https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/220407DemAddress.mp3 Over the past two years, we’ve seen just how important it is to take care of both our physical and mental health. This is especially true when it comes to our children.   The pandemic has greatly exacerbated the need for additional and improved student mental health services. Governor

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/220407GOPAddress.mp3 Republicans are in your corner. Hi, I’m State Senator Alberta Darling. Republicans are working hard to protect the rights of parents. From making sure you’re aware of what your child is learning in school to creating a parental bill of rights. Republicans are in your corner. We are also

MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters is proud to announce 70 of its endorsed candidates won their seats on boards and councils across the state on Tuesday. “Despite record out-of-state spending and unprecedented attack ads, our endorsed candidates fought positive, issue-based campaigns,” said Deputy Director Seth Hoffmeister. “Even in the biggest races

MADISON, Wis. – Tim Ramthun might be the latest gubernatorial candidate taking a trip to visit Donald Trump in his Mar-a-Lago kingdom today. On the Cut the Crap Show [46:00] in March, Ramthun said he contributed a substantial amount to attend a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago for Arizona gubernatorial candidate​​ Kari Lake.

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill improving Opportunity Zones, a program that creates an incentive for individuals who reinvest unrealized capital gains into high-impact projects in rural and underserved communities. As communities across the country have begun to

On the House passage of Relief for Restaurants and other Hard-Hit Small Businesses Act (H.R. 3807) today, Main Street Alliance’s Director of Policy & Political Impact Didier Trinh had this to say: “Main Street Alliance applauds the efforts of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives to replenish the SBA’s Restaurant

Statement of Alderman Michael J. Murphy April 7, 2022 I am saddened to learn of the passing of Wayne Frank, a long-serving former member of the Common Council who retired in 2000. I served with Wayne for 11 years, and he was a seasoned and respected public servant who had

April 5, 2022 — University of Wisconsin-River Falls Chancellor Maria Gallo kicked off the university’s Giving Day week by establishing a new endowed scholarship for first-generation students interested in pursuing a degree in the sciences, technology, engineering and math. The UWRF Foundation scholarship is named the Dr. Maria Gallo STEM

(WISCONSIN) – Los resultados de las Elecciones Generales de Primavera del martes demuestran el creciente poder de los votantes jóvenes latinos y multirraciales y la efectividad del programa de votantes de Voces de la Frontera Action (VDLFA) para atraer a nuevo votantes en todo el estado de batalla de Wisconsin. El programa integral de VDLFA

MILWAUKEE, WI – Milwaukee County, the City of Milwaukee, key business leaders and community partners today announced that Milwaukee has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with the lowest unsheltered homeless population of any community per capita in the nation. Last year, seventeen unsheltered individuals

MADISON, WI- On April 7th, the United States Senate confirmed The Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to hold this office. On this decision, Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) gave the following statement: “History was made today. Justice Brown Jackson is eminently

Gov. Tony Evers has proclaimed next week (April 11-15) as National Work Zone Awareness Week in Wisconsin. Since 2000, National Work Zone Awareness Week has marked the start of construction season across our country, promoting road worker safety and cautious driving in work zones. “No matter where you go in Wisconsin,

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) voted for the Senate-amended Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act, which also reauthorizes the current definition of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights within the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. On March 17, 2022, Congressman Grothman voted against H.R. 7108, the original version of the Suspending

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System Interim President Michael J. Falbo today named Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Tammy Evetovich as interim Chancellor of UW-Platteville. Evetovich will begin that position June 1. Evetovich replaces Dennis J. Shields, who is departing to become President of the Southern University System and

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting comments through April 17, 2022 for a proposed special pesticide registration to allow cabbage growers to use GoalTender® herbicide for weed control. The registration would help cabbage growers control susceptible broadleaf weed species after the cabbage

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Appleton is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of lead service lines throughout Appleton. Activities related

“Wisconsin Right to Life congratulates Judge Maria Lazar on her victory in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals District II election, “ shared Gracie Skogman, Wisconsin Right to Life legislative/PAC director. “We look forward to working with her to build a culture in Wisconsin where all life is valued. We are