Carl Schoettel, President of the Wisconsin Bear Hunters’ Association (WBHA), made the following  statement after the Revised Wolf Plan released by the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) was  releasee on August 1, 2023:  “Unfortunately, we would have liked the DNR’s

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Committee on the Budget, wrote to Dr. Stephanie Tompkins, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects

WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) today re-introduced the Congressional Trade Authority Act. This bipartisan bill would require the president to submit to Congress any proposal to adjust imports in the interest of national security under Section

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #209 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Sat., Aug. 12, 2023, in honor of Lance Corporal Tanner Kaltenberg, who

MADISON— Yesterday, Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) joined striking Leinenkugel’s workers as they fight for decent wages and good benefits. The workers, represented by Teamsters Local 662, have been on strike since July 10, 2023, after rejecting an offer from

Receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy can benefit pregnant people and their newborn infants, according to findings recently published in Vaccine. The paper describes results from the Multisite Observational Maternal and Infant Study for COVID-19 (MOMI-VAX), which

MADISON, Wis. – The hum of Dave Furumoto’s bagpipes is a welcome sound in his home once again. For more than two years, the instrument sat silent, its player unable to muster the strength to inflate a balloon, let alone

Baileys Harbor, Door County, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Emeline shipwreck in the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 2023. The Emeline lies submerged in Lake Michigan about one-half mile southeast of the entrance to the

WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) toured Fort McCoy in Western Wisconsin to see how a $98 million investment she secured is being used to build permanent barracks to house enlisted soldiers and officers during annual training and mobilization.

Madison—Thursday, Representative Scott Johnson (R) of the 33rd Assembly District met with Department of Transportation Secretary, Craig Thompson to discuss a major highway project within the district. “I was very grateful to the secretary for taking the time to meet

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/230811demaddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address on his announcement this week, calling a special session of the Wisconsin State Legislature at 12 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 20, 2023, to complete their work on the

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/230811gopaddress.wav MADISON – Representative Petryk (R – Town of Washington) released the weekly radio address on behalf of Wisconsin Legislative Republicans. As my Republican colleagues and I travel throughout the state one thing is abundantly clear: The worker shortage is

Minocqua – Despite the Oneida County Zoning Committee’s recent vote to revoke the Minocqua Brewing Company’s operating permit, the Taproom remains open while the company appeals the decision to the county’s board of adjustment. “We are not giving up and

MILWAUKEE, USA (August 10, 2023) – Since opening its doors back in the summer of 2008, the Harley-Davidson Museum has welcomed guests from all over the globe to the crossroads of 6th & Canal. With its unrivaled collection of Harley-Davidson® motorcycles and

Superior, Wis. – In 1947, fourteen years before the famous Freedom Rides of the early 1960s, a small group of courageous civil rights activists boarded buses and trains to fight segregation laws in the South. Their little-known story was captured

HAYWARD — Gov. Tony Evers today, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and the Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board, hosted a “Winning with Wisconsin’s Workforce” forum highlighting key investments and strategies to boost workforce participation and help employers meet their needs for well-trained and

More than 120 members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Control Squadron, based at Volk Field, Wisconsin, recently spent two weeks at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) in lower Michigan, learning how to integrate a more

MILWAUKEE – Block Build MKE 2023, the signature annual project of Revitalize Milwaukee, will transform 18 homes in Milwaukee’s Muskego Way Neighborhood. The neighborhood rehabilitation project will take place on Saturday, Aug. 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The