WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to the Departments of Defense and Transportation, exposing critical deficiencies in the United States’ military sealift capabilities in the Indo-Pacific. The Chinese military has embarked on an unprecedented naval buildup. Meanwhile, our aging

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after the Senate failed to advance a bipartisan compromise on border security and immigration reform: “Today, I voted to do something about the crisis at our southern border, curb the fentanyl epidemic, and deliver for Wisconsin communities. This bipartisan

MADISON – On Wednesday, the Court of Appeals struck down the Village of Pewaukee’s transportation utility fee, confirming the charge is an illegal tax. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – celebrates the ruling as a victory for taxpayers and the business community. Transportation

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it is revising a variance to the Northern Lake Michigan Coastal Regional Master Plan and will open a second public comment period. The revised variance, which includes management for Peninsula State Park in Door County, will address requests for additional and

MADISON, Wis. — Results from a recent Marquette Law School poll have revealed that most Wisconsin voters support the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision that our current GOP drawn state legislative maps are unconstitutional. The poll results also expose a concerning correlation between the issues that Wisconsinites support and want action on –

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), a taskforce of state securities regulators, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today a $3 million settlement in principle with TradeStation Crypto, Inc. over its unregistered crypto interest earning program. The settlement resolves allegations that TradeStation violated s… Please log in to

Milwaukee, Feb. 7, 2024 – Milwaukee is now home to one of the nation’s first institutes designed specifically to focus on the neurological needs of people from birth to old age. The Wisconsin Institute of NeuroScience (WINS) is a partnership of Children’s Wisconsin, the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health

The News: The Village of Pewaukee’s recently passed “transportation utility fee” has been ruled illegal by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, citing WPT v. Town of Buchanan – a major unanimous Supreme Court of Wisconsin (SCOWIS) decision won by WILL in June of 2023. We believed, as it is evident today, that the Buchanan ruling

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul is leading a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to authorize much-needed 2024 bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims Fund (the “VOCA Fund”). The VOCA Fund supports the provision of essential direct services

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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) introduced the No Industrial Restrictions in Secret Act (No IRIS Act) to reduce undue red tape imposed by the Biden Administration through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). This bill is supported by the American Chemistry Council as well as Hexion

MADISON – Today, Senator Agard joined her colleagues in the Legislature and community advocates for a press conference to announce the introduction of the Building Economic Security Together (BEST) agenda, a package of bills that work to boost the economic security of Wisconsinites of all ages. State Senator Melissa Agard

Madison- Amy Binsfeld (R-Sheboygan) has released the following statement:  The Assembly Speaker’s Task Force on Truancy has released its comprehensive report following several  months of research and public hearings. The report, which looks into the critical relationship between truancy and student academic success, aims to improve attendance accountability measures and ensure equitable

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that fire management crews are starting to perform prescribed burns on DNR properties throughout the state where local conditions can provide a safe and effective burn. DNR crews will be burning cattail marshes, wetlands, prairies and oak/pine barrens to

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Madison, WI – Today, board members of the Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin (PIA) – a trade association representing thousands of independent agents from across the state – traveled to the Wisconsin State Capitol to present their annual Legislative Excellence Award.  The Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin’s Legislative Excellence Award

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) sent a follow-up letter to Bojana Zoric Martinez, the Director of the Bureau of Refugee Programs, demanding transparency and public input for residents in the Chippewa Valley on refugee resettlement plans.  This letter comes after Rep. Tiffany did not receive a response to the

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Elsbeth Kalenderian, dean of the Marquette University School of Dentistry, has been appointed to the Governor’s Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, his office announced on Tuesday. The task force is charged with studying the workforce challenges facing the state’s health care system,

Astellas announced it raked in $8 billion between April 1 and December 31 2023 – a $166.3 million increase over that same period in 2022 – during their earnings report today. While they make billions, Americans pay exorbitantly high prices for prescription drugs. Astellas opposed the Biden administration reforms that