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 his beloved bagpipes. “It started slowly with this cough I

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 Baileys Harbor marina. Built in 1862 in Vicksburg, Michigan, Emeline was one

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. “Our servicemembers sacrifice so much for us and I am

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 with me so I could inform him of the issue

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 2023-25 biennial budget and pass a meaningful, comprehensive plan to

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 very real. That is why we passed a package of

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 we are staying open,” said Kirk Bangstad, owner of the

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 memorabilia, a 20-acre, park-like campus, and a calendar full of

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 by Wisconsin Public Radio’s Robin Washington, who brought the survivors

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 highly skilled workers. The event comes after the governor earlier this

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 lightweight, scalable and mobile air traffic control management system in

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 houses will receive free repairs and upgrades, collectively valued at

Madison, Wis. (August 10, 2023) – Edgewood College is offering an innovative solution to the teacher shortage in Wisconsin, and school districts are listening. The College has launched an Accelerated Teacher Residency program in recent months, and to date more than twenty school districts, including many from Dane County, have

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA- On Thursday, August 10, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party arrived in Australia alongside Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL). As CCP aggression in the region mounts, the members will participate in the Australian American Leadership Dialogue (AALD)

OCONTO, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that Jason T. Lipp, age 36, of Oconto, Wis., has been sentenced to 11.5 years of initial confinement and ten years of extended supervision after he was found guilty of First-Degree Reckless Homicide-Deliver Drugs, Possession with Intent to Deliver-Heroin, and Maintaining

GREEN BAY, WI – This morning, Protect Our Care’s Care Force One arrived in Green Bay to spotlight how recent legislative victories by President Biden and Democrats in Congress are “driving down” health costs for the American people. The Inflation Reduction Act and other measures are already saving people thousands

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 2023-25 biennial budget and pass a meaningful, comprehensive plan to address

WASHINGTON, D.C. – One year ago, today, the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics of 2022 (PACT Act), which U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin supported, was signed into law, finally delivering all generations of toxic-exposed veterans their earned health care and benefits under the Department of Veterans Affairs