WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and John Thune (R-SD) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take action to increase broadband speed requirements in its existing programs so that Americans, particularly in rural and underserved areas, have access to the

MADISON – Governor Evers called a special session of the Wisconsin State Legislature to create a pathway for Wisconsinites to repeal Wisconsin’s 1849-era criminal abortion ban. Republican leaders indicated that they would gavel out of the special session today without debate. Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement: “The

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today announced a new robocall investigations partnership.  This Memorandum of Understanding between state and federal robocall investigators establishes critical information sharing and cooperation structures to investigate spoofing and robocalls scam campaigns.  More than forty states, including

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages hunters to get their deer tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) before consuming venison. As a precaution, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization recommend against consuming meat from deer that test positive for

MADISON, Wis. – Today the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced they are hosting a free online student loan debt relief workshop on October 18. The workshop will help student loan borrowers prepare for the end of the public service loan forgiveness waiver on

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin physicians yesterday urged legislators to support efforts that would let voters decide in a referendum to repeal the state’s pre-Civil War-era criminal abortion ban. Gov. Tony Evers has asked the Wisconsin Legislature to hold a special session on Tuesday to reform Wisconsin’s onerous referendum requirements and

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MADISON, Wis. — Today, Governor Tony Evers’ campaign launched a new ad highlighting Tim Michels’ radical position on abortion. Tim Michels has reiterated time and time again that his abortion stance reflects Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban, which includes no exceptions for rape, incest, or health of the mother. Gov. Evers

LA CROSSE — The Brad Pfaff for Congress campaign today launched a new TV ad slamming insurrectionist Derrick Van Orden for attacking the very democracy he swore to defend. The ad features a U.S. Army veteran reflecting on the fear and chaos that was caused by the Jan. 6 attack

Monona, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Kohl’s Food Store in Monona, Dane County, on the National Register of Historic Places. Kohl’s Food Store was constructed in 1968 following a design by the Milwaukee firm of Rasche, Schroeder, Spransy & Associates. The building is an

 MADISON, Wis – Wisconsin Medicine announced a new focus on overcoming national workforce shortages and building the healthcare workforce of the future.             A significant donation from Verona-based Epic will kickstart the effort, allowing for the creation and expansion of programs to inspire, train and support the

Millston, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Millston Union Church in Millston, Jackson County, on the National Register of Historic Places. The Millston Union Church is an important illustration of a small, early twentieth-century, rural church building designed with elements of the Late Gothic Revival

During Homecoming Week, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Foundation board of directors will host its annual dinner event, where alumna Susan Tietz will receive a special award. Tietz, a 1971 UW-Eau Claire graduate who serves as president and CEO of McDonough Manufacturing, will receive the university’s newest alumni award, the

Today, Republicans in the Wisconsin legislature refused to vote in or even open Gov. Evers’  special session to create a pathway for voters to repeal the state’s outdated and extreme ban on abortion without exceptions. The session, which the GOP-run Senate gaveled in and out of in 15 seconds, would’ve given lawmakers the

GLENBEULAH — Gov. Tony Evers today joined Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) officials and community leaders at the Greenbush Town Hall in Glenbeulah to celebrate the improvements to Wisconsin Highway 23 (WIS 23) in Fond du Lac and Sheboygan Counites. “Having grown up in Plymouth, I know firsthand how critical

West Allis, Wis. (4 October 2022) ─ The West Allis Professional Police Association (WAPPA), the labor union that represents rank and file officers employed by the second largest municipal law enforcement agency in Milwaukee County, announced their endorsement of several candidates for the upcoming November 2022 election.  Their endorsements are

GREENLEAF, Wis. – Today, Wisconsin Dairy Alliance (WDA) and the Venture Dairy Cooperative (VDC) announced their endorsement of Eric Toney for Wisconsin’s Attorney General at a member’s dairy farm – Brickstead Dairy Farm. Fond du Lac County District Attorney and law enforcement’s choice for Attorney General, Eric Toney, released the