State Rep. Don Vruwink will accept the 2022 Friend of Housing award from the Wisconsin Builders Association Board of Directors on January 3rd at the State Capitol. The award recognizes Rep. Vruwink’s support for policies that reduce the cost of housing for Wisconsin families. This is the second year that Vruwink

MADISON, WI – Quick-action community improvement proposals submitted by organizations in three Wisconsin cities – Green Bay, Ladysmith and Sheboygan – have been selected to receive the final AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, BigImpact” grants of 2022. AARP Wisconsin has awarded $1,000 grants each month throughout the year to projects across

MIDDLETON – State Senator-Elect Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released a statement today upon the announcement from Governor Tony Evers that Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Mary Kolar will retire after four years as a cabinet secretary: “I want to congratulate Secretary Mary Kolar on an amazing career. I first met Secretary

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applicants for Dodge County District Attorney. The appointment will fill a vacancy being created by District Attorney Kurt F. Klomberg’s resignation, effective Jan. 13, 2023. The new district attorney will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that

“I am pleased to be reappointed by Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer for the new session as the ranking Democrat on the Assembly State Affairs Committee, and the Assembly Labor Committee. In addition, it will be good to return to my seats on the Assembly Veterans and Assembly Workforce Development

MADISON, Wis. — Hansen Meat Service in Franksville, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class I recall for smoked beef heart pieces sold at its retail store. This includes products purchased on or before Dec. 27, 2022, and all products were sold in 16-oz. containers carrying a mark of inspection with

United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on December 28, 2022, a federal criminal complaint had been issued charging three individuals with offenses related to the killing of an on-duty United States Postal Service letter carrier on December 9, 2022. The complaint alleges

MILWAUKEE — The campaign for Ana Berrios-Schroeder in Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Branch 13, today announced her first wave of endorsements, including a majority of Milwaukee County Circuit Court judges and all of the county’s family court commissioners. “Ana Berrios-Schroeder has spent her career advocating for families as a Court

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) released bipartisan, bicameral recommendations to guide trade policy in the 118th Congress. The recommendations provide a framework for rebuilding a bipartisan, pro-trade consensus within Congress.   “The economic growth enabled by freer trade is now in peril,” the members of Congress say in their recommendations. “In 2016, Executive Branch support for trade liberalization plummeted as trade

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer announced committee appointments for the 2023-24 legislative session. Representative Lee Snodgrass (D-57) has been appointed to the following committees: Ranking member on Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business Development, Assembly Committee on Children

MADISON, WI – The Assembly Democratic Caucus announced the 2023-2024 biennial committee assignments today. Among member assignments on the committees on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities and Jobs, Economy, and Small Business Development, Representative Kristina Shelton (D-Green Bay) will now lead the Democratic cohorts on the Committees on Education and

MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he has granted another 171 pardons, bringing his total number of pardons granted to 774.   “A pardon is both an act of forgiveness and an acknowledgment that an individual has done the work to make amends for a past mistake and put forth the effort to be a positive contributor in their community,” said Gov.

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Secretary Mary Kolar will retire from state service on Jan. 2, 2023. Secretary Kolar was appointed by Gov. Evers in 2019 and was among the first cabinet appointments made by the governor.  “Mary has been with us since Day One and has always

Representatives-Elect Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove, Assembly District 46) and Jenna Jacobson (D-Oregon, Assembly District 43) invite the public to an open house on January 3, 2023, to celebrate their inaugurations to the Wisconsin State Assembly. Ratcliff, Jacobson, and their staff will be in their shared office, at the State Capitol,

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms a wild deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Buffalo County in the town of Lincoln. The deer was a hunter harvested 2-year-old doe and is the first confirmed wild deer CWD-positive detection in Buffalo County. As required