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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced that he has granted another 96 pardons, bringing his total number of pardons granted to 1,029. This round of pardons breaks the Wisconsin record for most pardons granted by a governor in state history, surpassing former

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Joshua R. Wittenberg, 40, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 84 months in prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute.  This prison term will

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) this week issued statements regarding the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretarial natural disaster designations due to recent drought-like conditions. To date, USDA Secretary

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Augusta is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement

GREEN BAY, Wis. — For the past few months, Wisconsin Army National Guard aviation Soldiers have partnered with Aurora BayCare Medical Center to conduct training to provide higher level of care for critically ill patients being transported by UH-60 Black

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) successfully included an amendment to strengthen Buy America requirements for Navy shipbuilding in the must-pass 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendment, in line with her American Made Navy Act, ensures that by 2033, any

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that data is now available from annual spring surveys of Wisconsin ruffed grouse, pheasant and waterfowl. The spring waterfowl breeding survey indicated stable population numbers and habitat conditions for

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #207 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Sat., July 22, 2023, in honor of former State Rep. Michael Endsley, who

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/230721DemAddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address on his historic budget investment to address PFAS contamination statewide. The 2023-25 biennial budget builds upon the governor’s work over the past four years to ensure Wisconsinites have access to clean water and

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/230721GOPAddress.mp3 This is State Senator Mary Felzkowski, here to share some great news for communities and counties, large and small, throughout Wisconsin. Some of the most important resources that local governments provide are police, fire, EMS, and roads. While these

Statement from members of the Common Council: JoCasta Zamarripa, Mark Chambers, Jr., Jonathan Brostoff, Robert J. Bauman, Lamont Westmoreland, Mark A. Borkowski, José G. Pérez, Scott Spiker, and Marina Dimitrijevic Today’s news that Fire and Police Commission (FPC) Chairman Ed

Today the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) launched a new webpage showing statewide data in BadgerCare Plus and Wisconsin Medicaid enrollment following the end of the federal continuous coverage requirement that had kept members enrolled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Madison, WI – Senator Cory Tomczyk (R-Mosinee) issued the following statement regarding Senate Joint Resolution 54 (SJR 54): “On Tuesday, I testified in favor of SJR 54 which would amend the Constitution to say, ‘…the state or a political subdivision

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University’s Educational Opportunity Program has received $799,500 in funding from the U.S. Department of Education to pilot the Seizing Opportunities Academic Readiness (SOAR) Cyber Explorers Pilot Program, which provides teaching and learning activities to precollege students to

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today his appointment of Ronnie V. Murray II to the Milwaukee County Circuit Court – Branch 18. The appointment will fill the vacancy being created by Judge Pedro Colón’s appointment to the Court of Appeals –

MADISON– The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) job totals for the month of June 2023, which showed Wisconsin’s total nonfarm jobs reached a record high of 3,006,900. This is 52,900 more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Priorities USA and the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans filed a legal challenge to three provisions of Wisconsin election law that place unnecessary restrictions on casting absentee ballots. The filing seeks to provide relief to voters impacted

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Davis (D-IL) announced the reintroduction of the Resilience Investment, Support, and Expansion (RISE) from Trauma Act, a bipartisan bill that would increase support for children and adults who have been exposed to trauma such as parental addiction, witnessing