Collaboration between schools, employers and Boys & Girls Clubs aims to positively engage teens in the workforce MILWAUKEE, WI. FEB. 9, 2022 – A Workforce Innovation Grant of up to $3.3 million is helping launch the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee’s new Ready Center and a collaboration between schools,

MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after the Joint Committee on Finance voted to release $1 million in funds that were allocated in the 2021-23 State Budget to create a statewide program to collect and properly dispose of unused and unwanted PFAS-containing firefighting foam, also known

After 15 years as the executive director of the Fund For Wisconsin Scholars (FFWS), Mary Gulbrandsen is announcing her retirement. The FFWS is a private, not for profit charitable foundation founded and funded in 2007 by John and Tashia Morgridge.  Since its inception, the FFWS has provided over $110 million of grants

The 2022 individual income tax filing season opened January 24, and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) now offers an extra layer of identity protection for taxpayers. The Department of Revenue’s new Wisconsin Identity Protection PIN program is another way it is securing a taxpayer’s personal information. Once a taxpayer requests and receives

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded the unanimous action taken this week by three Wisconsin legislative committees, including the powerful Joint Finance Committee, to fully fund the Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural Exports (WIAE). Administered by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), the

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski, and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes today celebrated the release of funds to promote Wisconsin’s agricultural and agribusiness products. Under 2021 Wisconsin Act 92, signed by Gov. Evers in December of

MADISON, Wis. – As Republican legislators this week continue to push an identical version of the unpopular and divisive Texas-style abortion ban, Kevin Nicholson and Rebecca Kleefisch have both doubled down on their promise to turn back the clock on health care in Wisconsin by slashing health care services, banning abortion care

MADISON – The following statement can be attributed to Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Kevin Krentz:   “Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation applauds the unanimous votes from the state Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance members on funding for two important items: agricultural exports and research.   These are two important areas

(Madison, Wisconsin) Members of the Wisconsin Legislature were honored by the Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) at its annual Library Legislative Day gathering on February 8. State Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) and Representative Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton), both members of the legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance, were named Library Legislative Champions for

WASHINGTON—This week, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Fox News’ “Hannity” and Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria” to discuss how President Biden’s actions have weakened America at home and abroad. The interviews can be found here and here, excerpts are below. On Biden’s policy failures:   “The person really with the white flag is

WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Sen Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 31 of his Republican colleagues in a letter to President Biden rebuking the administration’s negotiations for a new Iran nuclear deal. In the letter, the senators state that

MADISON, Wis. – President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is going to supercharge Wisconsin’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure and electrify every neighborhood across the state. The Biden-Harris administration is keeping Americans informed on what that means for their communities – with a focus on helping rural communities take full advantage of

The Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) would like to extend its gratitude to the state’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) for supporting early care and education. Today, the JFC met to review and unanimously approved $194 million in American Rescue Plan Act appropriations,

“I did vote for you [Johnson] because you were something different. I have been disappointed with your policies and more specifically in your [siding] with one person over the country.”   MADISON, Wis. – Yesterday, Ron Johnson held a tele-townhall where Wisconsinites, including those who voted for him, peppered him

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) was selected by Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The committee oversees the U.S. Intelligence Community and handles a range of issues from cybersecurity to military intelligence. “As a Marine Corps Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence Officer, I saw first-hand

MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) joined Governor Tony Evers to present a grant of $350,000 through the Equitable Recovery Grant Program to Rebalanced-Life Wellness Association. The grant will provide support to the organization’s Perry Family Free Clinic which is set to open in late February on the southwest

MADISON – Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) released the following statement regarding Governor Tony Evers’s announcement that more than $600,000 in funding will be made available by the state from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help local communities voluntarily test for polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). “No Wisconsinite should have to worry

Madison, Wis. — IRG Action Fund Executive Vice President, Chris Reader, testified in the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate this week in support of unemployment insurance reforms. These reforms would hold the Department of Workforce Development accountable, crackdown on individuals not showing up for interviews while still counting those interviews as a

It’s only Wednesday, but for Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson this week must feel like an eternity after he told voters that he won’t fight to keep Oshkosh Corporation jobs in the Badger State. While Tammy Baldwin is advocating for a Made in Wisconsin economy and has secured billions of dollars in infrastructure investments and thousands of good-paying