to continue this important tradition
Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Local Government Climate Coalition commends the Public Service Commission for their decision to convene a statewide process to explore net metering, rather than dealing with it on a piece-meal, utility by utility basis in the MGE and Alliant rate cases. WLGCC intervened in the rate cases
AEF is pleased to release an updated map of revenue limits for all districts in Wisconsin. In January, 2022, we released the map of revenue limits for that school year, showing the unfair and unequal funding for each student. In the 2024-2025 map, you see significant improvement. AEF appeared at
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Secretary Craig Thompson today joined federal, state and local leaders in the city of Wauwatosa to celebrate finishing the North Leg of the Zoo Interchange. Reaching this major milestone also signifies the overall completion of the entire Zoo Interchange project in Milwaukee County. The entire
Madison, WI – Today, Rep Allen applauds the passing of several constitutional amendment resolutions related to ensuring free and fair elections in Wisconsin. SJR 71 passed for the 2nd time and would clarify that the Wisconsin constitution reserves the right to vote in local, state, and federal elections only for US
Madison, WI – Today, Assembly Bill 38, authored by State Representative David Steffen (R Howard) and State Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R-Appleton) was passed by the State Assembly. This bill will allow absentee voters to receive text message updates on the status of their ballot. AB 38, a bipartisan bill supported
On November 9, 2023, Wisconsin Muslim leaders and the Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine (a coalition made up of about 40 organizations) are calling for a press conference at 4:00 pm on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Milwaukee City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, pledging to #AbandonBiden as a
Madison – On Tuesday, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed Assembly Bill (AB) 553 in response to results of the UW system-wide student free speech survey, conducted in 2022. The bill also addresses issues raised throughout the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities series of informational hearings confronting concerns about a lack of
Madison, WI – Today Representatives Nate Gustafson and Clinton Anderson along with Senators Jesse James and Dianne Hesselbein introduced LRB-4215, which creates a psilocybin pilot program for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Active members of law enforcement would not be eligible under the bill. The program would be through the
DENVER, Co. Nov. 9, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing more than $1.2 billion in loans and grants to spur economic development, catalyze rural prosperity and advance equity through rural cooperatives in 36 states and Puerto Rico. Last month, USDA celebrated
MILWAUKEE – Nov. 6, 2023 – Molson Coors has partnered with The Commons for the fourth iteration of its Destination Innovation program; an all-expenses-paid early career development experience for 15 students from various universities across Southeastern Wisconsin. The annual program took place from Oct. 23 through Oct. 24. As part
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MILWAUKEE, WI — Traditional foods from 20 ethnicities will again be a major part of the festival experience at the 80th annual Holiday Folk Fair International, America’s premiere multi-cultural festival, to be held Fri., Nov. 17 – Sun., Nov. 19, 2023, Exposition Center at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wis.
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced that Wisconsin ranked number one throughout the country for the most prescription medications collected during the fall 2023 Drug Take Back. Wisconsin collected 53,122 lbs. of unwanted medications this fall. “Because of collaboration among many partners around the state
Clean Wisconsin Resilient Communities Director Nancy Retana will become chair of the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern Community Advisory Committee (CAC) in January. Committee members unanimously chose Retana for the role at their meeting on Tuesday. “I’m honored to help lead this committee and work to ensure community members who have long
Madison, WI – Today, Rep Allen visited Waukesha West High School to experience a day in the life of a Waukesha student. Rep Allen shadowed senior Jenna Lawrence who worked as an intern in his office during the summer of 2023. “Spending time at Waukesha West brought back great memories
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Intelligence Committee, today released the following statement on the Biden administration’s response to Iranian proxies striking U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria, and an American MQ-9 unmanned aircraft in Yemen. “Since October 17, Iranian-backed terrorists
Madison, Wisc. — Nurses will report multiple, serious patient safety concerns to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) on today, stepping up their call for action from the UW Health administration. Nurses have resorted to filing forms with DHS to address the spiraling crisis of understaffing, turnover and burnout
MADISON – The Department of Children and Families (DCF) is reopening applications for the Child Care Counts Stabilization Payment Program thanks to an additional $170 million in relief funding from Governor Tony Evers. Child care providers who are not currently enrolled in the program are encouraged to apply during the next
The News: Today, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) announced a significant legal victory in Britto v. ATF—a nationwide injunction protecting millions of firearm owners across America. This victory follows several preliminary injunctions on the ATF’s Pistol Brace Rule, but this is the first injunction that applies to all Americans, not… Please log in to access subscriber
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers invite the public to contribute ornaments for this year’s “Tribute to our Troops” holiday tree at the Executive Residence. “Kathy and I are glad to continue this important tradition of recognizing and honoring our nation’s heroes during the holidays