WISCONSIN – Local, state, and national public safety leaders and organizations are expressing strong support for U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s bipartisan legislation to address the opioid and fentanyl epidemic. Baldwin’s legislation, the Safe Response Act, invests in a critical grant program that allows states, local governments, and Tribes to train first responders on

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Federal Accountability in Interviews Reform (FAIR) Act introduced by Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) passed the House Judiciary Committee with bipartisan support. H.R. 5736, the FAIR Act, would require all Department of Justice (DOJ) law enforcement officers, agents, and employees to record both custodial and non-custodial interviews of U.S. citizens…

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(Waukesha, WI) – Salt applied to icy roads, driveways, and parking lots ends up in our water, making our freshwater less and less fresh each year. Just a teaspoon of salt permanently pollutes five gallons of water. The Wisconsin Salt Wise Partnership is set to spotlight the threats that deicing salt

 MILWAUKEE – Craig Gilbert, former Washington bureau chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and current Lubar Fellow at Marquette University Law School, will be the guest speaker at a Newsmaker Luncheon set for Thursday, February 8, hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com. During his 35 years at the Journal Sentinel, Gilbert’s reporting and analysis detailed

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) are teaming up to promote a safe snowmobile season and educate Wisconsinites on the dangers of operating a snowmobile while impaired by alcohol and/or other drugs. More than 200,000 registered snowmobiles hit Wisconsin’s 25,000 miles of

MADISON, Wis. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) remind producers to apply for crop insurance premium rebates. The rebate application is web-based and will be available on DATCP’s website until January 31, 2024, or until program funding

MADISON, Wis. – Each year, the Wisconsin Historical Society’s governing body recognizes individuals and organizations for exceptional work relating to the Society’s mission as part of the annual Board of Curators Awards. With a range of award categories spanning historic preservation, restoration, genealogy and more, entrants must mail in submissions

Madison, Wisc. – Representative John Macco (R-Ledgeview) and Representative Evan Goyke (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement on the “Wiskids” program. Using existing funds, this legislation will start a 529 account and invest $25 for every child born or adopted in Wisconsin. These accounts allows families to invest in their child’s future while receiving

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement after a House Energy and Commerce Committee investigation found that a Chinese researcher uploaded the COVID-19 gene sequence to a U.S. government database nearly two weeks before the CCP shared the same information with the world. “Thanks to the work of

WASHINGTON – On Friday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Mandy Cohen reiterating previous requests for data on adverse events associated with COVID-19

Madison, Wis. —The Executive Committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has appointed Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek as chair of the Financial Condition (E) Committee and as a member of the Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee. The Financial Condition (E) Committee serves as the central forum and

Team Biden-Harris To Highlight The Impact Of Trump’s Abortion Bans Across America President Biden and Vice President Harris to Headline Campaign Rally in Virginia  To commemorate what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Team Biden-Harris is announcing an aggressive effort across the country to highlight the impact that

MADISON – Today, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer, State Senator LaTonya Johnson and health care advocate Dr. Kristin Lyerly, OB/GYN, joined Protect Our Care Wisconsin to call on Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to bring extension of postpartum coverage for Wisconsinites on Medicaid to 12 months to the floor for a

Madison – Representative Chanz Green (R-Grand View) and Senator Romaine Robert Quinn (R-Cameron) introduced legislation earlier today to regulate deer hunting in Northern Wisconsin. “Deer hunting has been a tradition for generations in Northern Wisconsin. But those traditions have been thrown by the wayside because the population of deer has been

Madison – Freshman Representative Nik Rettinger (R-Mukwonago) applauded his Assembly colleagues for passing his “Scouts in Schools” legislation, Assembly Bill 592, out of the Assembly Committee on Education today. “Scouts in Schools” would require schools to allow some federally recognized groups, including the Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of

Madison, WI – Sen. Howard Marklein’s (R-Spring Green) bill to enable gas stations, retailers and other private businesses to begin participating in the electric vehicle charging industry passed with nearly unanimous support in the State Senate on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.  The vote was 30-2. “In a great show of

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement after the Biden administration re-listed the Houthis as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) but failed to designate the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. “The Biden administration’s decision to re-list the Houthis as Specially Designated Global Terrorists may seem

WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) appeared on Fox Business’ Varney & Co. with Stuart Varney to expose Biden’s border crisis and explain why the open border is the most important issue for Americans in 2024. Following this interview, the senator joined Newsmax’s American Agenda with Bob Brooks and Katrina Szish to discuss

Madison – Today Democrats on the Committee on Colleges and Universities voted NO on Assembly Bill 610. This bill allows students or prospective students of any institution of higher education that receives public funding to waive the immunization requirement for reasons of health, religion, or personal conviction. In addition, this