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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2024Contact: Dan Richter, Public Information Officer, (608) 419-5352, dan.richter@wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. –  The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations through March 29, 2024 for three seats on the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin. DATCP

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, joined a bipartisan group of senators in introducing the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024, which extends this critical program for another five years through 2031

MADISON, WI – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) introduced Raise the Wage legislation as a part of the Building Economic Security Together (BEST) agenda. The BEST package of legislation was rolled out at a press conference today with other Democratic legislators.  The proposed legislation

Madison – Today, Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) introduced a bill that requires health insurance plans which cover mental health or behavioral health treatment or services provided by a qualified treatment trainee (QTT) to reimburse these providers at the same rate that is required

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to the Departments of Defense and Transportation, exposing critical deficiencies in the United States’ military sealift capabilities in the Indo-Pacific. The Chinese military

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after the Senate failed to advance a bipartisan compromise on border security and immigration reform: “Today, I voted to do something about the crisis at our southern border, curb

MADISON – On Wednesday, the Court of Appeals struck down the Village of Pewaukee’s transportation utility fee, confirming the charge is an illegal tax. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – celebrates the ruling

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it is revising a variance to the Northern Lake Michigan Coastal Regional Master Plan and will open a second public comment period. The revised variance, which includes management for Peninsula State

MADISON, Wis. — Results from a recent Marquette Law School poll have revealed that most Wisconsin voters support the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision that our current GOP drawn state legislative maps are unconstitutional. The poll results also expose a concerning correlation between

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), a taskforce of state securities regulators, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today a $3 million settlement in principle with TradeStation Crypto, Inc. over its unregistered crypto interest earning program. The settlement

Milwaukee, Feb. 7, 2024 – Milwaukee is now home to one of the nation’s first institutes designed specifically to focus on the neurological needs of people from birth to old age. The Wisconsin Institute of NeuroScience (WINS) is a partnership of Children’s

The News: The Village of Pewaukee’s recently passed “transportation utility fee” has been ruled illegal by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, citing WPT v. Town of Buchanan – a major unanimous Supreme Court of Wisconsin (SCOWIS) decision won by WILL in June of

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul is leading a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to authorize much-needed 2024 bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims Fund (the “VOCA Fund”).

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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) introduced the No Industrial Restrictions in Secret Act (No IRIS Act) to reduce undue red tape imposed by the Biden Administration through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). This bill is

MADISON – Today, Senator Agard joined her colleagues in the Legislature and community advocates for a press conference to announce the introduction of the Building Economic Security Together (BEST) agenda, a package of bills that work to boost the economic

Madison- Amy Binsfeld (R-Sheboygan) has released the following statement:  The Assembly Speaker’s Task Force on Truancy has released its comprehensive report following several  months of research and public hearings. The report, which looks into the critical relationship between truancy and student

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that fire management crews are starting to perform prescribed burns on DNR properties throughout the state where local conditions can provide a safe and effective burn. DNR crews will

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Madison, WI – Today, board members of the Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin (PIA) – a trade association representing thousands of independent agents from across the state – traveled to the Wisconsin State Capitol to present their annual Legislative Excellence