VOLK FIELD, Wis. — Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin were among dignitaries to see the training and equipment involved in Northern Lightning counter land training exercise running through Aug. 18. Northern Lightning is a large-scale, full-spectrum counter land training exercise. The

Madison… Senator Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) attended the Wisconsin State Building Commission meeting at the Wisconsin State Fair on August 9, 2023. Senator Ballweg also serves as a member of the Joint Committee on Finance, and she was the lead member to analyze and promote specific projects to be enumerated for funding

MADISON – Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after receiving the 2023 Lake Michigan Champion of Conservation Policymaker Award from the Lake Michigan Stakeholders: “I am proud to accept the Lake Michigan Stakeholders’ Champion of Conservation Policymaker Award. All of the bodies of water in Northeast Wisconsin

Carl Schoettel, President of the Wisconsin Bear Hunters’ Association (WBHA), made the following  statement after the Revised Wolf Plan released by the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) was  releasee on August 1, 2023:  “Unfortunately, we would have liked the DNR’s 2023 Revised Wolf Plan to have utilized better science  to

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Committee on the Budget, wrote to Dr. Stephanie Tompkins, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), regarding a recently uncovered email that exposed a

WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today re-introduced the Congressional Trade Authority Act. This bipartisan bill would require the president to submit to Congress any proposal to adjust imports in the interest of national security under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. “Congress’ penchant

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #209 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Sat., Aug. 12, 2023, in honor of Lance Corporal Tanner Kaltenberg, who passed away on July 23, 2023, at the age of

MADISON— Yesterday, Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) joined striking Leinenkugel’s workers as they fight for decent wages and good benefits. The workers, represented by Teamsters Local 662, have been on strike since July 10, 2023, after rejecting an offer from the Molson Coors Beverage Company that provided minimal wage hikes

Receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy can benefit pregnant people and their newborn infants, according to findings recently published in Vaccine. The paper describes results from the Multisite Observational Maternal and Infant Study for COVID-19 (MOMI-VAX), which was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious

MADISON, Wis. – The hum of Dave Furumoto’s bagpipes is a welcome sound in his home once again. For more than two years, the instrument sat silent, its player unable to muster the strength to inflate a balloon, let alone his beloved bagpipes. “It started slowly with this cough I

Baileys Harbor, Door County, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Emeline shipwreck in the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 2023. The Emeline lies submerged in Lake Michigan about one-half mile southeast of the entrance to the Baileys Harbor marina. Built in 1862 in Vicksburg, Michigan, Emeline was one

WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) toured Fort McCoy in Western Wisconsin to see how a $98 million investment she secured is being used to build permanent barracks to house enlisted soldiers and officers during annual training and mobilization. “Our servicemembers sacrifice so much for us and I am

Madison—Thursday, Representative Scott Johnson (R) of the 33rd Assembly District met with Department of Transportation Secretary, Craig Thompson to discuss a major highway project within the district. “I was very grateful to the secretary for taking the time to meet with me so I could inform him of the issue

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/230811demaddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address on his announcement this week, calling a special session of the Wisconsin State Legislature at 12 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 20, 2023, to complete their work on the 2023-25 biennial budget and pass a meaningful, comprehensive plan to

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/230811gopaddress.wav MADISON – Representative Petryk (R – Town of Washington) released the weekly radio address on behalf of Wisconsin Legislative Republicans. As my Republican colleagues and I travel throughout the state one thing is abundantly clear: The worker shortage is very real. That is why we passed a package of

Minocqua – Despite the Oneida County Zoning Committee’s recent vote to revoke the Minocqua Brewing Company’s operating permit, the Taproom remains open while the company appeals the decision to the county’s board of adjustment. “We are not giving up and we are staying open,” said Kirk Bangstad, owner of the

MILWAUKEE, USA (August 10, 2023) – Since opening its doors back in the summer of 2008, the Harley-Davidson Museum has welcomed guests from all over the globe to the crossroads of 6th & Canal. With its unrivaled collection of Harley-Davidson® motorcycles and memorabilia, a 20-acre, park-like campus, and a calendar full of

Superior, Wis. – In 1947, fourteen years before the famous Freedom Rides of the early 1960s, a small group of courageous civil rights activists boarded buses and trains to fight segregation laws in the South. Their little-known story was captured by Wisconsin Public Radio’s Robin Washington, who brought the survivors