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WASHINGTON, June 21, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden announced today that USDA is making available $25 million through the Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) Program to help local organizations, cooperatives and Tribes expand affordable, high-speed

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare frog, which may result from the Halverson Dam Abandonment Project in Iowa County.   Incidental take refers to the unintentional

MADISON, Wis., June 20, 2024 — Clean Lakes Alliance is thrilled to announce that two partnered projects with the UW–Madison Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering have won two 2024 NCEES Engineering Education Awards, including the grand prize. The projects enlisted

Madison, WI — Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin State Director Megan Novak released the following statement after Senator Baldwin admits she is proud to side with President Biden 95.5% of the time, in a recent interview with NBC 15. “It’s important to remind Wisconsinites that Tammy

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240621gopaddress.mp3 Hello, I’m State Senator Romaine Quinn, representing the 25th Senate District in Northwest Wisconsin.  It should come as no surprise that Wisconsin, like many states, is facing workforce challenges, especially in  health care. In rural areas those challenges can

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240621demaddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating Juneteenth in Wisconsin. This week, Gov. Evers also signed Executive Order #230, raising the Juneteenth Flag above the Wisconsin State Capitol for the fifth year in a row. Gov.

MADISON–Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) received a 100% on the Wisconsin Conservation Voters’ 2023-2024 Conservation Scorecard, earning recognition as a Conservation Champion. Representative Robyn Vining released the following statement:  “I am honored to be named a Conservation Champion by Wisconsin Conservation

Today, State Representative Kalan Haywood and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley held a press conference slamming Donald Trump for insulting Milwaukee and highlighting the RNC’s abandoned outreach to minority communities. The press conference was held at a local brewery that

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel revealed Brad Schimel’s apparent attempt to use his judicial office to talk his way out of a 2021 speeding ticket. In addition to flexing his own office, Schimel even name-dropped another judge. Wisconsinites deserve a

ELCHO, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Modern Woodmen of America Lodge in the National Register of Historic Places on June 10, 2024. Constructed in 1913, the social hall is located in the town of

Milwaukee, WI—Wisconsinites challenged Wisconsin Republican Members of Congress today to finally stand with their constituents and support the Right to Contraception Act. With over 80% of Americans, including 68% of Republicans, supporting the Right to Contraception Act, which would codify the right to contraception,

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, bicameral

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2024 – This summer, the Conservation Practice Adoption Motivations  Survey (CPAMS), a joint project between USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and  Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will be mailed to 43,000 forest and grazing  landowners and

MADISON, WI – Earlier this week, the Wisconsin Conservation Voters (WCV) released their scorecard for the 2023-2024 legislative session. Rep. Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) was awarded a perfect 100% score on the WCV Scorecard, and named a Conservation Champion. “I

MADISON, Wis. — Last night, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler joined CNN’s NewsNight with Abby Phillip alongside failed Wisconsin governor Scott Walker. While Chair Wikler highlighted how President Biden has delivered time and again for Wisconsin where Donald Trump and Walker

Last week, during an unhinged and chaotic rant to Republican allies on Capitol Hill, Donald Trump called Milwaukee – where the GOP is set to crown Trump their nominee in just five weeks at the 2024 RNC Convention – a

WASHINGTON (June 20, 2024) – Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) led letters to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner (IRS) Danny Werfel and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Andrea Gacki today requesting information regarding U.S.-registered nonprofits’ potential involvement in terrorist activity.   On June

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary estimates for May 2024, which showed Wisconsin’s employment hit a record high of 3,048,000 during the month. This is 6,500 more people employed

Audio File to Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating Juneteenth in Wisconsin. This week, Gov. Evers also signed Executive Order #230, raising the Juneteenth Flag above the Wisconsin State Capitol for the fifth

Julia Henley, long-time Southwest Wisconsin business owner, this week announced her candidacy for the Wisconsin Assembly, in the newly-formed 41st district, as a Democrat. Henley, a Michigan native who has lived and worked in the Driftless region for nearly three decades,