Milwaukee, WI – “State Senate approves 39 gubernatorial appointments” is a headline you might expect to see in the first few months of an administration – not nearly 3 years removed from that governor’s election. Such is the state of
A new report from Visit Milwaukee shows the Milwaukee Bucks’ championship run brought $57.6 million in direct and indirect spending to the city. The NBA Finals, held in mid-July, resulted in $28 million of that economic impact, the report shows.
MADISON, WI – Today, Representative Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) joined Senator Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska), Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo), Representative Kristina Shelton (D-Green Bay), and Governor Tony Evers in introducing LRB 4243, a bill to fund a Farm to School and Farm
MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded an announcement from Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, State Senator Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska), and State Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) introducing a package of bills designed to boost the state’s agricultural community. Their plans
MADISON — This year’s freshman class at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is the largest in the institution’s history and includes the most Wisconsin residents of any freshman class in the last 20 years. The incoming class maintains UW–Madison’s strong commitment
CONTACT: Steve Barcus, sbarcus@wisc.edu MADISON—The University of Wisconsin–Madison will host a talk by Bi-Khim Hsiao, representative of the Republic of China, Taiwan. The lecture, “America, Taiwan and Peace in the Indo-Pacific,” will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Thurs., Sept. 30
The state Senate today voted along party lines to approve legislation that would require health care professionals to provide care to babies that survive an abortion. The bill, approved 19-12, is similar to legislation Gov. Tony Evers vetoed in 2019.
The Senate today confirmed four members of Gov. Tony Evers’ cabinet, including two who have been waiting since early 2019 for a vote. Evers announced his picks of Dawn Crim to lead the Department of Safety and Professional Services and
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski and Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary-designee Anne Sayers, kicked off Agricultural Tourism Week in Wisconsin yesterday at a press conference in Amery with Farm Table Foundation, celebrating the industry and its importance to Wisconsin’s rural and statewide
The Wisconsin State Assembly today advanced several different pieces of education-related legislation. The Assembly adopted Assembly Bill 435, incorporating cursive into the state model English language arts standards, requiring cursive writing in elementary grades. Experts believe cursive writing trains the brain
MADISON, WI- Today, The Wisconsin State Assembly passed Assembly Joint Resolution 80, which states that new legislative districts should promote continuity and maintain the core of existing boundaries as much as possible. On this resolution Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released
MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed Republican sponsored proposals (AB 414 and AB 411) prohibiting anti-racism and anti-sexism teaching and training in our public schools and other local governmental institutions. Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) released the following statement
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and 21 of their Republican colleagues in introducing the Afghanistan Counterterrorism, Oversight, and Accountability Act, legislation to address the outstanding issues related
MADISON – Today, Senate Republicans passed Senate Joint Resolution 63 along party lines. This resolution supported the continuation of Wisconsin’s gerrymandered districts as they currently stand. Senator Agard released the following statement after voting “NO” on this resolution: “This resolution
MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly will take up a Republican sponsored resolution, AJR 80, which would create a directive for the upcoming legislative redistricting process. While Republicans included provisions required by the Wisconsin Constitution in AJR 80, they added
SHEBOYGAN — Sheboygan County Sheriff Cory Roeseler and District Attorney Joel Urmanski have announced that they are endorsing Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney in his bid to be the next Attorney General. “Sheboygan County needs Eric Toney to be elected as our
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes and Generac leaders, today announced the company is expanding its presence in Wisconsin by investing an additional $53 million in its facilities across the state and
Milwaukee, WI – “State Senate approves 39 gubernatorial appointments” is a headline you might expect to see in the first few months of an administration – not nearly 3 years removed from that governor’s election. Such is the state of the current obstructionist GOP legislature we have in Wisconsin that
A new report from Visit Milwaukee shows the Milwaukee Bucks’ championship run brought $57.6 million in direct and indirect spending to the city. The NBA Finals, held in mid-July, resulted in $28 million of that economic impact, the report shows. The larger spending figure includes that total as well as
MADISON, WI – Today, Representative Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) joined Senator Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska), Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo), Representative Kristina Shelton (D-Green Bay), and Governor Tony Evers in introducing LRB 4243, a bill to fund a Farm to School and Farm to Fork grant program in Wisconsin. This bill is part
MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded an announcement from Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, State Senator Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska), and State Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) introducing a package of bills designed to boost the state’s agricultural community. Their plans include a new, $20 million dollar investment in the Food
MADISON — This year’s freshman class at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is the largest in the institution’s history and includes the most Wisconsin residents of any freshman class in the last 20 years. The incoming class maintains UW–Madison’s strong commitment to Wisconsin families — hundreds of these new freshmen from
CONTACT: Steve Barcus, sbarcus@wisc.edu MADISON—The University of Wisconsin–Madison will host a talk by Bi-Khim Hsiao, representative of the Republic of China, Taiwan. The lecture, “America, Taiwan and Peace in the Indo-Pacific,” will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Thurs., Sept. 30 at the UW Law School, room 2260. In the lecture,
The state Senate today voted along party lines to approve legislation that would require health care professionals to provide care to babies that survive an abortion. The bill, approved 19-12, is similar to legislation Gov. Tony Evers vetoed in 2019. At the time, Evers said the legislation was duplicative and
The Senate today confirmed four members of Gov. Tony Evers’ cabinet, including two who have been waiting since early 2019 for a vote. Evers announced his picks of Dawn Crim to lead the Department of Safety and Professional Services and Craig Thompson at Transportation before he was sworn into office
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski and Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary-designee Anne Sayers, kicked off Agricultural Tourism Week in Wisconsin yesterday at a press conference in Amery with Farm Table Foundation, celebrating the industry and its importance to Wisconsin’s rural and statewide economies. Photos of the governor’s visit to the Farm Table Foundation
The Wisconsin State Assembly today advanced several different pieces of education-related legislation. The Assembly adopted Assembly Bill 435, incorporating cursive into the state model English language arts standards, requiring cursive writing in elementary grades. Experts believe cursive writing trains the brain to integrate visual and tactile information and fine motor dexterity.
MADISON, WI- Today, The Wisconsin State Assembly passed Assembly Joint Resolution 80, which states that new legislative districts should promote continuity and maintain the core of existing boundaries as much as possible. On this resolution Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement: “It is long past time that
MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed Republican sponsored proposals (AB 414 and AB 411) prohibiting anti-racism and anti-sexism teaching and training in our public schools and other local governmental institutions. Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) released the following statement following today’s vote. “Our schools should foster environments of equity
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and 21 of their Republican colleagues in introducing the Afghanistan Counterterrorism, Oversight, and Accountability Act, legislation to address the outstanding issues related to the administration’s rushed and disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
MADISON – Today, Senate Republicans passed Senate Joint Resolution 63 along party lines. This resolution supported the continuation of Wisconsin’s gerrymandered districts as they currently stand. Senator Agard released the following statement after voting “NO” on this resolution: “This resolution is nothing more than an attempt to put into the
MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly will take up a Republican sponsored resolution, AJR 80, which would create a directive for the upcoming legislative redistricting process. While Republicans included provisions required by the Wisconsin Constitution in AJR 80, they added measures to protect incumbents and maintain Republican power through gerrymandered
SHEBOYGAN — Sheboygan County Sheriff Cory Roeseler and District Attorney Joel Urmanski have announced that they are endorsing Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney in his bid to be the next Attorney General. “Sheboygan County needs Eric Toney to be elected as our next AG,” Roeseler said. “He’s a tough-on-crime prosecutor, and Toney has the
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes and Generac leaders, today announced the company is expanding its presence in Wisconsin by investing an additional $53 million in its facilities across the state and creating more than 700 new jobs. Based in Waukesha, Generac