PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI – Heading into the final 3 weeks leading up to Election Day, Republican Candidate for Wisconsin’s 3rd District kicked off a 19 county tour on Tuesday night with hosting more than 40 veterans and their families at the American Legion in Sparta in Monroe County. Van Orden

Prairie du Chien, Wis. – This Sunday, Oct. 23, the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Villa Louis Historic Site and the Wisconsin Historical Society Press cohost a special book launch with author and Prairie du Chien historian Mary Elise Antoine about the history of African American women on the Midwestern frontier, drawing from her

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host the fourth of several educational hunting webinars today, Oct. 19 for anyone new to hunting or looking to learn more about hunting.  The webinar series is in partnership with the National Wild Turkey Federation, Pheasants Forever and Becoming an

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October 19, 2022 – The Lincoln Project released a new ad warning voters how Tim Michels wants to send women back to pre-civil war 1849, where abortion is illegal and only white men could vote. A Michels governorship will see a radical extremist take power who will fight a culture war rather

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today his appointment of Hannah Schuchart to serve as Oconto County District Attorney. The appointment fills a vacancy created by former District Attorney Edward D. Burke Jr.’s resignation. Schuchart will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that ends January 2025.  “Hannah Schuchart is a

In late August, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) unveiled and put forward a proposal to add up to eleven additional staff members and an increase of $1.34 million in additional state funding in order to meet the vastly increased workload and demand for services that has occurred over the past

MADISON, Wis. – Funding for the Affordable Care Act navigator program had a positive impact on enrollment, and the private health insurance industry likely would not pick up the slack if the program were cut, according to two recent research publications from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. 

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Majority PAC (SMP) and End Citizens United (ECU) are launching a new seven-figure ad campaign in Wisconsin against Ron Johnson, titled “Officers.” The ad was first reported by NBC News. The new spot from SMP and ECU features Captain George Silverwood— a retired police officer at the

Austin, TX — Today, NextGen America and MoveOn Political Action announced a nine-stop nationwide tour, featuring special guest Senator Bernie Sanders. With stops in five key battleground states, these events will engage and mobilize young voters to the polls ahead of this year’s midterm election. The “Our Future Is Now” rallies

MADISON, WI — After NBC News reported yesterday that Ron Johnson’s campaign is currently retaining an attorney who tried to overturn the 2020 election results, two former Republican voters and current constituents of Johnson joined Mandela Barnes for Wisconsin in slamming Johnson for his role in the insurrection. On a press call today,

After a temporary pause, Wisconsin’s Help for Homeowners program has been extended through December 30. This unique program provides grants of up to $40,000 to income-eligible Wisconsin homeowners who have not been able to keep up with their mortgage, utility bills and/or property tax payments. Alderman Russell W. Stamper, II and Alderman Khalif J.

Contact: Riley Vetterkind, riley.vetterkind@wi.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Elections Commission this week will continue a postcard mailing initiative started in August as an additional step to ensure absentee voting remains a secure and reliable way to vote. On Monday, the WEC mailed 12,739 postcards to voters to affirm that

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) is encouraging electric, natural gas, and water utility customers with outstanding bills to make payment arrangements with their provider or apply for financial assistance before the annual winter heating moratorium on disconnections begins. Every year, from November 1st to April 15th,

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI), in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona urging him to use the Department of Education’s authority to hold executives and owners

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today celebrated the 150th anniversary of Kimberly-Clark by entering a statement recognizing their contributions to Northeast Wisconsin into the Congressional Record, the document that reflects the official proceedings of Congress. The entry was presented to Group President of Kimberly-Clark North America, Russ Torres, by

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As first reported by the National Review, Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and John Garamendi (D-CA) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary to Janet Yellen to ask why the Department of the Treasury has failed to list China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation Limited (CRRC) as a state-directed enterprise despite its

MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from WPR today profiled how Governor Evers has used his veto pen to protect Wisconsinites from Republicans’ radical agenda. Republicans and Democrats alike agree that if Tim Michels were to become governor, there would be no check on the legislature, allowing Wisconsin to become a playground for the GOP’s

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the City of Portage, and Columbia County, celebrated today the culmination of a decades-long vision to clean up and restore the Portage Canal, revitalizing this community asset. Restoring the canal, which is the closest