WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) sent a letter to President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to support the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) in Superior. Last month, the EPA said a Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the proposed NTEC failed to properly account

MADISON, Wis – Last week, UW Health nurses voted to authorize a strike in response to the UW Hospitals and Clinics Authority’s (UWHCA) choice not to recognize the UW Health nurses’ union. Representative Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following statement in response: “I’m proud to support UW Health nurses and

MADISON, Wis. – As the result of an August 24th announcement, the pause on federal student loan repayment has been extended through December 31, 2022. Several changes have also been made to Department of Education policy, including debt forgiveness, income-driven repayment plans, and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. In

WHAT:  Voting issues go far beyond wheelchair accessibility at polling places. Join “Empowering the Disability Vote: Civic Engagement for the Disability Community and Their Allies” for a virtual conversation on the barriers people with disabilities face when voting. Panelists will discuss ways to help people of all abilities exercise their civil rights. “Citizens of

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP) Bureau of Land and Water Resource Management has released the 2021 Wisconsin Report on Soil and Water Conservation, which demonstrates the extensive state and local efforts to protect Wisconsin’s soil and water resources. According to DATCP’s analysis, Wisconsin

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced eleven Wisconsin school districts will receive more than $414,000 in grant funding to increase the number of students in career and technical education programs. Funded through the Wisconsin Fast Forward Program, the grants will help prepare more than 1,400 students

MADISON, Wis. — Throughout his political career, Tim Michels has always taken the most divisive positions. From his failed Senate race in 2004, to almost two decades later, Michels’ archaic and harmful views on abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, and guns remain exactly the same. On Abortion: 2004: Michels maintained a dangerous, no exception

FAYETTE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will adjust open hours beginning Sept. 1 at the Yellowstone Shooting Range, mirroring operation hours at other state-owned ranges while reducing early morning and evening noise impacts. The new hours for the range, located on County F in La Fayette County,

Milwaukee, Wis. – Today, Governor Tony Evers announced $15.7 million in grants as part of a second round of funding to chambers of commerce and nonprofit organizations providing assistance to small businesses in communities across the state that have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Fourteen organizations will receive new grants of

Madison, WI – On September 22, Community Shares of Wisconsin (CSW) will honor local leaders and organizations who are advancing social and environmental justice in our community. The annual Community Change-Maker Awards event will take place at Union South and online. The public is invited to attend the event. Tickets

Last week Thursday, Rep. Scott Allen (R – Waukesha) hosted a community engagement night at the Waukesha Public Library on the topic of abortion where an audience of 40 gathered. “Abortion is an important topic that deserves much consideration…Passion on this topic is understandable as everyone feels like there are

[Appleton, WI] – In response to President Biden announcing a stop at Laborfest in Milwaukee Monday, Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Paul Farrow issued the following statement: “President Biden’s appearance in Wisconsin is no surprise given the surge in the polls by Tim Michels and Ron Johnson. Biden is hoping

WISCONSIN — Color Of Change PAC, the political action committee of the nation’s largest online racial justice group, endorsed Democrat Mandela Barnes for U.S. Senate. Over the next few months, Color Of Change PAC will mobilize thousands of Black voters in Wisconsin to turn out the vote and elect progressive candidates that

OSHKOSH  – Joe Biden announced a Labor Day trip to Wisconsin, presumably to prop up the campaign of career politician Mandela Barnes. Barnes has previously welcomed the unpopular president to Wisconsin, saying he should “come on down.” “Lt. Gov. Barnes and President Biden are a couple career politicians who think

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds eligible disabled hunters hoping to participate in the 2022 gun deer hunt for hunters with disabilities to contact and confirm their hunting location with a hunt sponsor before Sept. 1, 2022. Sponsors have enrolled nearly 70,000 acres of land across 40 counties for

Washington DC — Today, Protect Our Care is kicking off week two of the Inflation Reduction Act themed weeks, which focuses on how seniors will save thousands of dollars a year thanks to the bill’s provisions to drive down prescription drug costs. Seniors are especially vulnerable to high prescription drug

BURLINGTON – The ACLU of Wisconsin praised a decision made by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Friday, which found that the Burlington Area School District (BASD) failed to follow its discrimination policy when responding to accusations that high school football team members were racially harassing an opposing team. Last

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – Yet again, Kaul has shown his ineptitude to be Wisconsin’s ‘top cop’ as he has threatened prosecutions despite lacking the authority to do so. Eric Toney, Fond du Lac County District Attorney and law enforcement’s choice for Attorney General, today, released the following statement: “Josh Kaul