Putting partisan politics ahead of getting things done for Wisconsinites, Ron Johnson is indicating he’ll vote to block debate on a bipartisan infrastructure package that would create jobs and invest in communities across Wisconsin and the country. Johnson’s opposition today fulfills his pledge from last month to “do what I [can] to frustrate” a bipartisan

City of Racine – Today, Dottie-Kay Bowersox, the City of Racine Public Health Administrator, following yesterday’s updated guidance from the CDC announced that the City will require city staff and members of the public to wear facemasks appropriately while they are in City owned buildings regardless of their vaccination status starting

MADISON— The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) distributed the following shared revenue and property tax credit payments, Monday, July 26, 2021 to counties, municipalities, school districts, technical colleges and special districts. This is the first distribution for FY2022.  The next distribution will be in November 2021. ESTIMATED SHARED REVENUE AND PROPERTY

WASHBURN, Wis. — State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski met with local officials and community members to visit the recently installed solar panel array built for the Washburn Wastewater Treatment Plan on Tuesday. The BCPL, chaired by Godlewski, approved $169,000 in financing for this project which is producing significant savings in electricity

Overnight closures and traffic changes are planned for the I-39/90 and WIS 26/Milton Avenue and US 14/Humes Road interchanges (Exit 171 A-B) in Janesville. Prior to those changes, the I-39/90 southbound exit ramp to WIS 26 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday night (July 29). Drivers

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Contact: Jerel Ballard, 608-266-9600 jerel.ballard@wisconsin.gov PSC Receives 240 Applications requesting more than $420 Million for ARPA Broadband Access Grants MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) announced today its preliminary count of 240 applications received requesting more than $420 million for the first round of broadband funding from the American Rescue Plan

July 28, 2021 Contact: Caty Payette, 614-332-1033 Pocan Calls on OpenGate Capital to Abandon Plan to Extract Jobs from Hufcor Factory, Reaffirms Need to Hold Predatory Private Equity Firms Accountable WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement expressing his concerns about OpenGate Capital’s plans to outsource 150+ jobs at

7/28/21 Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and the Wisconsin Republican delegation today wrote to the U.S. Department of Labor Acting Inspector General to request that the department review Wisconsin and other states’ unemployment insurance programs and determine the extent of any waste, fraud, and abuse. The letter comes after

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Contact: press@mandelabarnes.com STATEMENT: Mandela Barnes Blasts Ron Johnson’s “Hard No” on Infrastructure MADISON— Today, Lieutenant Governor and U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes released the following statement on Ron Johnson’s announcement that he is a “hard no” on the bipartisan Senate infrastructure bill: “Ron Johnson isn’t delivering for Wisconsin. With

Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Andrew Hitt to Step Down After Helping State GOP Rebuild from Ground Up Taking over after 2018 statewide losses, “fixer” focused on rebuilding party by empowering grassroots, winning local elections, fighting liberal overreach   [Appleton, WI] – Andrew Hitt announced today that he is stepping

Contact: James Langnes James.Langnes@mail.house.gov   Steil and Wisconsin Republican Delegation Request Review from DOL Inspector General of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Unemployment JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) joined the Wisconsin Republican delegation to send a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Inspector General Larry Turner requesting a

July 28, 2021 Contact: Philip Shulman (philip.shulman@wisdems.org) Ron Johnson Once Again Votes Against Debating Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Delivering Another Blow To Wisconsin Workers and Small Businesses Madison, Wis. — Today, Senator Ron Johnson voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill, once again putting his self-serving agenda ahead of Wisconsin. The bill

Contact: press@americanbridge.org Ron Johnson Votes to Block Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Putting partisan politics first, Johnson voted to block consideration of a bipartisan infrastructure deal to create good-paying jobs and invest in communities across the country Today, U.S. Sen. Johnson voted to block debate on a bipartisan infrastructure package that’s an investment in growing