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Milwaukee, WI — As we come to the end of the school year, Lead-Safe Schools MKE wants to ensure that the community knows exactly where and how our leaders are failing our children, and what we are doing to hold

Funding will help more than 1,400 workers across the state find work, grow their skills, and increase earnings MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced 10 regional workforce development organizations across

MUSKEGO, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is investigating a fatal boating accident in Waukesha County. At approximately 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, the Muskego Police Department and Tess Corners Fire Department responded to a reported boat

Franklin, WI – Forward Latino, a national non-profit, non-partisan service and advocacy organization headquartered in Franklin, Wisconsin and with affiliates and members in twenty-nine states condemns the use of National Guard troops in immigration enforcement actions. National President Darryl Morin

MADISON, Wis. – Today, NTIA released changes to the federal $42-billion BEAD program to expand broadband access to rural and underserved areas. Representative Randy Udell (D-47th District) released the following statement: “Wildly, bafflingly incompetent – the Trump Administration has torn apart

MILWAUKEE – Senator LaTonya Johnson released the following statement after a Milwaukee County jury returned a guilty verdict in the trial of Maxwell Anderson for the murder of 19-year-old Sade Robinson: “We are grateful that this case has reached a resolution.

We all want Wisconsin’s economy to grow and families to thrive. The Wisconsin Partnership is grateful for Governor Evers’ consistent prioritization of early care and education funding throughout the state budget process. His commitment to young children, working families, and

MADISON, WI – Today, Representative Shelia Stubbs joined Ms. Sheena Scarbrough and the family and loved ones of Sade Robinson in court and at a press conference following the conviction of Maxwell Anderson on counts of first-degree intentional homicide or

Wisconsin’s 13th annual Free Fun Weekend is here! During this year’s Free Fun Weekend, happening June 7-8, 2025, state park admission fees, fishing licenses and trail passes are waived for all visitors. With 50 state parks, 15 state forests, 44

MADISON – Wisconsin Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Agriculturist members met with Wisconsin’s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. to discuss issues impacting agriculture on June 4. Issues discussed included strengthening workforce stability, supporting a pro-agriculture trade agenda and encouraging opportunities

Members of DAV (Disabled American Veterans) from throughout the state of Wisconsin will hold their annual 96 th department convention in Green Bay from June 12 th to June 14 th , 2025, at the Oneida Hotel & Conference Center

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #265 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Sat., June 7, 2025, in honor of former Oneida Nation Chairman Gerald L. “Jerry” Danforth, who

CALEDONIA-Following is the statement of grassroots First Congressional District candidate Randy Bryce calling on incumbent Rep. Bryan Steil to address the ramifications of the Elon Musk-Donald Trump feud that is ongoing: “Rep. Bryan Steil had nothing but praise when Donald

MADISON — The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy released the following statement after budget negotiations between Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leaders reached an impasse this week: The failure of Gov. Evers and legislative leaders to come to an

Today, Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy, a nonpartisan coalition of business leaders, joined a motion to intervene in Bothfeld v. Wisconsin Elections Commission which challenges the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s congressional districts on the grounds that it undermines electoral competitiveness and weakens democratic accountability. The legal… Please log in to

MADISON ­– Today marks Gun Violence Awareness Day in the United States, the nationally recognized movement that honors 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who was fatally shot by a stray bullet on a playground in Chicago in 2013. Each year, on the

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating Pride Month in Wisconsin. June is recognized as Pride Month in Wisconsin and throughout the United States. Pride Month originally began as a recognition of and tribute to

Contact: media@lawforward.org New Motion Filed by Law Forward and Co-Counsel Argues that Congressional Map Is an Extreme Outlier, Stifling Electoral Competition and Silencing Voters MADISON, Wis. – Today, Law Forward, along with co-counsel Stafford Rosenbaum LLP and the Election Law Clinic

GREEN BAY, WI – Today, Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D–Green Bay) issued the following statement celebrating the passage of a historic agreement to relocate the coal piles from Green Bay’s waterfront—an achievement decades in the making, and powered by the persistent voices

MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto) released the following statement after the Brown County Board negotiated a deal with the C. Reiss Coal Co. to move its coal reserves to the former Pulliam Power Plant site, thereby retaining $15 million in