Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Senate Bill 894, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 96, which provides necessary funding to leverage federal funding for the development of Wisconsin’s biohealth and technology sectors. “Wisconsin is a leader in the field of personalized medicine and biohealth technology, with a multi-billion dollar

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Madison, Wis. – More than 200 new correctional officers will soon begin work at Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities statewide as efforts to recruit and train security staff gain momentum. DOC continues to see record-setting numbers of officers graduate from its six-week training academy known as the Facility Staff Training

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin officially announced its 2024 State Convention—Fighting For Our Freedoms. The 2024 WisDems State Convention will be hosted in Milwaukee on June 8th and 9th at the Potawatomi Casino Hotel. Wisconsin Democrats gathering in Milwaukee will conduct important party business, including adoption of the party’s

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  February 21, 2024 CONTACT: Tommy Jaime, 608-265-6175, tjaime@lafollette.wisc.edu MADISON, Wis., – While much has been written about the connection between dogs and humans, a new book coauthored by David L. Weimer of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Madison–Wisconsin is among the first to use an

Madison, WI – On Tuesday, Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) announced that three bills specific to the 12th Senate District will be headed to the Governor’s desk for a signature. These bills include Senate Bill 518, Senate Bill 624, and Senate Bill 915. Senate Bill 518 provides $2 million economic development grants to counties

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MADISON – The Wisconsin State Assembly passed three bills today that will help Wisconsin’s farm economy by adding additional processing capacity for soybeans and potatoes, and helping low-income families afford locally-grown farm products.  “These bills help strengthen our agricultural economy in Wisconsin by expanding soybean and potato markets and incentivizing

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced the award of $16 million of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Housing awards for critical housing rehabilitation projects for low- and moderate-income households spanning seven state regions. “As I travel across the state, one of the things I hear about most from Wisconsinites

Madison – Representative Chanz Green (R-Grand View) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the truancy package that was brought forth before the Assembly: “Being on the Assembly Speaker’s Task Force on Truancy, we heard from all sorts of groups what has caused truancy to go up in recent years. From the

MADISON – Today, Assembly Bill 1013 passed on the Assembly floor. This bipartisan legislation creates a program to provide matching dollars so that families participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can purchase additional fruits and vegetables from participating healthy food retailers. This legislation was authored by Representative Alex Joers (D-Middleton)

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Representative Samba Baldeh (D-Madison) strongly criticized both the proposal and the terms of the debate on a GOP-sponsored resolution, SJR 117 that requested that the Governor send Wisconsin National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border. Had Representative Baldeh been given an opportunity to address the Assembly on this issue, he would have

MADISON, Wis. —Yesterday, California bank owner Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach) officially announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate, and he spent the entire launch on defense. After the terrible start to his launch yesterday, Hovde spent the next twelve hours of his campaign admitting that he doesn’t live full time in Wisconsin, getting called out for opposing

STEVENS POINT, Wisc. Feb. 21, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Wisconsin State Director Julie Lassa today announced that USDA is funding a total of $32,816,452 in loans and grants across eight projects in rural Wisconsin as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. “The investments announced today are

DELAFIELD, WI – IRG Action applauds the Wisconsin State Assembly for passing AB 1005 today on the floor on a voice vote, which would enable high-quality teacher apprenticeship programs in Wisconsin.  IRG Action Executive Vice President, Chris Reader stated: “We applaud the legislature for taking the teacher shortage in Wisconsin seriously. Teachers with

Madison –Representative Barbara Dittrich (R – Oconomowoc) successfully bridged different gaps in education through bills she authored that were passed by the Legislature on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 638 (AB638) and Senate Bill 608 (SB 608) were passed on the floor of the Assembly. Both bills take a significant step forward

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Weyauwega is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes lead service line replacements in the city of Weyauwega. Activities related to this