Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) introduced the National Community Violence De-Escalation Training Act of 2021, which would establish a program funding eligible entities such as churches, schools, community colleges, and others to provide de-escalation training to community members to prevent and reduce violence in our communities. Following the introduction of her bill, Congresswoman

MADISON, Wis. – As we approach the Fourth of July weekend, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding the public that fireworks are prohibited on DNR-managed lands. Restricted areas include state parks, forests and state-owned public hunting and fishing areas. Fireworks are regulated in Wisconsin, and depending on the specific

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) voted against H.R. 3684, partisan legislation that would tie up half the funding in the bill on Green New Deal mandates, disadvantage rural America, and bankrupt the Highway Trust Fund. Congressman Fitzgerald issued the following statement on the bill: “There is no doubt

[Madison, WI] – After the Republican-led Joint Finance Committee tossed Tony Evers’ $1 billion tax grab and bloated budget laden with expensive partisan priorities, yesterday a bipartisan group of Wisconsin legislators sent their revised budget to Evers’ desk. The Republican-authored budget includes a transformational $3.4 billion tax cut that empowers Wisconsinites — not big

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $894,960 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Ho-Chunk Nation, Black River Falls, Wisconsin, to develop an economic diversification strategy plan that assesses assets, resources and potential opportunities to build economic resiliency. This EDA grant

THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, Barbra, for that kind introduction.  Barbra Streisand is extraordinary.  She is always front and center in these fights for civil rights and equality, and she has been a longstanding ally, supporter, advocate for equality in America.  So I’m just — it was great to see

Thanks to a robust vaccination program that has helped get the pandemic under control, Americans are continuing to resume levels of normalcy. New data out from the Transportation Security Administration shows that the 7-day moving average for daily air travel has just exceeded 2 million for the first time since the pandemic

(Madison, WI) LeadingAge Wisconsin’s mission driven long-term care (LTC) organizations from across the State are voicing their collective gratitude and appreciation of the nursing home and Family Care provider funding increases included in the 2021-2023 State Budget. Building on the LTC proposals advanced by the Governor, the Legislature passed a

“We need to make sure equity guides every transportation policy, so that no community gets left behind. The INVEST Act secures the resources we need to improve our nation’s road, bridges,  public transit and rail networks. Among numerous provisions I support, the bill provides robust funding for public transit, including

Madison, Wisconsin (July 1, 2021) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed Judge William W. Brash, III as chief judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, and the Court re-appointed five circuit court judges to continue serving as chief judges of their respective judicial administrative districts, effective Aug. 1. Brash was appointed to

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) announced House passage of $18 million in earmarked transportation projects for Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District. These projects were included in the “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act,” which seeks to revitalize America’s infrastructure. “I am

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address in advance of the July 4th holiday weekend urging Wisconsinites to roll up their sleeves and get the COVID-19 vaccine to help ensure the state’s continued economic recovery. Hi, folks! Governor Tony Evers here. The 4th of July is right around the

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) released a statement following House passage of his amendment to the surface transportation bill. Steil’s amendment requires the GAO to study cybersecurity vulnerabilities within America’s transportation system. Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) and Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) are cosponsors of the amendment.   Click above to

Madison, Wis., July 1, 2021—Wisconsin Hospital Association President and CEO Eric Borgerding issued the following statement in response to state Assembly and Senate passage of the state budget now on its way to Gov. Evers’ desk. “Wisconsin’s hospitals are the state’s most important partner in providing access to the highest-quality

My Administration is committed to a simple but profoundly meaningful proposition—all people, everywhere, are entitled to be treated with inherent human dignity. Yet, in far too many places, women and girls are denied their basic rights, cut off from opportunity, subjected to violence and abuse, or prevented from pursuing their