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In the states this week, local news highlighted President Biden and Vice President Harris’s most recent stops on the “Investing in America” tour in Georgia and Minnesota, where they talked directly to the American people about how their administration is

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues in reintroducing bipartisan legislation to advance Made in America manufacturing policy and economic competitiveness by establishing a National Manufacturing Advisory Council within the U.S. Department of Commerce. The bipartisan National Manufacturing Advisory

MADISON – The Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) released audit report 23-5, an evaluation of the community corrections program, administered by the Department of Corrections (DOC). The program oversees individuals who were convicted of crimes and reside in the community on probation,

Madison, WI – Following a competitive process, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin selected the Wisconsin Broadband Workforce Coalition to lead workforce development planning efforts for the more than $1 billion broadband infrastructure investment coming to Wisconsin. The coalition will be led by Josh

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC or Commission) today announced the creation of a new, additional area code to overlay the area in which the 920 area code is now in service. This area includes communities such as Appleton,

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that he has granted 159 pardons. The pardon grants bring the governor’s overall total number of pardons granted during his time in office to 933. “Through each round of new pardon applicants, these individuals share their personal stories about how they have worked to grow beyond their past mistakes to build positive, strong lives for themselves and their families,”

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced Work Play Earth Day volunteer events are returning this April. The public has several opportunities to celebrate Earth Day (April 22) throughout the month through acts of service and

MILWAUKEE — Today, Power to the Polls Wisconsin announced that Mandela Barnes, Wisconsin’s 45th Lt. Governor and U.S. Senate Nominee, has been named as President of the voting rights organization that serves diverse communities throughout the state, defending our freedoms

The Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (MPAD) will deploy eight members to Eastern Europe later this year in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The Soldiers will provide public affairs support to U.S. forces operating in the

While starkly different in most details, competing plans to overhaul Wisconsin’s income tax code offered by Gov. Tony Evers and State Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu share one common thread: they would sharply change how the state taxes its highest

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