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Madison, WI – Sen. Howard Marklein announced major money for local roads following Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) action on the Department of Transportation (DOT) budget on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. “Last night we passed a tremendous $1.55 billion transportation

Cottage Grove, Dane County, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Hammond Farmstead on the State Register of Historic Places. The Hammond Farmstead has been owned and operated by the Hammond family for over 175 years.

De Pere, Brown County, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Edward F. and Jean Kohl House on the State Register of Historic Places. The Edward F. and Jean Kohl House is a two-story single-family residence

MILWAUKEE — Environmental justice leaders from the Wisconsin Environmental Justice & Infrastructure Initiative (EJII) hosted a press conference on Wednesday, June 14 to discuss the pressing need for alternative bill payment programs and Percentage of Income Payment Programs, or PIPPs,

Menomonie, Wis. — The path to a bachelor’s degree isn’t always a straight one from high school to four years at a university. Pheng Vue, of Eau Claire, and Ciera Selly, from Baldwin, can attest to that. Vue attended Chippewa

WASHINGTON – Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) and a bipartisan group of senators in introducing legislation that amends the Richard Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools participating in the program to

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act, bipartisan legislation to provide affordable housing opportunities for volunteer firefighters and first responders to help recruit

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reminds residents who are BadgerCare Plus or Wisconsin Medicaid members that renewals are underway, and there is a “just right” time to renew to avoid delays or gaps in coverage. For example, on

Madison, Wis. – Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking nominations for the 40th annual Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award, recognizing the contribution and achievements of women in the Wisconsin state government. This recognition is sponsored by Wisconsin Women in Government.   “For

MADISON, Wis. — This week, as Attorney General Josh Kaul and Democratic leaders in the Legislature reintroduced common sense gun safety reforms to keep Wisconsin families, schools, and communities safe, Republican politicians moved to deprioritize school safety entirely. Republicans on the

Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore and her fellow co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth released the following statement ahead of this year’s Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Day: “Foster Youth Shadow Day is a wonderful, enriching opportunity for both members

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today praised the allocation of $23 million in continued federal funding for four programs supporting dairy business innovation, including the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA) run by WCMA and the Center

“Republicans are once again, using their failed trickle-down economics theory to provide tax cuts that further enrich big corporations. Instead of advancing tax policies to benefit working families, Ways and Means Committee Republicans are doubling down on their tax giveaway

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) invites the public to review and comment on the agency’s updates to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program triennial goals. DBE firms are small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals,

MADISON, Wis. — This morning, new reporting from Al Weaver and Julia Manchester at The Hill highlighted the impending “messy” primary and “expensive” fight that Republicans are facing in their uphill battle in the Wisconsin Senate race. The Hill: Republicans face tough bid

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the De Minimis Reciprocity Act of 2023 to close a trade loophole that is allowing China and other countries to undercut American manufacturers, let products made by slave

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced that his staff will be available for mobile office hours at the times and locations listed below. These office hours give constituents the opportunity to meet with Sen. Johnson’s staff to request assistance

“Foster Youth Shadow Day is a wonderful, enriching opportunity for both members of Congress and foster youth delegates, who receive an inside look at the U.S. House of Representatives while advocates serving in Congress gain valuable firsthand insight into the

MADISON – Late yesterday the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance addressed the budget for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and voted to include funding for an Agricultural Road Improvement Program (ARIP). This program would provide grants for local governments to repair

MADISON — Today, Democrats on the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) prepared to make investments to train the workforce through the UW System and support local communities to reduce barriers for workers to participate in the workforce. Instead, Republicans further