Madison, Wis. – The WBA Foundation Board is proud to announce the names of the journalists from across the state who will continue its 32-year tradition of conducting debates in the Wisconsin Governor and the U.S. Senate races for Wisconsin voters. Both debates will be conducted by diverse teams of

GREEN BAY, WI — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today released the following statement in response to the killing of terrorist Ayman Al-Zawahiri. “Ayman al-Zawahiri was a ruthless terrorist with American blood on his hands. The United States

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters announces finalists in this year’s Fiction & Poetry Contest. Many of the poems and stories that have made it to this stage in the judging will be featured over the next year in the Academy’s magazine, Wisconsin People &

With low unemployment and an ongoing shortage of qualified workers, business and industry need a stronger talent pipeline to keep the Wisconsin economic engine running at full speed. The UW System stands ready and willing to help. That’s the message new System President Jay Rothman communicated July 27 during a

The so-called “Inflation Reduction Act,” which U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes supports, is the latest tax-and-spend bill from the Democrats that will actually increase inflation in the near future and raise tax rates on nearly every income bracket. In addition, the bill also contains an $80 billion “investment” in the Internal Revenue Service

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Kaul today announced that the State of Wisconsin is joining a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force of 50 attorneys general to investigate and take legal action against the telecommunications companies responsible for bringing a majority of foreign robocalls into the United States. This bipartisan nationwide

MADISON, Wis. – Republicans running for governor in Wisconsin are entrenched in lies that undermine the integrity of the 2020 election. Rebecca Kleefisch, Tim Michels, and Tim Ramthun would rather pander to the ultra-MAGA base than protect democracy and the right to vote. Whether it is election integrity or January 6,

WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig requesting information on the backlog of tax returns preventing millions of Americans from receiving refunds. Over the last 18 months, Congress has appropriated substantial additional funding to improve IRS processing operations,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced a resolution to remember the 10th anniversary of the tragic attack at the Sikh Gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin on August 5, 2012. The Senate resolution honors the memory of 7 worshipers whose lives were taken in the mass shooting. It

MADISON — A new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison shows why letting stereotypes inform our judgments of unfamiliar people can be such a hard habit to break. Stereotypes are self-perpetuating in our minds, growing stronger with use just like information we actively try to cement in our

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) has introduced the Fairness for Responsible Borrowers Act to prohibit the Biden Administration from abusing its authority by canceling student loan debt. This bill has 13 cosponsors. “At a time when inflation is crushing the American people, President Biden is poised to add

MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Madison will be hosting a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) basics training August 17-18, 2022 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery building. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will be providing tuition reimbursement for

PESHTIGO — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake, today announced an $8 million investment into supporting and stabilizing Wisconsin’s emergency medical services is being distributed to communities across Wisconsin. Gov. Evers previously announced the investment during his 2022 State of the State address as part of

MILWAUKEE, WI – A proposal submitted by Heart 2 Heart Compassionate Widow’s Circles, Inc. to provide additional food, equipment, supplies, and a chef to facilitate two “Cooking with Seniors” classes has been selected to receive this month’s AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, Big Impact” grant. AARP Wisconsin is awarding one grant

VOLK FIELD, Wis. – The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squadron recently completed training at Volk Field and Hardwood Range that few, in any, in the command and control community across the nation are doing. From July 11-25, Airmen were in the field training in a way that

WEST ALLIS, Wis. – Dentists volunteering through the Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation’s Donated Dental Services (DDS) program provided $186,040 in charitable dental care to 88 adult patients between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022. This number includes completed cases as well as active and ongoing clients. Wisconsin dental laboratories

Impaired driving is illegal, dangerous, and can be deadly. Still, thousands of drivers get behind the wheel while drunk or high every year. Someone is killed in an impaired driving crash every two hours in Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Patrol’s August Law of the Month is a reminder of the harmful

Milwaukee: Citizen Action of Wisconsin released a new video today narrated by U.S. Representative Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee). The video spotlights two billionaire donors who spent $20 million to reelect Senator Ron Johnson in 2016, and received an $80 million tax break negotiated by Johnson as part of the Trump-GOP tax

MADISON — Today, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley joined over 160 state and local elected officials, SEIU Wisconsin, AFSCME Council 32, Wisconsin AFL-CIO, AFT-Wisconsin, AFT 212, IBEW 2150, and Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals in endorsing Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes for U.S. Senate. “I have always deeply admired and