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MADISON – On Tuesday, the Wisconsin State Assembly honored Detective Gary Schneider as a Hometown Hero. Detective Schneider was nominated by Representative Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) for his body of work as a police officer and task force officer. Detective Schneider

Rhinelander, WI – Without clear statewide guidance for wake boat use on Wisconsin lakes, local communities are struggling to balance recreation with the health of their lake ecosystems. Some critics, responding to the increasing popularity of wake boats on inland lakes,

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in partnership with the Hunger Task Force, Wisconsin Council of Sport Fishing Organizations and Milwaukee County Parks, reminds families and organizations to bring their children to one of five Milwaukee County

MADISON, WI – A proposal submitted by the Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired to create signage for three garden spaces and four flowerpots in the Council’s sensory garden at 754 Williamson St. has been selected to receive this month’s AARP

Madison – Representative Chanz Green (R-Grand View) has scheduled an in-district listening session. This is an opportunity for constituents to come and express their views on certain topics that might be considered by the Wisconsin State Legislature and also learn what

Madison – State Senator Jesse James (R-Altoona) and State Representative Patrick Snyder (R-Schofield) blasted the Governor’s Council on Domestic Abuse for their recent lack of transparency around key domestic abuse policy and grant funding decisions. Following his appointment to the Domestic

Madison – Representative Nik Rettinger (R-Mukwonago) supported another Assembly Republican tax cut package  today on the Assembly Floor. The bills (Assembly Bills 1020, 1021, 1022, and 1023) would provide a total of $2.1  billion in tax relief to hardworking Wisconsinites.

LA CROSSE, Wis. – This Valentine’s Day, Opportunity Wisconsin is asking Congressman Derrick Van Orden to lower costs for workers and hold corporations and wealthy tax cheats accountable in full page newspaper and digital ads across the Third Congressional District. The

MADISON, Wis. — This Valentine’s Day, A Better Wisconsin Together is calling attention to the love between Wisconsin Republicans and their special interest donors, and how some right-wing politicians are using campaign cash as a self-love bank instead of using time

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting to help pass impeachment articles against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “It is incumbent upon Congress to hold executive officials accountable for their actions. In

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Party of Wisconsin Rapid Response Director Arik Wolk released the following statement on the news that megamillionaire Scott Mayer has put together a campaign team and is planning to run for U.S. Senate in the Republican primary against megamillionaire

Madison, WI – On Valentine’s Day, Madison for a World BEYOND War will put love into action during a vigil, walk and fast to call on our government to stop supporting the genocide in Gaza, and to stop supporting all war, which is organized

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly met in regular session and took up several tax related bills. Representative Sue Conley (D-Janesville) issued the following statement in response: “My Democratic colleagues and I have advocated for Child Care Counts and other

Madison – Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) gave the following statement after voting for the taxpayer relief package—including Assembly Bills 1020, 1021, 1022, and 1023. Overall, these tax reform bills provide $2.1 billion in necessary relief for hard-working, middle class Wisconsinites. Rep.

Madison – Today, the Assembly was in session. Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) issued the following statement on the bills passed today: “The tax proposals that came before us today are fiscally irresponsible. I will not support proposals that will lead our state to

Madison – Representative Chanz Green (R-Grand View) issued the following statement after voting in favor of four bills that would help with the tax burden in Wisconsin: “Hopefully, the third time is the charm! All four of these bills would be

“I am once again voting ‘No’ on the politically motivated, baseless impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. This impeachment process has failed to show evidence that Secretary Mayorkas committed “high crimes and misdemeanors” or any impeachable offense,

Madison, WI – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed a proposal to create a tax-free retirement in  Wisconsin. State Representative David Steffen (R – Howard) and State Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara  (R – Appleton) authored the bill, which will exempt retirement

WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) joined Elon Musk and David Sacks in an X Spaces discussion to break down the Ukraine funding bill and unpack why we need to secure our

Madison, Wis. – Today, Department of Administration Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld announced the appointment of David Pawlisch as the Division of Energy, Housing, and Community Resources (DEHCR) Administrator, effective February 25, 2024. Pawlisch has been with DOA since 2014, previously serving as the