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Madison – Today, Senator Sarah Keyeski (D-Lodi) and her Democratic colleagues introduced the “Veterans Promise” bill package. The following three bills were proposed in recognition of the service and sacrifices of veterans and their loved ones: LRB-4617: Establishing Veterans Day as

MADISON, Wis – On October 21st, Governor Tony Evers announced that, due to federal funding gaps, Wisconsin’s FoodShare program will run out of funding by November. Representative Randy Udell (D-47th District) released the following statement: “FoodShare is 100% federally funded, and

Continued protection recommended after a horse in Wisconsin tests positive for Eastern equine encephalitis The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) encourages Wisconsinites to continue to protect themselves against mosquito bites after the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer

As families struggle with rising costs from tariffs and Republican-backed cuts to energy assistance, healthcare and SNAP, organizers are collecting coats at three locations across the state, press events planned Friday Tomorrow, Opportunity Wisconsin, Family Friendly Wisconsin, Climate Power Wisconsin,

“People across our country deserve a health care system that is both affordable and accessible, rather than a health care system that forces them to choose between coverage or affording groceries.” – Former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Director Chiquita

Hello! Governor Tony Evers here. For more than 20 days now, our federal government has been shut down. And, unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it’s going to end any time soon, folks. Unfortunately, President Trump and Republicans aren’t willing to

MADISON, WI — Americans for Prosperity–Wisconsin (AFP-WI) State Director Megan Novak today released the following statement responding to Governor Tony Evers’ comments about the federal government shutdown and the potential interruption of FoodShare funding: “While Governor Evers and Senator Baldwin remain part of

“48 percent of Americans who voted for Trump in the 2024 election said they disapprove of the U.S. government providing up to $40 billion in financial assistance to Argentina” Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil told Wisconsinites they’d fix the

Madison, WI – Representative Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) was recently presented with the William Steiger Human Services Award, given in recognition of a Republican lawmaker for outstanding support of Community Action and low-income families. He was nominated by Megan Mietchen, the

Mid-State Technical College leader honed skills at UW-Stout Menomonie, Wis. — Shelly Mondeik followed a nontraditional path to becoming a college president– a path that ran through University of Wisconsin-Stout and led her to be named one of Wisconsin’stop female

MADISON, Wis. – Consumers have choices, and during open enrollment periods when time is limited, it is important to understand the differences between health insurance and medical discount plans. These plans are sometimes mistaken for insurance; but in other cases,

Trump Administration Threatens to Deprive More than 689 Thousand People – and Over 4,400 Food Retailers – in Wisconsin Alone of $112.9 Million in Food Payments Per Month Due to Shutdown Hunger Leader Calls for Senators Johnson and Baldwin to

Anti-crime legislation one step away from passage MADISON, WI… Criminals who damage and deface historic monuments on public property would face stiffer penalties under legislation (2025 Senate Bill 394) authored by State Senator André Jacque (New Franken) and State Representative William

“People across our country deserve a health care system that is both affordable and accessible, rather than a health care system that forces them to choose between coverage or affording groceries.” – Former CMS Director Chiquita Brooks-LaSure “When you cut coverage,

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University Law School will release the results of a statewide poll with an in-person event featuring Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, and Derek Mosley, director of the school’s Lubar Center for Public Policy

Brownfield Ag News: “[Wisconsin farmer Mike Yager] says it would make more sense to help American farmers than to increase Argentine beef sales.” Paging Derrick Van Orden: What happened to America first?  While the Trump administration announces their plan to

Event connects global biodiversity loss to human health and Wisconsin-based solutions Madison, WI — December 4, 2025. The UW Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin (PSR WI) will co-host Remembrance of Lost Species, a unique public

MADISON, Wis. – Maggie Brickerman, the newly appointed president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, will take the stage over lunch Nov. 5 at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium to share her vision for Wisconsin’s innovation economy. She will be joined for

Cuts will gravely weaken work to tackle fentanyl crisis, address maternal mortality, & protect public health WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led a group of her colleagues in calling out the Trump Administration’s most recent reckless mass firings

Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government’s (IRG) Center for Investigative Oversight (CIO) submitted a public records request to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), seeking to uncover details surrounding the Department’s handling of teacher licenses for educators