MADISON – Today, Senator Wirch and Representatives Ohnstad and McGuire introduced legislation to clarify a state statute regarding the possession of a dangerous weapon by a person who is under 18 years old. While Wisconsin law generally prohibits a minor from possessing a dangerous weapon, there is an exception which

Madison, Wis. – Today, the Evers Administration opened the application period for two programs totaling $75 million targeted toward supporting diverse businesses and communities disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Gov. Evers previously announced he was directing federal funds to make the $75 million investment in October. The $37.5 million Diverse Business Assistance Grant Program will

MADISON, Wis. (Nov. 29, 2021) – NFIB filed an amicus brief in the case Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, et al., v. Tony Evers, et al. at the Wisconsin Supreme Court, opposing Governor Evers’s plans to publish the names of businesses that have had employees test positive for COVID-19 and the

MADISON, Wis. — Thanks to President Biden, Governor Evers, and Democrats in Congress, every single home across Wisconsin will soon have reliable and affordable internet. Today, 14% of Wisconsin households do not have an internet subscription — meaning that 318,000 Wisconsinites struggle to connect with the rest of the state

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) spoke with Garrett Haake on MSNBC this afternoon to discuss President Biden’s agenda, the Build Back Better Act, and recent comments from Republican colleagues.  Click here to watch the full interview, and find excerpts of Rep. Pocan’s remarks below. “We will [fund the

This week is National Tax Security Awareness Week, and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) is  encouraging all taxpayers to further secure personal information with an Identity Protection PIN.  “With the increase in online information and activity comes an increased threat of identity theft,” said DOR  Secretary Peter Barca. “The

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) has announced its 2021 Community Impact Grant awards. Grants of $1 million each, over five years, support community-academic partnerships and their initiatives to improve health and advance health equity by

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) and Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) led 18 of their House Republican colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden expressing concern over his recent actions encouraging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to investigate oil and gas companies based on

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson announced today that Ascendium Education Group has awarded the Prison Education Initiative $150,000 in support of curriculum development based on employer needs, learning infrastructure, and needed pre- and post-release support structures utilizing data gathered from potential students and stakeholders. “Educating people in

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on revised water condition lists included in the draft 2022 Impaired Waters List. Updates include moving 48 waterbody pollutant listings from the draft 2022 Impaired Waters list to the Restoration Waters list by adding them to the

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that $205,769,426 has been directed to the 1,825 participating Wisconsin local governments under the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program. “I am very pleased to report that so many of our local communities and governments are taking advantage