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Madison- Thursday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg), announced the Senate Republican appointments to the 2023-24 Joint Committee on Finance (JFC). Filling vacancies left by Senator Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield) and Senator Kathy Bernier (R- Chippewa Falls) who retired after

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Today the Board of Supervisors adopted legislation authored by Supervisor Ryan Clancy which authorizes and directs the Community Reintegration Center (CRC) to produce a plan to provide commissary services in-house by April 30, 2023.  “Today the County Board took a small step towards ending a food monopoly that is terrible forMilwaukee County, the people in our

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Sara Geenen, a well-respected Milwaukee-based labor and employment attorney, announced today she’s running for Wisconsin Court of Appeals. The election for District 1 (Milwaukee County) will take place April 4, 2023, with a primary on February 21

MADISON, Wis, – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC or Commission) is encouraging individuals to identify inaccuracies and challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) draft of the national broadband map by January 13, 2023. Since unveiling the pre-production draft of

MADISON, Wis. — Any taxpayer who has previously filed a Wisconsin individual income tax return can now register forMy Tax Account (MTA) .  “Once registered, taxpayers can keep up to date with their Wisconsin tax account and homestead credit information,” notes

Madison, Wis. – Today, State Rep. Dora Drake (D-11th Assembly District Milwaukee) announced the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus recently held their leadership elections. “As we enter into the 2023-2024 Biennium, the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus’s leadership were all elected unanimously for the

This morning, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) joined Brian Kilmeade on Fox and Friends to discuss the dangers of TikTok and the Senate’s recent move to ban the app on U.S. Government devices.  Click HERE to watch the interview, or read highlights of

Seventy cadets from 29 counties will graduate from the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy in a ceremony Saturday, Dec. 17 at Sparta High School. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Aaron Hunnel will speak to the graduates, encouraging them to continue along

[Milwaukee, WI] – Reproductive Justice Action Milwaukee (RJA-M) applauds the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors who voted in favor of putting an advisory referendum on the spring ballot regarding State Statute 940.04, which currently bans abortion at any stage of

Madison, Wis. —  Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek is sharing tips and reminders for Wisconsinites who may have experienced property damage from this week’s winter storm. “Heavy snow or ice may have caused power outages or damage to property over the last couple

Nearly everyone age 6 months and older is now eligible for an updated COVID-19 vaccination, except for children 6 months through 4 years of age who have already completed the original (also known as monovalent) three-dose Pfizer primary series. The Wisconsin

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for the month of November 2022, which showed Wisconsin has added 6,500 nonfarm and 5,800 total private sector jobs. The

WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), John Thune (R-S.D.) and 43 of their Republican colleagues in urging the Department of Labor (DOL) not to move forward with its proposed rule

Madison, Wis. –  The Department of Safety and Professional Services is introducing a new LicensE Public Application Status Lookup tool. This tool will make it easier for employers to track the application status of current and future employees, and it

MILWAUKEE — As part of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s advocacy efforts for the Milwaukee Region’s business community, Andrew Davis has been promoted to Vice President of Governmental Affairs. Davis has been a member of MMAC’s government affairs department

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department will stock pheasant at 25 state properties in central and southern Wisconsin during the week of Dec. 19 to increase hunting opportunities throughout the holiday season. The pheasant holiday stocking

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS) has received more than 1,000 tips to the Speak Up, Speak Out (SUSO) tip line between September 1, 2022, and December 1, 2022. SUSO is a

The National Science Foundation has released its 2021 fiscal year Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) data, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison has again ranked eighth in the national research rankings for public and private universities. UW–Madison ranked eighth in