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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to join DNR staff on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Shawano Middle School in Shawano, Wisconsin, for the fifth meeting in a nine-part series focused on fisheries management
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the 2024 Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board (WCPB) election results. The following corn producers started three-year terms as elected members of the WCPB on February 1, 2025: District
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) explains the steps needed to obtain an ID to show at the polls if the voter does not already have some form of approved ID, such as a Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE – Kent Lovern, Milwaukee County’s newly-elected district attorney, will be the featured guest at a Newsmaker Luncheon set for noon on Wednesday, February 12, hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com. Lovern, who began his career as a criminal defense attorney in
What: The Milwaukee Anti-war Committee will be joined by six other local organizations to protest President Trump and his proposal for Gaza.In a recent press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump revealed a proposal for Gaza in which the United
Madison, WI – Today on WISN-TV’s ‘UPFRONT’ with Matt Smith, Supreme Court candidates Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford discussed their objectives as candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court election to be held on April 1st. AFP-WI State Director Megan Novak released
Milwaukee. WI – Parents at Golda Meir school are sounding an alarm. They are demanding that the Milwaukee Health Department (Health Department) and City of Milwaukee release the full results and content of the environmental assessment conducted by the Health
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk announcing that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be making significant, illegal cuts to funding for lifesaving research at
Jeff Wright will meet with voters in Nelson, Wisconsin on February 15 to seek support for his Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Education campaign. Organized by the Driftless Area Voters for Wisconsin, the event will take place at the Nelson Community Center
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement regarding a new lawsuit brought by a multi-state coalition, including Wisconsin, against the Trump Administration and aimed at protecting Wisconsinites’ Social Security numbers, bank account information, and other sensitive personal details
Last weekend, Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Chair and Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC) President Ken Martin was elected as the new Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) with overwhelming support from DNC members on the first ballot. A new
MADISON, Wis. – Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced Wisconsin is joining a coalition of 19 states in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the unauthorized disclosure of Americans’ private information and sensitive
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a motion to enforce and a motion for preliminary injunction in NY v. Trump, the ongoing lawsuit challenging actions by President Trump, the Office
Madison, WI – Dane County Executive Melissa Agard announced today that Amy Everett has rescinded her acceptance of the Director role at the Dane County Department of Human Services. “My goal throughout this process has been to find the best
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel says he’s running “an entirely different campaign” compared to fellow conservative Daniel Kelly, who lost by 11 points to Justice Janet Protasiewicz two years ago. Meanwhile, Dane County Judge Susan Crawford says there are “appropriate ways” to discuss her values in the race against Schimel in her attempt to keep the court’s liberal majority.
Susan Crawford announced she’s raised more than $4.4 million over the last month for her state Supreme Court campaign, topping the $2.7 million that conservative rival Brad Schimel says he brought in over the period.
Contact: press@crawfordforwi.com MADISON, Wis. – Today, with exactly 50 days left until Election Day, Judge Susan Crawford’s campaign for the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced raising more than $7.3 million total since entering the race in June 2024, and more than $4.4
CONTACT: Jacob FischerPress@SchimelforJustice.com The campaign raised $2.7 million in just one month WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Today, the Schimel for Justice campaign announced that it has raised $5 million since entering the race for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. In the most recent fundraising
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, in releasing the text of the Senate’s fiscal year 2025 budget resolution. The FY 2025 budget resolution will be the blueprint that unlocks the pathway for a
MADISON, Wis. – With reproductive rights on the line in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, Brad Schimel is running from his own extreme anti-abortion record. A new Isthmus report lays it out: Schimel has spent years working to restrict reproductive rights—even earning the
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to join DNR staff on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Shawano Middle School in Shawano, Wisconsin, for the fifth meeting in a nine-part series focused on fisheries management in northeast Wisconsin. This meeting is a part of a
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the 2024 Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board (WCPB) election results. The following corn producers started three-year terms as elected members of the WCPB on February 1, 2025: District 4: Cal Dalton, EndeavorAdams, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, Monroe, and Waushara counties
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) explains the steps needed to obtain an ID to show at the polls if the voter does not already have some form of approved ID, such as a Wisconsin driver license or ID. While Wisconsin residents are required to
MILWAUKEE – Kent Lovern, Milwaukee County’s newly-elected district attorney, will be the featured guest at a Newsmaker Luncheon set for noon on Wednesday, February 12, hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com. Lovern, who began his career as a criminal defense attorney in Racine, was hired in 1998 as a prosecutor for Milwaukee
What: The Milwaukee Anti-war Committee will be joined by six other local organizations to protest President Trump and his proposal for Gaza.In a recent press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump revealed a proposal for Gaza in which the United States will “own it.” In his plan, Palestinians will be
Madison, WI – Today on WISN-TV’s ‘UPFRONT’ with Matt Smith, Supreme Court candidates Brad Schimel and Susan Crawford discussed their objectives as candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court election to be held on April 1st. AFP-WI State Director Megan Novak released the following statement: “Susan Crawford is nothing but a political
Milwaukee. WI – Parents at Golda Meir school are sounding an alarm. They are demanding that the Milwaukee Health Department (Health Department) and City of Milwaukee release the full results and content of the environmental assessment conducted by the Health Department. Concerned parents are circulating a petition to demand the
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk announcing that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be making significant, illegal cuts to funding for lifesaving research at Universities. The NIH announced that it is arbitrarily capping indirect
Jeff Wright will meet with voters in Nelson, Wisconsin on February 15 to seek support for his Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Education campaign. Organized by the Driftless Area Voters for Wisconsin, the event will take place at the Nelson Community Center and begin at 1pm. Wright is the current Superintendent of
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement regarding a new lawsuit brought by a multi-state coalition, including Wisconsin, against the Trump Administration and aimed at protecting Wisconsinites’ Social Security numbers, bank account information, and other sensitive personal details from unauthorized access: “Wisconsinites expect the federal government to treat
Last weekend, Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Chair and Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC) President Ken Martin was elected as the new Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) with overwhelming support from DNC members on the first ballot. A new slate of DNC Officers including Vice Chair of Civic Engagement
MADISON, Wis. – Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced Wisconsin is joining a coalition of 19 states in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop the unauthorized disclosure of Americans’ private information and sensitive data. The lawsuit asserts that the Trump administration illegally provided
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a motion to enforce and a motion for preliminary injunction in NY v. Trump, the ongoing lawsuit challenging actions by President Trump, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and federal agencies attempting to
Madison, WI – Dane County Executive Melissa Agard announced today that Amy Everett has rescinded her acceptance of the Director role at the Dane County Department of Human Services. “My goal throughout this process has been to find the best person to lead the Department of Human Services, which provides
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel says he’s running “an entirely different campaign” compared to fellow conservative Daniel Kelly, who lost by 11 points to Justice Janet Protasiewicz two years ago. Meanwhile, Dane County Judge Susan Crawford says there are “appropriate ways” to discuss her values in the race against Schimel in her attempt to keep the court’s liberal majority.
Susan Crawford announced she’s raised more than $4.4 million over the last month for her state Supreme Court campaign, topping the $2.7 million that conservative rival Brad Schimel says he brought in over the period.
Contact: press@crawfordforwi.com MADISON, Wis. – Today, with exactly 50 days left until Election Day, Judge Susan Crawford’s campaign for the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced raising more than $7.3 million total since entering the race in June 2024, and more than $4.4 million in the recent reporting period spanning January 1 thru
CONTACT: Jacob FischerPress@SchimelforJustice.com The campaign raised $2.7 million in just one month WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Today, the Schimel for Justice campaign announced that it has raised $5 million since entering the race for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. In the most recent fundraising report, the campaign raised over $2.7 million in just one
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, in releasing the text of the Senate’s fiscal year 2025 budget resolution. The FY 2025 budget resolution will be the blueprint that unlocks the pathway for a fully paid-for reconciliation bill to secure the border, bolster our
MADISON, Wis. – With reproductive rights on the line in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, Brad Schimel is running from his own extreme anti-abortion record. A new Isthmus report lays it out: Schimel has spent years working to restrict reproductive rights—even earning the title of being ‘an anti-abortion warrior’ in Urban Milwaukee—but now