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MADISON, Wis. — In a new website created by the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee, Republicans are now attacking efforts to ensure clean drinking water for Wisconsinites as a “pet project.” SHOT: Residents of western Wisconsin call on legislators to take PFAS contamination seriously…

Washington Examiner: “Van Orden could face an uphill battle against a challenger come November” New DCCC polling reveals Derrick Van Orden is uniquely vulnerable as he heads into the general election.  Falling behind significantly with independent voters, Van Orden is

Brown to provide legal guidance and leadership for Milwaukee County elected officials and departments MILWAUKEE – County Executive David Crowley, County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson, and the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors are announcing that Scott Brown has been unanimously appointed

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced Kevin Green, 19, of Reedsburg, Wis. has been sentenced after pleading guilty to Homicide by Negligent Operation of a Vehicle for driving the vehicle that struck and killed a

Increased funding will bolster workforce delivering care to older adults and people with disabilities Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov  MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced he is directing the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to invest $258 million in funding already designated

Everytown Will Hire and Deploy 30 New Organizers in Arizona, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to Reach 10 Million Voters and Get Out the Vote for Gun Sense Candidates at All Levels of the Ballot

VERONA – Today, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison), Verona Mayor Luke Diaz and Dane County Supervisor Chad Kemp hosted a press conference outside of Verona City Hall to discuss the use of drop boxes in local elections and the importance of

[Wales, Wisc.] A bipartisan committee of state legislators, along with agricultural, birding, and hunting  representatives will meet this week to begin looking at the issues associated with Wisconsin’s rapidly  growing sandhill crane population. The Legislative Council Study Committee on Sandhill

MADISON, WI – Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded investments of $33.6 million in rural road improvement projects benefiting Wisconsin dairy businesses. The funding is part of the first $50 million round awarded through the new Agricultural Roads Improvement

UWM has temporarily suspended five student organizations associated with a coalition that posted alarming messages on Instagram. The suspensions come as part of UWM’s ongoing investigation. A July 19 Instagram story post to the uwm4palicoalition account included intimidating language aimed

MADISON – Wisconsin registered nurses currently face more demand than they can meet, and economic forecasts predict that this gap, caused by demographics trends decades in the making, will call for a range of solutions to meet patients’ needs, according

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MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel detailed how Wisconsinites struggling against toxic PFAS contamination in their water supplies have been left behind and ignored by Republican politicians in Madison who have refused to release already-approved funding for PFAS remediation for over a

Town of Erin –  Assembly candidate Jim Piwowarczyk said Wednesday that his primary opponent, Don Pridemore, should resign immediately from the two Hartford area school boards he serves on after Pridemore’s indefensible July 23 vote to force elementary and middle

STEVENS POINT, WI – Congresswoman Betty McCollum, an environmental champion from Minnesota’s neighboring 4th Congressional District (St. Paul/Stillwater), has endorsed State Rep. Katrina Shankland for Congress in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. On Tuesday, July 30, McCollum and Shankland hosted a special

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs passed his bill to rename the U.S. Post Office in Muskego in honor of Colonel Hans Christian Heg. The bill, H.R.

MADISON – The WMC Litigation Center – an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), the combined state chamber of commerce and manufacturers’ association – filed a lawsuit on behalf of two taxpayers against the Town of Eureka on Wednesday, alleging

CONTACT: press@tammybaldwin.com MADISON, Wis. – Today, Tammy Baldwin announced her campaign has raised $2.5 million in the pre-primary reporting period between July 1st and July 24th.  Tammy received donations from more than 9,000 Wisconsinites. Her average online donation was $34.67. This cycle

Hovde refuses to cut financial ties to California bank if elected to the US Senate as the bank takes millions from foreign banks and governments MADISON, Wis. — This morning, State Senator Brad Pfaff called out Eric Hovde for being a walking conflict of

Invent Here, Make Here Act expands Baldwin-championed requirements to manufacture cutting-edge technologies in the U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and J.D. Vance (R-OH) announced their Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023 advanced out of the Senate Commerce