Today, County Executive Joe Parisi announced Dane County received national recognition from the Center for Digital Government (CDG) for its website redesign project. Dane County was selected as a finalist in the Overall County Government Experience category. Dane County was the only local government in Wisconsin to receive recognition from

WHAT: Today, Thursday, October 21, faith leaders and immigrant essential workers will hold a vigil outside of Senator Tammy Baldwin’s office to honor all essential workers who have died during the COVID-19 pandemic. Advocates are calling on her to include a path to citizenship for millions in the Build Back

“These new maps are nothing more than gerrymandering 2.0. What Republicans have unveiled is simply a minor retooling of maps that were already found unconstitutional by the courts, using the same corrupt and secretive methods as last time around.  “The level of contempt by Wisconsin Republicans for democracy and the

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has caught Rebecca Kleefisch flip-flopping her stance on recalls for political benefit. Kleefisch opposed a 2012 recall attempt when she was the target, but she’s now thrown her support behind a school board recall driven by far-right conspiracy theories surrounding COVID-19 restrictions and critical race theory. Desperate to shore up

MADISON, Wis. – The national statistics paint a clear picture: there is a very serious nursing shortage in this country. With more than 500,000 registered nurses anticipated to retire by 2022, the American Nursing Association projects the need for 1.1 million new RNs to replace those who are retiring and fill the

Wisconsin — On Thursday, municipal water utilities, businesses, and environmental organizations will observe “Imagine A Day Without Water” to highlight the value of clean water to families, communities, and our economy. River Alliance imagines a Wisconsin that isn’t facing our own water crisis. One facet of Wisconsin’s water challenges that

Madison, WI – Today, the People’s Maps Commission released a second set of draft State Assembly, State Senate, and congressional maps based on the public input the Commission received from thousands of Wisconsinites across numerous public hearings. These maps stand in stark contrast to the current maps, which are egregious

Madison, Wis. — Today, the Racine Journal Times reported on Mayor Cory Mason’s 2022 budget address, in which Mayor Mason credited President Joe Biden for saving Racine. Due to long-lasting economic strife — caused by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s total mismanagement of Wisconsin — Racine has seen a string

MILWAUKEE – 14th District County Supervisor Jason Haas announced today that he will not seek another term on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors in 2022. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve the people of the Fighting 14th as their representative on the Milwaukee County Board

Green Bay, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay announced today that its student body which attends in-person classes at any of its four campuses (Marinette, Green Bay, Manitowoc and Sheboygan) has reached the 70 percent vaccination rate, encouraged by UW System President Tommy Thompson as part of UW System’s 70 for 70

MADISON — Today, Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes blasted Senator Ron Johnson for blocking the Freedom to Vote Act, a compromise voting rights measure that would expose dark money political spending, set minimum standards for voting access, and push back against partisan gerrymandering and voter suppression. Earlier this week, Johnson said that he hopes

Late Wednesday afternoon, Wisconsin Republican legislative leaders opted to release their secretly-drawn state legislative and congressional district maps for the next decade just hours after the People’s Maps Commission released revised voting maps, originally released on September 30th, but revised to reflect the significant public input and reaction to the PMC draft plans.

MILWAUKEE— Sachin Chheda, director at the Fair Elections Project, issued the following statement in response to SB 621, the maps introduced by Leader LeMahieu and Speaker Vos Wednesday afternoon: “Republican leadership is trying to rig the maps for another cycle and pull the wool over our eyes. They underestimate the

Madison, WI– The Wisconsin State Senate voted today to approve legislation authored by Sen. Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) that will extend employment opportunities for minors. SB 332 will expand the allowable work hours for 14 and 15 year olds to between 6:00 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. on a day preceding a

Milwaukee, Wis. – The Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council (WSBC) will hold its annual conference on December 15th, 2021, at The Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee, Wisconsin.  Bringing regional sustainability leaders together, the premier business-to-business event will explore how businesses can Level Up their sustainability efforts in today’s world.  As COVID-19 continues

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, The Washington Times published an op-ed by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) regarding the mainstream media and federal health agencies ignoring Covid vaccine injures, and their disregard for early treatment options.     This week the senator sent a letter to the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Dr.

The Wisconsin National Guard entered into a new partnership with Papua New Guinea as part of the State Partnership Program in 2020, and despite a global pandemic and long travel distances, the relationship has only continued to blossom.   The two partners have made significant progress in recent months, with

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for the month of September 2021. The data shows that Wisconsin’s total non-farm jobs remained the same compared to August 2021 while Wisconsin’s private-sector jobs decreased by 100 in the month

Madison, WI – Wisconsin’s three (3) largest veterans groups – The American Legion, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) – applaud the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, especially its Chairman John Macco (R)-Ledgeview, for today’s unanimous, bi-partisan vote advancing Assembly Bill 245 (AB 245). This Executive action makes

Madison – Wisconsin State Representative Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) has chosen City of Beloit Paramedic and Firefighter, Acting Lieutenant Phil Ferrera to receive the First Responder of the Year Award for the 31st Assembly District. October is First Responder Appreciation Month, on Tuesday, October 26th the State Assembly will honor First Responder