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MADISON – Governor Evers has proclaimed January as Human Trafficking Prevention Month and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) is encouraging residents to educate themselves, and their loved ones, on the signs of human trafficking to help combat this crime in

MADISON – WMC Foundation, an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), announced Wade Goodsell’s promotion to President of WMC Foundation. “Wade is an invaluable asset to WMC,” said WMC President & CEO Kurt Bauer. “He has built the Foundation into

A total of 18 Wisconsin high school and middle school students have been recognized by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation for their submissions to the 2024 Wisconsin Civics Games Editorial Writing & Cartoon Contest. The contest asked Wisconsin youth to

MADISON –  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin – along with the Wisconsin Doulas of Color Collective, Freedom Inc., Wisconsin Abortion Support Network, and Reproductive Justice Action Milwaukee – filed an amicus brief Tuesday at the Wisconsin Supreme

MADISON — Despite overwhelming evidence of negative consequences for voters, Wisconsin Republicans’ first priority this session is to break the rules to rush an anti-voter constitutional amendment through the State Senate. Today’s proposal would enshrine Wisconsin’s restrictive voter ID law

MADISON – Today, the State Senate meets for the first official session day of the year. The body is set to take action on just one item, Senate Joint Resolution 2. Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement:

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today blasted Republican lawmakers for passing yet another Republican-backed constitutional amendment—their sixth in the last year’s time—even as they plan to reject the governor’s proposal to give the same power to the people of Wisconsin, today saying

(Madison) An amendment to enshrine Wisconsin’s voter ID law in the state constitution is expected to pass the State Senate today and the Assembly in the near future. Passage of the amendment by the legislature and a future vote of the

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today announced Wisconsin and 52 other state financial regulatory agencies have taken coordinated actionagainst mortgage company Bayview Asset Management LLC, and three of its affiliates, Lakeview Loan Servicing, Community Loan Servicing, and Pingora

The November 2024 election in Wisconsin produced results in the state legislature that much more accurately reflect the evenly divided, 50/50 state Wisconsin really is. To underscore that point, Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin won reelection by just 29,000 votes

MADISON-Is incumbent Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Jill Underly hiding a millions-dollar structural deficit, a hiring freeze and potential layoffs from the public and Legislature going into her re-election campaign? Are her political operatives involved in an ongoing coverup of

JANESVILLE, WI — Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) announced he will be holding four listening sessions in Wisconsin on Friday, January 10, 2025.  The listening sessions are free and open to the people of Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. Residents are encouraged to

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) published a new survey of Wisconsin parents in partnership with 50CAN, a national, nonpartisan education reform non-profit. The report highlights the lack of information parents have about their school system,

DELAFIELD, WI – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released groundbreaking reforms on Wednesday aimed at transforming Wisconsin’s child welfare system. Building Brighter Futures: Reforming Child Welfare in Wisconsin outlines five bipartisan opportunities to make meaningful changes that prioritize children’s needs, strengthen families, and ensure

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MADISON – Representative Jenna Jacobson (D-Oregon) was officially sworn in yesterday for her next term in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Rep. Jacobson thanked her constituents for their continued trust and pledged to keep advocating for the priorities of Wisconsin’s 50th

MADISON, WI – Yesterday, State Representative Brent Jacobson (R – Mosinee) was sworn into office at the official Inauguration Day ceremony at the State Capitol in Madison, beginning his term as the Representative for the 87th District. Representative Jacobson issued the following

MADISON, Wis. – Yesterday, Representative-Elect Priscilla A. Prado (D-Milwaukee) was administered the Oath of Office and began her first term in the State Assembly. Inaugurated at the start of the Wisconsin’s 107th Legislative Session, Prado is excited to work on behalf

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Joshua Sherwood, 34, of Arpin, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 195 months in federal prison for receiving child pornography. This term of imprisonment

MADISON – Today, Dane County Executive Melissa Agard and City of Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway proudly announced this year’s recipients of the City-County Humanitarian Awards honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The 2025 honorees are Charles Tubbs and Sheray