The program, which is administered by the Department of Transportation (DOT), assists local governments in improving seriously deteriorating county highways, town roads, and city and village streets. We completed a review of the discretionary component of the program, which provides state funding for projects that are advertised, contracted, and administered

Under the program, which is administered by the Department of Transportation (DOT), grants are designed to provide assistance to harbor facilities on the Great Lakes and Mississippi River for projects that improve or maintain waterborne commerce. From fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 through FY 2024-25, DOT executed 16 grants totaling $20.9

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages Wisconsinites to take action to help bats during International Bat Week, Oct. 24-31, 2025, and attend a local educational bat event. As a group of mammals, bats are unique and fascinating; they’re also extremely important members of our natural world. They

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to award 11 projects through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Program. The goal of the program is to build resilience across the middle of

WISCONSIN – California’s Prop 50 has become a centerpoint in the discussion around redistricting that has taken American states by storm in the build up to the 2026 midterm elections. A recently released ad in favor of Prop 50 features President Obama stating “Republicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to rig

MANITOWOC, Wis. – The Luling School was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 26, 2025, at the statewide level of significance. The property was constructed in 1892 in Manitowoc, Manitowoc County. The Luling School, later renamed McKinley School, is distinctive in the city of Manitowoc as

MADISON, WI – Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) called on Governor Tony Evers to hold Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Jill Underly accountable. Superintendent Underly was set to testify before a State Assembly Committee today on the cover-up of more than 200 teacher sexual misconduct cases. Instead, she skipped the hearing to receive

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) spoke on the Senate floor to discuss his Shutdown Fairness Act, which ensures that all federal employees reporting to work during a shutdown receive pay and allowances on a regular basis during a lapse in appropriations. He called for renewed bipartisan cooperation to demonstrate that

CASHTON, WI – Senate Democrats continued the Affordable Wisconsin Tour today in Cashton, Wisconsin at Scenic Bluffs Community Health Center. Senators Brad Pfaff, Sarah Keyeski, and Representative Jenna Jacobson toured the facility and heard from healthcare providers on the struggles rural Wisconsinites face is accessing and affording healthcare.  Just 9 days before re… Please log