Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced his intention to join historic settlements totaling $26 billion that will help bring much needed relief to those across the country struggling with opioid addiction. Last month, the proposed settlement agreements were circulated among states and local governments and Attorney

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Dairy Business Association (DBA), Wisconsin’s leading dairy advocacy group, welcomed an announcement today that Wisconsin farmers will have access to $50 million more in assistance to help recover financial losses due to the pandemic. Gov. Tony Evers said the money will be dispersed as direct payments

(MADISON) – State Senator Tim Carpenter today released a statement in response to the decision of Attorney General Josh Kaul to take action to remove Natural Resources Board Chair, Dr. Frederick Prehn. “I applaud the decision by Attorney General Josh Kaul to take legal action to try and remedy the

Madison, Wis. – Heather L. Reese has been named interim director of Wisconsin Public Media (WPM), the division at the University of Wisconsin — Madison that oversees Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) and PBS Wisconsin. The announcement follows the recent death of Director Gene Purcell who had served in the role

MADISON Wis. — Yesterday, Nancy Kavazanjian, who owns Hammer & Kavazanjian Farms with her husband in Beaver Dam wrote for the Wisconsin State Farmer on how President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure deal supports Wisconsin’s small business owners and farmers.   Democrats are delivering for farmers in Wisconsin. Gov. Tony Evers today

MADISON –Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Peter Barca, released the following statement regarding the 2021 annual Equalized Values Report. “We are enthusiastic to see the increase in equalized values throughout the state.  The 2021 report indicates that the increase was approximately 7%.  This represents the largest increase since

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and waterfowl conservation organizations will host the inaugural Waterfowl Hunters Expo on Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Sunnyview Expo Center in Oshkosh. This outdoor, family- and dog-friendly Expo will allow hunters to engage with the latest experts and technologies ahead of

This is an immensely difficult time for Afghan citizens and those with ties to Afghanistan, and our hearts go out to all individuals and families that are suffering. We wanted to clarify that at this point, we do not have any information about whether JSS will have a role in

Appleton, WI – U.S. Senate candidate and Outagamie County executive Tom Nelson will visit six more counties on the seventh day of his “Full Nelson 72 Counties Tour” on Aug. 21. Nelson announced the tour in a video explaining his plan as the only Senate candidate to travel through all

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Tom Tiffany (WI-07) issued the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s stated plans to house an unspecified number of Afghans at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin: “I am deeply disturbed by reports that as many as 5,000 Afghans per day are headed to the United States –

OSHKOSH — On Wednesday, Mark Belling, host of the Mark Belling Show on WISN, penned an editorial in the Washington County Daily News regarding the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s defamatory hit piece. The full editorial can be found here, and excerpts are below. “The hit by the Gannett Corporation on Wisconsin Sen. Ron

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8/18/2021   CONTACT: lhildebrand@lafollette.wisc.edu   AUTHOR KATHERINE WILKINSON TO OFFER KEYNOTE AT UW–MADISON’S LA FOLLETTE SCHOOL CLIMATE POLICY FORUM ON OCTOBER 6   MADISON – Katharine Wilkinson, co-founder of The All We Can Save Project, will give the opening keynote address during the La Follette School’s Climate Policy Forum at the University

Wednesday, August 18, 2021 Contact: press@mandelabarnes.com Eighteen Milwaukee Local Elected Officials Endorse Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes for U.S. Senate MADISON— Today, 18 Milwaukee local elected officials endorsed Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes for the United States Senate. “I grew up in Milwaukee, it’s my home. I know it’s a community full of

New direct aid initiative comes after governor distributed $50 million through Farm Support Program last year  COLUMBUS — Gov. Tony Evers today announced an additional $50 million in direct payments to support Wisconsin’s agricultural producers through a new round of the Wisconsin Farm Support Program, an additional installment of the

August 18, 2021 Contact: WisDems Communications (press@wisdems.org)   WisDems Statement on Welcoming Afghan Refugees to Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. — As Afghans who served alongside our soldiers seek refuge in America, Wisconsin Republicans like Derrick Van Orden and Tom Tiffany have put out divisive statements that are not in line with Wisconsin’s