The Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association applauds the Wisconsin Legislature for the unanimous bi-partisan vote of legislation (Senate Bill 11) that will assist officers dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to get the help they need. Today is an important day for law enforcement throughout Wisconsin. Our members understand the

MADISON…Help for the heroes who protect our communities is a signature away as the State Assembly today gave final passage to the “Public Safety PTSD Coverage Act” in unanimous voice vote.  The State Senate passed the measure unanimously earlier this year. State Sen. André Jacque (R-De Pere), who authored the

MADISON – Republican members of the Senate Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics today passed legislation to limit voting and restrict access to the polls. These Republican-led policies are part of a coordinated national effort to suppress voting. Senate Bills 207, 210 and 213 will interfere in Wisconsin’s

Madison, Wis. — The People’s Maps Commission (PMC) will hold a virtual Executive Session from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2021, to discuss and vote on draft map-drawing criteria that will be used to sift and winnow the 2020 U.S. Census data. The criteria were developed by the Commissioners after

RACINE – Rep. Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) issued the following statement regarding the police shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, MN: “Daunte Wright should be with his family today. Instead, once again, our nation is mourning the death of a young Black man at the hands of law enforcement. “In

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced a $100 million investment in Wisconsin’s economic recovery as part of the state’s funds received under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act. The investment aims to ensure businesses and communities across Wisconsin have additional support and resources to bounce back from the

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today will introduce a constitutional amendment that would prevent court packing by capping the size of the Supreme Court at nine justices. The amendment, which was co-sponsored by Reps. Chris Jacobs (R-NY), Ken Buck (R-CO), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), comes

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today that the sixth community-based vaccination clinic in the state will open in Barron County on April 20. The site will be located at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. “We started opening these

(MADISON) — Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin announced the hiring of their new Rapid Response Director, Kayla Anderson. “We’re thrilled to bring Kayla Anderson on to our team,” said Democratic Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Nellie Sires. “It’s more important than ever to hold Wisconsin Republicans accountable and highlight the tremendous work

At its next regular meeting on Thursday, April 15th at 5:30 p.m., the Board of Fire & Police Commissioners will discuss and consider a resolution to modify or eliminate the deadly force exception to the ban on chokeholds and strangleholds contained in Milwaukee Police Department Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 460

MILWAUKEE – The Committee on Parks, Energy, and Environment unanimously recommended for adoption two proposals sponsored by Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson aimed at combatting climate change earlier today. “Becoming carbon neutral by 2050 is essential if we want to avoid a climate catastrophe,” said Chairwoman Nicholson. “In many instances communities of

MADISON – Seth Pollak, the College of Letters & Science Distinguished Professor of Psychology, has been named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, one of 184 artists, writers, scholars and scientists selected through a rigorous peer-review process from more than 3,000 applicants. Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded to

MADISON, WI. APRIL 13, 2021 – Help make Wisconsin’s downtowns vibrant and dynamic places to live, work and do business by submitting your best idea to the Wisconsin Main Street Downtown Pitch Contest. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will award $10,000 to bring the winning idea to life. “Small businesses

MADISON – Through poetry, Hajjar Baban has found her voice and her calling. Her chosen field, she says, allows her to “be honest about my understanding of the world while changing and imagining new ways of being.” The 2020 UW-Madison graduate already has achieved considerable success. She’s now poised for

MADISON – While studying abroad in Singapore as a University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineering undergraduate student in 2013, Max Bock-Aronson experienced heightened levels of air pollution firsthand. He also happened to be taking an engineering course on air pollution, where he was learning, among other things, about the mechanics of

FORT MCCOY, Wis. — Wisconsin National Guard Leaders at all levels now have another tool at their disposal to help address challenges Soldiers and Airmen in the organization face in their military and civilian lives that affect the force’s readiness for its state and federal missions. The Wisconsin National Guard’s

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) urges electric, natural gas, and water utility customers with outstanding bills to make payment arrangements or apply for financial assistance before the annual winter moratorium on disconnections for nonpayment expires on April 15, 2021. The action comes following a moratorium preventing