THE NEWS The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) has promoted Chris Reader to Chief Operating Officer. In this expanded role, Chris will manage the day-to-day operations of IRG, overseeing its team and project portfolio. Reader has also been named the Executive Director of IRG Action Fund, IRG’s 501(C)(4) advocacy partner.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to discuss at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on May 14, 2025. At that time, Kennedy stated that he was ‘happy to talk about it’ further with Pocan.

MADISON — Over the past few years, cryptocurrency kiosks have become more common and, along with the rise of this alternative form of currency, schemes to swindle people out of their money have also risen. Today, State Senator Kelda Roys and Rep. Ryan Spaude introduced legislation to set standards to

Over 5 Million Fish Stocked Into Wisconsin Waters MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today released the 2024 fish stocking numbers for inland waterbodies and the Great Lakes. The DNR raises millions of yearling and fingerling fish to stock into Wisconsin waters every year. Over 5 million

EAU CLAIRE— Wisconsin lawmakers introduced legislation to call attention to the urgent need to fund the Veterans Housing and Recovery Program (VHRP), following the Joint Finance Committee’s failure to include the program in the state’s recently passed budget. Without swift legislative action, VHRP facilities in Chippewa Falls and Green Bay are

The Bureau announces the release of Fraud, Waste, and Mismanagement Hotline (report 25-11). We highlight the activity of the Bureau’s Fraud, Waste, and Mismanagement Hotline for the period from January 1, 2025, through June 30, 2025, including the 21 state-related reports we received. We also highlight selected hotline activities since the publication

GREEN BAY – Senator Jamie Wall (D-Green Bay), Representative Ryan Spaude (D-Ashwaubenon), and Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green Bay) released the following statement after introducing a bill today to restore $1.9 million to the Veteran Housing and Recovery Program (VHRP). VHRP provides housing and supportive services to military veterans who are

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that state residents can become community scientists by participating in the Game Bird Survey, open now through the end of August. These surveys are designed to measure the reproductive status of game birds, an indicator of the productivity of Wisconsin’s game

Baldwin’s call comes as reports show DOGE has special access to sensitive information from millions of farmers and system that distributes grants and loans WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is demanding that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) safeguard Wisconsin farmers’ personal and financial information and rescind the Department

TrumpTax.com is a new interactive website that shows the costs of Trump’s Billionaire Budget Betrayal and erratic trade policies to everyday Wisconsinites Today, following the passage of Trump’s Billionaire Budget Betrayal and ahead of the six-month anniversary of Trump’s second term, the Democratic National Committee unveiled TrumpTax.com — a new interactive website that

Pros from Sherwin-Williams, Red Wing Shoe among presenters at fourth annual conference Menomonie, Wis. – More than 200 design professionals – many of them alumni working at prominent firms around the Upper Midwest – came to the University of Wisconsin-Stout campus recently for the fourth annual Design Wisconsin event. UW-Stout

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a letter to President Trump to recommend five individuals to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The recommendations came as part of their bipartisan Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission to provide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Navy SEAL veteran Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after voting to pass the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) out of the House Armed Services Committee: “Under the Biden administration, the world was a much more dangerous place due to sheer

In case you somehow missed it last week, Derrick Van Orden had a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad week.  Lying about saving BadgerCare after voting to cut Medicaid, melting down after he got caught in that lie, facing protests from Wisconsinites for cutting their Medicaid… YIKES! Take a look at the terrible,

(MADISON)—Today, Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement: “Over the weekend, thousands of residents in Walker’s Point, Lincoln Village, and Bayview experienced a power outage due to the release of mylar balloons. Several WE Energies customers reported that their power was out for hours during the heat of the

Madison, Wisconsin (July 15, 2025) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently voted to accept one case, and the Court acted to deny review in a number of other cases at its June 25, 2025 conference. The case numbers, counties of origin and the issues presented in granted cases are listed

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today blasted President Donald Trump and the Trump Administration over efforts to withhold more than $6 billion for K-12 school districts across the country, including over $72 million for Wisconsin’s kids and schools that the state was expecting to receive. These critical funds support the

MADISON- On July 4th, Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, which ends FoodShare and Medicaid for hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites. In response, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) released a statement warning of the bill’s devastating impact and giving Wisconsinites practical steps to protect themselves as much as possible. In

Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us Recently, Racine County District Attorney Patricia Hanson issued her decision regarding the death of Marlon Anderson which occurred on May 4, 2025. The district attorney determined there will be no criminal charges for involved law enforcement.  The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation investigative files, along with

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Supervisor Deanna Alexander issued the following statement alerting residents of a new wave of scam text messages targeting Wisconsin motorists. These deceptive texts threaten recipients with legal consequences—such as license suspension, prosecution, and credit damage—if they don’t pay a fake ticket via a provided link. The