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The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new investments from the American Rescue Plan to help provide every American with access to affordable, high-speed internet. The American Rescue Plan funding is in addition to the $65 billion investment in high-speed Internet access

Today’s bipartisan Senate vote to advance the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022 is a critical step towards delivering health care and benefits to veterans and survivors impacted by toxic exposures. Veterans and advocates across the country

MADISON, WIS. – Yesterday, the White House released a new Wisconsin-specific fact sheet that highlights how President Biden and Democrats are leading an economic recovery that is driven by a record-low unemployment rate and an influx of new businesses. These historic economic gains

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with support from the Johnson Controls Foundation, have announced a new partnership, the “President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge: A Crosstown Collaboration to Address Poverty,” which will focus on poverty, its root causes

Today, we received additional news underscoring the strength of our economic recovery. U.S. goods exports hit a record in April, even after adjusting for inflation, which in turn narrowed the trade deficit. While monthly trade data can be volatile, this

STEVENS POINT, Wisc., June 7, 2022 — Today, during the first full week of June, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Wisconsin Julie Lassa kicked off National Homeownership Month. As part of this nationwide celebration, USDA is highlighting

MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) and Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) released the following statements after learning that the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) has received a recommendation from the Evaluation Committee to award a contract to Wisconsin Clearinghouse,

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced that Wisconsin ranked number one throughout the country for the most prescription medications collected during the spring 2022 Drug Take Back. Wisconsin collected 59,840 lbs. of unwanted medications this

WASHINGTON—On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Fox News’ “The Story with Martha MacCallum” and Fox Business’ “Kudlow” to discuss how President Biden’s war on fossil fuels and American energy independence has increased gas and energy prices.  The interviews

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced that the first round of local road funding from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) will provide $35 million in funding to support 40 projects throughout the

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After being recommended to the White House by Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson, President Biden nominated Gregory Haanstad to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and Sopen Shah to be U.S. Attorney for the

MADISON, Wis. – The UW Health Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center, a collaboration between UW Health and UnityPoint Health–Meriter, was created to support pregnant patients and their unborn babies with birth defects before, during and after birth. Birth defects affect 1 in

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced more than $1 million in federal funding for existing and new summer youth programming and job training opportunities in Milwaukee in collaboration with Employ Milwaukee, the city of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Public Library (MPL), and Milwaukee Public

MADISON, Wis. – In an sworn affidavit filed to the Wisconsin Elections Commission by the Tim Michels campaign in response to a challenge against their nomination signatures, Michels acknowledges that his campaign circulated and created the nominating petitions which failed to follow the state’s election

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and 14 of their Republican colleagues in a letter calling on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate and work to prevent violence against pro-life organizations.

MADISON, Wis. – Tim Michels released his radical education proposal today, and his big idea for education is dividing communities and inviting parents to sue schools. His extreme views on education use students as political props and pit community members against their