Taking on the challenge of leading a program for at-risk high school students might seem like a step down when your last job involved being responsible for nearly 8,000 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers. But retired Brig. Gen. Joane Mathews doesn’t see it that way at all as she takes the

MILWAUKEE, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — More than two years into the pandemic, Americans have adapted to a new normal in their financial lives – they’ve improved their financial habits and expect them to stick; they’ve accounted for emergencies and risks; and they have far more confidence in themselves than the economy.

Madison- Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) has secured the endorsement of several prominent Wisconsin Republicans as well as over 70% of all current Republican members of the Wisconsin State Legislature for her campaign for Secretary of State. “My supporters know I’m the best candidate to not only win the August primary, but

In the very near future, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is expected to render its decision in a case that will determine how absentee ballots can be returned to election clerks and whether or not the use of safe and secure voting drop boxes, widely used during the 2020 elections in

WASHINGTON — On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and eight of their colleagues in a bipartisan resolution condemning the Russian government’s unjust detention of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza.  The bipartisan resolution pays tribute to Kara-Murza’s advocacy

Earlier this year, ten Wisconsinites — moms and dads, public servants, and business owners, lifelong residents, and transplants to this state – filed suit against Senator Ron Johnson and Representatives Tom Tiffany and Scott Fitzgerald. (Complaint) They asked a federal court in Milwaukee to declare that Defendants were participants in

Today, Congresswoman Moore supported the Access to Baby Formula Act and the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, bills to respond to the infant formula shortage. The Access to Baby Formula Act will give the United States Department of Agriculture the authority to waive certain Special Supplemental Nutrition for Women Infant,

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul and Douglas County District Attorney (DA) Mark Fruehauf today announced that Jeffrey Anthony Charles, age 61, has been charged with one count of Repeated Sexual Assault of a Child, Persistent Repeater, for incidents that occurred from 2005 to 2010. “We are committed to

As highlighted in new reports from the Associated Press and New York Times, and following Vice reporting from last week,  a “half-dozen mainstream Republican Senate candidates” are “drawing on the ‘great replacement conspiracy theory once confined to the far-right fringes of U.S. politics to court voters this campaign season.” In a transparent effort to stoke

Upon the recently leaked Supreme Court draft of the Roe v. Wade decision, Wisconsin Democrats have been quick to make noise about abortion but haven’t fully addressed where they stand. Although polling has shown the majority of Americans support limits on abortion, current statements from the Democrat Senate candidates suggest that they oppose any restrictions: Mandela

MADISON, Wis. –  Since Kevin Nicholson entered the GOP primary, Radical Rebecca and Job Killer Kevin have been in a race to the bottom, attacking each others’ records, dishing out insults, and accusing each other of being a part of the Madison machine (spoiler alert — both are deeply entrenched in establishment

Green Bay, Wis.  –  Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Dawn Crim continued her series of Rotary presentations in Green Bay yesterday. She was the guest speaker at the Downtown Green Bay Rotary Club, where she presented an agency overview as well as updates on department projects and priorities. These updates

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind is highlighting that agricultural producers and handlers who are certified organic, along with producers and handlers who are transitioning to organic production, can now apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Organic and Transitional Education Certification Program (OTECP) and Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP). These programs are aimed at

MADISON, Wis. — A new multi-generational book by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press encourages families and extended families to take learning outdoors to the garden. Seeds in Soil: Planting a Garden and Finding Your Roots (Paperback: $18.95 / ISBN: 978-087020- ) was designed by author and elementary school teacher Susan Apps-Bodilly to

MILWAUKEE – In response to multiple shootings in Downtown Milwaukee this weekend that left 21 people injured, State Rep. David Bowen (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “Another weekend, another incidence of violence that has left our city & State with a black eye. And this time, it happened while the

MADISON – As part of continuing, agency-wide efforts to combat worker misclassification, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has expanded its 60-Second Video Library with four educational videos available in English and Spanish. The release of the videos is timely. Warmer weather coincides with an uptick in seasonal work and the

MADISON – As upgrades to Wisconsin’s Unemployment Insurance system continue, the Department of Workforce Development has released a new data dashboard that improves access to current and historical data on UI activity. “Wisconsin’s unemployment insurance system was the first in the nation (1932) to provide temporary support to workers who