MADISON – Yesterday, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) was unanimously elected to serve as the Vice-Chair for the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board (SCERB). Senator Agard released the following statement: “As a lifelong Madison resident, it is an honor to serve on the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board. Having

Milwaukee, WI— Today the Wisconsin Public Service Commission voted to approve We Energy’s proposal for a new Liquified Natural Gas storage (LNG) facilities in Ixonia and Bluff Creek. With an announcement by We Energy parent company WEC Energy Group earlier this week to move away from coal by 2035, as well

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key regional roles at the United States Department of Agriculture and the Small Business Administration: Thaddeus Fairley, State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, Mississippi Eugene Schriefer, State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, Wisconsin

Madison – The Chair of the Senate Committee on Education urges Governor Tony Evers to put politics aside and sign three important education bills when they reach his desk. On Thursday, Senator Alberta Darling sent a letter to the governor asking that he sign Senate Bills 463, 373, and 454. Senator Darling says

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind voted the Protect Older Job Applicants Act. This legislation will codify and clarify protections for older job applicants in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). Currently, two federal circuit court decisions have ruled that certain ADEA federal anti-age discrimination provisions only apply to employees, leaving job applicants

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07), with Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05), Congressman Ronny L. Jackson (TX-13) and Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36), sent a letter to President Biden demanding that he take decisive actions against the Mexican government and other Central American governments who are contributing to chaos on the

Background: On September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to issue a rule to “require all employers with 100 or more employees, that together employ over 80 million workers, to ensure their workforces are fully vaccinated or show a negative test at least once a week.” The announcement came mere months

MADISON, Wis. — On Tuesday, the nonpartisan People’s Maps Commission presented its finalized redistricting recommendations to Gov. Tony Evers and the Legislature. A decade ago, Republican lawmakers and lobbyists locked themselves behind closed doors in a private law office and re-designed Wisconsin’s electoral maps without any public input. These partisan maps

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) yesterday joined members of Congress, representatives from the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Foundation, representatives from the Wounded Warrior Project, gold star families, and veterans of the GWOT in calling on the Senate to pass legislation that would authorize construction of a GWOT Memorial

MADISON, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin System has announced the 11 honorees of the 2021 Dr. P.B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ+ People, an annual honor given to LGBTQ+ people or their allies who have helped to create a safer and more inclusive climate for LGBTQ+ people. The

MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin System has announced the 14 recipients of the 2021 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award, an annual honor given to faculty, staff, students, or community members to recognize their achievements in advancing equity and inclusion for people of color within the UW System

MADISON—The University of Wisconsin–Madison Odyssey Beyond Bars (OBB) program received the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Eisenberg Award for its work in giving people who are incarcerated the ability to take college courses and improve their lives. “The Odyssey Beyond Bars program is giving those incarcerated a chance to expand their

FEDERAL LAWSUIT CHALLENGES AUTHORITY OF AGENCY TO ISSUE SWEEPING EMERGENCY RULE The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) sued the Biden administration in federal court, on behalf of two Wisconsin businesses, challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) sweeping new vaccine-or-test mandate for businesses with 100 or more

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the following statement on the announcement from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that they are issuing a new emergency temporary standard (ETS) to protect an estimated 84 million workers from the spread of coronavirus on the job.  “Seventy percent

MILWAUKEE, WI – Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley issued the following statement in observance of the Diwali holiday: “I’m happy to join Milwaukee County’s Hindu, Jain, Sikh, and Buddhist residents in celebrating Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights. This is a joyful holiday that celebrates the spiritual triumph of

Sturgeon Bay, WI – Students at Southern Door and Washington Island High Schools kicked off a month-long game playing Creator’s Clue–a game to help students learn more about manufacturing and their community. Students were given clues to nine manufacturers and had to research companies and clues to try to determine

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined all 24 female senators in a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to protect the rights of Afghan women and girls following the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan. In a letter to the President, the senators wrote, “In the wake of the U.S. military withdrawal from

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the following statement on the announcement from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that they are issuing a new emergency temporary standard (ETS) to protect an estimated 84 million workers from the spread of coronavirus on the job.   “Seventy

MILWAUKEE _  Education company EAB has named the Milwaukee-Kenosha Moon Shot Region, which includes UW-Milwaukee, as the winner of its Student Success Collaborative-CONNECTEDness Award. EAB’s CONNECTEDness Award recognizes an institution that builds relationships across institution types, connecting community colleges, four-year schools and the broader higher education community by forging connections in strategic and innovative ways to benefit

MADISON – Today, the Democratic members of the Assembly Mental Health Committee — State Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa), Rep. Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee), Rep. Dave Considine (D-Baraboo), and Rep. Supreme Moore Omokunde (D-Milwaukee) — introduced a legislative package with five bills to support mental healthcare access for K-12 students, UW students,