Contact: Senator Devin LeMahieu 608-266-2056 Madison – Today, Senate Majority Leader-elect Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) announced his Senate staff for the 2021-22 Session of the Legislature. Sen. LeMahieu released the following statement: “I am excited to announce my staff for the upcoming session. This team’s combined skills and experience will be a tremendous

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released the statement below following the crash of a F-16 Fighting Falcon in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Tuesday night. “I was devastated to learn last night that a member of the Wisconsin Air National Guard was involved in an F-16 crash in the Upper

MADISON —​ Gov. Tony Evers today announced that Wisconsin will be making up to $3.25 million of federal Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding available to Wisconsin’s nine ethanol producers. The support aims to help offset some of the significant losses experienced by the industry earlier in the

MILWAUKEE, WI – DECEMBER 8, 2020 – A recent Alzheimer’s Association analysis of CDC data indicates that during the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a 13.9% increase in deaths from Alzheimer’s and dementia in Wisconsin, compared to the five-year average. This is a vulnerable population and the above average deaths far exceeds

MADISON —​ Gov. Tony Evers today announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) will deploy approximately 45 U.S. Army medical personnel to assist the state’s efforts to combat COVID-19 in Wisconsin. “Wisconsin’s healthcare system is strained, and our frontline healthcare workers are doing amazing work under extraordinary circumstances,” said Gov. Evers.

Madison – Today, Senate Majority Leader-elect Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) announced his Senate staff for the 2021-22 Session of the Legislature. Sen. LeMahieu released the following statement: “I am excited to announce my staff for the upcoming session. This team’s combined skills and experience will be a tremendous asset not only the residents

Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) delivers the GOP Weekly Radio Address on the Assembly Republican Coronavirus Relief Package. Hello. I’m Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Assembly Republicans recently put forward a legislative package to help the state address the spread of the coronavirus. The legislation would double the number of local public

MADISON, WI (December 9, 2020) — As America heads into the holiday season, the number of COVID-19 cases is on the rise. Though some people are feeling lonely and isolated, public health professionals warn that gatherings of families and friends could become super-spreader events. People around the country are trying to figure

The Wisconsin Economic Outlook report provides an overview of the state’s current economic conditions and a forecast of critical economic metrics.  Today, the Wisconsin Economic Report for November 2020 is now available.   Given the massive uncertainty facing the US and global economies, this outlook is reflective of the current data available and is subject

MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after Senate Majority Leader-Elect Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) released committee assignments for the 2021-22 Legislative Session. Senator Cowles will retain his 2019 Committee Assignments as he returns to Chair the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy and Co-Chair the Joint Legislative Audit

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a group of Democratic colleagues, led by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Intelligence Committee Member Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), to write to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Principal Deputy General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Joseph Maher requesting a written assessment to

Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging that the company has, and continues today to, illegally stifle competition to protect its monopoly power. The lawsuit alleges that over the last decade, the social networking giant illegally acquired competitors in

Washington, DC – Today, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced that the United States will be using the Dispute Settlement Process against Canada for the first time for failing to comply with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) implementation requirements. This comes after Rep. Ron Kind lead a bipartisan

MADISON – Senate Majority Leader-Elect Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) has reappointed Senator Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) chairman of the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, and as vice-chairman of Labor & Regulatory Reform Committee. “I’m honored to be re-appointed chairman of the Judiciary & Public Safety Committee,” said Wanggaard. “This is always

Madison – Senator Kathy Bernier (R-Chippewa Falls) has hired Michael Luckey as Chief of Staff for her Madison office. Michael joins an experienced team of professional staff. They will support Senator Bernier in her work serving the people of the 23rd Senate District and on the following committees: Elections, Election Process Reform

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today launched an online dashboard that displays findings from the wastewater surveillance program of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Wisconsin. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19 and is found in the feces of infected people. Sewage testing has been used for early detection of other infectious

(Madison, Wis.) – The Natural Resource Development Association (NRDA) submitted comments to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board regarding proposed administrative rule changes under consideration this morning in the Wisconsin Natural Resources board meeting. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said the proposed changes to the code were designed to