Madison, WI- Rep. Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) released the following statement after Governor Evers’ declaration of a State of Emergency Due to Civil Unrest:   “Yesterday afternoon, I sent Governor Evers a letter imploring him to deploy the Wisconsin National Guard last night to protect our communities from potential chaos and destruction.

Madison, WI — Today, Senator David Craig (R-Town of Vernon) issued the following statement in response to the violence and destruction last night in Kenosha and Madison:  “After a night of total mayhem in Kenosha and Madison, Gov. Evers has now said that he will send more Guard Troops ‘to ensure

Instead of standing with those who till our land and sow our fields, we have a president who has sold out our farmers by undercutting the Renewable Fuel Standard with the granting of waivers to Big Oil. Those waivers severely cut ethanol production, costing farmers income and ethanol plant workers

MILWAUKEE – On Monday August 24th 2020, the City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) announced the date and locations of its annual Back to School Fairs. On Monday, August 31st, 2020 between the hours of 10:00am – 2:00pm the following locations will distribute school supplies, book bags, masks, and hand

De Pere, Wis.: St. Norbert College is one of the best colleges in the Midwest according to The Princeton Review (www.PrincetonReview.com). The education-services company lists St. Norbert College in the “Best in the Midwest” section of its “2021 Best Colleges: Region by Region” website feature, published on Aug. 18, 2020,

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #86 declaring a state of emergency following protests in communities across Wisconsin. Executive Order #86 proclaims a state of emergency in Wisconsin, directs state agencies to continue assisting the state response, and calls to state active duty additional elements of the Wisconsin National

Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) is an organization promoting science-based natural resources conservation. WGF’s 2020 Annual Meeting will be a series of five programs in September highlighting themes including: youth-led conservation movements; racial inequities in conservation; the challenges and opportunities facing policy makers as they address a budget and economic crisis caused by

MADISON – Applications for the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority’s rural affordable workforce housing pilot are due Aug. 31. The pilot will work with stakeholders from at least three rural communities to develop partnerships and processes that ultimately will benefit communities statewide. The pilot is part of a larger rural

CONTACT: Senator Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703, Sen.Marklein@legis.wi.gov Madison, WI – Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) released the following statement when he arrived at the Capitol today to another round of broken windows in his office and destruction all around the Capitol Square businesses. “It is almost exactly two months since the

MILWAUKEE — Lafayette Crump, city development commissioner for the City of Milwaukee, will be the featured guest in an upcoming virtual “On the Issues with Mike Gousha,” Wednesday, Aug. 26. The video will be available at 12:15 p.m. on the Marquette University Law School website. In recent years, Milwaukee has seen

Milwaukee: Citizen Action of Wisconsin stands in solidarity with the family and friends of Jacob Blake, tens of thousands of protesters across the country fighting for racial justice and every person who loves humanity, in demanding that the officers involved in his shooting be brought to justice and meaningful actions

Madison, WI –State Senator Duey Stroebel (R – Cedarburg) issued the following statement: “While I have seen the video of the recent shooting in Kenosha, I know a full investigation from Wisconsin’s Department of Justice (DOJ) is needed to bring clarity to the current environment of jumping to conclusions.  In

Dear Senator Fitzgerald and Representative Vos: We write to ask you in the strongest possible terms to reconvene as soon as is possible for a special legislative session on issues of police reform and police misconduct. We join in full support of the special session called earlier today by Governor

(MADISON, Wis.) – Following the shooting of Jacob Blake by officers in Kenosha, the executive director of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association (WPPA), Jim Palmer, issued this statement: While the WPPA represents more than 10,000 members from over 300 local association affiliates, the officers in the Kenosha Police Department are

MADISON- State Representative Timothy Ramthun (R-Campbellsport) issued the following statement in response to yesterday’s incident at River Hill Park in Kewaskum: Just after 3:00PM on August 24th, law enforcement received reports of a suicidal individual with a gun at River Hill Park in Kewaskum. Police immediately responded to the scene

KENOSHA – After a second night of tumult and turmoil in Kenosha last night, Representative Tod Ohnstad (D-Kenosha) provided the following statement: “Let me be clear.  This needs to end.  The devastation we have witnessed the past two nights is completely unacceptable.  I believe we must condemn the arson and

At the height of public outcry, protests, the Black Lives Matter movement, and calls to defund the police, I am shocked and appalled that law enforcement deemed it appropriate to shoot an unarmed person, a Black man, a father, seven times, in front of his three children shortly after trying