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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers wrapped up a week-long tour of local health facilities in communities across the state, where he met with providers and highlighted investments made in the 2025-27 Biennial Budget to support Wisconsin’s healthcare industry and ensure Wisconsinites have access to quality, affordable health… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t

Madison, WI The Wisconsin Nurses Association (WNA) is celebrating the enactment of the APRN Modernization Act which was signed into law today by Governor Tony Evers. Wisconsin is the 29th state to achieve full practice authority, bringing Wisconsinite’s access to

MADISON, Wis. – Thanks to bipartisan legislation authored by Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) and Rep. Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc), qualified registered nurses in Wisconsin can now operate at the highest scope of their practice, which will help improve healthcare access in

MADISON, Wis. –This week, Governor Evers signed a six million dollar contract for repairs and construction to improve the Main Street Bridge in Oshkosh. Additionally, the state Building Commission approved funding for various projects throughout the state, including improvements to

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers will today sign Assembly Bill 257, now 2025 Wisconsin Act 17, a bipartisan bill relating to the independent practice of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). The bill signed by the governor today creates a new licensure opportunity for registered nurses (RNs) to become APRNs, ultimately incr… Please log in to

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that bonus antlerless harvest authorizations for the 2025 gun deer season will be available for purchase online through the Go Wild license portal and at license sales locations starting at 10 a.m. on

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The Wisconsin Army National Guard will welcome home more than 250 Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, Saturday, August 9 at 11 a.m. at the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport. The unit, based in Eau Claire,

MADISON, Wis. – UW Health | Carbone Cancer Center invites the community to support pancreatic cancer patients and research efforts at the 12th annual Roll & Stroll for Pancreas Cancer. Roll & Stroll is organized by the Pancreas Cancer Task

Milwaukee – The 3rd Annual Future Voters Fest/Festival de Futuros Votantes, an informative fun event to promote voting, will be held August 13 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at La Plazita Parklet, S.16th St. & Forest Home Ave. Event sponsors are:  League

Madison, WI – Today, Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge William M. Conley ruled that homeowners in Lac du Flambeau homeowners “hold valid, enforceable easements” and roads that the Lac du Flambeau Band of

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #271 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff across the state from sunrise until sunset on Sat., Aug. 9, 2025, in honor of U.S. Army Air Forces Private Herbert

MADISON, WI — Following Governor Tony Evers’ letter opposing potential changes to the Solar for All grant program, Americans for Prosperity–Wisconsin (AFP-WI), today, is pushing back on the false promise of subsidized energy schemes that only raise costs for ratepayers. AFP-WI

Inappropriately partisan letter sent unsolicited to former students MADISON, Wis. – Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) is responding to an inappropriately partisan eight-page letter that a University of Wisconsin-Madison educator sent to his former students at the close of the

MADISON, Wis. — On the same day  Senator Tammy Baldwin met with Wisconsin business owners to discuss the negative impact the tariff tax is having on their companies, GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Berrien doubled down on his unequivocal support of this policy. But Berrien, in

DE PERE — Rep. Tony Wied (WI-08) sent a letter to Canadian Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman requesting swift action to mitigate Canadian wildfires after years of negative impacts on Northeast Wisconsin and across the state. “I write

Governor warns Trump Administration that cuts to Solar for All will cause energy bills to go up, hurt efforts to improve air quality and create jobs in Wisconsin MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today sent a letter to the Trump

Hey there, folks. Governor Tony Evers here. Healthcare should not be a privilege afforded only to the healthy and wealthy. And over the past six years, my administration and I have worked hard to increase the affordability, accessibility, and equity

WASHINGTON — As part of this year’s Netroots Nation conference, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) hosted a virtual panel, moderated by DLCC President Heather Williams and featuring Illinois Speaker Pro Tempore Kam Buckner, Michigan Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, Wisconsin

AUGUST 7TH, 2025 – Wisconsin Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez was appointed by her peers to the leadership board of the new State Strategies Committee on Aerospace at the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA). The NLGA Aerospace Committee was created in

Hi, I’m Representative Dave Maxey and I represent the 83 rd Assembly District in Waukesha County. I want to take some time to talk to you today about some of the budget wins we secured for education. As school is