Gov. Evers: Takes action on 18 Bills

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today took action on 18 bills. The bills include: Senate Bill 158, now 2021 Wisconsin Act 119:  Requires the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) to study two means of providing Wisconsin-based Achieving a Better Life Experience

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USDA NASS: USDA to conduct first-ever agroforestry survey

DES MOINES, IOWA – February 3, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s  (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting the first-ever National  Agroforestry Survey. Data collection begins February 1 and concludes April 5, 2022. NASS will  mail the

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 4

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans’ proposed election law changes, the latest campaign finance reports, legislative retirements and more.

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Votes for the bipartisan America COMPETES Act

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind voted for the bipartisan America COMPETES Act. This legislation makes critical investments in American manufacturing, innovation, and research. Among other key provisions, this package will strengthen our supply chain to make more goods in America, boost our research

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Gov. Evers: Takes action on 18 Bills

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today took action on 18 bills. The bills include: Senate Bill 158, now 2021 Wisconsin Act 119:  Requires the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) to study two means of providing Wisconsin-based Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts, including examining the relative benefits of either implementing

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USDA NASS: USDA to conduct first-ever agroforestry survey

DES MOINES, IOWA – February 3, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s  (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting the first-ever National  Agroforestry Survey. Data collection begins February 1 and concludes April 5, 2022. NASS will  mail the survey to approximately 1,000 farmers and ranchers in the Upper

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County Executive Crowley: Milwaukee County distributed nearly 200,000 N95 masks to community agencies and general public in first week of February

MILWAUKEE, WI – Through the efforts of Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services staff, Office of Emergency Management staff, and community volunteers, Milwaukee County successfully distributed nearly 200,000 N95 masks this week. “Milwaukee County has been on the forefront of information and resource sharing since the beginning of the

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U.S. Rep. Fitzgerald: Statement on passage of America COMPETES Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) made the following statement after the House voted to pass H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act. Congressman Fitzgerald introduced two amendments to improve the underlying text of the bill. The first amendment would require the State Department to develop a plan to counter China’s

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Feb. 4

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss Republicans’ proposed election law changes, the latest campaign finance reports, legislative retirements and more.

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U.S. Sen. Johnson, Colleagues: Introduce legislation to prohibit TSA from accepting arrest warrants as valid proof of ID

OSHKOSH – On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced legislation to prohibit the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from accepting arrest warrants

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Votes for the bipartisan America COMPETES Act

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind voted for the bipartisan America COMPETES Act. This legislation makes critical investments in American manufacturing, innovation, and research. Among other key provisions, this package will strengthen our supply chain to make more goods in America, boost our research capacity, accelerate our production of semiconductor chips, and enhance our global

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Republicans propose constitutional amendments on elections

GOP lawmakers today began circulating a constitutional amendment that would bar the use of private funds to cover the costs of election administration. The amendment would bar state and local officials from accepting any donation or grant for election administration and ban the use of private resources for election administration.

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WisDems: The Biden boom: WisDems celebrate January jobs numbers

MADISON, Wis. – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that an impressive 467,000 new jobs were added to our country’s economy last month and that nearly 7 million jobs were added in 2021. Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration’s economic and public health policies, our country is seeing a drop

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U.S. Rep. Gallagher: COMPETES Act “Not a serious effort” on China

WASHIGTON, D.C.– Rep. Mike Gallagher today released the following statement after voting against the COMPETES Act, a nearly 3,000 page bill that is riddled with loopholes and provisions that make the U.S. less competitive with China. “The COMPETES Act is not a serious effort to make the US more competitive with China.

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