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Milwaukee, WI—Wisconsinites challenged Wisconsin Republican Members of Congress today to finally stand with their constituents and support the Right to Contraception Act. With over 80% of Americans, including 68% of Republicans, supporting the Right to Contraception Act, which would codify the right to contraception,

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2024, bicameral

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2024 – This summer, the Conservation Practice Adoption Motivations  Survey (CPAMS), a joint project between USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and  Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will be mailed to 43,000 forest and grazing  landowners and

MADISON, WI – Earlier this week, the Wisconsin Conservation Voters (WCV) released their scorecard for the 2023-2024 legislative session. Rep. Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) was awarded a perfect 100% score on the WCV Scorecard, and named a Conservation Champion. “I

MADISON, Wis. — Last night, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler joined CNN’s NewsNight with Abby Phillip alongside failed Wisconsin governor Scott Walker. While Chair Wikler highlighted how President Biden has delivered time and again for Wisconsin where Donald Trump and Walker

Last week, during an unhinged and chaotic rant to Republican allies on Capitol Hill, Donald Trump called Milwaukee – where the GOP is set to crown Trump their nominee in just five weeks at the 2024 RNC Convention – a

WASHINGTON (June 20, 2024) – Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) led letters to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner (IRS) Danny Werfel and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Andrea Gacki today requesting information regarding U.S.-registered nonprofits’ potential involvement in terrorist activity.   On June

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary estimates for May 2024, which showed Wisconsin’s employment hit a record high of 3,048,000 during the month. This is 6,500 more people employed

Audio File to Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating Juneteenth in Wisconsin. This week, Gov. Evers also signed Executive Order #230, raising the Juneteenth Flag above the Wisconsin State Capitol for the fifth

Julia Henley, long-time Southwest Wisconsin business owner, this week announced her candidacy for the Wisconsin Assembly, in the newly-formed 41st district, as a Democrat. Henley, a Michigan native who has lived and worked in the Driftless region for nearly three decades,

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting applications for the E-Cycle Wisconsin Electronics Collection Grant for projects hosting an electronics collection site or event between September 2024 and December 2025. Financial support for additional collection

MILWAUKEE – In response to the shooting at Washington Park that occurred on June 19, 2024, Milwaukee County Supervisors Sky Z. Capriolo and Shawn Rolland, who represent Washington Park and its surrounding areas, have issued the following statements:    Supervisor Sky

Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk has endorsed Rep. Melissa Ratcliff for Wisconsin State Senate in the new Senate District 16. “Melissa Ratcliff gets things done,” said Falk. “She’s shown that in the Assembly and she’ll bring that same skill,

On Tuesday, as Donald Trump returned to the scene of his failed Foxconn project in Racine, local leaders held a press conference to make it clear they won’t forget his broken promises to their community and Wisconsin. Trump didn’t mention

The La Crosse County Democratic Party will be holding a press conference on Friday, June 21 at their offices at 2318 State Rd. to discuss GOP candidate for State Senate District 32 Stacey Klein’s admission that she does not live

PRESS RELEASE – Monona Mayor Mary O’Connor Endorses Maia Pearson for Wisconsin State Assembly (1)Download… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is

WHAT: Attorney General Josh Kaul will visit the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office as it is one of twelve law enforcement agencies around the state that received grants from state opioid settlement funds that the Wisconsin Department of Justice helped secure. Twelve

EAU CLAIRE, WI –Secretary of State Godlewski joins some of the state’s finest public servants, artists, academics, and small business owners enthusiastically endorsing Butler’s campaign. “As a proud product of Eau Claire public schools, I’ve known Nick Butler since our

Delafield, WI—Today the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) announced the hiring of Nelson Ritthaler as Director of Donor & Stakeholder Relations. Nelson will work with IRG leadership to communicate our work to major stakeholders, donors, prospective donors, and foundations. He

OSHKOSH, Wis. – Today a jury found Jason Lindemann, 53, of Oshkosh, guilty of fourteen counts related to his involvement driving a powerboat that struck a paddlewheel cruise boat on the Fox River on July 9, 2022, including two counts