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In the first installment of its second season, Ian Coxhead, UW-Madison professor, and Sandi Siegel, president of M. E. Dey & Co. in Milwaukee, interview Joe Glauber, senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, about trends in U.S.-China agricultural trade affecting the Midwest.
Senate Elections Committee members today voted along party lines in favor of a pair of bills dealing with absentee ballots. Ahead of votes, lawmakers also voted along party lines to add amendments to each bill. Dem Sens. Jeff Smith, D-Eau
Wisconsin’s House delegation voted along party lines on a bill that would create a national commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The bill, now in the Senate, would create a special commission to investigate what
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said she wouldn’t rule out using reconciliation to get parts of President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure package passed through Congress. Baldwin, D-Madison, in a WisPolitics.com virtual infrastructure event today called for a “robust investment” in both
Contact: Jennifer Sereno, WHEDA, 608-770-8084, jennifer.sereno@wheda.com MADISON – State Rep. Todd Novak has been appointed to serve as a member of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) Board of Directors. Novak represents Wisconsin’s 51st Assembly District, which includes the city of Dodgeville, central and
Contact: April Dombrowski, DNR Recreational Safety And Outdoor Skills Section Chief April.Dombrowski@wisconsin.gov or 608-852-9456 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) awarded two hunters from central Wisconsin with the Wisconsin Hunter Ethics Award for their actions in 2020. Troy DeLaet
A recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation Vaccine Monitor found that many parents are showing reluctance to vaccinate their adolescent children.
We need to fund broadband expansion. But we need to do it in a meaningful way that reaches the communities that are unserved and disconnected.
Two former Wisconsin Republican congressmen have joined an effort to build a new coalition within the GOP built around truth-telling. Former Green Bay-area Rep. Reid Ribble, and former Fond du Lac Congressman Tom Petri, have signed on to “A Call
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Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Audio file of Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address on the Joint Committee on Finance’s vote last week to gut the governor’s Badger Bounceback agenda, the 2021-23 biennial budget,
Trek Bicycles, a global company with Waterloo roots, is successfully navigating the trade landscape left by Brexit. But the company’s rep says there’s still uncertainty ahead. Brexit is the name given to the U.K.’s departure from the European Union in
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In the state of Wisconsin our budget shows the people of the state what our leaders value—and with the latest actions by the Republican-led Joint Finance Committee, I’d venture to say they don’t value the people of this state very much.
The city of Milwaukee allowed liberal, third-party groups funded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to set the rules and help administer November’s presidential election, according to a new complaint filed Monday on behalf of five Milwaukee residents by the Amistad Project, an election integrity watchdog.
The Department of Workforce Development has created five new positions called apprenticeship navigators to help Wisconsinites find open opportunities. Apprenticeship is a training model that combines on-the-job learning with job-related classroom instruction. Apprentices are employed and earn wages from their
After more than a year of what felt like hibernation, a COVID-19 vaccine is giving people hope for brighter days — and a reason to get back to travel. Wisconsin boasts 15,000+ lakes, 60,000+ acres of state parks and a
State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler said “job one” in 2022 is to reelect Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Wikler said he is “very confident” that Evers will seek re-election. “He’s been a spectacular leader for our state,” Wikler said in
MILWAUKEE – Supervisor Sequanna Taylor will be recognized this Saturday at the 5th Annual I am Still My Sister’s Keeper Fashion Show near Atlanta, Georgia. Supervisor Taylor was chosen for this recognition along with other women leaders across the world for her
In the first installment of its second season, Ian Coxhead, UW-Madison professor, and Sandi Siegel, president of M. E. Dey & Co. in Milwaukee, interview Joe Glauber, senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, about trends in U.S.-China agricultural trade affecting the Midwest.
Senate Elections Committee members today voted along party lines in favor of a pair of bills dealing with absentee ballots. Ahead of votes, lawmakers also voted along party lines to add amendments to each bill. Dem Sens. Jeff Smith, D-Eau Claire, and Kelda Roys, D-Madison, voted against a Republican amendment
Wisconsin’s House delegation voted along party lines on a bill that would create a national commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The bill, now in the Senate, would create a special commission to investigate what happened the day of the attack and what led up
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said she wouldn’t rule out using reconciliation to get parts of President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure package passed through Congress. Baldwin, D-Madison, in a WisPolitics.com virtual infrastructure event today called for a “robust investment” in both state and national infrastructure. She said the state could use
Contact: Jennifer Sereno, WHEDA, 608-770-8084, jennifer.sereno@wheda.com MADISON – State Rep. Todd Novak has been appointed to serve as a member of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) Board of Directors. Novak represents Wisconsin’s 51st Assembly District, which includes the city of Dodgeville, central and western Iowa County, Lafayette County, as well as southwest Gr…
Contact: April Dombrowski, DNR Recreational Safety And Outdoor Skills Section Chief April.Dombrowski@wisconsin.gov or 608-852-9456 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) awarded two hunters from central Wisconsin with the Wisconsin Hunter Ethics Award for their actions in 2020. Troy DeLaet of Rosholt (Portage County) and Steven Kahan of Wausau (Marathon
A recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation Vaccine Monitor found that many parents are showing reluctance to vaccinate their adolescent children.
We need to fund broadband expansion. But we need to do it in a meaningful way that reaches the communities that are unserved and disconnected.
Two former Wisconsin Republican congressmen have joined an effort to build a new coalition within the GOP built around truth-telling. Former Green Bay-area Rep. Reid Ribble, and former Fond du Lac Congressman Tom Petri, have signed on to “A Call for American Renewal,” joining more than 150 other former Republican
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Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Audio file of Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address on the Joint Committee on Finance’s vote last week to gut the governor’s Badger Bounceback agenda, the 2021-23 biennial budget, including provisions supported by an overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites such
Trek Bicycles, a global company with Waterloo roots, is successfully navigating the trade landscape left by Brexit. But the company’s rep says there’s still uncertainty ahead. Brexit is the name given to the U.K.’s departure from the European Union in January 2020. The two entities signed a trade and cooperation
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In the state of Wisconsin our budget shows the people of the state what our leaders value—and with the latest actions by the Republican-led Joint Finance Committee, I’d venture to say they don’t value the people of this state very much.
The city of Milwaukee allowed liberal, third-party groups funded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to set the rules and help administer November’s presidential election, according to a new complaint filed Monday on behalf of five Milwaukee residents by the Amistad Project, an election integrity watchdog.
The Department of Workforce Development has created five new positions called apprenticeship navigators to help Wisconsinites find open opportunities. Apprenticeship is a training model that combines on-the-job learning with job-related classroom instruction. Apprentices are employed and earn wages from their first day on the job. Upon completion of their programs,
After more than a year of what felt like hibernation, a COVID-19 vaccine is giving people hope for brighter days — and a reason to get back to travel. Wisconsin boasts 15,000+ lakes, 60,000+ acres of state parks and a bounty of tourism attractions statewide. This gives locals and out-of-staters
State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler said “job one” in 2022 is to reelect Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Wikler said he is “very confident” that Evers will seek re-election. “He’s been a spectacular leader for our state,” Wikler said in an interview aired Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with
MILWAUKEE – Supervisor Sequanna Taylor will be recognized this Saturday at the 5th Annual I am Still My Sister’s Keeper Fashion Show near Atlanta, Georgia. Supervisor Taylor was chosen for this recognition along with other women leaders across the world for her continued community service and work with youth. “It is an