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VILLAGE OF CAMERON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in the village of Cameron, Wis. that occurred on the afternoon of Saturday, April 8, 2023. At

MADISON, Wis. — Today, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary ruling to revoke the 23-year-old approval by the Food and Drug Administration for mifepristone, despite there being no evidence to back up the claim. Shortly thereafter, a

MILWAUKEE, WI – Over the objections from the medical community and despite a twenty-three year history of patient safety, a Federal District Court Judge in Texas suspended the FDA’s approval of Mifepristone, one of the two medications that is the

Today, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk suspended the FDA’s approval of the abortion medication, mifepristone. The decision will be on hold for seven days, allowing the Biden administration to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. In response, Congresswoman

MADISON, WI—On April 3, Tennessee House Republicans introduced resolutions to expel three members of the Tennessee General Assembly for “disorderly behavior” after the trio led protest chants for gun reform on the floor of the chamber last week. Tennessee House

MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement on an evaluation of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections’ (DOC) Community Corrections Program released this morning by the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) (Report 23-5): “In 2021, I began hearing

GREENDALE – Last week, attorneys from the ACLU of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Education Law and Policy Hub (WisELPH) filed a lawsuit in Milwaukee County Court seeking an order holding the Greendale School District responsible for honoring commitments it made

Madison, WI – Representative Rick Gundrum (R-Slinger) has canceled his upcoming budget listening session on Thursday, April 13 at Jackson Village Hall. The listening session was canceled due to ascheduling conflict in Madison. Representative Gundrum will still hold a listening

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today released a compilation of all public comments received on the proposed Wolf Management Plan. These comments were received during the public comment period from Nov. 10, 2022 through Feb. 28,

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced on March 15, 2023, that he is seeking applicants for Price County District Attorney. The governor announced today he is extending the application deadline to 5 p.m. on Fri., April 14, 2023.  The appointment will fill a

In the states this week, local news highlighted President Biden and Vice President Harris’s most recent stops on the “Investing in America” tour in Georgia and Minnesota, where they talked directly to the American people about how their administration is

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues in reintroducing bipartisan legislation to advance Made in America manufacturing policy and economic competitiveness by establishing a National Manufacturing Advisory Council within the U.S. Department of Commerce. The bipartisan National Manufacturing Advisory

MADISON – The Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) released audit report 23-5, an evaluation of the community corrections program, administered by the Department of Corrections (DOC). The program oversees individuals who were convicted of crimes and reside in the community on probation,

Madison, WI – Following a competitive process, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin selected the Wisconsin Broadband Workforce Coalition to lead workforce development planning efforts for the more than $1 billion broadband infrastructure investment coming to Wisconsin. The coalition will be led by Josh

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC or Commission) today announced the creation of a new, additional area code to overlay the area in which the 920 area code is now in service. This area includes communities such as Appleton,

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that he has granted 159 pardons. The pardon grants bring the governor’s overall total number of pardons granted during his time in office to 933. “Through each round of new pardon applicants, these individuals share their personal stories about how they have worked to grow beyond their past mistakes to build positive, strong lives for themselves and their families,”

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced Work Play Earth Day volunteer events are returning this April. The public has several opportunities to celebrate Earth Day (April 22) throughout the month through acts of service and

MILWAUKEE — Today, Power to the Polls Wisconsin announced that Mandela Barnes, Wisconsin’s 45th Lt. Governor and U.S. Senate Nominee, has been named as President of the voting rights organization that serves diverse communities throughout the state, defending our freedoms

The Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (MPAD) will deploy eight members to Eastern Europe later this year in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The Soldiers will provide public affairs support to U.S. forces operating in the

While starkly different in most details, competing plans to overhaul Wisconsin’s income tax code offered by Gov. Tony Evers and State Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu share one common thread: they would sharply change how the state taxes its highest