U.S. Sen. Johnson: Johnson, Peters, Paul and Blumenthal release bipartisan report examining U.S. Secret Service security failures and assassination attempt on Former President Trump

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, along with U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chairman of

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Underly campaign: Sen. Kelda Roys endorses Jill Underly for re-election as state superintendent

MADISON, WI – Senator Kelda Roys has officially announced her endorsement of Jill Underly’s re-election campaign for Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction in the upcoming 2025 Spring General Election. “Jill Underly is Wisconsin’s strongest champion for public education, and we need her continued voice as State Superintendent. Jill’s leadership

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Marquette Law School Poll: To release new Wisconsin survey, Oct. 2

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University Law School will release the results of a new statewide survey with an in-person event featuring Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, and Derek Mosley, director of the school’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at

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WisDems: Reminder – Bob Donovan is an anti-abortion extremist who called reproductive health care “manifest wickedness”

MADISON, Wis. — Out-of-touch Republicans like Bob Donovan are learning the hard way that women like having reproductive freedoms. Now, Bob Donovan and his extremist friends are doing their best to hide their anti-abortion records from voters—but even scrubbing his website of any mention of his anti-abortion stance can’t hide Bob Donovan’s

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U.S. Rep. Van Orden: Bill to establish educational parity between reservists and active-duty passes House

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s (WI-03) Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserves (MGIB-SR) Tuition Fairness Act passed the House on a bipartisan vote. The MGIB-SR Tuition Fairness Act establishes parity between reservists and active-duty personnel by requiring public higher education institutions to charge the same in-state tuition rates for veterans … Please log in

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Dept. of Transportation & WCHA: Baraboo officials remind drivers ‘you play a role in work zone safety’

Hundreds of construction projects are underway across the state to improve safety and mobility, including the WIS 33 reconstruction project in Baraboo. Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Assistant Deputy Secretary Joel Nilsestuen today joined the Wisconsin State Patrol, Wisconsin County Highway Association (WCHA), Village of West Baraboo Public Works Department and

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WisDems: Five questions Eric Hovde needs to answer amid news his bank works with a Mexican bank long reported to have ties to the cartel

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Eric Hovde dodged questions from reporters in La Crosse about his bank’s business dealings with Banco Azteca, a Mexican bank long reported to have ties to the cartel. Last week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that in December 2023, Banco Azteca flew $26 million in cash over the U.S.-Mexico border directly to Eric

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Dept. of Workforce Development: August local employment and unemployment data released

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development today released U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates of employment and unemployment statistics for metropolitan areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin for August 2024. In brief, the nonseasonally adjusted data for Wisconsin shows: Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Preliminary August 2024 unemployment rates decreased

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: With Shaheen, leads bill to make Affordable Care Act premium tax breaks permanent, lowering costs for millions of Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Health Care Affordability Act—legislation to make permanent the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits (PTCs) for millions of Americans who use the Health Insurance Marketplace for coverage. The enhanced PTCs, which have made health care

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Wisconsin Family Action PAC: Issues endorsements for fall 2024

Madison, WI Madison, WI – Wisconsin Family Action PAC (WFA PAC) the state’s only conservative, pro-family PAC, today released an initial list of candidates they have endorsed for the fall general election. State Assembly Ron Tusler – Assembly District 3 Joy Goeben – Assembly District 5 Rick Gundrum – Assembly District 58

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Incidental take notice for Columbia County

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare fish, which may result from the IH39/90/94 Phase 1 and 2 project in Columbia County.   Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Johnson, Peters, Paul and Blumenthal release bipartisan report examining U.S. Secret Service security failures and assassination attempt on Former President Trump

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, along with U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigatio… Please log in to access

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Announces grant to build hunting community

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting applications for this year’s round of funding for the Hunter Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation (R3) grant program. Funding from the grant program is used to help grow the number of hunters in Wisconsin and support novices who want

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