Today, Biden-Harris 2024 is launching a new television ad, “Our Spirit,” to commemorate Juneteenth, which Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were proud to establish as a federal holiday as part of their agenda to tackle systemic racism head on after Donald Trump fueled it. The 60-second spot celebrates the contributions of Black

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resouces (DNR) invites the public to attend the 65th anniversary celebration of the George W. Mead Wildlife Area in Milladore from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 22, 2024. The event is hosted by the Friends of Mead and McMillan Wildlife Areas.  Nestled in

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the application period for 2024 federal Urban Forestry Inflation Reduction Act grants is now closed. DNR staff are in the process of reviewing applications and determining awards. Successful applicants will receive a portion of the $4 million available,

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County has entered into an agreement with Gorman & Company for the sale of the existing Marcia P. Coggs Human Services Building, located at 1220 W. Vliet Street. Gorman & Company will pursue a mixed-use redevelopment of the property that will create an estimated 65 affordable housing units,

MADISON, Wis. — In honor and recognition of Juneteenth, A Better Wisconsin Together is pushing back against right-wing attempts to censor Black history and attack the freedoms of Black Wisconsinites. Juneteenth – a celebration of Black freedom, liberation, and resiliency that commemorates the formal end of slavery in the South on

In Madison and Wauwatosa on Monday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer highlighted President Biden’s efforts to lower costs and safeguard reproductive health care. Whitmer drew a sharp contrast between President Biden and Vice President Harris’s efforts to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law and Donald Trump’s record ending Roe v. Wade and

MADISON, Wis. — In honor of Juneteenth, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler and Vice Chair Felesia Martin released the following statements: Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler: “We celebrate Juneteenth to mark the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black Americans in Texas first learned of the Emancipation Proclamation—more than

In school, many children learn that President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed all enslaved people in the Southern slaveholding states. In practice, the South would not give up on slavery so easily, continuing the practice for more than two years after Lincoln’s Proclamation. The true end to slavery came on June

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), today announced that WHEDA has reached an all-time home purchase record in its 52-year history. According to WHEDA data, its single-family team has closed 240 percent more home purchases than the previous year. This announcement

Today, Donald Trump lied to Wisconsin – again. After reports that Donald wasn’t going to stay in Wisconsin for the RNC were revealed, he was asked point blank if he was staying in Milwaukee – a city he called “horrible” just last week. When pushed, Trump said: “I’m staying here [in Milwaukee]. I

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, participated in a hearing titled, Origins of COVID-19: An Examination of Available Evidence. The senator questioned one of the authors of the March 2020 proximal origin paper, Dr. Robert Garry, on his role in dismissing

(Milwaukee, June 18, 2024) – Today, President Biden announced an executive action to expand parole in place for undocumented immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years and are, as of June 17th, married to U.S. citizens. This action will help approximately half a million spouses