MADISON, Wis. – The Village of Maiden Rock is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project will create a redundant second water supply source labeled New Well #2 Activities related to this project are minor

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross honored 39 U.S. companies and organizations, recognizing their contributions to American export growth by naming them winners of the 2020 President’s “E” Awards. Winners hail from 19 states, and of this year’s 39 honorees, 31 are small and medium-sized businesses, while 24

It’s not often Wisconsin feels like the center of the universe, but this election season, it does. As a swing state, the Dairy State has been getting national and international attention. That attention has kept UW-Madison political scientist professor Kathy Cramer very busy.  Cramer has been active in student voting

HAGER CITY, WI – Derrick Van Orden was endorsed by the Susan B. Anthony List yesterday. They highlighted Derrick’s experience, faith, and courage in their endorsement.   See the Susan B. Anthony List’s endorsement below:   Derrick Van Orden (WI-03): Derrick is a man of deep faith and courage who served

Madison–State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance, released the following statement in response to the Department of Revenue notifying the Committee that the bottom two income tax brackets will be cut by over $250 million in 2020: “Income tax filers will save money on their

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today joined her colleagues led by U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Ranking Member Ben Cardin (D-MD), U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) to introduce the HEROES Small Business Lifeline Act—

WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (Oct. 22, 2020) – Carroll University has named alumna Laura Fisher-Bonvallet to its 25-member Board of Trustees. Fisher-Bonvallet, a 1974 graduate, earned a B.A. in music and taught instrumental music in the Green Bay area for 18 years, while also earning numerous postgraduate credits in music education. She was

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/10.21.20-Vote.PendingDec.mp3 Hi! This is Senator Howard Marklein, representing the 17th Senate District in southwestern Wisconsin. In just a few weeks, we will vote. Or, if you’re like me, you already have. Either way, the November 3, 2020 election day is upon us and it is your civic duty to cast

MADISON – Bert Paris loves dairy farming. After more than 30 years, he’s beginning to transition the farm he operates near Belleville, Wisconsin, to his daughter, Meagan Farrell, who is excited about moving her family home to run it. Despite years of terrible headlines about the dairy industry, farmers like

Audio file of radio address. Lt. Gov. Barnes today delivered the Democratic Radio Address on the start of early in-person voting in the state, including some important reminders for Wisconsin voters in order for them to vote safely. Hey Wisconsin! This week marked the start of early in-person voting in

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Yesterday, during a meeting of the Wisconsin Rapids Together Task Force, a group formed to help respond to the closure of a Wisconsin Rapids paper mill owned by Verso Corporation in July 2020, Verso made it known that they are suspending the active search for a buyer

LA CROSSE – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber of commerce, manufacturers’ association and safety council – sent a letter to the La Crosse County Administrator and Board of Supervisors on Thursday outlining the questionable legal authority it has to issue a “County Health Department Advisory Order” that

WAUWATOSA – As the Milwaukee County Board and other government bodies meet to discuss their 2021 budgets, Supervisor Shawn Rolland (District 6) is calling for the community to prioritize job creation, economic development and racial equity. Milwaukee County currently ranks 71st out of 72 counties in health outcomes, according to the University of

MADISON, Wis. – The City of Ladysmith is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project will replace sanitary services and sewer, storm sewer and water supply system components on First Street, West Third Street, West Fourth

The Natural Resource Development Association announced today that it will be submitting written testimony on proposed administrative rule changes the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said were designed to correct inconsistencies, modernize rules, and provide needed clarity on nonferrous metallic mineral mining. The Wisconsin DNR is holding a public

MADISON – Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a way to control the growth of twisting, microscopic spirals of materials just one atom thick. The continuously twisting stacks of two-dimensional materials built by a team led by UW-Madison chemistry Professor Song Jin create new properties that scientists can