WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Sam Graves (R-MO), and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) led a bipartisan group of 94 Members of Congress introducing a resolution to recognize this week as “Public Schools Week.” At a time when 90% of all students in the United States attend public school and

Madison – State Senator Bob Wirch (D-Somers) and Reps. Tod Ohnstad (D-Kenosha) and Tip McGuire (D-Kenosha) issued the following statement regarding the announcement by Governor Tony Evers of full funding for the proposed Innovation Center on the Chrysler Engine Plant site: “First, I want to thank the Governor for this proposal

MADISON, Wis. — State Senator Julian Bradley, R–Franklin, and State Representative Joe Sanfelippo, R–New Berlin, unveiled a bill Wednesday to focus on holding convicted criminals accountable when they commit another crime. “These policy initiatives are pure commonsense,” Senator Bradley said. “When I learned that probation isn’t immediately revoked when a criminal is charged

Last week, Gov. Tony Evers presented his 2021 – 2023 Executive Biennial Budget to the Legislature and the people of Wisconsin.  The budget proposal lays out economic, workforce and community development plans to invest in small businesses, workforce development initiatives, and venture capital programs to jumpstart innovation and entrepreneurship. These investments will

With the opening of the Wisconsin legislative session, lawmakers have introduced multiple bills that would enact sweeping sexual assault kit reform throughout the state. Two bills introduced, S.B. 71 and S.B. 94, would improve how rape kits are handled in the state and establish a statewide rape kit tracking system,

MADISON – The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed more than 20 million years of life across 81 countries, according to a new analysis of the disease’s mortality through all of 2020. That’s an average of 16 years of lost life per death. In heavily affected areas like the U.S., Western Europe

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced $2.38 billion in recommended Capital Budget investments in his 2021-23 Capital Budget. The announcement represents one of the strongest investments to-date for Wisconsin’s facility infrastructure and continues to leverage historic low bond rates. Gov. Evers’ capital budget supports major projects across the state in 31 counties.  “The

MADISON – As farmers fight frigid cold and food processors continue to face the day-to-day challenges of COVID-19, we all had something to celebrate when Governor Tony Evers announced his plans to invest more than $43 million in Wisconsin agriculture in his 2021-2023 biennial budget. This budget proposal demonstrates Governor

Milwaukee, Wis. – If you are looking to earn extra money, adding a wrapper to your car to promote a popular drink or food brand may sound like a great gig. BBB Scam Tracker is seeing an uptick in these cons in recent months, as the pandemic has made finding a job even more

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host the first PFAS External Advisory Group meeting on Feb. 23, 2021. The PFAS External Advisory Group builds on the DNR’s ongoing commitment to improve public engagement, facilitate collaboration, and promote shared accountability on PFAS in Wisconsin. The Advisory Group will be a

MADISON- State Representative Timothy Ramthun (R-Campbellsport) issued the following statement regarding Governor Evers’ budget proposal: “Unsurprisingly, Gov. Evers’ desires were filled with unrealistic spending hikes and unacceptable tax increases. His budget address sounded more like a campaign speech than a budget proposal. I wanted to draw attention to some of

MADISON – Thousands of people will be getting letters from the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) ensuring Wisconsinites are aware of a new federal requirement that they must provide documentation to continue receiving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). The new documentation requirement is part of the federal Continued Assistance Act passed

Gov. Tony Evers’ budget contains at least two items of significance to the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council.   His Budget in Brief, at page 125, urges that the state’s redistricting process be conducted “in the light of day,” either by the Legislature or the People’s Maps Commission (a panel