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Contact: Rep. Shelia Stubbs, (608) 237-9178 MADISON, WI – Today, the Wisconsin State Legislature convened for the State of the Tribes, with Chairman Thomas Fowler of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin delivering the annual address. Representative Shelia Stubbs

Contact: Sen. Patrick Testin(608) 266-3123 MADISON, Wis. – Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) is honored the Wisconsin Senate has passed his bill continuing an effective program that has been instrumental in helping combat the ongoing prescription drug abuse epidemic in

Contact: Rep. Angela Stroud, (608) 237-9173 MADISON, WI – Representative Angela Stroud (D-Ashland) attended the 2025 State of the Tribes Address by Thomas Fowler, Chairman of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. Representative Stroud released the following statement: “I

Contact: Senator André Jacque (608) 266-3512 MADISON… Hospitals would be required to protect women by obtaining their explicit written consent before medical students could perform pelvic exams on female patients who are unconscious or under anesthesia, according to legislation that unanimously

Contact: Alesha Guenther, AG@ReformingGovernment.org Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released another “Court Watch” primer on Tuesday, detailing recent decisions from the Wisconsin Supreme Court pertaining to religion. The primer outlines how the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decisions

Contact: Michael Donatello Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) announced the introduction of two pieces of legislation aimed at providing support and fairness to veterans and their families: the No Veteran Falls Through the Cracks Act and the Survivor Benefits Fairness Act.  “Our

CONTACT: Joe Zepeckijz@jzcomms.com This Week, Protect Our Care Highlights the Economic Benefits of Medicaid As Part of the “Hands Off Medicaid” Campaign   Medicaid currently serves over 72 million people, that’s one in five Americans. As an essential pillar of our

WAUSAU, WI—Today, Henry Repeating Arms announced that it will be closing its New Jersey plant and shifting its remaining manufacturing operations to its Rice Lake, Wisconsin, and Rusk County, Wisconsin, locations in the Seventh District.  “Since 1996, Henry Repeating Arms has fought

Contact: Rep. Greta Neubauer, (608) 266-0634 MADISON, Wis. – Today, Chairman Thomas Fowler of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin delivered the 2025 State of the Tribes address in the Wisconsin State Assembly. After the conclusion of the address,

Contact: Kyra McKeska (608) 237-9148 MADISON- Today, at the Capitol, Chairman Thomas Fowler of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin delivered the annual State of the Tribes address. This address gives the people of Wisconsin the opportunity to understand the challenges faced

MADISON, Wis.—Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman today announced four finalists for the position of chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, an R1 (Research I) doctoral university that enrolls 23,000 students and offers 214 academic programs. A Special Regent Committee

Contact: Rep. Deb Andraca 608.237.9123 MADISON, Wis. – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly considered 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 18, which honors the life and public service of Milwaukee Alderman and former Rep. Jonathan Brostoff, who died by suicide on November 5, 2024. 

Contact: Rob Wagener 202-225-5101 WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) introduced the Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act of 2025 to ensure law enforcement departments across the country have access to the most effective less-than-lethal equipment on the market. This legislation modernizes the

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MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced that the application period is now open for the Transition Readiness Grant Program, designed to support students with disabilities as they transition to competitive employment and post-secondary education opportunities. The

MILWAUKEE — Brittany Kinser, a candidate for superintendent of public instruction in Wisconsin, will be the special guest for the next installment of the Marquette University Law School Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education’s “Get to Know”

MADISON, Wis. — At a joint event today hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and Rotary Club of Milwaukee, Brad Schimel will try to lie and hide from his support for the 1849 abortion ban.  But behind closed doors, Schimel

MADISON, Wis. – Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) and other leadership members of the Joint Finance Committee have announced the details for the panel’s 2025 listening sessions where residents across Wisconsin can provide their input on the 2025-27 state budget.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wisc. – On Tuesday, Congressman Derrick Van Orden released the following statement ahead of Tim Walz’s town hall stop in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District. “Tim Walz’s town hall stop in Wisconsin is simply a desperate attempt to save

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the 750-acre Big Island Fire in the White River Marsh State Wildlife Area in Green Lake County is now 100% contained as of midnight. The fire broke out at 4:30 p.m. Monday,