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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s PowerXchange annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas that USDA is moving forward on clean energy investments in 23 states to reduce pollution and

IOWA COUNTY, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice today announced that Philip G. Schmidt-Way, 29, of Loveland, Colo., was sentenced to life with the ability to petition for extended supervision after 20 years for the murder of his grandmother

MADISON, WI – MacIver Institute CEO Annette Olson released the following statement following the Biden administration’s announcement of a new rule to expand the current government price controls on credit card late fees: “Price controls always create winners and losers in the marketplace.

MADISON, Wis. — Following yesterday’s Super Tuesday primary elections in several states, MAGA faction leader Donald Trump, who spurred the violent and deadly January 6 insurrection after overwhelmingly losing the 2020 election and is facing 91 criminal charges against him, appears

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) led a bipartisan press conference on legislation the pair introduced

MADISON, Wis. – Opportunity Wisconsin Program Director Meghan Roh released the following statement following the passage of six appropriations bills ahead of this week’s deadline: “After months of gridlock and dysfunction created by Republicans in Congress, the House finally passed six initial

MADISON, WI – On March 5, 2024, Senate Bill 568–relating to: creating a task force on missing and murdered African American women and girls was removed from the Senate Committee on Government Operations and was re-referred to the Senate Committee

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MADISON, Wis.—Today, more than 150 outstanding undergraduate student researchers from across the Universities of Wisconsin, together with their faculty advisers, shared their research findings with state legislators, state business and nonprofit leaders, UW alumni, and other supporters at the UW’s

Monday’s release by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) of their initial draft  proposal for a set of Tranche 2 transmission solutions and the potential number of projects in  Wisconsin makes it even more important for the Wisconsin State Senate

Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement as Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of Labor Julie Su visit Wisconsin: “On the eve of the State of the Union Address, Vice President Kamala Harris is back in Wisconsin

CONTACT: info@jamiewall.com GREEN BAY, WI – Alongside local elected officials, supporters, and community members, Green Bay small business owner Jamie Wall announced his bid for the newly-drawn 30th State Senate District. “I’m proud to launch my campaign in the community I

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has secured an historic legal victory against the Biden Administration. A federal judge has just declared unconstitutional the racially discriminatory federal laws creating the Minority Business Development Agency. This agency,

MADISON, Wis. — Ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Madison on Wednesday to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s investments promoting union job growth and apprenticeship programs, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: “The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that Waukesha Chief of Police Daniel Thompson will be her guest at this year’s State of the Union address on Thursday. The Senator and Chief Thompson will be highlighting their work to

Wisconsin’s future educators will have a significantly upgraded home to earn their teaching licenses thanks to an upcoming renovation project at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Nearly $78.5 million is designated for the project as part of a capital budget bill,

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed legislation to enumerate critical capital project investments for the University of Wisconsin (UW) System for System-wide capital improvements, renovations at UW-Whitewater, and the UW-Madison engineering building project, which has long been a top UW budget pr… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription

(Washington, D.C., March 5, 2024)—On March 7, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler will be joining Congressional Labor Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Mark Pocan (Wis.) for President Biden’s State of the Union address. Shuler, who represents 60 affiliate unions and 12.5 million union

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