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Hi, this is Sen. Melissa Agard with this week’s Democratic Radio Address.  It’s that time of year when you hear a lot of vague promises about how improving education is someone’s top priority.  My Republican colleagues like to talk about giving parents

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ allocation of an additional $10 million in federal funding to the state’s Food Security Initiative. The program supports hunger relief efforts through the purchase of

WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin will join Tim Michels in Waukesha for a rally with supporters on Wednesday, October 26.  “Parents across Wisconsin are concerned about the direction of education under Tony Evers, which has led to abysmal outcomes

MADISON, Oct. 20, 2022 — NFIB in Wisconsin, the state’s leading small-business association, announced today that Representative David Armstrong (R-75 Rice Lake) is a recipient of their prestigious Guardian of Small Business Award which recognizes those legislators who have taken a

Madison, Wis. – The Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management, the Virginia Hart Award Committee, and the Wisconsin State Council on Affirmative Action is pleased to announce the winners of the Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award and the Diversity Awards. The

(Milwaukee, WI) – This Thursday morning, community organizations that represent Latinx and Black workers, including Voces de la Frontera Action, SEIU, Power to the Polls, and Wisdom Action Network held a press conference and rally to condemn Tim Michels’ discriminatory hiring

MADISON – Globally in the past year, as many as 1 billion children experienced violence or neglect. A new collaborative study involving scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Healthy Minds provides physiological evidence that group therapy involving mindfulness,

Madison – Tony Evers made his choice. He’s once again siding with anti-parent union leader Randi Weingarten and not parents and their children.  The chair of the Senate’s Education Committee, Senator Alberta Darling, says she is disappointed Evers is willing

This morning, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) joined Fox and Friends and Varney & Co. to discuss the weak state of the U.S. military following his remarks at the Heritage Foundation that warned the U.S. military is entering into a “window of maximum

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Governor Tony Evers’ campaign announced TV and radio ads featuring former President Barack Obama. The stakes are high this November — from abortion access to voting rights to public education. There’s a clear choice between doing

WISCONSIN – This week, Defend Democracy Project released new reports of the top threats to democracy and elections in Wisconsin and other key states. In Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, state officials are currently trying to enact

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University is celebrating 100 Years of the Marquette Graduate School during the 2022-23 academic year and will kick off a year of centennial programming with a keynote lecture on the future of graduate education at Marquette on

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today released its Influenza Vaccine Update and launched a new online flu vaccine data dashboard. Together, the report and data dashboard provide a look at previous and current flu vaccine rates statewide, and highlight communities and

WEST ALLIS, Wisc. – In a race that already had concerned parents facing off against education bureaucrats and teacher’s unions, Tony Evers has enlistedthe nation’s foremost enemy of education reform and parental rights to give his flailing campaign a boost. It will

The Operating Engineers Local 139, the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters(NCSRCC) and the Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council are proud to endorse Bryan Steil in hisreelection bid for Wisconsin’s First Congressional District this November. Steil is a strong supporter

MILWAUKEE, Wis – Last month, County Executive David Crowley introduced the 2023 Recommended Budget which prioritizes targeted investments in public health and safety, mental health, substance abuse, youth services, public transportation, parks, and neighborhood amenities. In the weeks since the budget’s

Hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club, WisPolitics.com and theNational Association of Hispanic Journalists Wisconsin Chapter  MILWAUKEE, Wis – As Wisconsin residents head to the polls for the November 8 election and candidates watch the votes come in on election night,

Washington, D.C. — Today, Priorities USA and Color Of Change PAC announced an $800,000 digital partnership to engage Black voters in Wisconsin and Michigan ahead of critical statewide contests. This mobilization campaign will run exclusively on digital platforms — including social

Today, County Executive Joe Parisi announced Dane County will purchase approximately 128.3 acres of land in the Town of Dunn. The parcel is located off of County Highway AB, across from Lower Mud Lake Natural Resource Area. It is bordered