Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C.— Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today introduced the Significant Transnational Criminal Organization Designation Act, legislation that would subject certain foreign criminal organizations, like drug cartels, to sanctions, including immigration, financial, and criminal penalties. The process would be similar to the system used for designating entities as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – called on members of Congress to defend freedom of choice in the workplace by opposing the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (H.R. 842), otherwise known as the PRO Act. The passage of the

MADISON – The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a series of public meetings to gather input for Wisconsin’s proposed 2021 migratory bird hunting season structures. Virtual public meetings on the proposed 2021 season structure will be held March 16-18. The DNR invites the public to attend to learn more

City of Racine – The Racine Police and Fire Commission (PFC) has narrowed the search for Racine’s new Police Chief to two finalists, and now the City of Racine invites the public to hear from these two candidates prior to the PFC making its final selection. The community is invited to

Madison, Wis (March 9, 2021) – The Wisconsin Director of State Courts Office is accepting applications for Spring court interpreter training to be held over two consecutive weekends on April 10 and 11, and April 17 and 18. This virtual interpreter training is offered to those who want to explore work

MADISON, WI – Even a global pandemic cannot suppress the generosity of thousands of State, University and UW Health employees in Dane County.   When state and campus workplaces emptied last year, Partners in Giving, the State, University and UW Health Employees Combined Campaign of Dane County, used virtual special events like

(MADISON) – Today, State Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) announced he is introducing legislation that would exempt the first $10,200 in unemployment insurance benefits from Wisconsin’s state income tax. In announcing his legislation, Carpenter cited the many invariables associated with COVID-19: “Workers in many sectors of our state’s economy have been

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives will vote on final passage of the American Rescue Plan and send it to President Biden to be signed into law. On Saturday, Senator Baldwin voted to pass the legislation in the Senate, with includes federal aid for Wisconsin small businesses, including

MADISON, Wisc. — Nurses at Madison’s UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital have been at the bargaining table with management for the last month to fight for a more collaborative, safer, and respectful work environment. At a press conference Tuesday outside the hospital, nurses will show their solidarity and determination to win the respect,

MILWAUKEE, WI (March 9, 2021) — In honor of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and National Women’s History Month, the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation is launching the new “Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholarship” program to provide more young women of color access to the field of law. In collaboration with the Milwaukee Bar Association Foundation, the

Key Takeaway: Policy brief explains the educational issues surrounding unaccompanied immigrant children in the United States. EAST LANSING, Mich. (March 9, 2021) – Beginning in 2014, an increasing number of children from northern Central American countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) and Mexico, fleeing violence and poverty in their countries, have arrived

Hundreds of pages of emails and other documents obtained by Wisconsin Spotlight show that grant money from private left-leaning groups, funded largely by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, resulted in Democrat activists infiltrating the November presidential election in Wisconsin’s five largest cities. Here’s what the emails and Wisconsin Spotlight’s investigation found: A former

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters that the application period for the 2021 elk hunt is open through May 31 for the chance to draw a hunt of a lifetime. Following several successfully managed Wisconsin elk hunts, the DNR is planning the fourth elk hunt in