MADISON ­– State Representative Joan Fitzgerald (D-Fort Atkinson) will hold two in-district constituent office hour sessions this August in Lake Mills and Cambridge. The details for the sessions are as follows: Tuesday, August 5 4:00pm to 5:00pm L.D. Fargo Public Library 120 E Madison St, Lake Mills, WI 53551 Wednesday,

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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) is pleased to announce that six grants of $10,000 each have been awarded to support housing and housing literacy, economic development/community investment, and financial or cyber literacy in Wisconsin.   “Affordable housing and financial literacy are acute needs for individuals and families in

The study is published in the latest edition of the journal Nature: Scientific Reports. Read the online version of this press release here. BOSTON – July 29, 2025 – A new study published Sunday in Scientific Reports, a Nature Portfolio journal, analyzes the relationship between increasing building electrification and the energy burden for the remaining

Survival Coalition will be participating in a press event outside the Wisconsin Capitol at noon on Friday August 1, 2025  hosted by and welcoming Carl Schulze to Madison. For the past 3 weeks, Carl has been on an over 90-mile journey in his wheelchair from his home in Neenah to the

MADISON, Wis. — A new report details how recently elected State Rep. Bob Donovan’s used campaign funds to pay for his in-district residence. Following his victory in 2024, Rep. Donovan started paying himself $850 a month with campaign funds for ‘staff lodging’ — without having a campaign staffer at the time. Donovan had

“This year’s state budget is delivering wins for Wisconsin—and the Republican Legislature led the way. “First up: ARIP, the Agricultural Road Improvement Program. We protected this key $150 million investment to fix local roads and bridges that farmers, and all Wisconsinites, rely on every day. Our Republican budget team made

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the country, welcomed the introduction of federal legislation in the U.S. Senate that would halt the use of dairy terms on the labels of imitation dairy products. Today, Senators Baldwin (D-WI),  Jim Risch (R-ID), Susan

Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural Exports to continue expanding key Wisconsin exports through bipartisan budget signed by Gov. Evers this month MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), today announced the third round of Export Expansion Grants that will support seven

MADISON, Wis. — A media report has exposed Republican State Representative Bob Donovan’s shady scam to solve his personal affordable housing crisis – tapping his campaign donors to literally help pay his rent. As detailed in today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Donovan’s campaign finance reports revealed he paid himself $850 every month for

BRULE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), along with the Douglas County Fish and Game League, Brule River Sportsmen’s Club, the Wild Rivers Chapter of Trout Unlimited and Western Lake Superior Trollers Association, will host their annual Family Fun Day at the Brule State Fish Hatchery in Brule on Saturday,

MADISON, WI — The Young Democrats of Wisconsin (YDW) have officially opened voting for their Democratic Gubernatorial Straw Poll, giving voters across the state the chance to weigh in on who they want to see lead the Democratic ticket in the 2026 governor’s race. With Governor Tony Evers not seeking

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jim Risch (R-ID), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the bipartisan Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, milk, and cheese to Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act (DAIRY PRIDE Act) of 2025 to crack down on the unfair practice of

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin State Fair starts today, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is excited to announce the agency will be on-site to engage with fairgoers July 31 – Aug. 10. This year is the 125th anniversary of the Wisconsin State Park System, and the DNR will be

MILWAUKEE, WI, July 29, 2025 – The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) School of Continuing Education is now offering a series of non-credit microcredentials designed to help professionals quickly gain essential skills to launch, change or advance their careers.  These short, focused programs offer flexible learning opportunities that align with real-world needs,

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin launched a billboard campaign in western Wisconsin, highlighting WI-03 Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s vote for the Big Ugly Bill. The first billboard was launched in La Crosse with another going live next week in Eau Claire — featuring Van Orden’s now deleted tweet celebrating millions of

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and UW-Madison Division of Extension invite the public to participate in Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day and help search for invasives across the state on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Snapshot Day is a statewide effort to protect Wisconsin’s streams, lakes and wetlands by monitoring designated sites

MADISON – Wisconsin’s ongoing commitment to competitive integrated employment (CIE) for individuals with disabilities is producing promising outcomes according to the newly released 2025 Joint CIE Report from the Department of Workforce Development (DWD), Department of Health Services (DHS), and Department of Public Instruction (DPI). The agencies also have developed and published

MILWAUKEE – The ACLU of Wisconsin today released a report investigating immigration enforcement in Wisconsin, showing just how closely local law enforcement and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are working – and how law enforcement agencies are feeding the deportation machine to make money.  The Jail to Deportation Pipeline in

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) demand that states turn over personal and sensitive information about millions of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. SNAP, known as “FoodShare” in Wisconsin, is a federally funded, state-administered