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Today, Wisconsin Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (WAND) President Deborah Tang presented state Senator Joan Ballweg (R – Markesan) with a WAND 2024 Legislator of the Year Award at WAND’s annual conference in Oshkosh. Senator Ballweg was named a 2024 WAND

(Racine, WI) – Angelina Cruz of Racine announces her candidacy today for State Representative of the 62nd Assembly District, which covers parts of the City of Racine and Villages of Caledonia, Mount Pleasant, North Bay, and Wind Point. Cruz is a

“I’d like to thank Justice Ann Walsh Bradley for her service to the people of this state in her judicial career that has been filled with integrity, fairness, and a commitment to justice. So many of us in our legal

RACINE, Wis. – In recent months, rumors of significant layoffs at Case New Holland have spread throughout the Racine community. Attempts to understand the scale of these layoffs have been rebuffed by CNH. This week, Senator Tammy Baldwin sent a letter

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 18, 2024 – The Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy (CROWE) is delighted to present the third paper of the multi-part white paper series “The Economics of UW-Madison.” “We are pleased to present a time series

This week, Amanda Zurawski and Kaitlyn Joshua, two women who were denied needed reproductive health care thanks to Donald Trump’s extreme anti-abortion agenda, crisscrossed the Badger State with stops in Madison, Milwaukee and Eau Claire. Amanda and Kaitlyn met with

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) today unveiled the findings of their bipartisan investigation into the

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced six Wisconsin educators have been named finalists for a national award honoring mathematics and science teachers for their achievement in teaching the subjects. The 2024 Presidential Awards for Excellence in

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary job totals for March 2024, which showed year-over-year growth in Wisconsin’s labor force, employment, and jobs totals. Over the year, Wisconsin’s labor force

APPLETON, WI – Today, former journalist, Kelly Peterson, launched her campaign for State Senate in the newly drawn 2nd District, which includes portions of Outagamie, Shawano, Oconto and Menominee Counties. “Madison isn’t working for the vast majority of working Wisconsinites,” said Kelly

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address highlighting the historic legislation he signed into law last month, Senate Bill 791 and Senate Bill 792, now 2023 Wisconsin Acts 121 and 122, respectively, enabling the Wisconsin Department

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Luck in Polk County is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes

WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the Ensure Accountability in the De Minimis Act, bipartisan legislation to help stop packages coming into the United States that contain illicit drugs like fentanyl, counterfeit goods, or products

Twelve Tribal nations, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies have received grants from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) for projects to prevent and reduce the dangers of opioid use. The projects include community drug disposal systems; programs that

MADISON, Wis. – If you are covering Peter Barca’s announcement of his candidacy in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Chairman Brian Schimming: “After desperately rummaging through their attic to find a candidate to run against

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Shane Tucker, 30, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 5 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Wisconsin Air National Guard members from the 128th Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Squadron and the 115th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron were in Papua New Guinea the week of March 17-22 conducting training

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, California bank owner Eric Hovde doubled down on his position that people in nursing homes shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Last week, it was revealed that Hovde believes people in nursing homes shouldn’t be allowed to vote because he believes they are “not at the point to vote.”

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds all Wisconsinites to roll up their sleeves and volunteer this Earth month and every month of the year. Volunteers are essential to helping the DNR protect and enhance Wisconsin’s abundant

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after passing a number of legislative priorities out of the Financial Services and Oversight Committee markups this week. “I was proud to see a number of my legislative priorities pass