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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after it was revealed by Special Counsel John Durham that the Clinton campaign paid a technology company to “infiltrate” servers at Trump Tower and the White House in order to establish
Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Adam Fischer will be joining the Election Integrity Rally in Madison, WI on Tuesday, February 15. The rally will be begin at the Capitol Square, at 12:00PM CST. At the conclusion of the rally, approximately 1PM, Adam
MADISON, Wis. – The fallout continues for Ron Johnson, who has doubled down over the past week on his refusal to fight to bring good paying, family supporting jobs to his own hometown of Oshkosh. See the coverage below.
(WAUKESHA, WI) – Polls open for the Spring 2022 Primary Election on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Results will begin coming in shortly afterward. Results can be viewed at this link online as they come in, where they’ll be updated every
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led 37 of their Senate colleagues in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging the Biden
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the National Guard Bureau Office of Complex Investigations (OCI) officially closed out its assessment of the Wisconsin National Guard’s sexual assault and harassment prevention and response programs this month. “Everyone should feel safe
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today published a virtual tour of the U.S. Capitol building for students, educators, and families in Northeast Wisconsin who are unable to visit the Capitol building in person due to its continued closure to
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today announced that a digital-asset financial services company, BlockFi Lending LLC (BlockFi), agreed to settlement terms to work with the DFI to settle offers and sales of unregistered securities in the form
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting applications for 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grants through March 24, 2022. Projects that focus on enhancing the competitiveness of specialty crop industries through research, education,
MADISON — Transportation is responsible for a larger share of greenhouse gas emissions than any other sector of the U.S. economy, making biofuels a promising strategy to mitigate human-driven climate change. The U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard, created by 2007 legislation,
Today, the Associated Press reported that Democratic governors in states with Republican legislatures “are the only backstop against a wave of GOP-backed legislation” attacking voting rights. The article highlights Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, who have
MADISON, Wis. – Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin released a new digital ad calling out Ron Johnson for refusing to help bring more than 1,000 good paying, family supporting jobs to his hometown of Oshkosh, even though he doubled
Madison, Wis. — This morning, the Senate Committee on Economic and Workforce Development voted to move important unemployment insurance and welfare bills forward to the full Senate. The votes were party-line, 3-2, with Republicans voting in favor of the bills and Democrats against. “These
MADISON, Wis. — No matter where we live or what we look like, we can all agree that after a long two years of living through a global pandemic, economic hardships, and general uncertainty in the world, our local communities could
MADISON, Wis. — Under Governor Tony Evers’ common sense leadership, Wisconsin’s economy is booming with the lowest unemployment rate in state history, one of the highest labor force participation rates in the nation, a projected record-breaking budget surplus, thousands of new and expanded small businesses,
Effective at 12:00am on March 1, 2022, Public Health Madison & Dane County will no longer require face coverings in public indoor spaces in light of steadily decreasing COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations. The seven-day average of cases peaked on January 12
Today, County Executive Joe Parisi announced Dane County will receive $3.2 million in funds from the State of Wisconsin’s Tourism Capital Grant Program to upgrade facilities at the Alliant Energy Center and help restore economic activity negatively impacted by the
MONROE, WI. FEB. 14, 2022 – A state Workforce Innovation Grant worth up to $3.7 million will help turn the Green County Family YMCA’s plans to expand and create a child care center and Youth Development Wing into reality. “The Green
Wauwatosa, WI – The Wauwatosa School District, in partnership with the District’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Council, is pleased to announce that it will be opening its first ever community closet to provide students and families in need with new
MADISON, Wis. — This week marks the ninth anniversary of the day Rebecca Kleefisch and Scott Walker refused to expand BadgerCare and turned down billions of dollars in investments for health care in Wisconsin. The Walker-Kleefisch administration was notorious for
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after it was revealed by Special Counsel John Durham that the Clinton campaign paid a technology company to “infiltrate” servers at Trump Tower and the White House in order to establish a false link between former President Donald Trump and Russia.
Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Adam Fischer will be joining the Election Integrity Rally in Madison, WI on Tuesday, February 15. The rally will be begin at the Capitol Square, at 12:00PM CST. At the conclusion of the rally, approximately 1PM, Adam will post, at the steps of the Capitol, the ideas
MADISON, Wis. – The fallout continues for Ron Johnson, who has doubled down over the past week on his refusal to fight to bring good paying, family supporting jobs to his own hometown of Oshkosh. See the coverage below. WQOW WISN WSAW KLDH KBJR
(WAUKESHA, WI) – Polls open for the Spring 2022 Primary Election on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Results will begin coming in shortly afterward. Results can be viewed at this link online as they come in, where they’ll be updated every 10 minutes. It is important to remember that due to
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led 37 of their Senate colleagues in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging the Biden administration to limit the sale and availability of short-term, limited-duration
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the National Guard Bureau Office of Complex Investigations (OCI) officially closed out its assessment of the Wisconsin National Guard’s sexual assault and harassment prevention and response programs this month. “Everyone should feel safe and supported in the workplace, and that includes our service
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today published a virtual tour of the U.S. Capitol building for students, educators, and families in Northeast Wisconsin who are unable to visit the Capitol building in person due to its continued closure to the public. Despite the fact that most of the country
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today announced that a digital-asset financial services company, BlockFi Lending LLC (BlockFi), agreed to settlement terms to work with the DFI to settle offers and sales of unregistered securities in the form of interest-bearing digital asset deposit accounts called BlockFi Interest Accounts
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting applications for 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grants through March 24, 2022. Projects that focus on enhancing the competitiveness of specialty crop industries through research, education, or market development are eligible. DATCP encourages non-profit organizations, producer
MADISON — Transportation is responsible for a larger share of greenhouse gas emissions than any other sector of the U.S. economy, making biofuels a promising strategy to mitigate human-driven climate change. The U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard, created by 2007 legislation, mandates that such fuels partially replace petroleum-based ones. So far,
Today, the Associated Press reported that Democratic governors in states with Republican legislatures “are the only backstop against a wave of GOP-backed legislation” attacking voting rights. The article highlights Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, who have been the last line of defense against GOP assaults on voting
MADISON, Wis. – Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin released a new digital ad calling out Ron Johnson for refusing to help bring more than 1,000 good paying, family supporting jobs to his hometown of Oshkosh, even though he doubled his personal fortune while in the Senate. You can watch
Madison, Wis. — This morning, the Senate Committee on Economic and Workforce Development voted to move important unemployment insurance and welfare bills forward to the full Senate. The votes were party-line, 3-2, with Republicans voting in favor of the bills and Democrats against. “These bills are common sense measures to reduce fraud, fix the
MADISON, Wis. — No matter where we live or what we look like, we can all agree that after a long two years of living through a global pandemic, economic hardships, and general uncertainty in the world, our local communities could benefit from a little more love in the world. In
MADISON, Wis. — Under Governor Tony Evers’ common sense leadership, Wisconsin’s economy is booming with the lowest unemployment rate in state history, one of the highest labor force participation rates in the nation, a projected record-breaking budget surplus, thousands of new and expanded small businesses, and a 15% tax cut for families. Here’s just a few
Effective at 12:00am on March 1, 2022, Public Health Madison & Dane County will no longer require face coverings in public indoor spaces in light of steadily decreasing COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations. The seven-day average of cases peaked on January 12 when 1,491 people were diagnosed with COVID-19. The seven-day average
Today, County Executive Joe Parisi announced Dane County will receive $3.2 million in funds from the State of Wisconsin’s Tourism Capital Grant Program to upgrade facilities at the Alliant Energy Center and help restore economic activity negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alliant Energy Center will use the grant
MONROE, WI. FEB. 14, 2022 – A state Workforce Innovation Grant worth up to $3.7 million will help turn the Green County Family YMCA’s plans to expand and create a child care center and Youth Development Wing into reality. “The Green County community has really come together to not just create
Wauwatosa, WI – The Wauwatosa School District, in partnership with the District’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Council, is pleased to announce that it will be opening its first ever community closet to provide students and families in need with new or like-new coats/jackets, snow pants, boots, hats, gloves/mittens and new
MADISON, Wis. — This week marks the ninth anniversary of the day Rebecca Kleefisch and Scott Walker refused to expand BadgerCare and turned down billions of dollars in investments for health care in Wisconsin. The Walker-Kleefisch administration was notorious for championing policies that hurt Wisconsinites for their own political gain.