MILWAUKEE — Marquette University and Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Milwaukee have announced the Golden Eagle Advantage, a bridge program that establishes a clear path for students from Cristo Rey to attend Marquette. The Golden Eagle Advantage allows Cristo Rey graduates to enroll at Milwaukee Area Technical College before

MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) joined Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway to announce new federal funding for a new men’s homeless shelter in Madison. This critical shelter received $2,000,000 in funding through the recently passed government funding bill. Rep. Mark Pocan said, “I was proud to advocate for this shelter and secure $2,000,000

Following a review of public feedback from listening sessions and an online survey in January on the best uses of funding received through national settlements with opioid distributors and manufacturers, the Department of Health Services (DHS) will begin finalizing its plan to invest the funds to save lives and address Wisconsin’s opioid

MADISON, Wis. – Ron Johnson first ran for the Senate in 2010 on a platform of repealing the Affordable Care Act, and after multiple failed attempts he continues to double down on fulfilling his self-serving agenda of ripping health care away from Wisconsinites.   If Johnson was successful in repealing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) voted to pass the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act out of the Commerce Committee, and the legislation is now headed to the Senate Floor. Senator Baldwin co-sponsors the bipartisan legislation, led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Thune (R-SD), that will level the playing

[Waukesha, WI] – Rebecca Kleefisch is announcing her support of local candidates ahead of the April 5, 2022 spring election. These candidates are in addition to the initial endorsements Kleefisch made earlier this month. Kleefisch has a strong history of supporting conservatives running for local offices.   “Wisconsinites are stepping up and

MADISON, Wis. – Tomorrow marks the 12 year anniversary of Democrats’ Affordable Care Act becoming law – which lowered health care costs, reduced premiums, and increased access to health care for tens of millions of Americans. Thanks to the American Rescue Plan passed by President Biden and Democrats in Congress,

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) today joined Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) and Tom Suozzi (NY-03) in introducing bipartisan legislation that would restore congressional oversight to bilateral U.S. trade with Communist China by stripping them of their Permanent Normal Trade Relations status. H.R. 7193 brings back checks and balances that existed prior

Madison… Senator Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) and Representative Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc) authored supplemental legislation to their initial comprehensive agriculture exports legislation, which was signed into law earlier this year as 2021 Wisconsin Act 92. Signed into law today, this legislation, now 2021 Wisconsin Act 207, directs unused funding within the Department of

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) Secretary Mary Kolar today announced $549,560 in grants to 14 registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that provide financial assistance, entrepreneurship training, or other services to Wisconsin veterans and their families. “So much of our strength as a state is our ability

MADISON, Wis. – Republicans keep claiming they have plans to make Wisconsin safer, but all they have to offer are talking points.   Rebecca Kleefisch’s proposals for public safety have already been panned by her primary opponent, Kevin Nicholson, who has called them “not serious” and said that police don’t even

MADISON – In recognition of Gov. Tony Evers declaring March as Social Work Month in Wisconsin, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) honored the efforts of five human service professionals with the 2022 Caring for Kids award. DCF Secretary Emilie Amundson and Wendy Henderson, DCF’s Division of Safety and Permanence administrator,

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul yesterday released a report to the state legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance (JCF) regarding the two Assistant Attorney General positions created as part of the HOPE Agenda to assist the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Appleton and

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded Governor Tony Evers for signing Senate Bill 827 into law as Act 207. The legislation, authored by Senator Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) and Representative Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc), repurposes unused federal monies to boost funding in 2022 and 2023 for the Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural

Appleton, Wis. – Outagamie County Executive and pro-labor populist U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson has released his first paid campaign ads, a series of radio and digital ads to promote his strong record of fighting for Fox Valley paper workers against corporate greed and his ability to beat Ron Johnson

Democrat Senate candidate Sarah Godlewski lied to voters about opponent Sen. Ron Johnson’s stance on Covid in an ad that aired last week. In the ad, Godlewski falsely claimed Johnson told Americans to “take mouthwash to cure Covid” and accused him of spewing “conspiracies.” If that’s the case, then the

A magnificent 36-year military career filled with many firsts will, at last, draw to a close when Brig. Gen Joane Mathews retires from her position as Wisconsin’s deputy adjutant general for Army. “As much as I absolutely love my job, the Soldiers and families I work for and with, we

Starting on April 3, 2022, testing and vaccination clinics at the Arena at the Alliant Energy Center will close, but you will still have plenty of options to get your COVID vaccines and tests in Dane County. “Cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have dropped dramatically since the Omicron surge in January