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MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC or Commission) awarded grants under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s ‘Internet for All’ Initiative, including the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Workforce Planning Program and Digital Equity Outreach Program. The grants

The Democratic Governors Association is announcing that business executive and Wisconsin community leader Alex Lasry will serve as the organization’s Co-Treasurer for the 2023-2024 election cycle, joining Catherine “Kiki” McLean in that role. Lasry joins the DGA as it comes off of

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in Stevens Point, Wis. that occurred in the early morning of Friday, April 7, 2023. At approximately 3:06

MADISON – Today marks the three-year anniversary of the historic statewide vote on the crime victims’ constitutional amendment commonly known as Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin. The measure was approved by an overwhelming margin during the 2020 spring election with 75 percent

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #190 that makes technical changes to the Telecommunications Relay Service Council. The Telecommunications Relay Service Council, initially created in 1990, has been recreated by executive order under previous administrations and was recreated most recently

MADISON – Representative Cindi Duchow (R – Delafield) released the weekly radio address on behalf of Wisconsin Legislative Republicans. Hi, I’m State Representative Cindi Duchow, and I represent the 99th Assembly District. Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved three statewide ballot

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address highlighting initiatives in his 2023-25 biennial budget proposal to promote local housing development and affordable housing solutions, as well as a comprehensive, multi-pronged package of initiatives designed to address the unique challenges facing Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary Randy Romanski today announced a $75,000 settlement agreement with Impact MHC Property Management, LLC (Impact), a Colorado-based operator of manufactured home communities (MHCs)

Madison – Today, Assembly Bill (AB) 28, authored by Representative Mark Born (R – Beaver Dam) and Senator Howard Marklein (R – Spring Green) was signed into law as 2023 Wisconsin Act 4. Act 4 will give county jailers access to

CUMBERLAND, Wis., April 6, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Wisconsin Julie Lassa today joined Cumberland Healthcare, Compeer Financial, CoBank, Johnson Financial Group, and Cumberland Federal Bank to celebrate completion of construction on the new healthcare campus.

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applicants for the Milwaukee County Circuit Court – Branch 24. The appointment will fill the future vacancy being created by Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s resignation to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Jared Golden (D-ME) today introduced the Safe Routes Act of 2023, a bipartisan bill that would allow logging trucks that meet state-determined legal requirements to travel up to 150 air miles on the Federal Interstate

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced two Wisconsin airports will receive federal funding through the FAA Contract Tower Program for fiscal year 2023. This funding, available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), will modernize airport control towers with current technology

MADISON — Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez today announced that the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) has opened the application period for the annual Lt. Governors’ STEM Scholarship Program, which awards up to $1,000 to 12 schools nationally to support STEM-related activities for

(WASHINGTON) – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters strongly supports Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D-WI) oversight request sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today, calling for renewed scrutiny of the 2018 Energizer-Spectrum merger. The letter comes as Energizer proposes plant closures

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has awarded $10 million to three organizations for construction of spaces designed to provide treatment and recovery support services for women. “Women with opioid use disorder have unique care needs and require a

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) demanded answers from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about their lack of adequate oversight in allowing Energizer’s 2018 acquisition of Rayovac to proceed, leading to price hikes for consumers and now risking

Madison, WI – Assembly Bill (AB) 28, authored by Senator Howard Marklein, was signed into law today as 2023 Wisconsin Act 4. Act 4 provides protective status to employees in county jails. It was passed with unanimous, bi-partisan support and is

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address highlighting initiatives in his 2023-25 biennial budget proposal to promote local housing development and affordable housing solutions, as well as a comprehensive, multi-pronged package of initiatives designed to address