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Madison – State Representative Adam Neylon (R-Pewaukee) issued the following statement in response to actions taken by the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) earlier today: “Today JCRAR took several votes to maintain the checks and balances built

WASHINGTON, D.C.– As first reported by Fox News, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today introduced three bills that would combat escalating cartel violence in Mexico by sanctioning Mexican drug cartels, cracking down on arms smuggling, and combatting corruption and instability in Mexico. “Recent cartel-related

MADISON – Senator Jeff Smith (D–Brunswick) condemned obstructive maneuvers by Republican members of the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) to block the largest land conservation effort in state history by employing underhanded procedural gambits to avoid even discussing the issue. The funding,

WAUWATOSA, WI — The Wauwatosa School District is accepting registrations for its junior kindergarten (JK) and senior kindergarten (SK) programs for the 2023-24 school year.  The district’s half-day JK experience is for students who will be four years old on

MADISON, Wis. – In partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Ri​sk Management A​gency (RMA), the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds producers to apply for crop insurance premium rebates through January 31, 2023. In

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #184 banning TikTok from state-issued devices, as well as directing the division charged with managing enterprise technology to prohibit the use of certain other technologies, software, and vendors that could pose

MADISON, Wis. — In an interview yesterday on right-wing talk radio, Judge Jennifer Dorow fired back at Dan Kelly surrogate and Appeals Court Judge Shelley Grogan, who had suggested there were “flags” in Dorow’s conservative record. While praising Kelly as a conservative, Dorow

Madison – Wisconsin State Senator Bob Wirch (D-Somers) is denouncing Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) for obstructing what would be the largest land conservation effort in state history, putting the project in jeopardy, and abusing committee rules to do

Over the past few months, Wisconsin Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher has gone on talk radio and cable news shows calling TikTok “digital fentanyl” and decrying the “army of lobbyists” the company has hired to do their bidding. But a new report from

MADISON, WI (January 12, 2023) — This weekend, Americans will attend events across the country celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King spoke at UW-Madison twice in the 1960s. “A piece of freedom is not enough for

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Secretary James Bond today announced $424,970 in grants to 13 nonprofit organizations that provide financial assistance, entrepreneurship training, or other services to Wisconsin veterans and their families. “As

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), introduced legislation to amend the current House rules to require the broadcasting of the House Chamber to be similar to how it was broadcast during last week’s Speaker election. “Last week’s House camera

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on guidance that helps water management specialists evaluate the status of the state’s surface water quality. The Wisconsin Consolidated Assessment and Listing Methodology, known as WisCALM, provides guidance

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) and former Republican Study Committee Chairman, Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), have introduced the Standardizing Thresholds Of Penalties for (STOP) Fentanyl Act, a bill to reduce the threshold for mandatory minimum penalties for fentanyl-related offenses,

MADISON, Wis. — Far-right election conspiracy theorist and member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission Bob Spindell – who fraudulently posed as a Donald Trump elector in 2020 as part of a scheme to overturn the will of the people – has

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, passed by Congress in late December, ends a federal program that has been providing additional benefits to households enrolled in Wisconsin’s FoodShare program. FoodShare households have been receiving the maximum amount for their household size or

  De Pere, Wis.: St. Norbert College will hold its annual Soul Food Dinner on Friday, Feb. 3, at 5:15 p.m., (doors open at 4:30 p.m.) in Michels Ballroom, 409 Third St. on the college campus. This event is open

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — In response to Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Commissioner Robert Spindell’s comments celebrating the disenfranchisement of thousands of voters during the 2022 midterm election, All Voting is Local Wisconsin State Director Samuel Liebert issued the following statement:   “The comments

A survey of employers in the Greater Madison Area shows that African Americans are consistently not getting key advancement or promotion in business and in many other sectors. Despite this, the African American-Jewish Friendship Group of Madison’s recent report refers