MADISON – Today, the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions unanimously passed Assembly Bill 121, which would require the State of Wisconsin to implement a 529A ABLE savings account program either directly or through an agreement with another state. In 2014, Congress passed Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) legislation to

MADISON – In recent weeks, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services published a report entitled Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) in Wisconsin – Non-Hispanic Black Communities, 2015-2019. On Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published No end to racial gap in infant mortality which featured input from DHS chief medical officer

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced 10 Wisconsin companies will receive a DATCP Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin (BLBW) grant in 2023. BLBW is a competitive grant program designed to strengthen Wisconsin’s agriculture and food industries by helping farms and businesses more efficiently

MADISON, Wis. — During a meeting of the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee yesterday, GOP members shut down debate on paid family leave, a policy supported by none other than Republican nominee for governor Tim Michels just last year. Rather than engage in an open discussion, Republicans instead literally silenced the debate

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers will this week travel across the state on his annual statewide “Pothole Patrol” tour, repairing potholes and highlighting proposals in his 2023-25 biennial budget to make historic investments in the state’s roads and infrastructure. “In 2018, I made a promise to fix the darn roads, and I’m proud of our work

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for Wisconsin metropolitan areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin for April 2023. In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows: “Wisconsin’s economy continues its

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds all-terrain (ATV) and utility-terrain vehicles (UTV) operators and motorists to safely share trails and roads as we enter a busy summer season. Sharing these popular routes is a shared responsibility between ATV/UTV drivers and other motorists. In 2022, there were

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party unanimously adopted its policy proposals to help end the CCP’s ongoing Uyghur genocide and overwhelmingly adopted its policy proposals to enhance Taiwan’s deterrence. The first bipartisan set of policy recommendations stem from the Select Committee’s March hearing that featured

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Village of Wonewoc is an applicant for funding through the Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP) to address deficiencies in its wastewater system. The project includes the relocation of the municipal wastewater treatment plant. Activities related to this project

MADISON, Wis (May 24, 2023) – The Wisconsin All Copays Count Coalition (WACCC) which represents patients whose health and finances are at risk from an unfair insurer policy that stops drug assistance programs from counting toward patient deductibles or out of pocket maximums, today applauded the Texas Legislature for putting the state

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, 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, sent a letter to Special Counsel John Durham raising questions about why former high-level government officials refused to cooperate with his investigation.

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Village of Wheeler is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) and Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes wastewater treatment plant upgrades

MADISON, Wis. — Today, End Citizens United (ECU) / Let America Vote (LAV) announced their support for Tammy Baldwin’s U.S. Senate reelection campaign. With more than four million members nationwide, ECU / LAV is committed to upholding our democracy by fighting corrupt Big Money in politics and extremist attempts to

MILWAUKEE – A new Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds that 41% of adults approve of the way the U.S. Supreme Court is doing its job, while 59% disapprove. This is a 6-percentage-point decline from January when 47% approved and 53% disapproved. The trend in approval since 2020 is

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today announced the publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Code of chapter DFI-CCS 25, relating to notaries public and notarial acts. These administrative rules help the state implement 2019 Wisconsin Act 125, which revised state law governing notaries and notarial acts and authorized notaries

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds Wisconsin hunters that they have until May 31 to apply for a chance at a 2023 elk hunting license. This year’s elk hunting season will run from Saturday, Oct. 14 through Sunday, Nov. 12, as well as Thursday, Dec. 14

MADISON, Wis. — Across zip codes and tax brackets, nobody in Wisconsin should have to choose between paying rent, putting food on the table, or affording their prescribed medications. But Republicans on the state budget committee have chosen greedy corporations over the well-being of constituents by blocking a grouping of budget

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the statement below following the Chinese Communist Party ban on microchips made by the Boise, Idaho-based Micron.  “On May 21, the Cyberspace Administration of China determined, without providing evidence, that products made by U.S. firm Micron Technology pose a national security risk

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will host two public involvement meetings to discuss the Madison Beltline Planning and Environment Linkages (PEL) Study. The meetings will provide an update on the status of this ongoing study and gather public input on draft strategy packages to address long term safety, accessibility, operational,

Madison, WI – The Joint Finance Committee approved Rep. Duchow’s (R-Delafield) budget request for a new lodge at Lapham Peak in Kettle Moraine State Forest. “As the only state park with the ability to produce its own snow, Lapham Peak is a popular cross-country skiing destination across our region” said