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United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced that on March 25, 2022,  Paul R. Vanderlinden (age: 42) of Appleton, Wisconsin, entered a guilty plea in federal  court in Green Bay to charges that he willfully filed a false tax return

MADISON, Wis. – As Sexual Assault Awareness Month kicks off, Attorney General Josh Kaul is recognizing survivors of sexual assault and sharing resources available through the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ). According to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program, published

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Montreal is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the

This week in the states, Rick Scott and Republicans are still struggling to defend his plan to raise taxes on the poorest Americans and sunset Social Security and Medicare in five years, and Senator Ron Johnson is still facing heat at home

MILWAUKEE (April 1, 2022) – Over 100 firefighters will take thousands of steps in their 50-pound gear in the American Lung Association in Wisconsin’s Anthem Firefighter Challenge at the Fight For Air Climb at American Family Field on April 9, 2022. “This will

MADISON, Wis. – Following the 12th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Wisconsinites from across the state made clear that their health care and well being are at stake as Ron Johnson has pledged to continue his

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that McKenzie W. Johnson, 35, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 20 years in prison for producing and

MADISON, Wis. ‒ More patients in rural areas across the nation could have increased access to vision-saving eye screenings through a new clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. The National Eye Institute,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, alongside Reps. Peter Meijer (R-MI), and Rodney Davis (R-IL), today introduced the Responsible Better Understanding of Infrastructure Leveraged Dollars (BUILD) Act, legislation designed to ensure full

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and four of their Republican colleagues in introducing the Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act. This legislation will reestablish the CCP Initiative at

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applicants for the La Crosse County Circuit Court–Branch 1. The appointment will fill a vacancy being created by Judge Ramona A. Gonzalez’s resignation, effective July 1, 2022. The new judge will

MADISON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which caps out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35. State Treasurer and candidate for U.S. Senate Sarah Godlewski applauded this commonsense solution that will dramatically reduce drug costs for the 31% of

“Governor Evers veto of SB 597 is particularly cruel and disingenuous. As the former DPI Superintendent, and the self-proclaimed “education governor”, he knows full well that this bill would have no impact on property taxes.  This bill impacts the academically gifted

MADISON, Wis. – Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement after every single Wisconsin Republican in Congress voted against a bill to cap the cost of insulin at $35 per month: “As many as 392,965 Wisconsinites

(MILWAUKEE, WI) – Earlier this afternoon, Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES) students unveiled their six demands for “School Lunch Justice” for MPS in anticipation of budget discussions beginning in April. At a press conference in front of MPS Central Offices,

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Montanez Miller, 25, Racine, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 37 months in prison for being a felon

Governor Evers vetoed two bills today that would have improved public safety in Wisconsin. The bills, authored by Senator Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) would have improved community oversight of the Milwaukee Police Department (Senate Bill 117), and defined and criminalized rioting

CONTACT: David Gwidt, ACLU of Wisconsin communications manager, dgwidt@aclu-wi.org MADISON – The ACLU of Wisconsin issued a statement today thanking Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers for vetoing an anti-protest bill Thursday afternoon. Melinda Brennan, the Executive Director of the ACLU of

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/220331DemAddress.mp3 Hi, this is Representative Beth Meyers with this week’s Democratic Radio Address. Here we are in the year 2022 and 650,000 Wisconsinites still lack access to high-speed broadband internet. That’s almost one out of every 10 people. In many