MADISON, Wis. – Today Gov. Tony Evers honored seven individuals and nine organizations as recipients of the 2023 Governor’s Financial Literacy Awards in a ceremony at the Wisconsin State Capitol. The recipients were honored for their efforts in helping Wisconsinites build their financial literacy and capability skills. “Financial education gives people the

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Madison, WI – On Thursday, Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) announced the date, times, and locations for her first round of spring listening sessions with Representative Jeff Mursau (R-Crivitz) and Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Green Bay). Under the new maps passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor, the 12th Senate

Madison – Representative Chanz Green (R-Grand View) is proud to reflect on this year’s past session, which saw a lot of accomplishments that are going to move Wisconsin forward. “Thanks to the leadership in the Assembly, the Republicans passed legislation that cut taxes, created affordable housing, invested in public and choice

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that the Biden Administration has proposed new rules that she has long pushed for to protect airplane passengers with disabilities. The proposed rules would help better accommodate travelers with disabilities when boarding and deplaning, better train staff assisting passengers, and ensure

Yesterday, Biden-Harris 2024 National Advisory Board member Pennsylvania state Representative Malcolm Kenyatta hosted a listening session with Milwaukee community leaders to highlight the Biden-Harris administration’s accomplishments for Black Wisconsinites. At Coffee Makes You Black, a Black-owned small business in Milwaukee, Kenyatta met with local elected officials and key community and

Madison, WI – Americans for Prosperity has launched a new round of ads calling out Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), who voted to greenlight Biden’s runaway spending train and unleash the higher prices and economic pain facing Americans. In the last four years, Biden’s reckless spending has driven the national debt past $34 trillion – more

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement following passage of his legislation in a Financial Services Committee Markup—H.R. 7156, the Combating Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act. The Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act would harmonize criminal and banking statutes and clarify the U.S. Secret Service’s (US… Please log in

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressmen Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), and Burgess Owens (R-UT) have introduced the bipartisan Empowering Learners Through Competency-Based Education Act, which will assist universities in cultivating learning environments that will allow students to learn at their own pace, called competency-based education (CBE), in an effort to more qui… Please

Legislative Republicans are delivering relief for communities affected by PFAS and other contaminants. Hi, I’m Senator Eric Wimberger representing the Green Bay area. Last week, the Republican Legislature passed sweeping legislation to protect victims of PFAS pollution, ensure that communities plagued by forever chemicals have the resources they need to

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today celebrated Public Schools Week by delivering the Democratic Radio Address highlighting his administration’s efforts to address Wisconsin’s need to recruit, retain, and train talented workers in the education workforce through the launch of a new teacher apprenticeship pathway, as announced in his 2024 State of the

WHITEWATER, WI: March 1, 2024- The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s College of Business and Economics, the state’s largest business school, is celebrating 110 years of offering business education and 25 years of offering online courses and degrees during the 2023-24 academic year. Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB),

“Today, I voted to prevent a government shutdown. As a federal lawmaker, I know that any government shutdown is damaging and if prolonged, can endanger access to key services that millions of Americans depend on and create financial hardship for government workers and military services members forced to go without

MADISON, Wis. – Opportunity Wisconsin Program Director Meghan Roh released the following statement after the House passed the latest continuing resolution earlier today: “Congressional Republicans have had months to introduce proposals that fund the government without harmful cuts to programs that support many Wisconsinites – they’ve failed. Instead, they’ve floated

FOX CROSSING, Wis. – Today, Wisconsin State Representative Nate ‘Gus’ Gustafson (R-Fox Crossing) reiterated his intention to run for re-election to represent the people of the 55th State Assembly District. “I’m proud to have lived in Fox Crossing (formerly the town of Menasha) my entire life and it has been a great honor to

We are grateful to the Joint Committee on Finance and the State of Wisconsin for approving the release of $5 million to the Marquette University School of Dentistry to create a dental general practice residency program with a future hospital partner as previously included in the 2023-2025 State Budget.  Specifically,

Menomonie, Wis. — Six entities in Dunn County have come together to boost economic development in the region. The City of Menomonie, Dunn County, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Dunn County Economic Development Corporation, Greater Menomonie Development Corporation and the Stout Technology and Business Park have signed a memorandum of agreement to

Milwaukee, WI – The Internal Revenue Service issued a formal ruling this week that property owners will not be asked to count the subsidies they receive for replacing lead pipes as income when filing federal income taxes, or need to file amended tax returns if their lead service line was

WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin called on the Biden Administration to support the Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub’s application for funding potentially unlocking between $40 million and $75 million to help grow the state’s personalized medicine and biohealth sector – spurring innovation, growing our economy, and boosting American competitiveness in this cutting-edge