MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today, together with Foxconn Technology Group Board Member and Vice Chairman, Dr. Jay Lee, announced they have reached a new agreement and a resolution is near between the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and Foxconn regarding the company’s project in Mount Pleasant. The WEDC Board

Today, small businesswoman and State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski will kick off her first statewide tour as a candidate for Senate. At events in Milwaukee and Brown Deer, Sarah will meet with small business owners, community leaders, and moms to discuss the kitchen table issues that matter most to Wisconsinites, like affordable

Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney statement on Ryan Owens entering attorney general’s race: “I welcome Professor Owens to the race and I look forward to letting the voters hear about our records — his in the classroom and mine in the courtroom. I’m the prosecutor in the county

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors set to review, approve agreement MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today, together with Foxconn Technology Group Board Member and Vice Chairman, Dr. Jay Lee, announced they have reached a new agreement and a resolution is near between the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

Individuals who submit the Wisconsin earned income credit (EIC) on their 2020 state income tax return submission can expect refund delays, yet possibly larger refunds. These delays are good news for taxpayers who may get a larger credit than expected due to an adjustment in how the credit is calculated

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a group of colleagues, led by Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chairman of the Committee, in urging the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to challenge any abusive tax deductions that opioid companies may take for

(MADISON)—Today, Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement regarding the public hearing for Senate Bill 267 that is scheduled in the Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform for next week Tuesday, April 20th at 10:30 AM in State Capitol Room 300 Southeast: “I would like to thank Senator Steve

Madison, WI —This week, Representative Dallman testified on a bill, Assembly Bill 158, in the Committee on Judiciary. Representative Dallman has made the following statements: “Under current law, it is a Class B forfeiture if the person commits harassment. Under this bill, if this harassment is made against a sports official,

MADISON, WISCONSIN — Yesterday, organizers representing thousands of young people across the state and across the political spectrum met with Senator Ron Johnon’s Office to discuss their support for the For the People Act (H.R.1/S.1), a comprehensive democracy reform bill that addresses voting rights, campaign finance, and ethics laws. During

City of Racine – Today, Dottie-Kay Bowersox, the City of Racine Public Health Administrator, proposed updates to the City’s “Mask” ordinance to clarify some provisions and rules for places, such as school, now that the statewide mandate was eliminated by the State Supreme Court. “With the elimination of the statewide mask

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin worked to include a $1.7 billion investment in the American Rescue Plan to more effectively fight COVID-19 variants and today the Biden Administration announced that they are rapidly investing the federal funding to help states and other jurisdictions improve the detection, monitoring, and

Washington, DC – Rep. Ron Kind announced today that FEMA has begun accepting applications for funeral assistance for Wisconsinites who have lost loved ones to COVID-19. Rep. Kind helped pass the funeral assistance program as part of the American Rescue Plan. Wisconsinites who paid for funeral expenses after January 20, 2020, for an individual whose death may have

MADISON, Wis.—In case you missed it, yesterday the Associated Press reported on the enormous impact the American Rescue Plan’s $1,400 direct payments had on retail sales in March. More than 3.8 million Wisconsin adults and 1.3 million children received relief checks of up to $1,400 thanks to the American Rescue

(Madison, WI) – In the build up to May 1,  which marks the end of the Biden Administration’s First 100 Days in office, Voces de la Frontera Action and the VDLF Essential Workers Rights Network are hosting a statewide caravan to make our demands to Wisconsin’s members of Congress and the

The two loop ramps at the I-39/90 and US 12/18 (Beltline) interchange in Madison will be closed from 9 p.m. Monday (April 19) to 5 a.m. Tuesday (April 20). Drivers should follow the signed detour routes. I-39/90 southbound exit loop ramp (Exit 142B) to eastbound US 12/18. Westbound US 12/18

MADISON, Wis. — F-16s from the 115th Fighter Wing’s 176th Fighter Squadron and F-15s from the Oregon Air National Guard’s 123rd Fighter Squadron will conduct a missing man formation flyover as an aerial salute to fallen 115th Fighter Wing pilot Maj. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, who perished in an F-16 crash