MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers the 2025-2026 general inland fishing season will open statewide Saturday, May 3. With more than 15,000 inland lakes, 42,000 miles of perennial streams and rivers, 1,000 miles of Great Lakes shoreline and 260 miles of the Mississippi River, there

Nearly 20,000 Wisconsinites rely on Medicaid for their opioid addiction treatment WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) slammed Republicans’ planned cuts to Medicaid which will devastate our country’s fight against the opioid and fentanyl epidemic and jeopardize treatment for thousands of Wisconsinites. Roughly 1 million Americans, including nearly 20,000Wisconsinit…

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MADISON, Wis. – As the weather warms and people across the state begin spending more time outside, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to be bear aware and take steps to prevent potential conflicts with black bears this spring. Every spring, Wisconsin’s estimated 24,000 black bears emerge

EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – Today, the campaign to elect Rebecca Cooke in Wisconsin’s competitive Third Congressional District announced the endorsement of UFCW Local 1473.  “As a working class candidate and a proud daughter of dairy farmers, I am thrilled to have the endorsement of UFCW Local 1473,” said Cooke. “UFCW members

MADISON, WI – Today, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) held a hearing on two politically motivated audits demanded by Legislative Republicans targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts in state agencies and the Universities of Wisconsin. The hearing represented the latest iteration of a partisan campaign to discredit our public institutions,

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of the Chancellor, in partnership with the Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association, today recognized Marcus Carpenter, Heather Hasson, and Greg Piefer as recipients of the 2025 Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Award. “What unites this year’s outstanding honorees isn’t what they do — it’s why they do it,” said Chancellor Jen…

State agencies, universities spent millions of tax dollars for few results MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto) released the following statement regarding the Joint Legislative Audit Committee’s public hearing into “diversity, equity, and inclusion” activities in state agencies and the Universities of Wisconsin: “Today’s hearing puts a spotlight on the

Madison, Wis: Representative Ann Roe (D-Janesville) joined state legislators, Planned Parenthood advocates, and medical professionals today to introduce the Abortion Rights Preservation and Restoration Act. This bill would re-establish the rights and freedoms of Wisconsinites to make their own reproductive decisions by repealing the 1849 abortion ban and removing other

MADISON, WI- In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Representative Angela Stroud (D-Ashland) alongside fellow Democratic lawmakers, introduced the Abortion Rights Restoration Act on Wednesday. This comprehensive bill would restore and protect the right of women to make personal healthcare decisions about pregnancy in

MADISON, WI – Today, Representative Shelia Stubbs welcomed members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Wisconsin Delegation to the Wisconsin State Capitol, where they received greetings and legislative briefings from several state officials and engaged in advocacy. Representative Shelia Stubbs (D – Madison) released the following statement: “It was an honor

MADISON, WI – Representative William Penterman (R–Hustisford) authored Assembly Joint Resolution 25, which passed both chambers of the Legislature yesterday. The resolution proclaims April 24, 2025 as Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27 to May 4, 2025 as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin. “As we mark 80 years since the

Madison, WI – Today, Democrats in the Legislature began circulating their ‘Abortion Rights Preservation Act.’ Among other things, the legislation repeals the language found in Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion limitation – betraying Leftist judicial arguments against its statutory significance. Senator Kelda Roys (D – Madison), in her characteristic obtuseness, introduced the

MADISON, WI – Yesterday, Assembly Republicans voted to pass a package of bills to address Wisconsin’s workforce challenges. These bills would stimulate our economy by reducing fraud and helping Wisconsinites who have lost their job reenter the workforce. State Representative Brent Jacobson (R – Mosinee) is the author of AB 164,

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Wisconsin History Center on Wednesday, April 23. The new cultural destination is rising on the site of the former state historical museum on Madison’s Capitol Square. The event included remarks from State, Society and Tribal leadership before

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) demanded the Trump administration reinstate the fired Center for Disease Control (CDC) lead poisoning experts and approve Milwaukee’s plea for federal assistance to help keep children safe from lead exposure in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). Moore and Baldwin’s

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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has announced its annual Wisconsin BigShot awards, celebrating 90 Wisconsin health care providers for protecting children’s health by ensuring they are up to date on childhood vaccinations, including measles, pertussis, meningitis, and HPV. “Vaccines continue to be the safest and most effective way

WISCONSIN — Today, U.S. Representative Gwen Moore held a roundtable discussion in conjunction with Protect Our Care Wisconsin to highlight how Medicaid is under attack like never before. Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are working to cut Medicaid by nearly a trillion dollars to pay for tax-breaks to the