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[Milwaukee, WI] – Reproductive Justice Action Milwaukee (RJA-M) applauds the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors who voted in favor of putting an advisory referendum on the spring ballot regarding State Statute 940.04, which currently bans abortion at any stage of

Madison, Wis. —  Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek is sharing tips and reminders for Wisconsinites who may have experienced property damage from this week’s winter storm. “Heavy snow or ice may have caused power outages or damage to property over the last couple

Nearly everyone age 6 months and older is now eligible for an updated COVID-19 vaccination, except for children 6 months through 4 years of age who have already completed the original (also known as monovalent) three-dose Pfizer primary series. The Wisconsin

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for the month of November 2022, which showed Wisconsin has added 6,500 nonfarm and 5,800 total private sector jobs. The

WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), John Thune (R-S.D.) and 43 of their Republican colleagues in urging the Department of Labor (DOL) not to move forward with its proposed rule

Madison, Wis. –  The Department of Safety and Professional Services is introducing a new LicensE Public Application Status Lookup tool. This tool will make it easier for employers to track the application status of current and future employees, and it

MILWAUKEE — As part of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s advocacy efforts for the Milwaukee Region’s business community, Andrew Davis has been promoted to Vice President of Governmental Affairs. Davis has been a member of MMAC’s government affairs department

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department will stock pheasant at 25 state properties in central and southern Wisconsin during the week of Dec. 19 to increase hunting opportunities throughout the holiday season. The pheasant holiday stocking

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS) has received more than 1,000 tips to the Speak Up, Speak Out (SUSO) tip line between September 1, 2022, and December 1, 2022. SUSO is a

The National Science Foundation has released its 2021 fiscal year Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) data, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison has again ranked eighth in the national research rankings for public and private universities. UW–Madison ranked eighth in

Email: hopperforstatesenate@gmail.com WEDC Board of Director and ACT 10 Stalwart says, “Evers failing Wisconsin families.”  [River Hills, WI…] River Hills resident, Wisconsin small business owner of thirty years and former state Senator Randy Hopper has announced his candidacy for the seat

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) was joined by Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in a press conference to oppose the Pelosi-Schumer Omnibus spending bill and argue in favor of a short-term

MILWAUKEE – On Friday, December 3 County Supervisor Sequanna Taylor was honored with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. Supervisor Taylor made the following statement:  “My thanks go out to those who chose to honor me, as well as to the long list of volunteers who have

Today the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announces the final 26 awardees for the Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) grant opportunity. A total of $17.3 million for 69 organizations will fund activities that improve services for people who are

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to revise the Broad Incidental Take Permit and Authorization for No and Low Impact Activities. A number of activities that have no or low impact on endangered or threatened plants and

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary-designee Anne Sayers and Wisconsin Office of Outdoor Recreation Director Mary Monroe Brown, today announced that annual data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show Wisconsin’s outdoor recreation industry contributed

MADISON, Wis. – Two northern Illinois hospitals are the latest members of the University of Wisconsin Telestroke Network, headquartered at UW Health University Hospital. Starting immediately, the emergency departments at UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford and UW Health SwedishAmerican

TOWN OF NEW CHESTER, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in Adams County, Wis. that occurred on the evening of Wednesday, December 14, 2022. At approximately

Madison, WI – AFSCME Locals 1205 and 1558 ratified new contracts with American Red Cross last night, ending 16 months of negotiation attempts and calling off a strike scheduled to take place during the region’s largest single-day blood drive. “From the