MADISON – Rep. Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement congratulating Assembly Democratic Leader-Elect Greta Neubauer and Assistant Leader-Elect Kalan Haywood: “I want to congratulate Assembly Democratic Leader-Elect Greta Neubauer and Assistant Leader-Elect Kalan Haywood. I look forward to working with both of them to push for Democratic values and

MADISON – Representative Dianne Hesselbein (D – Middleton) released the following statement congratulating Leader-elect Representative Greta Neubauer (D – Racine): “I wish Representative Neubauer great success as she leads our caucus into the future. I have watched and supported Representative Neubauer’s incredible career as a rising-star among us. She is

MADISON – This afternoon, Representative Greta Neubauer was elected as the next Assembly Minority Leader. Representative Kalan Haywood was elected as the Assistant Minority Leader. Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley released the following statement: “Congratulations to the new Assembly Minority Leader, Representative Greta Neubauer and Assistant Minority Leader, Representative Haywood.

Public Health Madison & Dane County is issuing Face Covering Emergency Order #6, effective at 12:01am on January 3, 2022, immediately after the current order expires. The Dane County Order requires face coverings among people ages two and older when in most enclosed spaces open to the public where other people

Lawmaker “optimistic” about acquisition, calls for “full reopening” of Wisconsin Rapids mill MINOCQUA, WI – U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (WI-07) responded today to news that the Verso Corporation is entering into a multimillion-dollar merger agreement with the Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer BillerudKorsnäs. “I look forward to working with BillerudKorsnäs to

Madison, WI– The Main Street Alliance of Wisconsin is thrilled to congratulate Rep. Greta Neubauer on her selection as Democratic Assembly Leader. Over the past year Main Street Alliance has worked closely with Leader Neubauer, from PPP conformity, to the state budget, to working to make sure that small business across

Department of Revenue Collections, November FY2022 General Purpose Revenue ($ in thousands – rounded)     Collections for Month Collections to Date Revenue Source FY21 FY22 % change FY21 FY22 % change         Individual Income          950,265      1,051,675 10.7%      3,320,912      3,737,023 12.5% Adjusted          682,739          718,444

Madison – State Representative Janel Brandtjen (R- Menomonee Falls) issued the following the statement regarding Racine Mayor Cory Mason and the City of Racine’s failure to comply with state statutes. “The Wisconsin legislature has provided a set of election laws that local officials, including clerks, city councils, election administrators and

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University has received a two-year, $3.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense for an interdisciplinary program, “Novel Technologies to Mitigate Water Contamination for Resilient Infrastructure,” to develop novel, sustainable technologies to protect the environment and to provide clean drinking water. The project, which the researchers

ROME WI- Last night we learned that BillerudKorsnäs, a Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer, will be acquiring Verso following unanimous approval from Verso’s Board. The transaction is expected to be complete in mid-2022. During a press conference today, representatives of BillerudKorsnäs expressed that there are no immediate plans to bring

WAUSAU, Wis. — December is a busy time of year for a lot of people and the Hmong and Hispanic Communication Network (H2N) is no exception. Throughout the month, H2N held four vaccine clinics in central Wisconsin. The clinics took place in Wausau, Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point, and at D.C. Everest’s

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in Texas v. United States. In the amicus brief filed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the coalition highlights

 As cases are anticipated to surge, DHS calls on Wisconsinites to take immediate action to prevent hospitalizations and deaths Today the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued a public health advisory calling on all Wisconsinites to take urgent action to prevent additional hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19. The highly contagious Omicron variant

MADISON, Wis. – Last week, the Biden-Harris administration announced the creation of their national Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan. This plan will accelerate the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s efforts to replace the country’s lead pipes in the next decade. This historic investment in clean drinking water was mirrored by subsequent

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that 34 organizations, from Beloit to Phelps and from Pepin to Grafton, will share $1 million in grants from the WHEDA Foundation as they work to provide emergency shelter, transitional residences, and extremely low-income housing. Administered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority

What we know about the new strain and how it will affect our lives   MADISON, WI (December 20, 2021) — As the prevalence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 increases throughout the world, everyone is waiting to find out how this new strain will affect the pandemic. How contagious is the

MILWAUKEE, WI – The Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression will hold a press conference and peaceful rally this Tuesday, December 21th, 2021, outside of the Milwaukee County Courthouse at 2:15PM. This press conference and peaceful rally are being hosted with the family of Theodore Edgecomb in order to