New London, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Thern Farmstead in New London, Outagamie County, on the State Register of Historic Places. State Historic Preservation Officer Daina Penkiunas presents a certificate to Megan Koehler, Betty
La Crosse WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of Oak Grove Cemetery in La Crosse, La Crosse County, on the State Register of Historic Places. Established in the mid-nineteenth century as a privately owned, secular cemetery, the
The following statement was issued by the Clean Economy Coalition of Wisconsin regarding today’s consideration of Assembly Joint Resolution 6, which proposes a constitutional amendment giving oversight of federal funds to the state legislature: “This proposed constitutional amendment would significantly change
MADISON–This morning Wisconsin Democrats serving on the Assembly Committee on Children and Families unanimously objected to advancing five Republican proposals related to childcare. All five of these bills are expected to be voted on by the full body of the
Madison, Wis. – Today Representative Deb Andraca (D–Whitefish Bay) introduced the Voucher Transparency Bill as part of a package of education bills. This legislation is designed to help taxpayers understand how funding for private voucher schools impacts local public schools. Property
MADISON — In an unprecedented move, Gov. Tony Evers today launched a legislative survey of the full Wisconsin State Legislature, asking all 132 legislators to take public positions and answer questions on the merits of the governor’s comprehensive plan to address the state’s longstanding workforce challenges, including whether legislators … Please log
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A new report from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) finds that falls are a leading cause of injury and death in Wisconsin. The report, EMS and Falls in Wisconsin, shows that, in 2022, emergency medical services (EMS) providers responded
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters to know their target and understand the difference between elk and white-tailed deer this hunting season. Archery and crossbow deer seasons begin this upcoming weekend. Elk sometimes venture outside
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jim Risch (R-ID) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in standing up for American dairy farmers and calling out the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for letting non-dairy lab-grown products illegally
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced that the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) has been awarded an additional $6.4 million to expand a federal grant program aimed at creating more resources and opportunities to support
Doctors, nurses, and health professionals from Healthy Climate Wisconsin (HCW) are calling on the Public Service Commission (PSC) to reject Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) and Alliant Energy’s new net metering proposals, which will unfairly reduce the compensation customers receive
MILWAUKEE — The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s three bases — the 128th Air Refueling Wing in Milwaukee, 115th Fighter Wing in Madison and Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Camp Douglas — partnered once again to host the three-day
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) welcomes RSG-Norlake (Norlake) as a Tier 1 participant of the state’s Green Tier program. Green Tier is a voluntary program for businesses, local governments and organizations who are already on the path
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 us. She understands that Wisconsin’s working
GREEN BAY – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has been selected again for Campus Pride’s “Best of the Best” list. In order to receive this designation, UW-Green Bay has achieved 5 out of 5 stars on the Campus Pride Index (CPI), the definitive national
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party is holding a hearing titled, “Systemic Risk: The Chinese Communist Party’s Threat to U.S. Financial Stability.
Statement by Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale on the unconstitutional threat to impeach newly-elected Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz: “In an eleven-point landslide victory this spring, the people of Wisconsin decisively elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz to the State Supreme Court.
MADISON, WI – For Our Future Wisconsin today announced that it will run an aggressive community engagement program to alert Wisconsinites to the effort to impeach Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz. The program will include sending over 500,000 text messages
Proposed state legislation would leave over 70,000 rural residents unconnected MADISON, Wis. (Sept. 11, 2023) — Access to quality home and mobile internet is a crucial issue facing Wisconsin, especially for its hard-to-connect rural communities. A new statewide survey* shows rural
