ADAMS, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms that a tissue sample collected from a deer in Juneau County tested positive for the virus that causes epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD). The disease was detected after a landowner reported a dead deer on their property in central Juneau County.

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting public comments until October 28, 2021, for a proposed special pesticide registration to allow corn growers to use Avipel® Hopper Box (dry) corn seed treatment as a non-lethal repellant to prevent sandhill cranes from feeding on

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Brooke Mayer, associate professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering in Marquette University’s Opus College of Engineering, has received a $627,000 subaward as a partner in the National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center – Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS), a five-year, $25 million initiative led by North

Hunter Nation released the following statement on a Dane County judge’s decision today to deny the organization’s request to join a lawsuit to protect the constitutional rights of Wisconsinites to hunt the gray wolf: “Clearly, this was the plan of the Evers administration and Attorney General Kaul from the minute

Main Street Alliance of Wisconsin wants to make sure you saw this story from Mitchell Schmidt of the Wisconsin State Journal, “Wisconsin’s Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.9% for the sixth month in a row”.   Here’s what we had to say:    “Shawn Phetteplace, state manager for the Main Street Alliance, which represents

WINTER, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comments on proposed plans to designate a .9-mile span of road as a snowmobile trail within the Flambeau River State Forest. The proposal is a change to the Flambeau River State Forest Master Plan and includes a trail reroute to

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) wrote to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai, requesting that 301 penalty duties be assessed to all imported finished state personal protective equipment (PPE) and key raw material inputs, including single-use N95 and KN95 masks, reusable

Madison, Wis., — Ron Johnson is once again failing to do the job Wisconsin elected him to do and instead adding to the gridlock and dysfunction in D.C. Yesterday, a new report detailed how Johnson is the sole Senator responsible for  blocking the nomination of the U.S. Attorney to prosecute

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) is again working with law enforcement this Halloween to conduct random home visits of registered sex offenders on DOC supervision. These checks will happen in communities across the state during local trick-or-treating hours. The DOC supervises nearly 63,000 people on community supervision, probation or

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced more than $176 million in approved Congressionally directed spending projects on behalf of public and nonprofit entities across Wisconsin for fiscal year 2022. “I worked to include this funding because it delivers support from

MADISON— State Representative Rob Swearingen (R-Rhinelander) has announced that Boulder Junction Fire Chief Eric Johnson will receive the 2021 “First Responder of the Year” award for the 34th Assembly District. Chief Johnson was nominated by Dennis Reuss, Boulder Junction Town Chairman. “This is strictly a volunteer position. Eric is a

Algoma, Wis. – Today, Governor Tony Evers visited Kewaunee County in honor of  ‘Imagine a Day Without Water.’ The seventh annual observance on October 21 raises awareness of the impact of water in daily life and the importance of investment for clean water access. The Governor met with local stakeholders to

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo is pleased to announce that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has begun awarding its historic $3 billion in American Rescue Plan funds to assist communities nationwide in their efforts to build back better by accelerating the economic recovery from the

The 2021 Toward One Wisconsin Conference brought together over 400 virtual attendees, October 12-13, to address and prioritize the work of equity, diversity, and inclusion. With the theme of Building Bridges and Breaking Barriers, the conference connected citizens and organizations from multiple sectors across Wisconsin to build communities of equity and opportunity. The

Washington, D.C. – Democrats should be on their A-game in Wisconsin as they try to keep their slim majority. Unfortunately for them, they aren’t. As National Journal put it: “Democrats are struggling to raise money in the state’s [Wisconsin] critical Senate race and are privately concerned about the electability of their leading candidates.”

Madison, Wis. — This week, Wisconsin leaders — including Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Sheboygan Mayor Ryan Sorenson, and Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian — endorsed President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda and called on Congress to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and Build Back Better Act.  As a whole, the Build

(Eau Claire, WI) — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Foundation has received a $10 million gift, the largest investment in an endowed fund in the university’s history. This lead gift is helping launch the public phase of the Foundation’s Sustaining Human Innovation capital campaign. An anonymous donor on the Foundation’s

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) joined Stoughton Utilities today for Imagine A Day Without Water, a nationwide effort to raise awareness about the value of water, to celebrate the removal of the last lead service line in the City of Stoughton. The DNR worked closely with Stoughton

Menomonie, Wis. – Andrew Smith enjoys color and science, asking questions like, what causes color? How is color formed? How are pigments made? Combining his interests in graduate school at Oregon State University gave him a new perspective. “I started to understand what color was and how to manipulate it,

Lancaster, WI (October 21, 2021) – Dr. James Dobson has announced his endorsement of Lancaster Mayor David Varnam for Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor. “As a private individual, I am honored to endorse David Varnam for lieutenant governor and pray that his election will be the start of a new generation of leaders who will