La Follette campaign: Declares victory

MADISON, WI –With today’s release of Waukesha County’s canvassing results, only three counties have yet to finalize, verify, and certify their unofficial vote totals — Milwaukee, Monroe and Washington Counties. Following Waukesha County’s announcement, Doug La Follette declared victory in

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Taylor campaign: Announces candidacy for court of appeals

Contact: Chris@ChrisForJustice.com, 608-440-4352 Madison, WI — Today, Judge Chris Taylor announced that she will run for an open seat on the Court of Appeals, District IV, following Judge Michael R. Fitzpatrick’s announcement that he will retire from the bench after

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RISE Law Center: To host free citizenship/naturalization clinic

Madison, WI – Lawful permanent residents across Wisconsin will have the opportunity to receive free legal services to complete an Application to Naturalize through RISE Law Center’s upcoming naturalization clinic on Wednesday, December 7th from 8am to 4pm in Madison. Additionally, some funds are available to cover the filing fees of those

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La Follette campaign: Declares victory

MADISON, WI –With today’s release of Waukesha County’s canvassing results, only three counties have yet to finalize, verify, and certify their unofficial vote totals — Milwaukee, Monroe and Washington Counties. Following Waukesha County’s announcement, Doug La Follette declared victory in the race, issuing the following statement: “This is a victory

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County Executive Crowley: Applauds collaborative process on 2023 budget

MILWAUKEE, WI – Today, Milwaukee County passed the $1.2 billion 2023 operating budget which addresses acute community needs through targeted investments and takes steps forward in becoming the healthiest county in the state by continuing to advance the strategic plan to achieve racial equity.  “Budgets are about priorities, and I applaud

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Fair Courts America: Statement on upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Attribute to spokesman Dan Curry. “Fair Courts America is committed to spending millions of dollars to help educate voters in support of Justice Dan Kelly. He is a consistent conservative with impeccable judgment and superior intellect. In these turbulent times, we cannot take a chance on untested, unproven alternatives.”

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Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Greenville Greenbelt AEA prioritizes land preservation and conservation practices

MADISON, Wis. – Established in 2015, the Greenville Greenbelt Agricultural Enterprise Area (AEA) was designated in response to growing residential and commercial development pressures from the nearby greater Fox Cities metropolitan area and the community’s continued commitment to protecting productive farmland. The AEA covers more than 6,100 acres in Outagamie

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Gov. Evers: Joins Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, WisDOT to unveil dual-language highway signs

MENOMINEE INDIAN RESERVATION — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today unveiled new dual-language signs for placement on state highways. The new signs indicate the Menominee Nation’s Tribal boundaries and other landmarks in both English and the Menominee Language. “The

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USDA Rural Development: Invests $13 million on National Rural Health Care Day to improve health care for rural people across Wisconsin

Stevens Point, Wis., November 17, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Wisconsin Julie Lassa today announced that USDA is awarding $13 million in grants to improve health care facilities in rural towns across Wisconsin. These grants will help 13 rural health care organizations expand critical

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Taylor campaign: Announces candidacy for court of appeals

Contact: Chris@ChrisForJustice.com, 608-440-4352 Madison, WI — Today, Judge Chris Taylor announced that she will run for an open seat on the Court of Appeals, District IV, following Judge Michael R. Fitzpatrick’s announcement that he will retire from the bench after serving his current term. Judge Taylor has been the presiding

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Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin: Speaker Vos continues to play politics despite voters desire to repeal criminal abortion ban

WISCONSIN–November 17—Yesterday, Republican Assembly Majority Leader Robin Vos declared his interest in amending Wisconsin’s criminal abortion law by requiring victims of rape and incest to file a police report to qualify for abortion services. Representative Vos’s comments come following a historic election that drove voters to the polls who oppose

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Weekly GOP radio address: Sen. Felzkowski talks about increasing offender employment opportunities

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/22.11.17GOPAddress.mp3 Hi, I’m State Senator Mary Felzkowski of Wisconsin’s 12th Senate District. Today, I’d like to tell you a little bit about a Study Committee that I’m chairing this fall on Increasing Offender Employment Opportunities. Our committee is tasked with reviewing barriers to employment for formerly incarcerated individuals working to

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Weekly Dem radio address: Sen. Agard promises to fight for abortion rights and sexual assault victims

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/221117DemAddress.m4a Hi, this is Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard with this week’s Democratic Radio Address. Earlier this week, Republican Speaker Robin Vos said that he’d consider rape and incest exceptions to our state’s archaic criminal abortion ban – ONLY if women and girls had first filed a police report to prove

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Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Open application on December 5 offering crop insurance premium rebates for planting cover crops

In partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Ri​sk Management A​gency (RMA), the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will open the application period for crop insurance premium rebates at 12 p.m. on December 5, 2022. There is $800,000 or 160,000 acres of coverage to be

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