Hy-Vee: Signs statement of support for the Nation’s Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (May 12, 2022) — This week, Hy-Vee, Inc. extended its support to veteran and active duty military member employees by joining the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Statement of Support Program. In a ceremony held
Reps. Sortwell, Steffen, Macco: Kaul and Evers, udder failures
MADISON…In a recent anti-trust lawsuit against Wisconsin farmers, Governor Evers and Attorney General Kaul’s Department of Justice is shutting down Morning Glory Dairy, a dairy plant in De Pere, Wisconsin. Representatives from Northeastern Wisconsin, Shae Sortwell (R-Gibson), David Steffen (R-Green
U.S. Rep. Tiffany: Joins Wisconsin Republicans in letter to DOJ demanding an investigation into violence against pro-life organizations
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) joined Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) and their colleagues Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01), and Congressman Mike Gallagher (WI-08), in sending a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding an
Milwaukee Dept. of City Development: 25th annual Mayor’s Design Awards recipients announced
MILWAUKEE – Mayor Cavalier Johnson is announcing the recipients of the 2022 Mayor’s Design Awards. Now in its 25th year, the Mayor’s Design Awards recognize design excellence throughout the City of Milwaukee. Projects receive awards adding value to their neighborhoods by restoring,
WPS Health Solutions: Juneteenth holiday to be honored
MADISON, Wis.—May 12, 2022—Yesterday, WPS Health Solutions notified its employees the company will honor Juneteenth as a federal holiday beginning this June. The holiday is celebrated on June 19 each year. Since June 19 lands on a Sunday in 2022,
HERE Conference: Coming to Eau Claire, Wisconsin Sept. 14-16, 2022
Eau Claire, Wis.— With HMong* American Day and Wisconsin’s HMong-Lao Veterans Day approaching on May 14, 2022, HMong American Leadership & Economic Development (HALED) of Eau Claire is proud to announce a first-in-the-nation conference and summit on HMong American economic
UW Health: Highlights its first ever nurse scientist
MADISON, Wis. – To close out National Nurses Week, UW Health is spotlighting the health system’s inaugural nurse scientist, Élise Arsenault Knudsen. Arsenault Knudsen has been in healthcare for nearly 20 years and spent the last 16 years at UW Health
DNC: New ads kick off campaign to highlight GOP plan that could put Medicare and Social Security at risk
New polling shows voters “overwhelmingly reject” the Republican plan that could sunset Medicare and Social Security As new polling shows the GOP plan that could sunset Medicare and Social Security after 5 years is “universally unpopular,” the DNC is launching a new ad buy
Alliant Energy: Grants support Community Tree program in Wisconsin
MADISON, WISCONSIN – May 11, 2022 – Beloit, Keshena and Prairie du Sac are just a few of the 11 Wisconsin communities that will soon be greener because of grants from Alliant Energy’s Community Tree program, part of its One Million Trees
Nelson Campaign: Tom Nelson statement on the U.S. Senate filibuster failing to codify a women’s right to choose
APPLETON – U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson issued this statement in response to today’s failed vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act: “Today’s failed vote to codify Roe v. Wade means Wisconsin would revert back to our barbaric 1849 statute
Barnes campaign: Statement on the vote to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act
MADISON — Despite the fact that 72% of Wisconsinites support Roe v. Wade, Ron Johnson voted against the Women’s Health Protection Act. In response, Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, candidate for U.S. Senate, released the following statement. “The Senate is fundamentally broken and it
U.S. Rep. Kind: Statement on the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative investigative report
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior published Volume 1 of the investigative report called for as part of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative – a comprehensive effort to address the legacy of federal Indian Boarding School Policies. The investigation
U.S. Sen. Johnson: Votes against Democrats’ radical abortion legislation
WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released the following statement after voting against advancing the Democrats’ radical abortion on demand legislation. This bill would allow abortions without any meaningful restrictions and block pro-life laws around the country. “Democrat
Committee to Protect Health Care: Wisconsin doctors blast Sen. Ron Johnson’s vote against WHPA, opposition to abortion protections
Physicians say Women’s Health Protection Act would protect patients’ health from state bans as Supreme Court threatens Roe v. Wade MADISON – Physicians today blasted U.S. Senator Ron Johnson for voting against the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would have
A Better Wisconsin Together: Releases statement on Women’s Health Protection Act
MADISON, Wis. — Today, the U.S. Senate failed to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill co-introduced by Sen. Tammy Baldwin that would help solidify equal access to safe abortions across the nation. The act would make sure that every pregnant
Godlewski campaign: Slams Ron Johnson for failing to protect women’s reproductive rights
Sarah Godlewski on MSNBC earlier this week: “We do not want politicians like Ron Johnson, making health care decisions for women and affecting our freedom” MADISON – Today, State Treasurer and candidate for U.S. Senate Sarah Godlewski slammed Ron Johnson for refusing to protect
WisDems: Releases statement on Ron Johnson voting against legislation that would codify Roe v. Wade
MADISON, Wis. – In response to Ron Johnson voting against legislation that would codify Roe v. Wade and protect a person’s ability to make their own health care decisions, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: “When it
American Bridge 21st Century: U.S. Senate Republicans again block abortion rights bill
In U.S. Senate races across the country, Republicans are far-out-of-step with voters on abortion and reproductive health care, pushing for hardline abortion bans, including at the federal level With the Supreme Court’s Republican appointees poised to strike down Roe v.
Opportunity Wisconsin: Sen. Johnson votes to turn back the clock on Wisconsin women’s rights
Johnson’s vote to block the Women’s Health Protection Act denies Wisconsin women their constitutional right to access abortion care “Limits on our ability to make decisions about our own reproductive health isn’t just going to be ‘a little messy for
U.S. Dept. of Justice: Wisconsin U.S. attorneys recognize National Police Week
MADISON, WIS. – In honor of National Police Week, Richard G. Frohling and Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorneys for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, recognize the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement. This