Law enforcement will be focused on curbing intoxicated operation as well as helmet and seatbelt enforcement. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) advises ATV and UTV operators that more DNR conservation wardens and local law enforcement will be on trails and routes

EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – A recent survey of 335 primary election voters in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District shows a clear and commanding lead for Rebecca Cooke ahead of the August 13th Democratic Primary. Cooke begins the race with a 13-point lead over Katrina Shankland – well outside the margin of error.

Increased funding will bolster workforce delivering care to older adults and people with disabilities MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced he is directing the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to invest $258 million in funding already designated for home and community-based services (HCBS) to create and fund a

*Watch the event here* WISCONSIN – Today, Attorney General Josh Kaul joined Protect Our Care Wisconsin along with health advocates from across the state to highlight the chaos that Project 2025 would wreak across the entire healthcare landscape. From the Affordable Care Act and Inflation Reduction Act to Medicare, Medicaid,

Today, Douglas County leaders reminded local voters of Vice President Kamala Harris’ strong commitment to protecting reproductive freedom and slammed Trump and Vance’s extreme Project 2025 plan to ban abortion across all 50 states. Vice President Kamala Harris is leading the Biden-Harris administration’s response to Trump’s overturning of Roe v. Wade,

MADISON, Wis. — In a new website created by the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee, Republicans are now attacking efforts to ensure clean drinking water for Wisconsinites as a “pet project.” SHOT: Residents of western Wisconsin call on legislators to take PFAS contamination seriously… Town Of Campbell Resident Joe Weitekamp: “How Much [PFAS] Would

Washington Examiner: “Van Orden could face an uphill battle against a challenger come November” New DCCC polling reveals Derrick Van Orden is uniquely vulnerable as he heads into the general election.  Falling behind significantly with independent voters, Van Orden is underperforming a generic Republican by five points and leading a

Brown to provide legal guidance and leadership for Milwaukee County elected officials and departments MILWAUKEE – County Executive David Crowley, County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson, and the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors are announcing that Scott Brown has been unanimously appointed Milwaukee County’s new Corporation Counsel, effective immediately. “Mr. Brown’s diverse

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced Kevin Green, 19, of Reedsburg, Wis. has been sentenced after pleading guilty to Homicide by Negligent Operation of a Vehicle for driving the vehicle that struck and killed a 13-year-old child as she boarded a school bus on May

Increased funding will bolster workforce delivering care to older adults and people with disabilities Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov  MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced he is directing the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to invest $258 million in funding already designated for home and community-based services (HCBS) to create and fund

Everytown Will Hire and Deploy 30 New Organizers in Arizona, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to Reach 10 Million Voters and Get Out the Vote for Gun Sense Candidates at All Levels of the Ballot MEDIA CONTACTpress@everytown.org NEW YORK — Today, following last week’s endorsement of

VERONA – Today, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison), Verona Mayor Luke Diaz and Dane County Supervisor Chad Kemp hosted a press conference outside of Verona City Hall to discuss the use of drop boxes in local elections and the importance of voting in this fall’s elections. On July 5th, the Wisconsin

[Wales, Wisc.] A bipartisan committee of state legislators, along with agricultural, birding, and hunting  representatives will meet this week to begin looking at the issues associated with Wisconsin’s rapidly  growing sandhill crane population. The Legislative Council Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes has  been tasked with coming up with approaches to

MADISON, WI – Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded investments of $33.6 million in rural road improvement projects benefiting Wisconsin dairy businesses. The funding is part of the first $50 million round awarded through the new Agricultural Roads Improvement Program (ARIP), a $150 million state budget initiative championed by

UWM has temporarily suspended five student organizations associated with a coalition that posted alarming messages on Instagram. The suspensions come as part of UWM’s ongoing investigation. A July 19 Instagram story post to the uwm4palicoalition account included intimidating language aimed at Jewish community members and organizations that support Israel. UWM strongly

MADISON – Wisconsin registered nurses currently face more demand than they can meet, and economic forecasts predict that this gap, caused by demographics trends decades in the making, will call for a range of solutions to meet patients’ needs, according to a report released today by the Department of Workforce

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MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel detailed how Wisconsinites struggling against toxic PFAS contamination in their water supplies have been left behind and ignored by Republican politicians in Madison who have refused to release already-approved funding for PFAS remediation for over a year. Gridlock in Madison created by Republican politicians like Eric

Town of Erin –  Assembly candidate Jim Piwowarczyk said Wednesday that his primary opponent, Don Pridemore, should resign immediately from the two Hartford area school boards he serves on after Pridemore’s indefensible July 23 vote to force elementary and middle school students to adhere to Joe Biden’s radical “gender identity”

STEVENS POINT, WI – Congresswoman Betty McCollum, an environmental champion from Minnesota’s neighboring 4th Congressional District (St. Paul/Stillwater), has endorsed State Rep. Katrina Shankland for Congress in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. On Tuesday, July 30, McCollum and Shankland hosted a special “Coffee with Katrina” in River Falls as part of Shankland’s