MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare lizard and turtle, which may result from the I-90/94 at County Highway CS Restoration Project in Columbia County. Incidental
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Lake Michigan Fisheries Forum will host a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, at Lakeshore Technical College to discuss current and future rules governing the trawling for lake
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting applications for the Shooting Range Grant Program now through July 15, 2024. The program has $800,000 available for range improvement projects. The grant program provides financial assistance for creating
End Citizens United // Let America Vote (ECU // LAV) today endorsed Katrina Shankland for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. Shankland is refusing to take any corporate PAC money in her campaign. “Our broken campaign finance system has allowed special interests
MADISON, WI — Last week, State Senator Brad Pfaff turned in over double the required number of nomination signatures to the Wisconsin Elections Commission to appear on the ballot this fall. This submission demonstrates the groundswell of grassroots support for
Madison… Senator Joan Ballweg and her Senate colleagues voted today to override several of the governor’s partisan vetoes. “The proposals the Senate voted to override today are important to communities across the state, especially rural communities like those in the 14th Senate
MILWAUKEE — Gov. Tony Evers today joined representatives from the National Football League (NFL), Green Bay Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy, Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers, and other local elected officials and leaders in Milwaukee at the Lake Express Ferry
The Wisconsin Nurses Association (WNA) wants to share our appreciation to those State Senators who voted to override Governor Evers’ veto of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensure Bill SB 145. This action supports licensure of over 8,000 Advanced Practice
Largest Center-Right Latino Political Organization Will Mobilize Hispanics in Support of Eric Hovde Milwaukee, WI – The LIBRE Initiative Action, a political organization committed to working with those who want to advance freedom-minded policies that promote the well-being and self-sufficiency of the Hispanic community,
Madison, WI – Today, Senate Republicans voted to override Governor Evers’ veto on SB 312, legislation which would limit the ability to test, remediate, and hold polluters accountable for PFAS, while forcing impacted communities to compete with corporations to receive funding
Madison, WI – The Wisconsin State Senate took up several veto overrides on topics from election integrity to recruitment & retention challenges for law enforcement. Freshman lawmaker Nik Rettinger thanks his Senate colleagues for taking action to reverse these shameful
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MADISON – Senator Rob Cowles (R-Green Bay) delivered the following speech on 2023 Senate Bill 312 on the Senate Floor during today’s veto override session: “PFAS has impacted numerous sites throughout the state, and the truth is that we’re still
MADISON – Today, Senate Republicans overrode 9 of Governor Evers’ vetoes. These overrides still must move on to the State Assembly. Senator Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement: “After 13 years of legislative control, Republicans clearly sense that their days
MADISON — The state Senate voted today to override Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of Senate Bill 517, a bill of high priority to law enforcement as they seek to address challenges recruiting and retaining officers. This bill reforms a state law
STEVENS POINT, WI – Today, the American Federation of Teachers–Wisconsin (AFT-Wisconsin) announced that they have endorsed Katrina Shankland for Congress in Western and Central Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. The union represents thousands of public employees across the state, including K-12,
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MADISON, Wis. – Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) is pleased the Wisconsin State Senate voted today to override the governor’s veto of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Modernization Act. “It’s no secret that we are experiencing significant workforce challenges in
MADISON, WI —Today, Senator Eric Wimberger (R – Green Bay) voted to overturn the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 312, which delivers relief to people across Wisconsin affected by polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS. Last summer, Legislative Republicans created a $125 million
Madison, WI – On Tuesday, the Wisconsin State Senate was successful in overriding eight vetoes previously made by Governor Evers, including $125 million for PFAS. The Governor submitted an irresponsible 13.10 motion to the Joint Committee on Finance, asking to unconstitutionally
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare lizard and turtle, which may result from the I-90/94 at County Highway CS Restoration Project in Columbia County. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Lake Michigan Fisheries Forum will host a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, at Lakeshore Technical College to discuss current and future rules governing the trawling for lake whitefish in Lake Michigan. Attendees can join virtually or in person to
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting applications for the Shooting Range Grant Program now through July 15, 2024. The program has $800,000 available for range improvement projects. The grant program provides financial assistance for creating safe and accessible firearm and archery shooting opportunities for the
End Citizens United // Let America Vote (ECU // LAV) today endorsed Katrina Shankland for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. Shankland is refusing to take any corporate PAC money in her campaign. “Our broken campaign finance system has allowed special interests and the wealthy elite to buy undue access and influence
MADISON, WI — Last week, State Senator Brad Pfaff turned in over double the required number of nomination signatures to the Wisconsin Elections Commission to appear on the ballot this fall. This submission demonstrates the groundswell of grassroots support for Pfaff’s campaign and signifies voters in the 32nd District want
Madison… Senator Joan Ballweg and her Senate colleagues voted today to override several of the governor’s partisan vetoes. “The proposals the Senate voted to override today are important to communities across the state, especially rural communities like those in the 14th Senate District” said Ballweg. “For the past few weeks, the governor
MILWAUKEE — Gov. Tony Evers today joined representatives from the National Football League (NFL), Green Bay Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy, Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers, and other local elected officials and leaders in Milwaukee at the Lake Express Ferry Terminal to celebrate the official hand-off of the NFL draft, w… Please log in to access subscriber
The Wisconsin Nurses Association (WNA) wants to share our appreciation to those State Senators who voted to override Governor Evers’ veto of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Licensure Bill SB 145. This action supports licensure of over 8,000 Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and provides the opportunity to improve access to
Largest Center-Right Latino Political Organization Will Mobilize Hispanics in Support of Eric Hovde Milwaukee, WI – The LIBRE Initiative Action, a political organization committed to working with those who want to advance freedom-minded policies that promote the well-being and self-sufficiency of the Hispanic community, announced its endorsement of Eric Hovde for th… Please log in
Madison, WI – Today, Senate Republicans voted to override Governor Evers’ veto on SB 312, legislation which would limit the ability to test, remediate, and hold polluters accountable for PFAS, while forcing impacted communities to compete with corporations to receive funding from the PFAS trust fund. State Senator Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska)
Madison, WI – The Wisconsin State Senate took up several veto overrides on topics from election integrity to recruitment & retention challenges for law enforcement. Freshman lawmaker Nik Rettinger thanks his Senate colleagues for taking action to reverse these shameful vetoes carried out by Governor Evers. After the State Senate
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MADISON – Senator Rob Cowles (R-Green Bay) delivered the following speech on 2023 Senate Bill 312 on the Senate Floor during today’s veto override session: “PFAS has impacted numerous sites throughout the state, and the truth is that we’re still learning more about PFAS every day. One thing that’s not
MADISON – Today, Senate Republicans overrode 9 of Governor Evers’ vetoes. These overrides still must move on to the State Assembly. Senator Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement: “After 13 years of legislative control, Republicans clearly sense that their days of holding a gerrymandered majority are coming to an end.
MADISON — The state Senate voted today to override Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of Senate Bill 517, a bill of high priority to law enforcement as they seek to address challenges recruiting and retaining officers. This bill reforms a state law predating statehood that allows limitless, court-authorized investigations into any citizen,
STEVENS POINT, WI – Today, the American Federation of Teachers–Wisconsin (AFT-Wisconsin) announced that they have endorsed Katrina Shankland for Congress in Western and Central Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. The union represents thousands of public employees across the state, including K-12, higher ed, the tech college system, and other state workers.
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MADISON, Wis. – Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) is pleased the Wisconsin State Senate voted today to override the governor’s veto of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Modernization Act. “It’s no secret that we are experiencing significant workforce challenges in the healthcare industry and it’s only expected to get worse,”
MADISON, WI —Today, Senator Eric Wimberger (R – Green Bay) voted to overturn the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 312, which delivers relief to people across Wisconsin affected by polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS. Last summer, Legislative Republicans created a $125 million PFAS Trust Fund in the 2023-25 Wisconsin State Budget. Senate
Madison, WI – On Tuesday, the Wisconsin State Senate was successful in overriding eight vetoes previously made by Governor Evers, including $125 million for PFAS. The Governor submitted an irresponsible 13.10 motion to the Joint Committee on Finance, asking to unconstitutionally release this funding. Since the Governor vetoed SB 312 and