MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages new and experienced hunters to enroll in a hunter education course before the upcoming fall season. Courses are available across the state and in a variety of formats. Those who complete a hunter education course play a vital role in keeping Wisconsin a

MADISON, Wis – Painters & Allied Trades, District Council No. 7 would like to thank U.S. Attorney Timothy O’Shea for joining other prosecutors from red and blue states that criminally prosecute construction labor brokers for payroll fraud. Gustavo Reyes was sentenced on August 18, 2023, for federal tax evasion in

Adrianne Melby called Speaker of the Assembly Robin Vos to account today for his continued refusal to comply with Open Records Requests (ORR) concerning an overseas trip to Ireland where twenty legislators will accompany him. Melby emailed an ORR to Speaker Robin Vos’ office on July 30th, 2023. It remains

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare lizard, which may result from the X11 Transmission Line Uprate project. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does not put

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare lizard, which may result from the Melrose Gravel Pit project in La Crosse County. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants

Milwaukee, WI – The Coalition to March on the RNC 2024 is planning a protest of the upcoming Republican presidential primary debate at the Fiserv Forum on August 23, 2023. We will be joined by Chrisley Carpio of the Tampa 5 who will be making a statement at the rally. The protest

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will award more than $6 million to local groups to protect and improve surface water. Lake groups, river groups, local governments, nonprofit organizations and producer-led groups are encouraged to apply for a grant. Interested organizations should submit a pre-application by Sept. 15 to

The Wisconsin State Patrol is urging everyone to plan ahead as the summer travel season wraps up, to avoid the potentially deadly consequences of impaired driving. There were 7,048 crashes involving alcohol or drug impairment in Wisconsin in 2022. Alcohol was involved in more than one-quarter of all traffic fatalities

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Rib Mountain Sanitary District is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes the installation of temporary treatment for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/230818gopaddress.wav MADISON – Representative Kitchens (R – Sturgeon Bay) released the weekly radio address on behalf of Wisconsin Legislative Republicans. “It’s hard to believe that summer is almost over and kids will soon head back to school. Thanks to the Right-To-Read Act that I authored, students’ likelihood of success will be advanced. This

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/230818demaddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address on his 2023-25 biennial budget investments to build the 21st-century infrastructure Wisconsin needs to support a 21st-century economy and workforce. Since 2019, the Evers Administration has improved over 5,800 miles of roads and nearly 1,600 bridges across the state. The 2023-25

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Governor will travel to Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands with WEDC Secretary Hughes and delegation of Wisconsin companies this fall  MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes and a delegation of Wisconsin companies, will visit Europe in September to pursue new trade relationships and showcase the state’s expertise in advanced manufacturing, biotech,

MILWAUKEE — Marquette Theatre has announced its 2023-24 schedule of performances, themed “Celebrate!” in honor of 100 years of theatre at Marquette and the 50th anniversary of the Evan P. and Marion Helfaer Theatre, 1304 W. Clybourn St., which will once again host all performances. The season begins with two

MADISON — Researchers are in an arms race with hackers to prevent data theft. Their standard tools include strategies like multi-factor authentication systems, fingerprint technology and retinal scans. One type of security system that is gaining popularity is automatic speaker identification, which uses a person’s voice as a passcode. These

MADISON, Wis. — Today, WPR reported how the Inflation Reduction Act is growing the clean energy economy in Wisconsin, bringing good-paying jobs to the state while supporting the transition to clean energy. In the year since President Biden signed the historic legislation into law, private companies have already committed to invest more than

MADISON – A broad coalition representing Wisconsin’s alcohol industry voiced strong support for comprehensive three-tier reform legislation at a Senate Committee on Universities and Revenue public hearing today. Senate Bill 332/Assembly Bill 304 is important legislation that updates alcohol regulations and encourages free-market competition in Wisconsin. This legislation “is a