Sen. LeMahieu, Sen. Felzkowski: Joint statement on court ruling

MADISON… Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) and Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) issued the following statement regarding the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling in WEC v. LeMahieu: “We are disappointed that the court disagreed with our interpretation of the statute

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Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee: Release: As Trump threatens to eliminate Department of Education, state Dems are on the frontlines of supporting and defending public schools

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced plans this week to eliminate the Department of Education, a move that threatens to upend access to education for millions of American children and create chaos around federal school funding. The Department of Education administers

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Kinser campaign: DPI State of the Race

DISON, Wisc. — Here’s what we know: as a lifelong educator and reformer, Brittany Kinser is the outsider in this campaign to be the next Superintendent of Public Instruction and Jeff Wright and Jill Underly are running scared.  Today, Jill Underly skipped the WisPolitics forum

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Wright campaign: Candidate forum avoided by incumbent Underly, superintendent candidate Jeff Wright promises to restore credibility to Department of Public Instruction; calls for voucher transparency & accountability

MADISON-Grassroots candidate Jeff Wright highlighted his plans to restore credibility to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and called for transparency in the state voucher system at a WisPolitics candidate forum Thursday that was avoided by incumbent DPI Superintendent Jill Underly and

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Sen. Felzkowski: Reacts to Evers’ PFAS proposal

Madison, WI- Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) issued the following statement after Governor Evers’ new budget proposal to address PFAS contamination was announced: “PFAS contamination is a priority for me given the prevalence of contamination in my district,” said President

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WisDems: ICYMI: WisDems hold virtual press conference calling out Brad Schimel’s manipulated attack ad

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Wisconsin Democratic leaders held a virtual press call to denounce extreme politician Brad Schimel’s campaign for using a potentially AI-manipulated image of Judge Crawford in a new attack ad. The Schimel campaign has admitted to editing the image and Judge Susan Crawford’s campaign has since filed a complaint with the Wisconsin

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Wright campaign: Blue Sky Waukesha, Middleton teachers & Milwaukee Council member add to growing list of grassroots DPI candidate endorsements across Wisconsin

MADISON – Blue Sky Waukesha, the Middleton Education Association, and Milwaukee Councilwoman Larresa Taylor are the most recent endorsements racked up this week by superintendent candidate Jeff Wright in his grassroots bid to lead the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. These endorsers join a bipartisan and wide-ranging list from all corners

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment for environmental review Of Argyle Safe Drinking Water Loan Program project

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Argyle is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes replacing the watermains along Fairview Avenue. Activities related to this project are minor

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Sen. LeMahieu, Sen. Felzkowski: Joint statement on court ruling

MADISON… Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) and Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) issued the following statement regarding the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling in WEC v. LeMahieu: “We are disappointed that the court disagreed with our interpretation of the statute that would have subjected Meagan Wolfe to further legislative oversight.

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Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee: Release: As Trump threatens to eliminate Department of Education, state Dems are on the frontlines of supporting and defending public schools

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced plans this week to eliminate the Department of Education, a move that threatens to upend access to education for millions of American children and create chaos around federal school funding. The Department of Education administers at least $30 billion to support education for kids with

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Dairy Business Association: Thanks Gov. Evers and legislature for bipartisan support of ARIP critical infrastructure improvement

MADISON, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, celebrates Gov. Tony Evers and the legislature for the strong bipartisan support of the critical infrastructure improvements through the Agricultural Roads Improvement Program. Legislative efforts led by Sen. Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and Rep. Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City)

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UW–Eau Claire: Will offer AI majors starting in fall 2025

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will offer new majors in artificial intelligence in fall 2025 to prepare Blugolds for the rapidly changing workforce that is increasingly reliant on AI tools. The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents on Feb. 7 approved the bachelor of arts and bachelor of science majors in

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Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Wisconsin livestock owners encouraged to renew their premises registration now for 2025

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), in partnership with the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium (WLIC), is asking every livestock owner to renew and update their livestock premises registration. State law requires that all livestock* owners register where their animals are kept, and current registrants

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Kinser campaign: DPI State of the Race

DISON, Wisc. — Here’s what we know: as a lifelong educator and reformer, Brittany Kinser is the outsider in this campaign to be the next Superintendent of Public Instruction and Jeff Wright and Jill Underly are running scared.  Today, Jill Underly skipped the WisPolitics forum in Madison, in effect doubling down on her support for

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Wright campaign: Candidate forum avoided by incumbent Underly, superintendent candidate Jeff Wright promises to restore credibility to Department of Public Instruction; calls for voucher transparency & accountability

MADISON-Grassroots candidate Jeff Wright highlighted his plans to restore credibility to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and called for transparency in the state voucher system at a WisPolitics candidate forum Thursday that was avoided by incumbent DPI Superintendent Jill Underly and also attended by pro-voucher candidate Brittany Kinser.At the forum, Wright

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Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Crop insurance premium rebates for planting cover crops program continues to receive increased interest

MADISON, Wis. – In partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA), the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) recently closed the third application cycle for its Crop Insurance Premium Rebates for Planting Cover Crops program on January 28, 2025. Through 2021 Wisconsin

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Sen. Felzkowski: Reacts to Evers’ PFAS proposal

Madison, WI- Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) issued the following statement after Governor Evers’ new budget proposal to address PFAS contamination was announced: “PFAS contamination is a priority for me given the prevalence of contamination in my district,” said President Felzkowski. “I’m disappointed, however, that the Governor is now proposing

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