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APPLETON — Gov. Tony Evers today, together with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), announced a $5 million investment to make telehealth services, including mental and behavioral health services, more accessible by bolstering child psychiatry telehealth services and establishing

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is highlighting legislation that has been signed into law by President Biden that supports our farmers, agriculture economy, and rural communities in Wisconsin. As Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food

Eau Claire, WI — Today, the Rebecca Cooke for Congress campaign announced a 19-county tour of Wisconsin’s new Third District. The tour will commence on April 1st in Trempealeau County, with La Crosse and Vernon County stops to follow the next week.

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will host the UW System Board of Regents April 7-8 on the Stevens Point campus, for the first time in eight years. This is an opportunity to showcase both the campus and community, said Chancellor

Madison, WI – With Wisconsin experiencing record low unemployment levels, businesses across the state are struggling to fill open positions and, in many cases, to retain the employees they already have. One challenge many employees face is reliable transportation to their places

The Wisconsin National Guard played an important supporting role in Operation Allies Welcome, the nearly six-month mission to resettle thousands of Afghan nationals, which ended last month at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Operation Allies Welcome is an effort led by the

Madison, Wis. — This morning, PETA called on University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank to reimburse more than $1.1 million in taxpayer funds. The demand relates to an incident in which nearly two-thirds of a colony of 700 mice slated to be

Washington, D.C. — Today, legislation introduced by Representatives Gwen Moore (D-WI-04), Lucy McBath (D-GA-06), and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) was approved by the House of Representatives as part of the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 (H.R. 2954). The bill now heads

MADISON, WI – Many polling places in the City of Madison have changed because of  redistricting. The City of Madison Clerk’s Office sent postcards to voters in areas impacted by  polling place changes in early March.   The City Clerk’s Office

MADISON, Wis. – As April brings a high risk for the often-fatal oak wilt disease across the state, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recommends not pruning or cutting oak trees from April through July. What you can’t see can kill

Milwaukee, WI – The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation announced today that Chen Guangcheng, a renowned human rights activist, scholar, and outspoken critic of the Chinese Communist Party, has been named a 2022 Bradley Prize winner. The honor recognizes individuals whose outstanding achievements

Mayor Rhodes-Conway and nine City Alders introduced a resolution today authorizing a contract with  New Flyer industries for zero emissions Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicles and approving the next steps for the East-West BRT project.  Funding available through the federal

Wisconsin –The American Society of Civil Engineers, the Wisconsin Report Card and Advocacy Committee member, Martin Hanson issued the following statement of opposition to the Gas Prices Relief Act. “Last year, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and

MADISON, Wis. – This week, President Biden announced his budget for Fiscal Year 2023 which will reduce our country’s deficit by more than $1 trillion over the next decade, advance safety and security at home and around the world, and

JANESVILLE – Today, former State Representative Deb Kolste (D-Janesville) announced her endorsement of Rep. Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) for State Senate: “As a healthcare professional, a small business owner, and as the former Representative for Janesville in the State Assembly, I

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in urging the Biden administration to prioritize domestic production of green fertilizer to support American agriculture, ensure price stability, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The senators specifically called

New Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds two-thirds of public support confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson as a Supreme Court justice Please note: Complete Poll results and methodology information can be found online at law.marquette.edu/poll MILWAUKEE —In a new Marquette Law

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind voted to pass the bipartisan Securing a Strong Retirement Act (SECURE 2.0). This legislation builds on the progress of the SECURE Act – which was enacted into law in 2019 and included provisions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, today applauded the passage of his Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act, legislation he wrote that would authorize funds for an additional Great Lakes icebreaker and