Event launches state/local partnership, kicks off National Distracted Driving Awareness Month The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) today joined city of West Bend officials, business leaders and residents to launch a state-local safety partnership and kickoff National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, recognized every April. Spurred by a West Bend Area

Madison – Representative Barbara Dittrich (R – Oconomowoc) responded on Tuesday to the vetoes of legislation she authored to protect women, girls, and parental rights: “Governor Evers likes to say, ‘The will of the people is the law of the land,’ yet with the vetoes of Assembly Bill 100 and 102, he

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) announced that Benjamin J. Rattle, age 37, of Racine, Wis., has been charged with six felony counts of possession of child pornography. Mr. Rattle was arrested on Tuesday, March 24, and booked into the Kenosha County Jail.

MADISON, Wis. — Please see the following response on the dismissal of Democrats’ lawsuit to gerrymander our congressional districts. “The current Wisconsin congressional map was drafted by Governor Tony Evers and approved by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. It is good to see yet another court rule in support of maintaining the

DANE COUNTY – Dane County Executive Melissa Agard today announced that the new Sherman Middle School and Shabazz High School and Black Hawk Middle School and Gompers Elementary School construction projects in the Madison Metropolitan School District have each been recognized as 4-Star Climate Champions for Building Design by the

Today, the Republican-created Special Committee on Oversight of the Department of Justice held an executive session to discuss the committee report and recommendations. The two Democratic members of the Committee, Senator Jodi Habush Sinykin (D-Whitefish Bay) and Senator Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove) released the following statement: “Wisconsinites deserve transparency and

Madison, WI – Today, the Senate Special Committee on Oversight of the Department of Justice (SCODOJ) met to approve a final report outlining the committee’s findings and recommendations following its investigation into outside influence in Wisconsin’s Department of Justice (DOJ). Since 2019, DOJ has entered into arrangements with outside organizations where

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MADISON, Wis. — Today, new reporting highlights the stark contrast between Maria Lazar’s extreme anti-abortion stance in which she believes the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was “very wise”, with Judge Chris Taylor’s long career of championing reproductive freedoms. While Maria Lazar dodges questions on whether or not she would further restrict abortion access in

MADISON – Rep. Amanda Nedweski (R–Pleasant Prairie) today blasted Governor Tony Evers for vetoing a series of bills aimed at protecting children, including Senate Bill 405, legislation she authored to allow minors harmed by gender transition procedures to seek justice in court. “Governor Evers had a clear choice: stand with kids

MADISON, Wis. — Governor Evers on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have protected girls and women in school athletics and extended an opportunity for justice for individuals who were harmed by gender-altering medical treatments given to them as a child. Assembly Bill 100 designates athletic sports, teams and locker rooms in

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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced volunteer opportunities to help monitor rare and endangered species in 2026. While many Wisconsinites appreciate the beauty of our plants, animals and natural landscapes, a special few volunteer their time to survey for rare and endangered species. These volunteers,

Menomonie, Wis. – Kole Mewhorter, a business administration and supply chain management alum from University of Wisconsin-Stout, is being honored as an Institute for Supply Management 2025 ISM 30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Star. Mewhorter, a demand planner at H.B. Fuller, a leading global adhesives provider headquartered in Vadnais

Plan builds on progress made under Evers-Rodriguez administration, caps child care costs at 7% of family income, gives families real choices, raises provider wages, and expands access in child care deserts MADISON, WI—Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez – a nurse, working mom, and Democratic candidate for governor – today released a

MADISON, Wis. – The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin (NRF) has just announced 280 outdoor adventures available during its 2026 Field Trip season. In celebration of its 40th anniversary, NRF is offering a wide variety of hands-on, expert-led nature experiences for adults and families all over the state. NRF has been protecting Wisconsin’s

Today, on Transgender Day of Visibility, Governor Tony Evers vetoed five anti-trans bills. Following the veto ceremony, where the governor was joined by trans kids, their families, and LGBTQ+ and allied advocates from across Wisconsin, Fair Wisconsin’s Executive Director Abigail Swetz issued the following statement: “Governor Evers has shown incredible

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers celebrated International Transgender Day of Visibility today by vetoing five anti-LGBTQ bills targeting Wisconsin’s transgender and gender nonconforming kids, making good on his promise to veto any anti-LGBTQ legislation sent to his desk that hurts LGBTQ kids and Wisconsinites. The governor vetoed the bills in a private ceremony at

Washington, D.C. – Wednesday, April 1, kicks off the ninth annual Medicaid Awareness Month, as Donald Trump and Republicans face mounting backlash for the largest cuts to health care in history and the growing crisis those cuts have unleashed in communities across the country. Medicaid is popular across the country,

MADISON, WI (March 31, 2026) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Wisconsin’s political action committee (PAC) announced today its endorsement of Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Maria Lazar for election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. “Maria Lazar is the best candidate to stop the Supreme Court’s troubling slide toward an activist branch of