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MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person for the June meeting to consider proposed rulemaking documents and other matters. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at the University of Wisconsin–Parkside,

Despite Kennedy’s false claims in Senate hearings, Milwaukee Public Schools has still not received help from the CDC to remove lead from classrooms WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health

Public Comment Period Open Through July 16 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on the future management of department properties in the Southern Lake Michigan Coastal Ecological Landscape. A regional master plan, guided by Chapter

As the Joint Committee on Finance of the Wisconsin State Legislature convenes tomorrow to made decisions on education funding for Wisconsin’s children, Disability Rights Wisconsin asks the Committee to move Wisconsin from our dismal place as the second worst in

MADISON – Today, Representative Alex Joers (D–Waunakee) joined Chef Evan Dannells of Main Street Alliance and Peng Her of the Hmong Institute on a panel to discuss the importance of sustained investment in child care for Wisconsin families. Moderated by

WASHINGTON — In the wake of violent chaos that erupted over the weekend in California, Rep. Tony Wied (R-Wis.) introduced a bill Wednesday to restrict federal funding from localities deemed “anarchist jurisdictions” by the Department of Justice. The Stop Anarchists From

GREEN BAY – Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich joined Tribal leaders, business leaders, labor representatives, clean energy workers, and faith leaders Wednesday at a roundtable warning that proposed cuts in the federal reconciliation bill would significantly undermine local clean energy

Wisconsin Republicans Remain Radically Out of Touch With What Wisconsinites Want MADISON, Wis. — A media report on recent polling indicates that a strong majority of registered voters in the Badger State (74%) support abortion access and believe that decisions on abortion

For the last few days there have been protests happening in Los Angeles against ICE and the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Since then, these protests have also spread to other cities. Trump sent in the National Guard to LA, making

Investments will support critical habitat protection and restoration projects along Wisconsin’s Great Lakes shorelines MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA), today announced that the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program (WCMP) has received over $750,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The investments awarded will … Please log in to access subscriber content. If

MADISON, Wis. – Today, the Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation held a public hearing for the Republican-authored bill that would reauthorize the widely popular, historically bipartisan Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. Rep. Palmeri released the following statement: “I am

We, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District and our county parties—Brown, Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, and Waupaca—stand in unequivocal solidarity with the people of Los Angeles and all communities across this country targeted by

ELM GROVE – Conservative attorney Anthony LoCoco today announced the endorsement of the Milwaukee Police Association (MPA) in his campaign for Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II. The MPA represents more than 1,200 sworn law enforcement officers in Milwaukee. The

School Will Be Ready to Welcome Students and Staff Back in September for the New School Year MILWAUKEE— Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius today announced LaFollette School was cleared by the City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) after

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressmen Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Ed Case (D-HI), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), and Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) have reintroduced the bipartisan Stop the Baseline Bloat Act. This legislation will bring more honesty and transparency to the federal budget process by removing emergency

In February, Trump Administration slashed 90% of funding for Navigator program Trump’s Navigator cuts in 2017 and 2018 contributed to 2.5 million fewer people accessing healthcare through the ACA Marketplace WASHINGTON, D.C. – As President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans work

[Tomahawk, WI] – The Lake Nokomis Lake Association recently applied to the DNR to treat three areas of Lake Nokomis for Eurasion Watermilfoil, an invasive plant species that aggressively chokes out all native plants and threatens the lake’s health and usability.

Today, Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) appointed Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) to the Council on Human Trafficking. Created with bi-partisan support and signed into law by Governor Evers in March 2024, the 23-member Council will be housed within the

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) appointed Rep. Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) to the Council on Human Trafficking, created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 239.  Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) and Rep. Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) released

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) sent a letter to Patrick O’Brien, the Director of the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) at the Department of Defense inviting him to witness the noise pollution caused by the F-35s at