Superior, Wis. – Today, Evers Administration officials celebrated an $8 million investment in Northwest Wisconsin small businesses alongside local government, community, and business leaders. Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary-designee Kathy Blumenfeld and Department of Financial Institutions Deputy Secretary Patti Epstein visited the Entrepreneur Fund to discuss how two grants from Governor Tony

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today joined a coalition of 22 Attorneys General in filing a friend of the court brief in Moore v. Harper, a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to adopt the “independent state legislature theory” (ISLT) and give

MADISON — Next week, on November 1st, Senator Cory Booker will return to Wisconsin to join Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, candidate for U.S. Senate, on the campaign trail. As part of the “Win For Wisconsin” bus tour, Sen. Booker and Mandela will attend student voter events and Black voter engagement events

WAUKESHA — Father, business attorney, former Badger football player, and candidate for Congress in the 5th district, Mike Van Someren, today released a comprehensive environmental plan to grow the economy while stewarding the environment. “We need to protect Wisconsin’s beautiful natural resources, and we can be innovative to ensure families

Katie Bublitz is the new director of the office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) and TRIO Project Ability in Motion at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She is a six-year veteran of the campus unit, having served in previous positions of disability accommodations coordinator and TRIO Project Abilities

MILWAUKEE_The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will mark the opening of a new, state-of-the-art facility designed to train the next generation of health care professionals with a ceremony and demonstration on Tuesday, Nov. 1. While the James and Yvonne Ziemer Clinical Simulation Center went into use this fall, the university will formally showcase the

The issue of health care is never far from the top of mind for working people. They want to go to sleep at night without worrying about how they can afford their insurance premiums or life-sustaining prescription drugs. As the midterms approach, the latest polling makes clear that the American

WEST ALLIS, Wisc. – Last week, Tony Evers announced that he will finally leave his Madison bunker to join the campaign trail. Apparently, Evers’ handlers have realized the vast ground he needs to make up after a disastrous debate performance, reports of his reckless parole spree, and weeks with minimal public events while Tim

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Supervisor Deanna Alexander authored a budget amendment which would provide a provide a $2.00 per hour increase for Correctional Officers in Milwaukee County.   “After learning that funds for an existing capital project were bondable, my office immediately went to work, using the available cash to address pay equity issues in our House of Correction,” said

De Pere – Nitrate pollution in local groundwater has reached unsafe levels for residents in several parts of Assembly District 2, according data collected from Brown and Manitowoc Counties. People around Greenleaf, Cooperstown, Maribel and north of Kellnersville and Francis Creek have all had wells test high for nitrate pollution.

MADISON, Wis. — Today, conservative District Attorney Eric Toney will participate in a public debate, where he will speak to his position on issues and policies that have a direct impact on the wellbeing of Wisconsinites.  Toney – who has a long history of aligning himself with extreme policy positions –

Milwaukee, Oct. 27, 2022 – The Social Development Commission (SDC) is launching a research project through its newly formed Institute on Poverty and Structural Racism, that will examine the impact of structural racism on Milwaukee’s African American community. The project, named Dismantling Racism Invigorating Equity (D.R.I.V.E.) Together, will be supported by

Madison, WI – The Wisconsin State Patrol report on the July 22nd three-vehicle accident involving Senator Janet Bewley has been released.  Sen. Bewley wants to thank all the dedicated law enforcement and emergency medical personnel who helped in the aftermath of the accident.  This has been a heartbreaking event for the community.  Our

MILWAUKEE–A national team of more than two dozen economists blasted Tim Michels’ proposed income tax plan at a press conference in Milwaukee today. “Do the flat tax math: a shift from a graduated rate income tax to a common or “flat” tax rate requires EITHER lower taxes for the rich

MADISON, WI – Today, IRG is releasing the first part of its upcoming state K-12 policy report, The Classroom Comeback: From Worst to First, that details solutions to close the nation’s worst achievement gap and make Wisconsin the top state in education. On Monday, the NAEP scores once again showed that Wisconsin is underperforming

DARLINGTON, Wis., October 26, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wisconsin Rural Development State Director Julie Lassa joined representatives of Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA), WHEDA, Cinnaire, United Migrant Opportunity Services (UMOS), The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago and others at a grand opening Wednesday to celebrate completion of The

Milwaukee, WI – This week the AFL-CIO launched a digital campaign highlighting candidates’ positions on retirement security. A survey conducted by the AFL-CIO this summer revealed that retirement security is a top issue for 97 percent of union members. The digital campaign in Wisconsin includes a report card that compares Ron Johnson’s

Madison – Rep. Knodl (R-Germantown) issued the following statement regarding the verdict that was issued today in the Waukesha Christmas Parade trial. “While our community continues to mourn those loved ones that were lost that day, this verdict hopefully brings the families a measure of justice. Thank you to the

New Glarus, Wis. – Today, Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary-designee Kathy Blumenfeld toured Main Street businesses with Department of Tourism Secretary-designee Anne Sayers, New Glarus Village President Roger Truttmann, and Bekah Stauffacher from the New Glarus Chamber of Commerce as part of a visit to highlight state investments. Governor Tony Evers

OSHKOSH – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, shared documents and banking records obtained in the course of their multi-year investigation into the Biden family’s foreign business entanglements with