Stronger Wisconsin: Agency secretaries unite to call attention to climate disaster mitigation opportunities

Madison, Wis. — Today, Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable, Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary Dawn Crim, and Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld visited Door County to raise awareness of climate disaster resiliency and mitigation opportunities. The Commissioner and Secretaries visited several homes designed by architect Virge Temme that

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Dep. of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection: Results announced for 2021 Ginseng Board of Wisconsin Election

June 28, 2021 Media Contact:  Morgan Cavitt, Public Information Officer, (608) 224-5041 morgan.cavitt@wisconsin.gov MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the 2021 Ginseng Board of Wisconsin election results. Starting July 1, 2021, David Schumacher of Marathon, Joe Heil of Edgar, and Meilyn Xiong

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Sen. Wirch, Reps. Ohnstad, McGuire: Correct the record, Republicans distorted Evers’ role in response to 2020 unrest

Kenosha – Sen. Bob Wirch (D-Somers) and Reps. Tod Ohnstad (D-Kenosha) and Tip McGuire (D-Kenosha) issued the following statement in response to Republicans’ (Senator Ron Johnson, Congressman Bryan Steil and former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch) comments at the Lincoln Day Dinner in Kenosha, where they made false assertions about Governor Evers’

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Gov. Evers, Dept. of health Services: Announce gender-neutral language Options for Parents to be added to Wisconsin birth certificates

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced that beginning Thurs., July 1, 2021, Wisconsin parents will have a new, gender-neutral option for identifying the parents of a child. Birth forms used to generate birth certificates will be updated to include an option for “parent-parent,”

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