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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Secretary-designee Cheryll Olson-Collins today announced she appointed Kim Swissdorf to lead the DFI’s Division of Banking as the division’s administrator. Swissdorf began her appointment on March 12, 2023. “Kim is a great addition

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Urban Forestry Grant program awarded $108,220 to eight Wisconsin communities for urban forestry projects. This is part of the second round of 2023 funding. Most of the funding

Ahead of the Wisconsin Spring Election on April 4, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) reminds voters how to obtain identification, free of charge, that is valid for voting. Valid identification for voting purposes includes a

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announced a settlement with Ledgeview Farms LLC, Ledgeview Facility LLC, Roy Pansier, Glen Pansier, and Jason Pansier requiring them to pay $320,000 to resolve violations of Wisconsin’s wastewater laws at their concentrated animal

MILWAUKEE, WI – The Red Cross is opening a shelter tonight at 6pm located at the Clinton & Bernice Rose Senior Center on 3045 N. Doctor M.L.K. Jr Dr. The shelter is available to all residents still without power as a

MILWAUKEE — Hate group activity increased 83% from 2021 to 2022, while incidents increased 225% on college campuses and 22% at K-12 schools, according to a report set to be released on March 12 by the Jewish Community Relations Council

MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Wisconsin Examiner detailed far-right Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Dan Kelly’s deep financial ties to right-wing special interest groups that have long advanced Republican causes in court. Groups connected to Kelly include the Bradley Foundation and two Illinois-based legal

(EAU CLAIRE, WI) – Today, State Rep. Jodi Emerson, WI-91, joined city leaders for a press conference to showcase unprecedented federal investments in Wisconsin to cut pollution and accelerate the transition to clean energy transportation. Thanks to Senator Tammy Baldwin and President Biden’s

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Kaul today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general, led by California and New York, in an amicus brief pushing back against the ongoing, misguided effort led by Texas to end the Deferred Action for

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today released the following statement after the House passed the Senate companion to his bill that would require the Biden administration to declassify all the relevant

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, S. 619, the COVID-19 Origin Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously. This bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID–19. Recently, reports have revealed the increasing plausibility

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald released the following statement in response to President Biden’s latest budget proposal: “After reviewing President Biden’s budget proposal, it’s clear that the President doesn’t understand America’s fiscal woes, said Congressman Scott Fitzgerald. This Administration has a

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues in introducing two bills to make the tax code fairer for workers by easing their tax burden and cracking down on corporate anti-union practices. For too long, the tax code

WHAT: Academy Day WHEN: Saturday, March 11, 2023 9:00-9:30am       Registration at Alexander Hamilton High School 9:30-9:35am       Opening remarks by Congresswoman Gwen Moore 9:35-9:50am       Congressional Nomination Process 9:50-11:00am     Presentations by Academy representatives 11:00-12:00pm   Breakout sessions for one-on-one discussions WHO: Rep. Gwen Moore along with

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare dragonfly, which may result from the Y47/Y145 Transmission Line Geotechnical Soil Borings. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and John Hoeven (R-ND) reintroduced the American Aviator Act of 2023, bipartisan legislation to increase opportunities and expand flight-training services for veterans to become commercial airline pilots. “Every veteran makes tremendous sacrifices to serve

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee, today held a hearing on what the US is doing to defend itself in a digital era and on the Department of Defense’s priorities for digital modernization and transformation, artificial intelligence,

MILWAUKEE — The Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education at Marquette University Law School is partnering with TMJ4 to co-host “Project: Drive Safer—A Reckless-Driving Town Hall” on Monday, March 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Eckstein Hall, 1215

Recently, Dunn County District Attorney Andrea Nodolf issued her decision regarding the death of Nicholas Lee Ciccarelli, which occurred on January 21, 2023 in the city of Menomonie, Wis. The district attorney determined there will be no criminal charges for involved law