Contact: Alexa Henning Vanessa Ambrosini WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin announced today their agreement to recommend to the White House two Wisconsinites for consideration to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin. The candidates, Diane Schlipper and Sopen Shah, were recommended to the Senators by

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 5/21/21 Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), alongside Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME), reintroduced H.R. 3389, the Congressional and Executive Foreign Lobbying Ban. This bipartisan bill would ban retired members of Congress, senior executive branch officials, and general and flag officers of the Armed Forces from lobbying

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Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today acted on seventeen bills, including: Senate Bill 51, now Wisconsin Act 32: Makes several modifications to requirements for a newspaper to qualify to receive compensation for publishing legal notices. Senate Bill 52, now Wisconsin Act 33: Requires that if a current officeholder files

Contact: Alexa Henning Vanessa Ambrosini WASHINGTON – In radio interviews this week with WCLO’s Tim Bremel, WTMJ’s Jeff Wagner, WISN’s Dan O’ Donnell, and WISN’s Matt Kittle, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) commented on getting Americans back to work, the Biden administration’s radical policies, and the massive spending packages, all threatening

Contact: Senator André Jacque (920) 819-8066 DE PERE… State Sen. André Jacque (R-De Pere) today called on the State Legislature to override Gov. Evers’ veto of paddlewheel raffle fundraisers by non-profit organizations, his second veto of the measure in just over a year. “Let’s be clear:  these organizations already have charitable

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Thursday joined by Sens. Paul (R-Ky.), Lankford (R-Okla.), Scott (R-Fla.), Cotton (R-Ark.), Marshall (R-Kan.), and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) requesting information on gain of function research and NIH’s

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Ashland is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of lead service lines throughout the City of Ashland.

Madison, WI –A new ranking from the Lown Institute, a nonpartisan healthcare think tank, lists UW Health/University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics among the best in the U.S. for avoiding  overuse of low-value tests and procedures. Released earlier this month, the Lown Institute Hospitals Index is the first ranking of its kind

Washington, DC—Today, Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI), Tom Reed (R-NY), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Jim Costa (D-CA), and David Valadao (R-CA) sent a bipartisan letter to United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack calling on them to move forward with enforcement measures negotiated in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to

Chancellor Dwight C. Watson announced the appointment of Ryan Callahan as the next director of intercollegiate athletics at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. “Ryan was selected because of his experiences as a former Warhawk athlete, coach and budget manager,” said Watson. “He was endorsed 100% percent by all of the coaches

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the latest results for a variety of wildlife surveys are now available on the DNR website. The wildlife reports are divided into surveys addressing five species groups: small game, big game, waterfowl, furbearers and nongame. Interpretations of data in

City of Racine – The Southeast Wisconsin Solar Group Buy (SWSGB) has selected Eagle Point Solar as its solar installer this year. Since 2010, Eagle Point Solar has been committed to the installation and deployment of solar photovoltaic systems throughout the Midwest. As the area’s largest installer with more than 1700

MADISON – State Representative Elijah Behnke (R-Oconto) issued the following statement regarding Marinette Marine being awarded a $553.8 million contract by the Department of Defense (DoD): “I am beyond excited that the DoD awarded this contract to Marinette Marine.  What a great opportunity in the 89th Assembly District.  We’re proud to have

  Collections for Month Collections to Date Revenue Source FY20 FY21 % change FY20 FY21 % change         Individual Income          545,019          819,123 50.3%      6,345,061      6,958,093 9.7%           General Sales & Use          432,488          589,634 36.3%      4,310,792      4,583,919 6.3%    

Policymakers at state and national levels are taking on the childcare issue in a serious way, urged in no small part by the pressures the pandemic exposed for working parents and caregivers. “Families in Wisconsin pay anywhere from 13 to 34 percent of their incomes, on average, for childcare, if

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) submitted public comment to the United States Department of Education against the adoption of a proposed grant program to prioritize Critical Race Theory in federally funded American History and Civics Education. WILL’s public comment emphasizes our concern that the Biden Administration is attempting to

Be alert for pavement problems and highway repair crews this weekend Warmer temperatures forecast throughout Wisconsin could create conditions for pavement buckling. Motorists are asked to take extra caution. Pavement can buckle when the weather quickly goes from cool to very hot. This causes slabs of pavement to expand and

MADISON, WI. MAY 19, 2021 – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Kwik Trip is continuing to expand development and staffing of its food production and support campus in La Crosse, a project that has earned an additional $5 million in performance-based tax incentives from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) .  

WASHINGTON – Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) opened today’s hearing titled “Examining Next Steps for U.S. Engagement in Afghanistan” by emphasizing President Biden’s withdrawal efforts in the region would not be possible without President Trump’s leadership and unprecedented peace agreements.   In his opening statement, Subcommittee Ranking Member