The deadline to renew expired licenses for drivers age 60 and over has been extended to May 21, 2021. The extension is due to the continued health risks from COVID-19. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) estimates this extension impacts 62,000 Wisconsin drivers. Drivers who need to

WISCONSIN — In a series of op-eds, Wisconsin local government and health care professionals  —  Dr. Joanna Bisgrove, Dr. Jeff Huebner, and Milwaukee Common Council Member JoCasta Zamarripa — are urging the Senate to swiftly confirm President Biden’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.

Serve Wisconsin is seeking to place 20 AmeriCorps VISTA members in nonprofits, schools, and government agencies working to end poverty due to racial disparities.  VISTA members will help Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) led organizations increase their capacity to provide the services that will end racial disparity and

MADISON – Today, the People’s Maps Commission announced Winnebago Co. Clerk Sue Ertmer and Sachin Chheda from the Fair Elections Project will provide expert testimony to the Commission during the online virtual public hearing on Feb. 25, 2021, beginning at 5:30 pm.   Ertmer has worked in the Winnebago Co. Clerk’s Office since 1979, and serves as

Ten years ago this July, Wisconsin experienced the most partisan, secretive, costly (to taxpayers) and voter-unfriendly redistricting process of its state legislative and congressional districts in history. It was also the most hyper partisan gerrymander of voting maps of any state in the nation in 2011. That year marked the

CONTACT: Maj. Joe Trovato | ngwi.pao@mail.mil | 608-242-3048 WAUKESHA, Wis. — Nearly 60 Wisconsin Army National Guard Soldiers from the 135th Medical Company will deploy to the Middle East this spring. The Waukesha-based unit will mobilize to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility – including Kuwait and Iraq – in support

“I strongly support the allocation of $163 million for the state office building at 27th and Wisconsin as proposed in the Governor’s capital budget. I am grateful for the renewed investment in the near west side of Milwaukee. The project will positively affect not only the immediate neighborhood but also

MADISON, Wis.—Opportunity Wisconsin released a statement today as the United States inches closer to the grim milestone of 500,000 American deaths from COVID-19. Dr. Rachel Hughes, a southern Wisconsin emergency medicine physician and Opportunity Wisconsin steering committee member: “As we approach the once unimaginable scenario of over a half million American lives lost

APPLETON – Judge Greg Gill Jr., candidate for Court of Appeals District III, announced that he has earned the endorsement of former Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. She is the latest high-profile endorsement that Judge Gill has received from state and local leaders across Wisconsin. “We need more judges like Greg

Madison- Today, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) will launch a 6-day hunt on Wisconsin’s gray wolves, with a quota, established in days, of 200 wolves, as required by a court case brought by the hunting group, Hunter Nation. In response, Wisconsin Sierra Club Chapter Director Elizabeth Ward issued

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today announced he reintroduced three bills that would better secure America’s borders, combat corruption and instability in Mexico, and reduce the backlog in America’s immigration courts. The bills, which he originally introduced in the 116th Congress following a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border, would crack

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced today the February wolf harvest season is underway through Feb. 28, 2021 in accordance with a circuit court order. The DNR received 27,151 wolf harvest applications. There are 2,380 harvest authorizations available for purchase for applicants who are eligible to obtain

MILWAUKEE – The following statement was issued today by Milwaukee Public Museum President & CEO Dr. Ellen Censky:   The inclusion of $40 million in the State of Wisconsin’s proposed Capital Budget is an incredibly important milestone in securing the future of the Milwaukee Public Museum, the state’s most visited

Madison, Wis., Feb. 22, 2021—In case you missed it, Wisconsin Hospital Association President and CEO Eric Borgerding expressed frustration on behalf of the state’s hospitals and health systems about the limited supply of COVID-19 vaccine coming into Wisconsin in an editorial appearing in the Wisconsin State Journal. Vaccination appointments are being cancelled