MADISON, Wis. — Today, Governor Tony Evers announced that more than 3,400 small businesses from all 72 counties have opened or expanded brick and mortar locations on Main Streets across the state — not only creating new jobs and opportunities, but revitalizing downtown areas and priming economic growth for surrounding small businesses. Gov.

Three high school students received medals at the 2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards WAUWATOSA, WI — Three Wauwatosa high school students were honored as National Medalists at the recent 2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Evelyn Schumann of Wauwatosa East High School was awarded a silver medal for her

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that EA H5 Avian Influenza, a strain that is highly pathogenic for poultry, has been detected in wild birds in Wisconsin. The samples were collected from a Cooper’s hawk and a bald eagle submitted from Dane County, a lesser scaup

Headlines across the country are continuing highlight how President Biden’s budget for Fiscal Year 2023 would impose a new Billionaire Minimum Income Tax on the wealthiest Americans, reduce the deficit by more than $1 trillion over the next decade, advance safety and security at home and around the world, and

MERCER — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, announced, with new recipients in Iron County awarded today, the Main Street Bounceback grant program has now helped fill vacant storefronts in all 72 counties and has helped more than 3,400 small businesses and nonprofit

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Jessica Silbey, professor of law and Yanakakis Faculty Research Scholar at Boston University School of Law, will deliver Marquette University Law School’s Nies Lecture on Intellectual Property on Wednesday, April 6, at 5 p.m. in the Lubar Center at Eckstein Hall, 1215 W. Michigan St. Silbey’s lecture, “Questions

[Fond du Lac, WI…]  Following endorsements by Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling and the Racine Police Association of Eric Toney for attorney general, state Senator Van Wanggaard, Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave, and Racine County Clerk of Courts Sam Christensen have endorsed the Fond du Lac County District Attorney for Wisconsin’s ‘top cop.’ Sen. Wanggaard served in

(MADISON, Wisconsin) – Today, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corp Assistant Vice President Rob Dicke, and Chief Strategy Officer at Elevate Energy Abby Corso joined affordable housing advocates for a virtual press conference calling on the U.S. Senate to fund energy efficiency for affordable housing, a critical investment that

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Fox News’ “Hannity” and Newsmax’s “Stinchfield” to discuss his ongoing investigation into the vast web of foreign financial entanglements of the Biden family and how the shady business dealings could be compromising President Joe Biden. The interviews can be found here and here, excerpts

MADISON – Today, Governor Tony Evers proclaimed March 31st, 2022 as International Transgender Day of Visibility in Wisconsin. Rep. Lee Snodgrass (D-Appleton), Rep. Marisabel Cabrera (D-Milwaukee), Sen. Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee), Rep. Greta Neubauer (D-Racine), and Rep. Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) issued the following statement in response to this proclamation:  “For the

One January 4, 2021, the new legislative session began in Madison. On February 24th 2022, Wisconsin Republicans adjourned the Assembly until January 2023- deciding that they needed to work just 57% of the time for which they were elected. Republicans deciding to cut out of work early has happened biennium after