APPLETON, WI – Today, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo endorsed Roger Roth, candidate for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District. Announcing the endorsement, Secretary Pompeo said, “I am thrilled to announce my endorsement of Roger Roth today. Having served four tours of duty in Iraq, Roger Roth is a great American

BARABOO, Wis. – Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) is proud his bill that honors an important group of veterans was signed into law earlier today. The bipartisan SB 633 recognizes the legacy of the Ho-Chunk code talkers by naming the stretch of Interstate 90 from Monroe County to the state

BARABOO — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Senate Bill 633, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 216, designating the “Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway.” The governor was joined by Ho-Chunk Nation President John Greendeer, bill authors, local officials, citizens of the Ho-Chunk Nation, and members of the community at a bill signing ceremony in

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Today, 70th Secretary of State Mike Pompeo endorsed State Senator Roger Roth to represent Wisconsin’s 8th District in Congress. Speaking about the endorsement, Secretary Pompeo said, “I am thrilled to announce my endorsement of Roger Roth today. Having served four tours of duty in Iraq, Roger is a great American who truly

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invite the public to attend open houses on April 8 at 6 p.m. to learn about resource management through the annual Fish and Wildlife Spring Hearing process. Additionally, an online opportunity for public input will be available

Madison, WI — Assembly Bill 574 (AB 574), Senate Bill 451 (SB 451), Senate Bill 810 (SB 810), and Assembly Bill 514 (AB 514), all bills State Representative Alex Dallman (R-Green Lake) authored, were signed into law by Governor Evers last week. Representative Alex Dallman released the following statement: “I am

KENOSHA, Wis. – Opportunity Wisconsin’s latest TV ad asks Congressman Byran Steil to support the Biden administration’s recent proposal to expand the Inflation Reduction Act’s $35 cap on monthly insulin costs to all Americans. The ad features Diana, a 1st Congressional District constituent, who has previously had to skip insulin

ORFORDVILLE — Gov. Tony Evers today, at a bill signing event with the bill authors, local officials, and communities in Orfordville, signed Senate Bill 223, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 215, designating a portion of State Trunk Highway 11 in South Central Wisconsin as the “Corporal Benjamin H. Neal Memorial Highway.”

MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers Friday signed Assembly Bill 1073, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 213. The act makes several improvements to Wisconsin’s worker’s compensation system as recommended by the Worker’s Compensation Advisory Council (WCAC). “For decades, this council has advised state government on how to best support and strengthen the

ORFORDVILLE – Today, Governor Tony Evers signed into law 2023 Act 215 which designates Highway 11 between Orfordville and Footville as the Corporal Benjamin H. Neal Memorial Highway. After graduating from Parkview High School in 2009, Corporal Benjamin Neal joined the U.S. Army and was on his second deployment when

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2024 honor by Wisconsin State Journal Top Workplaces. In addition, Rose Oswald Poels, WBA president and CEO, has been selected as the winner of the Leadership award in the small business category. This list is based solely on employee

Madison, WI – On Wednesday, March 20th, and Friday March 22nd, Governor Tony Evers signed three bills authored by Representative Nancy VanderMeer (R-Tomah) into law. Two related pieces of legislation, Senate Bill 791 and Senate Bill 792, primarily allow private sector businesses to offer electronic vehicle charging stations throughout the state and allow the

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) released the following statement on the appointment of Representative John Moolenaar (R-MI) to lead the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party after the Chairman’s retirement on April 19th, 2024. “Representative John Moolenaar will be an incredible leader of the Select Committee. John

Madison – Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) sent a letter today to Joint Legislative Audit Committee Co-Chairs Representative Witke and Senator Wimberger requesting a formal audit of the Milwaukee Public School District (MPS). On April 2nd, voters in Milwaukee will be asked to increase revenue limits to generate $252 million in funding

Menomonie, Wis. – Audiences at University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Harvey Hall Theatre will soon enter the flashback of Vietnam veteran Marine Corporal Eddie Birdlace, as he relives the eve of his deployment. University Theatre students will perform the award-winning musical “Dogfight.” Set in San Fransisco on Nov. 21, 1963, Birdlace and

Madison—March 25, 2024—Lakes at Stake Wisconsin, (LASW) a grassroots organization committed to protecting Wisconsin lakes from enhanced wakes, today praised the recent vote by the Oneida County Board of Supervisors to protect Wisconsin lakes from the damage done by wake boats. Oneida County, the largest jurisdiction in the state to

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) explains the steps needed to obtain an ID to show at the polls if the voter does not already have some form of ID, such as a Wisconsin driver license or ID. There is no separate “voter ID” and a

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University will host “Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed the War,” a traveling exhibition and program highlighting resistance during the Vietnam War by active-duty U.S. service members and veterans, April 1–17. The exhibition, which will feature “Dissent and Resistance Within the Military” on

Green Bay, WI – Everyone has the Power to Rise. And on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, alumni, faculty, staff and community leaders have the power to transform the region through UW-Green Bay’s Day of Giving. For 24 hours, donors can directly impact the more than 10,000 current students and thousands of future