Wisconsin Towns Association: Sen. Testin receives Friend of Towns Award

Senator Patrick Testin was awarded the 2023-24 Friend of the Towns Award at the Jackson County Unit Meeting of the WTA last week for his efforts supporting town interests.   “Senator Testin understands how critical local leadership is to communities throughout Wisconsin,” said Mike Koles, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Towns

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PETA: Cows’ deaths in truck crash prompt PETA highway memorial

Lancaster, Wis. — To memorialize the cows who were killed when the truck carrying them overturned while approaching a roundabout on U.S. Highway 61 and Wisconsin Highway 81 on Saturday afternoon, PETA plans to place a billboard in their honor near the site, reminding everyone that the crash victims were thinking, feeling individuals.

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Gov. Evers, Dept. of Transportation: Announce $50 million for rural road improvements to support Wisconsin’s farmers and producers, agriculture industries

GREENFIELD — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced nearly $50 million in state investments to help support 37 projects across 28 Wisconsin counties. The projects are aimed at helping support Wisconsin’s farmers, producers, and agricultural industries by improving rural roads and bridges that

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Hovde campaign: Tammy Baldwin: “We spend too much on our southern border”

MADISON — A new ad from Wisconsin entrepreneur Eric Hovde highlights Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s belief that the U.S. spends too much money to secure the southern border. The border crisis has allowed more than 10 million illegal immigrants to enter during the Biden administration, including known terrorists and criminals, and a drug crisis fueled by

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Dept. of Workforce Development: June local employment and unemployment data released

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development today released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates of employment and unemployment statistics for metropolitan areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin for June 2024. In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows: Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Preliminary June 2024 unemployment rates increased

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WisDems: U.S. Rep. Van Orden tops list of biggest losers at the RNC

MADISON, Wis. — In its recap of the RNC, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel named its “Winners and Losers” of the convention. Chief among the losers was Wisconsin’s very own Derrick Van Orden. Van Orden spent his RNC week doing what he does best—throwing temper tantrums and hurling insults online.  Read more

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GLAAD, Fair Wisconsin: The LGBTQ records of Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidates Tammy Baldwin and Eric Hovde

GLAAD: Media covering this Senate election must include accurate information and context to explain the candidates’ records and proposals on the critical issues impacting LGBTQ people in Wisconsin and nationwide. (July 24, 2024) GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, and Fair Wisconsin, the

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