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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will begin selling 2023 bonus spring turkey harvest authorizations on Monday, March 20, with a designated sale date for each zone. Previously known as leftover permits, bonus harvest authorizations are available

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for Wisconsin metropolitan areas, major cities and counties in Wisconsin for January 2023. In brief, the

Contact: Senator Devin LeMahieu608-266-2056 Madison- Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) released the following statement on the release of the co-sponsorship letter for LRB 2151 and 2432. “There are deeply held beliefs on both sides of the abortion debate.  Unfortunately,

MADISON, WI — Today, in advance of the April 4th Supreme Court election, a handful of Republican legislators are circulating a co-sponsorship memo that is purporting to slightly modify Wisconsin’s 1849 criminal abortion ban by adding narrow, limited exceptions.  State

WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) announced that they have renewed their agreement establishing the bipartisan Wisconsin Federal Nominating Commission to provide recommendations for nominations during the 118th Congress for U.S. Attorneys and federal judicial

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Republican politicians in Madison introduced radical legislation seeking to cement Wisconsin’s archaic 1849 criminal abortion ban and distract from Dan Kelly’s extreme record on reproductive freedom and abortion access. Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the

MILWAUKEE, Wis.- Representative Clinton Anderson joined Senator Chris Larson to introduce legislation to strengthen open records laws in the State Legislature.  “The Wisconsin Legislature is the least transparent elected body in our state,” Rep Anderson said. “Good governance means not

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) invites the public to review and comment on the agency’s updates to the cultural resources policy. The programmatic agreement with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sets the framework for cultural resource management near state

Madison, WI – Yesterday, Representative Rick Gundrum (R-Slinger) voted for two bills designed to improve transparency and safety in Wisconsin’s schools. Today, he released the following statement: “Students and their families deserve a safe environment when it comes to their

MADISON, WIS.  – Today, Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R-Appleton) issued a statement on Lindsey Baehler’s acceptance to the 2023 Senate Scholar Program. “I’m so proud Lindsey is representing our district in the Senate Scholar Program. I look forward to seeing what she

MADISON, Wis. — In a transparent political ploy, legislative Republicans today circulated LRB 2151 – a disingenuous abortion bill that would keep politicians in charge of Wisconsinites’ reproductive healthcare decisions, keep a criminal abortion ban in place, and would keep in

MADISON – Today, Legislative Republicans circulated legislation to add exceptions for rape and incest in the first trimester to Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban. Democratic Assembly Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following statement:  “Republicans have had opportunity after opportunity to

MADISON – Today, Wisconsin Republicans put forth legislation to place severe restrictions on abortion access in the State of Wisconsin. Senator Agard released the following statement: “I, like the majority of Wisconsinites, believe that we must repeal the state’s 1849

MADISON – Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) released the following statement in response to a proposed bill from legislative Republicans that would create certain exceptions under Wisconsin’s existing abortion ban. “The bill introduced by Republicans today is nothing more than political

Madison – Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) gave a statement following the Floor Session regarding the passage of bills aimed at promoting schools safety. Rep. Donovan said: “I have always been a fierce advocate for public safety throughout my career. School safety

Madison – Senator Jesse James (R- Altoona) released the following statement regarding the circulation of a new abortion exceptions bill he coauthored with Sen. Mary Felzkowski (R- Tomahawk): “Today we released LRB 2151/1, which would provide exceptions to Wisconsin’s abortion law. We all

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the bipartisan Healthy Drinking Water Affordability Act, or The Healthy H2O Act, to provide grants for water testing and treatment technology directly to individuals and non-profits in rural communities. Currently, nearly

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS) announces today that a portion of the school safety grant funds, totaling $1,528,341.03, will be allocated to address the unmet need for digital mapping of school

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks the public to participate in the annual Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey to help document frog and toad breeding calls throughout the state this spring and summer. The Wisconsin Frog