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Assistant United States Attorney Anita M. Boor has been selected as the new magistrate judge  for the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Boor will join the  court in May 2024, after the retirement of Stephen

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today ordered the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Tues., Nov. 21, 2023, in recognition of the anniversary of the 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy and to honor the six individuals who were senselessly

Washington, DC — Protect Our Care is releasing a new report detailing pharmaceutical companies’ sky-high revenues as they continue charging unaffordable prices to patients. In total, the 16 top companies reported $176.7 billion in total global revenue for the third

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and 44 of their Republican Senate colleagues in a letter to Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary, Gina Raimondo, raising questions over last month’s decision by the Bureau of Industry

Middleton, WI –  Phil Anderson, Libertarian candidate for the United States Senate in Wisconsin, is again receiving donations of cryptocurrency. “I embrace new technology, and always have,” says Anderson. “Cryptocurrencies are a way to conduct business without the risk of

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Elkhorn 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

LIBERTY GROVE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Sunshine shipwreck in the National Register of Historic Places on October 30, 2023. The Sunshine sits, upright and broken, at the bottom of Lake Michigan, approximately one mile southeast of the

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MADISON, Wis. – It’s time for hunters across Wisconsin to gear up and head out for the state’s famed gun deer season, officially starting Saturday, Nov. 18 and running through Nov. 26, 2023. Wisconsin is a nationally-recognized state for hunting white-tailed deer

Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) has taken steps to bring clarity to the credentialing process for future Nursing Home Administrators at a time when the nursing home sector continues to face staffing concerns. A

MADISON—The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) today announced 7 organizations are receiving $474,407 from two Veteran Mental Health grant programs that will directly subsidize mental health care for Wisconsin veterans. These grants are part of Governor Tony Evers’ $10 million

MADISON, Wis. — Today, the news broke that California bank owner Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach) is planning to demolish a historic Wisconsin institution.  After years of attempted efforts, Hovde is razing Silver Dollar Tavern, which opened in Wisconsin in 1933 and is the oldest family-owned

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced that his staff will be available for mobile office hours at the times and locations listed below. These office hours give constituents the opportunity to meet with Sen. Johnson’s staff to request assistance

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today announced an enforcement action to stop an ongoing international fraud scheme. The action accuses GSB Gold Standard Bank LTD, doing business as GSPartners, of offering and selling fraudulent certificates tied to

WASHINGTON, D.C – Ahead of President Biden’s meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called on President Biden to address the flow of fentanyl being trafficked into the United States through the Southwest border and

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the 2024 state park and forest annual admission stickers and trail passes will go on sale Friday, Nov. 24. Give the gift of the great outdoors by purchasing admission stickers

MADISON, Wis. – In partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA), the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will open the application period for crop insurance premium rebates at 12 p.m. on

Today, Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) President Darin Von Ruden issued the following statement regarding the one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill recently passed by Congress:  “Wisconsin Farmers Union appreciates the strong bipartisan support for extending the 2018 Farm Bill. It is

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, today released the below on the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board announcing that no companies in the People’s Republic of China and Hong

Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Secretary Craig Thompson takes the lead this week as president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The national organization elevated Secretary Thompson to president on Thursday. He served as vice