MILWAUKEE — Caroline Gómez-Tom, candidate for Milwaukee County Board in District 14 in the May 2 special election, announced today she’s been endorsed by former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes and Milwaukee Common Council President José Pérez. “I am proud to endorse Caroline Gómez-Tom for the Milwaukee County Board, District 14,”

MADISON – Madison, WI – As part of National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW), April 23-29, the Building Families Alliance of Wisconsin will bring together patients, medical professionals, and supporters from across the state to increase awareness of and advocate for mandated insurance coverage for infertility, which affects 1 in 6 individuals globally and more than 172,000

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) sent a letter to Army Secretary Christine Wormuth about the Army’s risk assessment and mitigation measures for prescribed burns on installations. While no definitive cause of the recent fire on Fort McCoy’s north and south borders has been determined yet and an investigation

MADISON – Residents, organizations, businesses, and landmarks across Wisconsin are going purple next week as part of a statewide recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), which is established annually by the Office for Victims of Crime within the U.S. Department of Justice. This year’s NCVRW is this week, April 23-29.   The

MILWAUKEE — Veterans, their families, caregivers, VA staff and the general public are invited to take part in the Spiritual and Mental Resiliency Ruck March. The event will be 9-11 a.m. May 4 on the Milwaukee VA campus, 5000 W. National Ave. It will start and end at the Lake

(Brown County, Wis.) – Brown County, in commemoration of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), April 23-29, 2023, is using purple lights around the Resch Expo and on the grounds of the historic Brown County Courthouse to raise awareness about crime victims’ issues and rights and recognize Marsy’s Law for

[Madison, Wis.] – In case you missed it, a coalition of leaders in Wisconsin’s creative economy joined forces to advocate the state Legislature to bolster local economies and community well-being through a $100m investment towards the arts and cultural sector in Wisconsin, where funding currently sits at 14 cents per

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers this week will visit kids and schools and meet with children’s mental health professionals and advocates across the state to highlight initiatives included in his 2023-25 budget to invest in kids’ mental health and well-being. The governor’s proposed budget investments include more than $270 million

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association announced the “2024 Mobilization Project,” a new program to deploy Democratic Lieutenant Governors to maximize voter turnout across the country in support of the Biden-Harris campaign ahead of the 2024 election. Democratic Lieutenant Governors represent the bench and future of the Democratic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to introduce legislation to bolster federal prevention and education efforts surrounding fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid that is increasingly being incorporated into illicit street drugs and fake prescription pills. The measure, Bruce’s Law,

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking volunteers to help collar elk calves between May 19 and June 18. This unique collaring experience is part of a multi-year study of Wisconsin’s Jackson County area elk herd. The resulting data helps deepen the DNR’s understanding of elk

MADISON, Wis – The Construction Business Group and Wisconsin Building Trades Council are holding the 7th Annual Construction Workers’ Memorial Service on April 27th in Madison. Members of the community are invited to join in the event paying tribute to the men and women who lost their lives in construction work

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare lizard, which may result from the Peter Helland Wildlife Area Field Conversion Project in Columbia County.   Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals

Informing Democracy—a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization made up of election professionals, researchers, and lawyers—today released its inaugural report identifying over 200 state and local election officials who exhibited anti-democratic tendencies or actions ahead of the 2022 elections. In its new report, “Democracy Under Threat: A Spotlight on 204 Officials Who Could

[Milwaukee, WI] – On Monday, April 24, at 6PM, the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression will picket the Milwaukee Police Association (MPA) at their office on 63rd St. and Bluemound Rd. The MPA filed a temporary injunction against the Fire and Police Commission (FPC) after they voted in

LA CROSSE, WI – Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) announced the winners of the 2023 Third Congressional District Art Competition at a reception held at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Lowe Center for the Arts. Taryn Everson of Holmen High School claimed first place with her piece “No Screen Window,”

MADISON, Wis. — In honor of Earth Day, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: “The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is proud to celebrate Earth Day, a day of education and action to protect our environment that was founded by Wisconsin’s own Senator Gaylord Nelson 53 years ago today.

  TOWN OF GRAND RAPIDS, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in the town of Grand Rapids, Wis. that occurred on the night of Friday, April 21, 2023. At approximately 10:57 p.m., an officer from Grand

MILWAUKEE, WI – This evening, the Supreme Court of the United States granted the stay requested by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Danco in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration et al. allowing mifepristone’s FDA approval to remain unchanged as the case proceeds through the Fifth

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D- WI) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled to block District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s hold on the federal approval of mifepristone, the abortion medication that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2000 and the