Dreaded orange barrels, they’re hard to miss when they pop up in your neighborhood. We also know what they mean when they show up on your street: construction is coming, work begins soon and something new will be built. However, the work begins far before breaking ground for Traffic Engineering

Legislative Republicans adjourn special session in seconds   MADISON, Wis. – Yesterday, the Republican-led Senate and Assembly gaveled in and out of a special session to take up Governor Evers’ plan to use a portion of the state revenue surplus funds. The governor’s proposal would have given nearly $1.7 billion

Madison, Wis. (March 9, 2022) – This week marks the one-year anniversary of the American Rescue Plan, the federal legislation that included stimulus funds that helped keep colleges and universities open and operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students across the country, including students at Edgewood College, received direct support under

MADISON — Following a statewide tour that included stops in Appleton, Hillsboro, Park Falls, and Janesville, Gov. Tony Evers today announced more than $97 million in grants have been awarded to address healthcare access needs in communities across the state through the Healthcare Infrastructure Capital Investment Grant Program. “From Appleton to Park Falls to Platteville,

MARINETTE, WISCONSIN – Leaders from Fincantieri Marinette Marine, the U.S. Navy, and Wisconsin-based Miron Construction dedicated a new facility at the Marinette shipyard with a small ceremony Mar. 8, 2022. Employees and guests gathered to open the newest building at the Marinette shipyard, Building 35, where giant plates of raw

MADISON, Wis. – Despite the complete lack of evidence and the legal impossibility of decertifying the 2020 election results in Wisconsin, disgraced former President Trump called Gableman’s sham interim report “incredible” and said he anticipates the state legislature will decertify the 2020 election results.   Even though recent polling showed

Asks For Further Action to Preserve Wisconsin Union Jobs Appleton, Wis. – Outagamie County Executive and pro-labor populist U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson today praised the Green Postal Service Fleet Act introduced by Rep. Gerald Connolly that would require Oshkosh Defense to make sure that at LEAST 75 percent of

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) along with U.S. Sen Ted Cruz (R-Texas) met with representatives of the People’s Convoy to discuss the harmful effects of President Biden’s vaccine mandates and their fight for freedom.   Excerpts from some of Sen. Johnson’s remarks during the press conference and

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Satish Puri, assistant professor of computer science in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has received a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to do research on designing efficient algorithms for spatial data analytics that will serve as a crucial tool for solving a wide

JANESVILLE — Gov. Tony Evers today announced more than $4 million from the Healthcare Infrastructure Capital Investment Grant Program has been awarded to support expanding access to quality healthcare services in the Janesville and Edgerton communities. “Making sure that critical healthcare services—from dental care to orthopedics to mental healthcare—are accessible to families

Madison – The Board of Police and Fire Commissioners (PFC) of the City of Madison, Wisconsin interviewed four finalists for the position of Fire Chief on March 8. A portion of the interview process included 15-minute recorded sessions with each candidate. The recordings are available for viewing by the public with

Madison, WI – On Tuesday, March 8th, the Wisconsin State Senate held their final floor session of the regularly scheduled 2021-22 Legislative Session. Five bills authored by Senator Felzkowski were voted on by the Senate and now head to the Governor’s desk. SB 520 provides $41 million in bonding authority for

Improvements double available round trips for passengers, aid freight efficiency   The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) together with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) today announced a $31.8 million federal grant for station and rail segment improvements to double passenger rail service and increase freight efficiency along the corridor

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) joined the Faulkner Focus to discuss Putin’s ongoing war in Ukraine, President Biden’s war on U.S. oil and gas producers, and the need to unleash American energy. Watch the full interview here, or read highlights from the conversation below: On Biden’s war on domestic energy production: “As

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and seven of their Republican colleagues in sending a letter to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) requesting an immediate projection, cost estimate and inflationary impact statement on the massive $1.5 TRILLION government funding package that was

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has published the 2022 spongy moth (formerly known as gypsy moth) treatment plan, including an online video presentation, interactive maps, and factsheets at smaerialspray.wi.gov. Spongy moth is a non-native insect with a destructive appetite for hundreds of species

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today, in a letter to Democratic and Republican congressional leadership, slammed a plan that would cut the state of Wisconsin’s American Rescue Plan Act allocation by an estimated roughly quarter of a billion dollars according to information received by the Evers Administration. In the midst