Contact: Sarah Abel Phone: 202-225-5506 Sarah.Abel@mail.house.gov Washington, DC—Today, the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 20 that also included a repeal of a $7.6 billion rescission currently scheduled to hit states—including Wisconsin—beginning in July 2020. Without this repeal, Wisconsin would have lost more than $140

Contact: State Senator Alberta Darling 608-266-5830 Madison – Homeless teens in Wisconsin will soon have a better chance to get off the streets. On Tuesday, Governor Tony Evers signed a bill authored by State Senator Alberta Darling that will allow 17-year-olds from broken homes or living on the streets to

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 PORTAGE — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Assembly Bill 77, now 2019 Wisconsin Act 23. This bipartisan bill designates a portion of State Highway 33 as the Staff Sergeant Daniel D. Busch Memorial Highway between Portage and Baraboo. Staff Sergeant Busch was a U.S. Army Ranger and a

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 WISCONSIN DELLS — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Senate Bill 391, now 2019 Wisconsin Act 21, at Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in Wisconsin Dells with area business leaders and local elected officials. This bill extends the lifespan of tax increment districts 3 and 4 in the village

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443   MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today his appointment of Michael Albrecht to serve as Sauk County District Attorney. Albrecht currently serves as assistant district attorney in the Sauk County District Attorney’s Office, where he has worked for more than eight years. He prosecutes many of the most

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #59 relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion in state government. Executive Order #59, among other things, requires state agencies to develop and implement equity and inclusion action plans, directs the Wisconsin Dept. of Administration to develop and provide mandatory

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applications for appointment as Waushara County District Attorney. The new appointee will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of District Attorney Steven Anderson, effective November 8, 2019. The new appointee will serve for the remainder of the unexpired

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of James Rennicke to serve as Burnett County District Attorney. Rennicke is assistant district attorney for Polk County and currently serves as special prosecutor in Burnett County, handling the entire criminal caseload for the county. He has more than

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Agriculture stakeholders from across Wisconsin, in addition to U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Congressman Ron Kind, today expressed their continued support for Gov. Tony Evers’ Dept. of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection secretary nominee, Brad Pfaff, and urged the Wisconsin State Senate to approve Sec. Pfaff’s nomination. The statements

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today his appointment of Cheryl Brehmer as the new Winnebago County Coroner. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Barry Busby.  “Ms. Brehmer will be an excellent Coroner and will serve the citizens of Winnebago County with a high degree of professionalism,”

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #56 declaring an energy emergency in the state of Wisconsin. Due to various unforeseen circumstances, including a late corn harvest and sudden cold snap, demand for propane has sharply increased across Wisconsin and the Midwest. This Executive Order will allow for the swift