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Contact: HRC Press Office | press@hrc.org  Madison, Wisconsin – Today, the Human Rights Campaign PAC (HRC PAC) announced its endorsement of pro-equality candidates Judge Janet Protasiewicz for Wisconsin Supreme Court and Jodi Habush Sinykin for State Senate District 8 in

MADISON… State Sen. André Jacque (R-De Pere) today is proud to announce that Collette Ullman from Sturgeon Bay High School will be representing the 1st Senate District in next week’s session of the 2023 Senate Scholar program. “The Senate Scholar Program is

Staff Sgt. Marguerite Zaepfel, a supply noncommissioned officer with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 105th Cavalry Regiment, competed in the Jacksonville Spartan Race Feb. 25-26. Zaepfel placed first in her age group in the Spartan Super,

GREEN BAY, WI – Eric Genrich’s re-election campaign for Mayor of Green Bay released their first television ad of the cycle this morning. The 30 second ad, “Frigid,” highlight’s Mayor Genrich’s accomplishments over his first term as Mayor of Green

Madison, Wis. – In recognition of National Procurement Month, as proclaimed by Governor Tony Evers this week, Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld highlighted the efforts of procurement staff across all State agencies and campuses. In Fiscal Year 2022, state procurement staff

With the largest surplus on record, state policymakers have an unprecedented opportunity in the 2023-25 budget to make once-in-a-generation progress on some of Wisconsin’s biggest challenges. Gov. Tony Evers has proposed using the surplus to enact substantial income tax cuts

Oregon, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Corrections’ (DOC) first Assisted Needs Unit officially opens at Oakhill Correctional Institution this week. The February 23rd soft opening represents the culmination of a $7 million project to provide assisted needs housing for people

WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland requesting answers regarding federal funding, appraisals and

GREEN BAY– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) and Representative David Steffen (R-Howard) are pleased to announce an upcoming listening session in the Green Bay area. The listening session will take place from 4:00pm to 5:00pm in Allouez Village Hall, located

MILWAUKEE – Former Justice Daniel Kelly, who is seeking election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, will be the guest speaker at a Newsmaker luncheon set for Tuesday, March 14 hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club, WisPolitics.com and the Rotary Club of Milwaukee. Kelly’s opponent,

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Representative Lois Frankel (FL-22), and National Women’s Law Center President & CEO Fatima Goss Gravesresponded to the Committee on Education and the Workforce’s announcement that the

WISCONSIN—MARCH 6—Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) released its second round of endorsements for the Spring 2023 election. The endorsed candidates are trusted to utilize their platforms and voices to push for the restoration and protection of reproductive rights for all

Madison, Wisconsin (March 6, 2023) –  On Feb. 21, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued an order and revised interim rule for a phased transition to mandatory eFiling (electronic filing) in Supreme Court cases over the next four months. The transition period will begin

MADISON, Wis. – Amid the ongoing youth mental health crisis, Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined 46 states in asking a state court to order social media company TikTok, Inc. to fully comply with an ongoing investigation into whether the

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a public listening session for the proposed Annual Glacial Lake Grantsburg Water Management Plan on March 9 at the Grantsburg Public High School as part of the public review and

CONTACT: press@janetforjustice.com MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Judge Janet Protasiewicz will participate in the State Bar of Wisconsin’s debate on Tuesday, March 21st. This televised debate will be available to voters statewide. She has also agreed to participate in a forum hosted by All

MADISON, Wis. — A story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today exposes the depths of Dan Kelly’s extremism on issues of the day, thanks to Dan Kelly’s own words. In a series of blog posts, which he unsuccessfully tried to erase from the

This week, the Madison Common Council will vote to authorize a federal lawsuit against car manufacturers Kia and Hyundai for their failure to install industry standard anti-theft technology in millions of their vehicles. The City is taking action to force

MADISON – During Governor Tony Evers’ State of the State Address, he declared 2023 the Year of Mental Health. The Governor followed this declaration with the announcement of significant budget provisions to increase access to mental health services and bolster the