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MADISON – Today, Pres. Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, passing the largest investment in climate action in U.S. history. The Inflation Reduction Act puts the U.S. on the path to cutting climate pollution 40 percent by

MADISON, Wis.—Today President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law, a historic bill that will make meaningful reforms to lower costs for working families – bringing down prescription drug prices by giving Medicare the power to

MADISON, WI — The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) applauds members of the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee, who today voted to approve more than $500,000 in funding to support the continued work of the Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural Exports (WIAE), a program

 ALMA, WI—Dairyland Power Cooperative has donated $5,000 towards the purchase of a new scoreboard for the football and baseball field at the Alma Area Schools. The previous scoreboard was outdated and in need of repairs. The Alma Area Schools’ new

GREEN BAY, Wis. — In case you missed it, WBAY highlighted Governor Tony Evers’ roundtable discussion yesterday on his plan to help families address rising costs. Gov. Evers has already taken action to fight price gouging at the pump and lowered income taxes

MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters thanks Gov. Tony Evers, the Department of Natural Resources, and Rep. Katrina Shankland for working together to expand the Well Compensation Grant Program and deliver $10 million in new funds for private well owners facing

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Tony Gamble, associate professor of biological sciences in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $1.17 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study sex chromosome evolution in lizards and snakes. The main

MADISON — The higher percentage of enslaved people that a U.S. county counted among its residents in 1860, the more guns its residents have in the present, according to a new analysis by researchers exploring why Americans’ feelings about guns

MILWAUKEE – The application deadline is approaching for the City of Milwaukee’s Public Artist in Residence (PAIR) pilot program. Under the PAIR pilot program, a local artist and liaison will work with the City of Milwaukee’s Department of Public Works

(Madison, WI) Rep. Michael Schraa (R-Oshkosh) is pleased that the Joint Committee on Finance approved transferring funds to construct Secure Residential Care Centers for Children and Youth (SRCCCYs) in Milwaukee and Racine. Last week, the governor finally announced a site for

Madison – Once again, a state agency is falling short for the workers of Wisconsin. On Tuesday, Senator Alberta Darling sent a letter to the acting head of the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS), Dan Hereth, asking for

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. – Wisconsin’s cranberry growers are expecting a solid 2022 crop at 5.2 million barrels based on the crop projections announced at today’s U.S. Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) meeting held in Galloway, NJ. If the Wisconsin and other

MADISON — Ron Johnson, who has taken hundreds of thousands from the pharmaceutical industry, took to the radio to complain that allowing Medicare to negotiate fair drug prices for working families would “[punish] the pharmaceutical industry.” In response, Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, Democratic

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) joined a coalition of 20 states, in commending the U.S. Department of Education for its far-reaching proposed regulatory reforms and in urging the department to adopt additional improvements to achieve equitable

[Madison, WI] – In case you missed it, Tony Evers’ state licensing crisis is preventing respiratory therapists – critical health care workers who served at the front lines during COVID-19 – from getting the licenses they need to do their

Governor’s investment and expanded eligibility could help more than 1,000 private well owners  OCONTO — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), announced today a new $10 million grant program to support the replacement, reconstruction, treatment, or abandonment of

MADISON, Wis. — The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on Tim Michels dodging the public and the press as he tries to hide from his radical agenda. Since securing the Republican nomination last week, Michels has been absent from the campaign trail and

Program starting in fall 2023 will help underserved students obtain a degree tuition free MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman today announced the creation of the Wisconsin Tuition Promise, a new initiative starting in fall 2023