MADISON, WI… Legislation to help victims of human trafficking get their lives and dignity back cleared a Senate committee today.  The measure passed the State Assembly unanimously earlier this month. Sen. Jacque (R-De Pere), Senate co-author of the bill, said human trafficking is a major concern in Wisconsin, which serves

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that the Evers Administration’s Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy (OSCE) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to move onto the award negotiation stage for the federal department’s Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas program. President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law included $1 billion in

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin families have been bracing themselves after IVF was paused in Alabama—all because Donald Trump intentionally appointed three Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. What’s happening in Alabama is a direct result of Trump and MAGA Wisconsin Republicans’ attacks on the most personal decisions that Wisconsin

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her Senate colleagues announced they are bringing legislation to the Senate floor that would protect every American’s right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology. Senator Baldwin discussed the urgent need to safeguard access to IVF nationwide following

MADISON — Today, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) received a revised 13.10 request from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) with a plan to address the deadly PFAS contamination across our state. This new request allocates $100 million for the Municipal PFAS Grant Program and $25 million for the Innocent

Fond du Lac- Now that the dust has settled and 2023 ACT 94 was signed into law creating new Senate districts, State Senator Dan Feyen has officially kicked off his 2024 election campaign for the new 20th State Senate district. “I’m excited to officially kick off the 2024 campaign.  I

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on a revised variance to the Northern Lake Michigan Coastal Regional Master Plan. The updated variance provides additional detail about the changes proposed in the Peninsula State Park Eagle Tower parking variance. As described in Chapter NR 44 of

MADISON, Wis. – Fifty-two entries from 30 distinct communities have advanced to the semi-final round of the annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, contest producers announced. Contestants emerged in first-round competition involving an independent panel of about 70 judges organized through the Wisconsin Technology Council and its programs, the Tech Council Innovation Network

CENTERS LLC announces the appointment of Wyatt Tinnen as general manager of the Sonnentag Center, the highly anticipated addition to the landscape of the Chippewa Valley scheduled to open in summer 2024. The Sonnentag Center, which includes the Sonnentag Events Center and the John and Carolyn Sonnentag Fieldhouse, will provide sports and

IRG is thrilled to announce that Attorney Jake Curtis has been named General Counsel and Director of the award-winning Center for Investigative Oversight (CIO).  Jake is a highly accomplished lawyer with a deep private and public sector background interacting with local units of government and state agencies.  Previously, Jake was

MADISON, Wis. – When researchers test motor skills, hearing, vision and smell in people in their midlife, they are better able to identify those who may develop cognitive decline or impairment 10 years later, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today urged Republican lawmakers to support a compromise proposal aimed at expeditiously releasing $125 million to fight PFAS contaminants statewide, asking the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee to release funds to combat PFAS without controversial provisions to benefit polluters contained in a Republican-backed bill passed by

Hi folks! Welcome back to Tammy Tuesdays, our weekly update email on Tammy’s work and the big fights she’s taking on for Wisconsin families. Tammy knows that there’s more that unites us than divides. She understands that Wisconsin’s middle-class families all want good paying jobs, affordable health care, and the

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Following the cruel Alabama Supreme Court decision that is ripping away access to IVF from Americans trying to start a family, the DNC is launching a bilingual billboard campaign in battleground states across the country including in Wisconsin holding Donald Trump accountable for these devastating attacks on reproductive freedoms –

The Wisconsin Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of Wisconsin’s bishops, unequivocally  opposes Planned Parenthood’s petition to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to find a right to abortion in the  Wisconsin Constitution, thereby enshrining into law state-sanctioned violence against the most innocent  members of the human family.  On February 20, Sheboygan

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) introduced the Annual Bipartisan Public Schools Week Resolution along with Representatives Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and 83 of their colleagues. This year Public Schools Week is February 26 to March 1, and it serves as a

MADISON, Wis. – With spring around the corner, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages Wisconsinites to prepare for flooding, one of the most frequently occurring natural disasters in Wisconsin and across the United States. Gov. Tony Evers has declared Feb. 25 through March 2 as Flood Safety Awareness Week in

MADISON, WI – Anyone who cares about skyrocketing increases in their monthly electric bills should be concerned about a bill making its way through the state legislature right now that could have a devastating financial impact on all Wisconsinites – especially those who are just getting by on low or fixed