Madison, WI – Recently, after significant delays and alterations by the committee’s Republican members, the JointCommittee on Finance approved the Wisconsin Department of Health’s (DHS) plan to disburse opioid settlement funds. Rep. Beth Meyers (D-Bayfield) released the following statement: “While communities all across Wisconsin have been impacted by the increase

Madison – State Representative Janel Brandtjen (R- Menomonee Falls), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections, held an informational hearing Thursday morning regarding Wisconsin’s voter database that is currently maintained by an outside non-partisan entity. Erick Kaardal, a lawyer from the Thomas More Society, cited a federal law

MILWAUKEE, Wis – A group of local citizens, small businesses, labor leaders and tribal members gathered at the Steamfitters Local 601 Training Center in Milwaukee on Thursday to show their support for the $450 million proposed Line 5 relocation project in Ashland, Bayfield and Iron Counties. Participants in the event organized by

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 8, 2022 Contact: Morgan Brandenburg, Market Orders Specialist, (608) 807-7106, morgan.brandenburg@wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations through November 1, 2022 for three seats on the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board. Producers that grow and sell corn in Districts 1, 2,

Today Daniel Kelly is launching his campaign to serve again on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, saying nothing less than the rule of law is at stake. Voters will decide in April 2023 who should fill the seat of retiring Justice Patience Roggensack. Kelly, who previously served on the Court from

MADISON, WI – The Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), State Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) and State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) released the following statement related to the JFC improvements for the opioid settlement plan: “The legislature improved the Department of Health Services (DHS) plan to spend $31 million

The Wisconsin Counties Association (WCA) is commending the Joint Committee on Finance (JCF) for their approval today of an initial plan that would allocate opioid settlement funds to counties toward abatement efforts. “The state of Wisconsin and today’s action by JCF demonstrates their commitment to working alongside counties and partnering

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) received a response to their August 4, 2022 letter from the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announcing a review into whistleblower allegations that the Biden Administration failed to properly vet hundreds of Afghan evacuees

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a public hearing on Sept. 19 for a proposed rule that would require daily electronic harvest reporting for all Lake Michigan and Lake Superior charter fishers, meaning those required to hold an outlying water sport trolling license. Charter fishing

MADISON, Wis. — Tomorrow, Tim Michels plans to attend a fundraiser headlined by Michael Gableman, the man who wasted over $1 million taxpayer dollars on Republicans’ sham investigation into the 2020 election in Wisconsin and suggested the legislature should consider illegally decertifying President Biden’s victory in the state. Trump-endorsed Tim Michels, who has voiced his support for Gableman, has said

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – Today, the legislature approved the allocation of funds from an opioid settlement with bipartisan support – including redirecting $3 million to assist law enforcement – after working diligently with partners from across the state. Fond du Lac County District Attorney and law enforcement’s choice for Attorney General, Eric Toney,

MADISON, Wis. – Ron Johnson continues to face fierce backlash over his threats to allow Congress to cut Social Security and Medicare, programs that Wisconsin retirees have paid into for decades. Now, Johnson is trying to claim that it’s a lie but his own words and actions speak for themselves. Johnson

MADISON – Representative Tony Kurtz (R-Woneowc) voted to release opioid settlement funds after making some adjustments to the Department of Health Service’s submitted plan. “I’m pleased to support the release of these important funds- we prioritized prevention and treatment while making sure we were helping our law enforcement and first responders

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a joint motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit concerning Clean Fuels Alliance America v. EPA, a suit in which Clean Fuels challenges new recordkeeping requirements for biodiesel and renewable diesel

WISCONSIN — Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined Protect Our Care and Citizen Action of Wisconsin to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act, historic legislation that will lower prescription drug costs and health insurance premiums for millions of Americans. Baldwin was joined by two Wisconsin seniors currently on Medicare, Jan K.

Portage, Wis. – Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary-designee Kathy Blumenfeld today announced an approximately $335,000 grant has been awarded to the Columbia County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) to support diverse small businesses in communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. More than $1.6 million has so far been invested to support small

OSHKOSH – Lt. Gov. Barnes finally weighed in on President Biden’s taxpayer-funded giveaway to people who took out student loans, after weeks of dodging the press. His answer: it’s a “first step.” The obvious follow up is, a first step toward what? Lt. Gov. Barnes is endorsed by People’s Action,

MADISON – Wisconsin Women in Government (WWIG), a statewide, nonpartisan, non-profit organization of professional women in and around government service, is pleased to announce the appointment of seven new members to the 2022-2023 Board of Directors as well as the board’s new leadership team. WWIG welcomes the following new board members: Mary

September 8, 2022 – Madison, Wisconsin) The Wisconsin Election Commission, in a unique twist, will be considering its own alleged illegal action, after Thomas More Society attorneys filed a complaint on Behalf of voters on September 8, 2022. The complaint was made against the Wisconsin Election Commission on behalf of the

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul today released the following statement regarding Joint Committee on Finance passage of a plan to utilize the state’s portion of the opioid settlement funds. “Today’s vote means that millions of dollars that DOJ helped secure to fight the opioid epidemic can now