MADISON, Wis. — Today, Governor Tony Evers approved a new emergency rule to combat lead poisoning statewide and directed $5 million in funding to support the Well Compensation and Well Abandonment Grant Program. Furthermore, Governor Evers announced in the State of the State, that the 2025-2027 budget will include a

Madison, WI – Today, Senator Wirch (D-Pleasant Prairie) and members of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veterans, and Military Affairs met to hear arguments on 2025 Senate Bill 2, which would expand veterans benefits for Hmong people who fought in support of the United States during the Vietnam War. The

Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government announced on Tuesday that Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has failed to fulfill an IRG Public Records Request from June 2024 requesting records surrounding MPS’s financial mismanagement. In June 2024, the presidential race was still Biden versus Trump, the Silver Dollar

Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) President/Chief Visionary Officer Wendy K. Baumann will be stepping down from her position at WWBIC as of February 14th, and taking the position of Wisconsin DFI Secretary as of February 17th. The full press release on Baumann’s new position is included below. “On behalf

MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, The New York Times reported on a recently uncovered audio of extreme politician Brad Schimel pre-judging how he would rule in abortion cases. In two separate audio clips from last year, Schimel said that “there is not a constitutional right to abortion” in Wisconsin. Schimel also exclaimed

Trump’s unprecedented freeze throws essential programs into chaos and threatens funding for school lunches, home heating assistance, and even Meals on Wheels MADISON, Wis. – Last night’s unprecedented announcement from President Trump that federal grants and loans will be frozen this afternoon threatens funding for key programs that support Wisconsinites. In

MADISON, Wis – Today, Representative Priscilla A. Prado (D- Milwaukee) co-sponsored new legislation that would protect individuals from federal agents who seek out immigrants for detention. The bill prevents any agent of the state in aiding in the detention of an individual on the exclusive basis or presumptive notion of being

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s recent decision to cut federal grants: “I am already hearing from my constituents who are worried about funding being cut off for cops and firefighters, childcare, combatting the fentanyl crisis, food for kids, and

MADISON, Wis. – Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) and Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) issued the following statement calling on Justice Brian Hagedorn to recuse himself from the pending Act 10 lawsuit:  “Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn should announce his intention to recuse himself from the pending Act

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Wisconsin legislators rallied round a proposal to prevent government employees, including law enforcement officers, from aiding in the attempted detention of immigrants and refugees, a threat now looming over communities in Wisconsin. Supporters expressed the clear need to stand with our immigrant neighbors in the face

MADISON, WI – Today, legislative advocates for immigrants in Wisconsin gathered to denounce the Trump Administration’s threats of violence against our communities, calling for legislation that would prohibit government employees from assisting in detentions related to immigration status. Representative Madison (D-10) issued the following statement: “Above all, legislative Democrats and

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released a statement on her vote to confirm former Rep. Sean Duffy as Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT). “Today, I voted to confirm former Rep. Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation because together, we can do right by Wisconsin families, businesses,

MADISON, Wis. — Extreme right-wing politician Brad Schimel is once again defending January 6th insurrectionists, this time backing President Trump’s pardons for violent rioters who assaulted police officers and threatened our democracy.  This isn’t the first time Schimel has gone out of his way to defend the insurrectionists. Earlier this month, he took to right-wing

The claim: “I’m declaring 2025 the ‘Year of the Kid’ in Wisconsin.” — Gov. Tony Evers in his State of the State address. Reality: It sounds nice, but the reality is just more hollow empty rhetoric from Gov. Evers. Last year’s ‘Year of the Worker’ was a failure — resulting in half of all

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The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI), in the strongest terms, rejects the proposals from Governor Evers in his State of the State address for expanded gun laws. The “gun show loophole” that the governor alluded to in his address is false and has been proven as much multiple times via

LA CROSSE, WI— Dairyland Power Cooperative is expanding its service footprint by serving two additional electric cooperatives with safe, reliable and cost-effective power. Oconto Electric Cooperative (Oconto Falls, Wis.) and Norris Electric Cooperative (Newton, Ill.) have selected Dairyland as the wholesale power supply provider for their respective memberships. The Boards

MADISON… Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) and State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) issued the following statement calling on Justice Janet Protasiewicz to recuse herself from the pending Act 10 lawsuit: “Justice Protasiewicz promised Wisconsin voters that she would not prejudge cases. On the campaign trail, she repeatedly mentioned

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Stoughton is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes replacing the watermains along U.S. Highway 51. Activities related to this project are

WHITEWATER, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College of Business and Economics has been named a full member of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), one of the world’s most prestigious networks of business schools. The college is one of only 27 in the United States to achieve this distinction,