MADISON, Wis. — Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following remarks as prepared regarding 2023 AB 3: “Mr. Speaker, this bill, and the proposed referral to committee, is a mistake.  “The Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board made the decision to ban the

MADISON – Today, Chairman Robert VanZile of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community delivered the 19th annual State of the Tribes Address at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Chairman Robert VanZile focused on the shared values of the people living in Wisconsin. Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison), Senate Democratic Leader, expressed her sincere gratitude

MADISON, Wis. — Following the 2023 State of the Tribes address, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: “Wisconsin was honored today to hear from the Chairman of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Robert VanZile. Delivering the 19th State of the

MADISON, Wis. — Following the conclusion of the 19th annual State of the Tribes Address, delivered by Sokaogon Chippewa Community Chairman Robert Van Zile, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following statement: “I am honored to have attended the 19th annual State of the Tribes Address and to

MADISON – Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) released the following statement in response to the 2023 State of the Tribes Address, delivered this year by Chairman Robert Van Zile of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council. “The State of the

MADISON — When Corey Saffold applied for the UW Odyssey Project in 2005, he had no idea it would change his life. Prior to attending Odyssey — an award-winning University of Wisconsin–Madison educational access program — he’d never taken a college course and considered himself a passive person. During his

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting comments through March 20, 2023 for a proposed special pesticide registration to control weeds in cranberry marshes. The special registration proposed by DATCP is for Stinger®, which is manufactured by Corteva Agriscience and contains the

MILWAUKEE — March Madness is once again taking over the national conversation with selections for the NCAA Tournaments for men’s and women’s basketball announced on Sunday. With Marquette University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams set to take the court seeded No. 2 and No. 9 respectively in their national tournaments,

Green Bay, Wis.— The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will recognize a number of outstanding alumni and one honorary alumnus at the 2023 Alumni Awards Dinner on Thursday, April 20, 2023 in the Phoenix Rooms in the University Union. The event will begin with a reception at 5 p.m. and is

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is ending the frozen road declaration for northern Wisconsin Zones 1 and 2 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, March 15 and enacting Class II road restrictions. Declarations for other zones in Wisconsin were lifted within the last month based on frost tube readings. Class II roads

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and 17 of her colleagues sent letters to seven of the nation’s largest retail pharmacies urging them to provide the strongest possible legal access to one of the drugs used for medication abortions and contraception, mifepristone, for patients—and communicate clearly about their plans and

Six individuals who have achieved exceptional professional success or have made significant contributions to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are being honored as the university celebrates its 155th anniversary. The 2023 class of alumni award honorees include graduates with careers in illustration, entrepreneurship, education and commercial real estate development — including

Madison, WI — State Representative Alex Dallman has re-introduced his bill, SB 115, which would require one-half credit of personal financial literacy for high school graduation. SB 115 has garnered broad bipartisan support and has been co-sponsored by 53 of 132 state representatives and senators. Under current law, a school board

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting comments through March 20, 2023 for a proposed special pesticide registration. The special registration may help growers reduce early and late blight. The proposed special registration is for Bravo Ultrex®, Bravo WeatherStik®, and Bravo Zn® which

WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it is proposing the first-ever national drinking water standard for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the latest action under President Biden’s plan to combat PFAS pollution and Administrator Regan’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap. Through this action, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking a major

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) sent a letter calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to expedite a plan to transition to firefighting foams that do not contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), an emerging contaminant

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting entries from third to fifth graders for the Air, Air, Everywhere poetry contest. Now in its 12th year, the annual DNR-sponsored contest is designed to raise awareness of the importance of good air quality in honor of Clean Air

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Today, Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s campaign for Wisconsin Supreme Court released two additional TV ads, highlighting extremist Dan Kelly’s corruption on the bench and insults to seniors receiving Social Security. These ads are part of the campaign’s statewide, record-breaking, television advertising campaign which is now up to $8.5 million.

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applicants for the Milwaukee County Circuit Court – Branches 14 and 46. The appointments will fill vacancies being created by Judge Christopher Foley’s resignation, effective July 17, 2023, and Judge David Feiss’ resignation, effective July 29, 2023. The new judges will