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Madison, WI – Today, the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government held an executive session on the Agriculture Road Improvement Program, Senate Bill 247. State Senator Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska) voted in favor of the bill and issued the following statement

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) released a statement applauding Senator Bill Hagerty for introducing the Senate companion of Steil’s legislation, the Putting Investors First Act, Steil’s legislation focused on disrupting the woke attack on American capitalism and reining in proxy advisory firms.  “The Putting Investors

Washington, DC — Today, President Biden will sign legislation protecting millions of Americans’ health care, avoiding default on our nation’s debt. This victory was achieved for the American people despite Republicans’ best effort to rip Medicaid away from 21 million

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced that 42 states, led by Wisconsin Department of Justice, have negotiated a nationwide $102.5 million settlement with the maker of Suboxone, Indivior Inc.  Wisconsin will receive about $7.5 million from the settlement. “I’m

WASHINGTON, DC – Following the Chinese Communist Party ban of Micron, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to

MADISON… The Potawatomi State Park Observation Tower is a big step closer to reopening. The Legislature’s budget committee last night approved the $500,000 requested by two area lawmakers to preserve the existing Tower, after rejecting an expensive rebuild proposed by Gov.

Chancellor Katherine Frank issued the following statement in reaction to the state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee approval of funding for UW-Stout’s Heritage Hall: Yesterday evening, the Joint Finance Committee voted to approve funding for the Heritage Hall renovation project. UW-Stout, the

MADISON, Wis. — Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1473 announced their endorsement for Tammy Baldwin’s U.S. Senate reelection campaign. “Tammy has always been a friend to Labor. When COVID hit and our essential workers needed help,

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the following statement after voting against suspending the debt limit: “The original bill passed by the House to increase the debt ceiling contained the bare minimum of spending restraint and policy improvements. 

Marquette University expresses its gratitude to the Wisconsin Joint Committee on Finance and Wisconsin legislative leaders for supporting the Marquette University School of Dentistry (MUSOD), Wisconsin’s longstanding dental education partner and provider of oral health care services throughout the state,

Madison, WI – On Thursday, Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) joined her colleagues on the Joint Finance Committee to approve fiscally responsible budget motions that promote Northwoods tourism, address rural healthcare shortages, prepare the state to usher federal broadband dollars into our

MADISON, Wis.— University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman issued this statement today: “We appreciate the action the legislature’s budget-writing committee took today to approve several facilities for the UW System. However, for Wisconsin to compete and prosper, we must invest

MADISON, WI – Today, the Joint Committee on Finance took action on state agencies that are well-positioned to ensure Wisconsin’s infrastructure is set up for success now and in the future. With a historic surplus of nearly $7 billion, Wisconsin

MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after a budget motion he authored with Representative David Steffen (R-Green Bay) to assist with the costs of hosting the 2025 NFL Draft was adopted by the Joint Committee on

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/230601GOPAddress.mp3 June has arrived. The sun is out, the temperatures are up, and it’s officially dairy month in Wisconsin. Hi, I’m State Senator Patrick Testin from Stevens Point, and I serve on the committee responsible for writing the state’s budget.

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/230601DemAddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address as he kicks off June as Dairy Month in America’s Dairyland. Throughout the month of June, the governor will be visiting with dairy farmers, processors, and producers, as

Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Melster House in the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 2023. Between 1950 and 1960, the population of Waukesha grew approximately 30%; among those moving

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Underwriters Exchange Building in the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 2023. The Underwriters Exchange Building was constructed in 1924 with a 1926 ninth

Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Milwaukee Protestant Home for the Aged in the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 2023. The Milwaukee Protestant Home for the Aged continues to