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(Milwaukee, WI) Today, June 15, 2022 marks 10 years since immigrant youth won the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. There are roughly 700,000 DACA recipients living in the U.S., and according to the American Immigration Council, there are 6,540 active DACA

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind voted for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA), the most significant investment in wildlife and habitat conservation in a generation. This bipartisan legislation will help promote and enhance our nation’s conservation efforts and ensure the long-term health of fish

MILWAUKEE—Judge Janet Protasiewicz spoke out today ahead of former Justice Dan Kelly’s involvement in the Republican Party’s misinformation tour, in which so-called “Election Integrity Roundtables” are being used to mislead the people of Wisconsin. “It’s incredibly disappointing to see former

MADISON, Wis. – When asked today whether he supports same-sex marriage or believes it should be banned, Republican candidate for governor Tim Michels said he believes “marriage should be between a man and a woman.” This comes two weeks after Governor Tony Evers raised

I recently attended the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) Regional Fiscal Leaders meeting in Washington, DC. This conference was designed to gather, connect and educate fiscal leaders in state legislatures to provide information, best practices and opportunities to connect

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and five of their Republican colleagues in a letter to Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman

MADISON, Wis. — As Wisconsin legislators prepare to convene next Wednesday for Governor Tony Evers’ special session on reproductive healthcare, the majority of Wisconsinites — 61% — support safe and legal access to abortion. Reproductive healthcare decisions should be made by individuals and their

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-GA) recently introduced H.R. 8006, the Student Loan Accountability Act. This legislation prohibits the Biden Administration from canceling student loan debt on a mass scale. Additionally, this bill prevents forgiven loans from being

MADISON – Yesterday, Ron Johnson said it was too soon to support the bipartisan gun safety framework that would put the safety of Wisconsin families before the gun lobby. Today, State Treasurer and candidate for U.S. Senate Sarah Godlewski is urging Wisconsin voters to tell

STEVENS POINT, Wisc., June 14, 2022 — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Wisconsin Julie Lassa today announced that the Department has made $200 million available to strengthen the food supply chain and create opportunities for small

Dr. Ellen M. Hartenbach, a gynecologic oncologist and expert in gynecologic cancer clinical trials, will become the next chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. As a faculty member in the department since 1995, Hartenbach has held numerous leadership

MADISON, Wis. – This morning, during a speech at the AFL-CIO Quadrennial Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, President Biden laid out what Republican control could mean for Americans across the country – higher taxes for working people, lower taxes for the ultra-wealthy,

Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary-designee Kathy Blumenfeld has announced a new webinar series to help established and aspiring Wisconsin small business owners and organizations to grow their skills and business, learn about contracting with the State of

WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough highlighting first-hand accounts from VA employees who fear the Biden administration’s coercive COVID-19 vaccine mandates will exacerbate VA workforce shortages

Governor Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced a $400,000 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) grant to build a rail spur in Pleasant Prairie that will help Balcan Innovations, Inc. add 80 manufacturing jobs.   “Balcan

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Aquatic Plant Management (APM) Program has completed its final edits to the proposed administrative rule chapter NR 107, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to the chemical, mechanical and manual

MILWAUKEE (June 14, 2022) – Milwaukee Public Schools announced that it will close schools early on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, due to the weather forecast of extreme heat. All schools will start at their regular times with dismissals as follows:

Dane County is under a heat advisory until 8pm tomorrow. This excessive heat comes less than 24 hours after severe thunderstorms rolled through the Dane County area and caused damage. Dane County, in partnership with Madison College and the American

I’ve often made clear on my show who I support for a political office (like Ron Johnson’s reelection) but I have never actually used the word “endorsement” and made a public formal endorsement of a candidate. Until today. I am