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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks the public to report chimney swift sightings to help monitor trends and locate important roost sites. Swifts are small, unique birds that are in flight all day long as they

Just one day after Derrick Van Orden voted with extreme MAGA Republicans to advance a bill that would make a dangerous 22 percent cut to rail safety inspections, a train derailed in southwestern Wisconsin, sending two containers into the Mississippi River and injuring at

Madison, Wis. – The Department of Safety and Professional Services continues its move away from paper forms and antiquated license application processes. On May 8, 2023, DSPS is adding 66 business credentials to LicensE, Wisconsin’s self-guided, cloud-based occupational license application

WISCONSIN – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is applauding the Biden administration for heeding her calls and announcing that they will expand the sale of E15 fuel to be sold during the summer months. In March, Senator Baldwin and a group of

MADISON, WI – Rep. Plumer released the following statement after a new local shared revenue plan  was announced:  “At press conferences around Wisconsin, Assembly Republicans announced a new local Shared  Revenue plan to address significant funding issues for municipalities statewide.

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to celebrate Friday, April 28 as Arbor Day in Wisconsin and April 22-28 as Forest Appreciation Week. Arbor Day, an annual observance promoting tree planting and care, has been

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s (CO-03) legislation to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee. H.R. 764, the Trust the Science Act, would permanently

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany’s (WI-07) bill, H.R. 1567, the Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions (ACRES) Act, passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee with bipartisan support. The legislation would ensure federal land management agencies are accurately reporting hazardous fuel

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address highlighting initiatives in his 2023-25 biennial budget proposal to do the right thing for kids and support their mental health with a more than $270 million investment to continue

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Pete Sessions (TX-17), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), and Cathy McMorris Rogers (WA-05) reintroduced the Words Matter Act, bipartisan legislation that updates the U.S. Code by removing the more than two dozen

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced record participation in its Youth Apprenticeship (YA) programs, with 8,357 high-school juniors and seniors pursuing paid, on-the-job training in fields, including manufacturing, health, science, agriculture and more. This record number represents

MADISON, Wis. — Today, on Workers’ Memorial Day, A Better Wisconsin Together stands in solidarity with those who are fighting to strengthen workers’ rights and ensure safe workplaces for all, and encourage all elected officials in Wisconsin to pass legislation that

Ubet, WI—“The bipartisan dysfunction over the Federal national debt ceiling and the increasing deficits directly threatens every family in the country,” said the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI) Press Office, in a statement released this week. “Democrats and Republicans both hold absolute

The final hearing on the state budget wrapped up on Wednesday in Minocqua, and Wisconsinites from around the Northwoods (and as far away as Superior and Kenosha County) once again filled the Joint Finance Committee’s public listening session with the

BALSAM LAKE, Wis. –Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that a St. Croix County jury convicted former Burnett County Assistant District Attorney Daniel Steffen with three counts of representations depicting nudity. The complaint alleged Mr. Steffen created recordings of himself

La Quinta, California (April 20, 2023) —The American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), America’s only bipartisan association of political professionals, announced today the recipients of the AAPC Campaign Excellence Awards for exceptional work during the 2022 cycle. These awards were

MADISON – Today all across the State, press conferences were held by Assembly Republicans to suggest, without detail, a new shared revenue plan that would both give fewer dollars to local municipalities and counties than what is in the Governor’s

Madison, WI – This morning Representative Alex Dallman (R-Green Lake), along with his Assembly Republican colleagues and local elected officials from around the state, announced a historic investment into shared revenue for Wisconsin’s townships, villages, cities, and counties. The shared

MILWAUKEE – Rep. Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) joined her Assembly Republican colleagues, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, and other local officials from Southeastern Wisconsin in a press conference on Thursday afternoon to unveil a bipartisan package that will make historic changes to the

Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Secretary Craig Thompson is at the site of a train derailment today (April 27) near De Soto that sent part of a freight train into the Mississippi River along WIS 35. “The immediate concern is