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MADISON, Wis. – Commissioner Julie Glancey, clerk Commission member and Democratic Party appointee, announced her intent to resign from her role on May 1 following a long career of supporting Wisconsin election administration. Glancey, 72, a former Sheboygan County Clerk, was

MADISON – Gov. Evers, together with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC), announced today the statewide Internet for All Wisconsin Listening Tour, a series of nine in-person and two virtual interactive meetings to help develop the state’s five-year action plan to

(WISCONSIN) – Monday, May 1st, is a national day of action for the immigrant rights movement. Nationally, organizations part of the FIRM (Fair Immigration Reform Movement) network are escalating pressure on the Biden administration to deliver on promises to roll back anti-immigrant policies

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican majority on the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), the legislative committee responsible for negotiating the state budget, announced today their plan to remove from consideration hundreds of provisions in Governor Evers’ budget. The provisions being stripped

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi issued the following statement today regarding the County Board’s process to review the nomination of State Representative Shelia Stubbs as Director of the Department of Human Services: “Members of the Dane County Board last night

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Katie Britt (R-AL) joined Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in sponsoring the Fighting Trade Cheats Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. trade law enforcement and give American manufacturers the opportunity to

WASHINGTON, D.C. — To wrap-up Financial Literacy Month, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) introduced the Student Empowerment and Financial Literacy Act, a bill that would create a grant program within the Department of Education to promote financial literacy programs

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks the public to report chimney swift sightings to help monitor trends and locate important roost sites. Swifts are small, unique birds that are in flight all day long as they

Just one day after Derrick Van Orden voted with extreme MAGA Republicans to advance a bill that would make a dangerous 22 percent cut to rail safety inspections, a train derailed in southwestern Wisconsin, sending two containers into the Mississippi River and injuring at

Madison, Wis. – The Department of Safety and Professional Services continues its move away from paper forms and antiquated license application processes. On May 8, 2023, DSPS is adding 66 business credentials to LicensE, Wisconsin’s self-guided, cloud-based occupational license application

WISCONSIN – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is applauding the Biden administration for heeding her calls and announcing that they will expand the sale of E15 fuel to be sold during the summer months. In March, Senator Baldwin and a group of

MADISON, WI – Rep. Plumer released the following statement after a new local shared revenue plan  was announced:  “At press conferences around Wisconsin, Assembly Republicans announced a new local Shared  Revenue plan to address significant funding issues for municipalities statewide.

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to celebrate Friday, April 28 as Arbor Day in Wisconsin and April 22-28 as Forest Appreciation Week. Arbor Day, an annual observance promoting tree planting and care, has been

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s (CO-03) legislation to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee. H.R. 764, the Trust the Science Act, would permanently

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany’s (WI-07) bill, H.R. 1567, the Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions (ACRES) Act, passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee with bipartisan support. The legislation would ensure federal land management agencies are accurately reporting hazardous fuel

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address highlighting initiatives in his 2023-25 biennial budget proposal to do the right thing for kids and support their mental health with a more than $270 million investment to continue

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Pete Sessions (TX-17), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), and Cathy McMorris Rogers (WA-05) reintroduced the Words Matter Act, bipartisan legislation that updates the U.S. Code by removing the more than two dozen

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced record participation in its Youth Apprenticeship (YA) programs, with 8,357 high-school juniors and seniors pursuing paid, on-the-job training in fields, including manufacturing, health, science, agriculture and more. This record number represents

MADISON, Wis. — Today, on Workers’ Memorial Day, A Better Wisconsin Together stands in solidarity with those who are fighting to strengthen workers’ rights and ensure safe workplaces for all, and encourage all elected officials in Wisconsin to pass legislation that

Ubet, WI—“The bipartisan dysfunction over the Federal national debt ceiling and the increasing deficits directly threatens every family in the country,” said the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI) Press Office, in a statement released this week. “Democrats and Republicans both hold absolute