MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin toured the Center for Dairy Research at UW-Madison to learn about how her Dairy Business Innovation Initiative is supporting Wisconsin’s dairy businesses and workers. Following the tour, Senator Baldwin joined a tasting of products manufactured and tested at the Center and funded by

President Donald Trump delivered remarks on Biden’s border bloodbath in Grand Rapids, Michigan Tuesday. President Trump received the endorsement of the Police Officers Association of Michigan. Allegan County Sheriff Frank Baker said: “There are a lot of tragedies that are happening, as you mentioned with Ruby Garcia…It’s happening in our neighborhoods even though

As Donald Trump touches down in Wisconsin for the first time in almost two years, the Biden-Harris campaign held a press conference in Green Bay today to send a clear message that his efforts to raise health care costs, threaten reproductive freedom, and attack unions are not welcome in the

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The headline says it all. Madison Democrats now feel confident in Joe Biden’s ability to win in Wisconsin thanks to their tinkering in the redistricting process with state legislative maps. This comes as 15 members of the Assembly have either said they are leaving or running for another office this year. With state Democrats

MILWAUKEE_The Kohler Trust for Clean Water has given the UWM Foundation $1.3 million toward construction of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences’ state-of-the-art Research Vessel Maggi Sue. This gift brings the university within $3.5 million of its goal of $20 million needed to begin the construction process. “For

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Governor Tony Evers vetoed Assembly Bill 377, a GOP bill that would unjustly target LGBTQ+ youth and put elected officials in charge of deciding what sports kids in Wisconsin can play. According to A Better Wisconsin Together Communications Director Lucy Ripp, the bill vetoed today is another in a

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers has filed a brief urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to affirm that local election clerks are able to choose ballot drop boxes as one secure option for ballot returns in their communities. The governor is seeking to intervene in Priorities USA, v. Wisconsin Election Commission, arguing

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced its release of an expanded Unemployment Insurance (UI) statistics dashboard. The expanded dashboard now includes an interactive map with information on UI claims filed by county. “Today’s expanded UI dashboard release is yet another important step in our ongoing

MADISON – Governor Evers recently released a proclamation declaring April 2024 as Sjögren’s Awareness Month. Sjögren’s is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks and damages the body. Approximately 4 million Americans, including 59,000 Wisconsinites, are currently living with Sjögren’s disease, making it the second most common rheumatic

MADISON, Wis. – Twenty-five entries representing broad sectors such as advanced manufacturing, business services, information technology and life sciences will compete in the finalist round of the 2024 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. The contestants have emerged after two rounds of judging in the contest organized through the Wisconsin Technology Council and its sponsors and

Madison –State Representative Joy Goeben (R-Hobart) released the following statement regarding the Evers Administration vetoing AB 144 / SB 158. This legislation offers preliminary healthcare credentials to previously unlicensed individuals.  Prospective Wisconsin healthcare licensees, notably new graduates, continue to experience long processing delays from the Wisconsin Department of Safety and … Please log

Madison – Representative Barbara Dittrich (R – Oconomowoc) issued the following statement regarding Tony Evers’ veto of the Save Women’s Sports Act (AB 377): “Today, Wisconsin’s governor took a position against federal Title IX and against Wisconsin’s girls in a disgusting veto of the Save Women’s Sports Act that I authored

MADISON, Wis. — As Donald Trump heads to Wisconsin today for the first time since 2022, Republicans eyeing the open seat in the 8th Congressional District Green Bay are no doubt desperate to prove their election-denying bona fides to win Trump’s favor. “In a world where lying about the 2020 election is

I’m excited to welcome President Trump back to Green Bay today! We need now, more than ever, his leadership in the White House. Our country is under attack thanks to Joe Biden’s disastrous policies. We must restore sanity to Washington and elect leaders like President Trump who will stop the

LA CROSSE, Wis. – In a new ad from Opportunity Wisconsin, a third generation dairy farmer from La Crosse calls out Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s votes to give tax breaks for big corporations, while family farmers and small businesses are left behind.  The ad also asks Van Orden to support

MADISON, Wis. — Ahead of Donald Trump’s first visit to Wisconsin in nearly two years today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: “As Wisconsinites head to the polls today to vote in critical local elections across the state, Donald Trump will at last return to Wisconsin,19 months since his

MADISON, Wis. —  Today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Rapid Response Director Arik Wolk released the following statement in response to the news that Eric Hovde will attend the Donald Trump MAGA rally in Green Bay today: “Eric Hovde appearing with Donald Trump tonight is further proof that we can’t trust a megamillionaire

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is reminding farmers and manure applicators to check the runoff risk advisory forecast before spreading manure on fields. This tool helps determine the potential for manure runoff from a field depending on weather conditions and soil temperature. The runoff risk advisory

Today is the perfect day to flex your democracy muscles by participating in the April Spring Election. Your vote will help determine some of the policies that will guide our communities and state in years to come. This email will help you understand what you need to do today to