MADISON— Fireworks, while festive for many, can trigger distressing memories for veterans and service members living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is more common among veterans than in the general population. This Fourth of July, the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) wants you to know that there are

MADISON – The Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed today a lower court’s decision to overturn an 1849 law interpreted by some to prohibit abortion care in the state. Senator Kelda Roys (D-Madison) released the following statements: “I am gratified that the court upheld the ruling and affirmed that the 1849 law

Madison, Wis. – Today the Wisconsin Supreme Court confirmed that statute 940.04 was impliedly repealed through forty years of law regulating abortion since Roe v Wade.  The following is a statement from attorney Michelle Velasquez, Chief Strategy Officer, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.  “Today’s ruling is an important step forward in ensuring access to abo… Please log

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that data is now available from annual spring surveys of Wisconsin ruffed grouse and pheasant. Pheasant observations were above the five-year average for the second consecutive year. The results of the ruffed grouse survey showed a slight decrease from 2024, but numbers

With busy holiday travel on the horizon, the Wisconsin State Patrol is providing safety tips for summer travelers with trailers and campers in tow. “State Patrol troopers and inspectors are on the roads every day to make sure travelers get to their destination safely,” Wisconsin State Patrol Superintendent Tim Carnahan

KEWAUNEE COUNTY, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Margaret A. Muir Shipwreck in the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 2025. The schooner is located in Lake Michigan, in Kewaunee County. Margaret A. Muir was built by Master Builder Hans Scove in Manitowoc,

MADISON — In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade three years ago—a decision that effectively forced Wisconsin to operate under a near-complete abortion ban, even in the cases of rape and incest, for over a year—the Wisconsin Supreme Court today released a decision protecting reproductive freedom

Madison, WI — Today, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court ruled that state statute 940.04, which prohibits abortion except to save the life of the mother, is not enforceable under current law. The ruling effectively removes a longstanding legal protection for the unborn in Wisconsin. In response, Heather Weininger, Executive Director of Wisconsin

State’s Creative Economy Poised for Growth with Hopeful Legislative Passage of 2025-2027 Budget Madison, WI, July 2, 2025 – With the latest version of Wisconsin’s proposed 2025-2027 budget now headed to a full legislative vote, the state’s creative economy is poised for growth. The proposed budget includes an investment to establish

MADISON, Wis. — If you are reporting on the ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court on the 1849 Abortion law, please consider the following statement. “The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s role is to follow the Constitution, not to make law. This issue should be resolved in the legislature and by voters, not

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced their decision in Kaul vs. Urmanski, a 2023 case challenging the interpretation and application of an 1849 law as a criminal abortion ban that could be enforced against doctors who provide abortion care to their patients. In 2022, abortion services ceased for more than a

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued its ruling in Kaul v. Urmanski, striking down Wisconsin’s 1849 criminal abortion ban. After the ruling, Sen. Mark Spreitzer released the following statement:  “Today’s ruling affirms what the majority of Wisconsinites already know to be true: reproductive decisions should be made between a

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Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions it has taken against these entities. The actions are issued

Madison: Wisconsin Public Education Network, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, and WISDOM, joined by the largest union in Wisconsin, WEAC, and Wisconsin Early Childhood Education Needed (W.E.C.A.N) collectively representing tens of thousands of people across the state, came together during this budget cycle to urge Governor Evers to demand and deliver

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announced that late Monday, Wisconsin joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education for illegally cutting congressionally approved funding for mental health programs in K-12 schools.   “This funding can help keep schools safe and help students succeed,” said AG Kaul.

State Set to Make History MADISON, WIS. – Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) applauds Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leadership for prioritizing bipartisanship that will result in ongoing direct payments to child care programs and a first-time investment of state general purpose revenue (GPR) into child care programs in the

Madison, WI- Representative Paul Tittl (R-Manitowoc) and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R- Oostburg) have secured $500,000 in the legislature’s version of 2025-2027 State Budget to restore the USS Cobia. These dollars will provide a portion of the funding necessary for the restoration of the USS Cobia, a WWII submarine

MADISON, WI – Today, the Wisconsin Assembly’s Joint Finance Committee considered and approved the 2025-27 Wisconsin State Budget on a 12-4 party line vote, sending the budget to the full Assembly tomorrow. Representative Madison (D-10) issued the following statement: “Tomorrow, we will be presented with a budget that’s the result

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Devin Remiker, at the conclusion of his first day as Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, released the following statement:  “The ladder to the American Dream has been pulled up rung by rung while Republicans lecture us to pull ourselves up by the bootstraps— when they already