MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he has granted another 71 pardons, bringing the governor’s total number of granted pardons to 263 pardons since the Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board was announced in 2019. With today’s announcement, the governor is on target to pardon more people in his first term than

MADISON, Wis. — The Democratic Party of Wisconsin filed an ethics complaint against Rebecca Kleefisch with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission for multiple violations of campaign finance laws.   Last week, Kleefisch filed to run for governor, formally creating the candidate committee “People for Rebecca,” while still operating her organization Rebecca PAC.

The City of Madison is presently seeking input from people with disabilities, their families and service providers to better understand how our streets (do or don’t) serve people with disabilities and how the streets impact the ability to get around. We also hope to use collected stories that illustrate–vividly–some of

MADISON, Wis. — Labor Day is traditionally considered the unofficial end of summer, a last chance for barbecues and trips to the pool. It’s also a three day weekend for many workers, one of many benefits that unions have secured for American workers. Across our history, that list also includes the

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced a transition in leadership at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). DHS Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk, who has been a critical and visible part of the state’s pandemic response efforts, will retire later this month. “Julie’s been an essential part

MADISON, Wis. — When President Biden introduced the American Rescue Plan, he promised to provide the resources for Wisconsin to build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic. Since his first day in the Oval Office, President Biden has continued to follow through on that promise by ensuring that Wisconsin has

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host the first of three educational webinars, Sowing Seeds for Change, 12 – 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10. The webinar series is part of the Safe Water For All Campaign announced in July that is dedicated to educating the public on the leading drinking water

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) sent a letter to several resettlement organizations throughout Wisconsin requesting that they thoroughly vet Afghan refugees before they are resettled in Wisconsin communities. Due to the White House’s lack of planning, the resettlement groups are filling in major gaps and responding to an influx

The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs is currently hiring for multiple positions to help Wisconsin’s veterans. Tribal Veteran Liaison This position serves as the WDVA’s representative for the tribal governments of Wisconsin American Indian tribes and their respective Tribal Veterans Service Officers (TVSOs) and tribal veterans.  Apply by September 7.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mike Pompeo, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and secretary of state, will be among featured speakers at Dairy Strong, one of the Midwest’s premiere conferences for the dairy community. The Dairy Business Association (DBA) announced today the dates, speakers and programs for its largest

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) and Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced the Curriculum Review of Teachings (CRT) Transparency Act. This legislation would ensure local school districts post the curriculum for each grade of their elementary and secondary schools on a publicly accessible website as

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today that eligibility for the $100 COVID-19 Vaccine Reward Program will be extended to Sun., Sept. 19, 2021. The program opened Aug. 20 and is available to anyone ages 12 and up in Wisconsin who gets their first dose of

MILWAUKEE — Today, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Milwaukee County employees. The mandate was announced via administrative order and will be considered by the County Board later this month.    “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, County leaders have

This week, Texas Republicans proved once again just how extreme and out of touch their party is and moved forward with outrageous laws that attack reproductive and voting rights across the state. In response, the DNC made it clear that the Democratic Party will stop at nothing to protect these

In U.S. Senate races across the country, Republican candidates are celebrating the Supreme Court effectively overturning Roe v. Wade’s near-50 years of precedent by upholding Texas’ highly-restrictive, 6-week abortion ban that will “prohibit nearly all abortions in the state,” as roughly “85 to 90 percent of women who obtain abortions in

Senator Nass will ask legislative leadership to take legal action to seek compliance. Contact: Sen. Steve Nass (608) 266-2635      Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater), Co-chairman of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR), released the following statement in response to the UW System officially refusing to comply with