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MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) announced today the award of $1,481,167 to help Wisconsin residents access essential telecommunications services. The Commission awarded a total of 24 grants from the 2024 rounds of the Nonprofit Access Grant

Madison, WI—Today, hundreds of people turned out at Northwood Technical College in Ashland, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is holding a public hearing on Enbridge Energy’s controversial proposal to construct a new segment of its Line 5 oil pipeline.  Prior

Today, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced criminal charges against three individuals for their roles in the effort to overturn the 2020 Presidental election. In 2021, Law Forward began calling upon public officials to investigate this scheme, and we recently

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony charges against three former aides to the Trump campaign for their role in allegedly forging fake elector certificates as part of Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.  Democratic Party of

Abbotsford, WI…Lori Voss, a retired veteran, medical professional, small business owner, public servant and lifelong conservative, has officially announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 69th Assembly District. Candidate Voss has a rock-solid commitment to upholding conservative principles

VERONA, Wis. ― The Wisconsin Beef Council (WBC) has donated $1,175 to Feeding Wisconsin from a spring fundraiser aimed at purchasing beef for families in need across the state. “We thank the Wisconsin Beef Council for their generous contribution and

Franklin, WI – Forward Latino, a national non-profit, non-partisan service and advocacy  organization with members and affiliates in twenty-nine states and headquartered in Franklin,  Wisconsin issued the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s announced  Executive Action on border security.  National

MADISON – “Under state statute, it is illegal to attempt to forge legal records and public documents. We have these checks and balances to ensure the integrity of our government, the security of our elections, and the maintenance of our democracy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, held a hearing to discuss the dire impacts of Republican abortion bans in the two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and

[Washington County, WI] Barry Braatz, Republican candidate for Washington County District Attorney, announced that he turned in 1000 approved nomination signatures to the Wisconsin Elections Commission, securing his spot on the August 13, 2024, Republican Primary ballot in Washington County.

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Heartland Signal reported on recently uncovered comments from Eric Hovde disparaging Native American communities. In these comments, Hovde insults Native communities, saying their tribal governments, which are run similarly to the US Government, are to blame for high rates of alcoholism

The News: Today, the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG), represented by attorneys at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), filed for summary judgment in a public records lawsuit against Wisconsin Secretary of State, Sarah Godlewski. Secretary Godlewski did not

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) Commissioner Nathan Houdek and Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary Kirsten Johnson, this week are celebrating five years since the governor launched the DHS and OCI

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced he was bringing charges against the organizers of the fake electors scheme: “At what point are we going to ask, ‘Is there anyone

MADISON, Wis. — After felony forgery charges were filed today against Wisconsin fake elector Jim Troupis and others for their role in illegally trying to overturn the 2020 election results, A Better Wisconsin Together is calling on Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Annette

WISCONSIN—For the first time in more than two decades, Wisconsin Senate Democrats, led by Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton), recruited a candidate in every senate race. The deadline to submit nomination signatures to the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) was yesterday, June 3.

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Platteville is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes replacing lead service

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) received an application requesting a new specialty license plate from the Wisconsin County Forests Association. The Wisconsin County Forests Association is a non-profit organization that works to educate and sustain more

Yesterday, Law Forward, a non-partisan, pro-democracy firm, filed two briefs in two separate voter protection cases, Brown v. WEC and League of Women Voters Wisconsin v. WEC.  “In America, we all acknowledge that the right to vote is fundamental. Yet, there has been

WASHINGTON — Democratic candidate recruitment for state legislative candidates in battleground Wisconsin is strong, offering promising odds for Democrats to build substantial power in the legislature in 2024. With new fair maps in place, Democrats have recruited candidates in every Senate