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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Jefferson is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system. This project includes the construction

Wisconsin’s emergency responders work tirelessly to save lives and keep our highways safe, responding to approximately 134,700 traffic crashes in Wisconsin every year. Governor Tony Evers proclaimed November 14-18, 2022 as Crash Responder Safety Week and the Wisconsin Department of

When Ellie Fernandez came to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, she knew she’d have plenty of interesting experiences on campus and around the world thanks to the university’s stellar business and international programs. However, Fernandez — an international business major

MADISON, Wis. – Collegiate wrestlers who cut weight through dehydration to compete at a lower weight class were more likely to be injured during competition and no more likely to win, according to a new study from the University of

MADISON, Wis. — Approximately 75 University of Wisconsin-Madison computer science students watched Patrick Skufca, a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) exercise facilitator, slowly pace around the university’s Union South Varsity Hall Ballroom, the echo of his footsteps punctuating his

WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN — Respected leaders of the judicial conservative movement in Wisconsin, Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley and Court of Appeals Judge Shelley Grogan, weigh in on the upcoming Supreme Court election and share statements of support for Justice Daniel

MADISON, Wi. (Nov. 14, 2022) –As the Madison City Council gets closer to Tuesday’s budget vote, residents of three West Side neighborhoods say the city engineering department, the city council, and mayor’s office refuse to give out information about a

Milwaukee — The League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County is presenting a public issues forum titled “Climate Change: Origins, Impacts, Solutions” on November 16, 2022, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Summit Place, 6737 W. Washington St., West Allis. The

MILWAUKEE – Last night the Board of Supervisors adopted [15-3] the 2023 Milwaukee County Budget. Adopted budget amendments avoided cuts to paratransit service and made substantial investments in the county park system.  “As an elected official to a nonpartisan position for

MADISON, Wis. – Following the 2022 November General Election, the Wisconsin Elections Commission issued the following list of things that Wisconsinites should know: Unofficially, 56.75% of Wisconsin’s eligible voters turned out to vote on Tuesday. That’s higher than almost all midterm

MADISON, Wis. – The Volunteers for Agriculture® Committee is a legally-constituted political action committee established by Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. The committee, consisting of 18 Farm Bureau members across the state, endorsed 57 candidates in this year’s mid-term election. “With most

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – On November 11th, WisDOT Secretary Craig Thompson announced that the stateselected an eight-lane expansion as the preferred alternative for the I-94 East-West project. TheCoalition for More Responsible Transportation (CMRT) strongly opposes this selection, which willperpetuate the negative

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration today announced a preferred alternative for reconstruction of the I-94 East-West corridor between 70th Street and 16th Street in Milwaukee County.  “While a safer and smarter redesign

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP) Something Special from Wisconsin™ (SSfW) program, along with event planner Stephanie Juhl, will be hosting a SSfW Holiday Market in Johnson Creek. The event will take place at the

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Today the Board of Supervisors adopted [15-3] the 2023 Milwaukee County Budget. Supervisors Ryan Clancy and Juan Miguel Martinez made the following statements.  “Residents have been clear about their budget priorities,” said Supervisor Clancy. “As they have in all prior years, and even faced with a multi-million-dollar deficit,

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced “Wisconsin Waters” as the theme for the 2022 State Capitol Holiday Tree and invited students to contribute handmade ornaments celebrating what Wisconsin’s waterways mean to them. “From the first Indigenous people who hunted and gathered in our freshwater sources before Wisconsin became

Rep. Cindi Duchow (R-Pewaukee) released the following statement after the Assembly Republican Majority Caucus re-elected her as Caucus Vice-Chair for the 2023-2024 legislative session: “I would like to thank my colleagues for re-electing me to the position of Majority Caucus

While the Milwaukee Common Council decided against cuts to libraries and the fire department, which the mayor can still veto until November 15, this budget still fails to meet the needs of the city’s residents. Instead, it increases the Milwaukee

MADISON, Wis. –University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman announced today that a team of faculty researchers will distribute a survey to students starting Monday with a goal of soliciting student attitudes toward free speech, viewpoint diversity, and self-censorship on