Madison – Bills allowing the EV charging buildout to move forward and to compensate communities hosting retiring power plants cleared their final legislative hurdles last week when the Legislature signed off on SB 791 and SB 67.  Passage of the bills, introduced in two consecutive sessions, took several years to

In 2023, Dane County saw an increase in serious injuries and deaths of older drivers involved in traffic crashes. Seriously injured were 35 drivers aged 65 or older, and 8 more died. This is an overall increase of 23% from the previous four-year average, according to a new report from the 49-member

MADISON, Wis. — Public Schools Week (Feb. 26 – March 1) is all about celebrating Wisconsin’s public schools and the students, teachers, parents, and staff that make the Badger State among the best in education nationwide. This year, A Better Wisconsin Together is calling on our state legislature to celebrate Public

MADISON, Wis. – American Family Insurance and the UW–Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs announced yesterday the establishment of the Jack Salzwedel Distinguished Faculty Chair in Business and Regulation. This new endowed chair, the first of its kind at the La Follette School, was made possible by a generous

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) is asking the University of Wisconsin to investigate and reform several discriminatory programs that remain active despite last summer’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. Officials at UW have promised to bring the system into compliance with that landmark decision,

GREEN BAY, Wis. – State Representative Kristina Shelton (D-Green Bay) announces today that she will not seek re-election this fall. Since her election to the State Assembly in 2020, Representative Shelton has been a fearless advocate for public schools, economic justice, racial justice, reproductive rights, and more. Rep. Shelton prioritized

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment now through March 28, 2024 on a draft Lake Management Plan for Spur Lake in Oneida County. The proposed management plan provides important background information, historical context and past and current management objectives and timelines for Spur Lake in

Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld today joined Department of Revenue (DOR) Secretary Peter Barca and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes to urge Wisconsinites who still need their federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans forgiven to apply by the March 3 deadline.

WASHINGTON —Today, on the heels of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ decision to sign new maps into law earlier last week, the DLCC is publicly announcing another $24K between the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly that went to the caucus in December, on top of the already announced $24K last year. This

Serving in the Wisconsin State Legislature has been an honor and a privilege. I have worked hard to make a difference for the district by ensuring personal financial literacy for high school students, securing funding to replace the Watertown Main Street Bridge, supporting historic tax cuts for hard-working families, implementing

On Monday, consultants hired by the Wisconsin Supreme Court submitted bills totaling about $128,000 for advice and analysis of state legislative voting maps submitted to the court in January after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional, partisan gerrymandered state voting maps passed by the Wisconsin Legislature during 2021-22 and imposed

MADISON – A March 4 meeting of the Governor’s Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence will be held in Oshkosh with presentations from Anupam Khare, senior vice president and chief information officer of Oshkosh Corp., and Amanda Ballantyne, executive director of the AFL-CIO Technology Institute. A hybrid meeting option

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Gwen Moore applauded U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) leading efforts to introduce the COLAs Don’t Count Act in the Senate. This legislationwould exempt annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) from impacting the benefits of the families and individuals who utilize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for food assistance and… Please log in

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today filed a supplemental petition asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to take jurisdiction of Kaul, et al. v. Urmanski, et al., the case in which the Dane County Circuit Court ruled that Wis. Stat. § 940.04 does not criminalize abortion. The petition asks the

MADISON — Walleye are one of the most sought-after species in freshwater sportfishing, a delicacy on Midwestern menus and a critically important part of the culture of many Indigenous communities. They are also struggling to survive in the warming waters of the Midwestern United States and Canada. According to a

MADISON, Wis. — Last week, Wisconsin made national headlines after Governor Evers signed new, fair district maps into law, ending over a decade of extreme partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin’s State Legislature. Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler joined reporters from across the state and country to highlight the years of organizing that culminated

MILWAUKEE-Gale Klappa, a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee alumnus and executive chairman of WEC Energy Group, the parent company of We Energies, was honored with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award by the UWM Alumni Association at its annual awards evening on Feb. 23 at the Pfister Hotel. At the end of the

MADISON, WI – Upon introducing an Assembly Resolution that would support federal legislation to create a new National Infrastructure Bank, Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement:  “Wisconsin’s infrastructure is in danger of falling apart. In the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 2021 Infrastructure Report Card, we received

The Tavern League of Wisconsin (TLW) has announced that Mark Jefferson will serve as the organization’s executive director beginning in March. “The Tavern League of Wisconsin is pleased that Mark Jefferson will be helping lead our team during the pivotal times ahead,” said League President Keith Kern. “He has the

Madison – State Representative Karen Hurd (R-Fall Creek), authored Assembly Bill 1004, which just passed both the Assembly and the Senate. Rep. Karen Hurd, emphasizes that this legislation “ensures that elected officials, the people’s representatives at the local level, are part of the consultation process when refugees are being placed.”