MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced the Wisconsin State Building Commission approved a total of approximately $253 million in key projects across the state. “From ensuring guests have the best experience at any of our amazing state parks to making important updates to serve students, veterans, and agency staff, each of these projects

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Rural Development, is announcing that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $28 million to establish the Institute for Rural Partnerships to address the unique challenges facing rural communities through research, outreach activities, and partnership

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The largest fall class of graduates will cross the stage on Saturday, while being urged to “make a difference” in the region. A total of 558 eligible graduates and their families celebrate the 2022 Fall Commencement, Saturday, December 17, 2022 in two ceremonies at the Weidner

Madison, Wisconsin, Dec 14 – 350 Wisconsin is calling for Senator Tammy Baldwin to vote NO on any attempt to pass Senator Joe Manchin’s “Dirty Deal” through the Senate. On Tuesday December 13, 350 Wisconsin hand-delivered a letter to Senator Baldwin’s Madison office, with signatures from over 700 allied organizations

MADISON — Clint Smith, author of the 2022-23 Go Big Read selection “How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America,” took readers to his hometown of New Orleans, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and Angola Prison to illustrate how some of our country’s most essential stories

MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck released the following statement regarding a recent action by the White House creating an inter-agency group to combat antisemitism. The group, led by Domestic Policy Council and National Security Council staff, will coordinate United States government efforts to counter antisemitism, Islamophobia, and related forms

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), alongside Reps. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Michael Waltz (R-FL), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), today introduced the Neutralizing Emerging Threats from Wireless OEMs Receiving direction from Kleptocracies and Surveillance states (NETWORKS) Act, legislation that would add foreign companies producing 5G technology, like Huawei, to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially

MADISON, Wis. – In the latest episode of “WisBusiness.com: The Show,” the guest is Sandy Padala of Rex Academy, a winner in the 2022 Elevator Pitch Olympics at the Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium. Rex Academy aims to fill a chronic national need – computer science education for students in grades K-12. Click

GREEN BAY, Wis. — American Dairy Coalition (ADC) wants dairy farmers to know there is now updated research that accurately calculates methane from cows. This new calculation metric is known as GWP* (it is very different from the inaccurate livestock metric currently used which is known as GWP 100). “Let’s

Madison — Judicial races in Wisconsin are supposed to be nonpartisan. Technically, they still are. And ideally, that’s the way they should be. But over the last 15 years, this ideal has fallen by the wayside, as our judicial elections, especially for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, have become increasingly partisan. Read

In its fourth consecutive annual meeting, the bipartisan Wisconsin Transportation Projects Commission (TPC) today reviewed progress reports and project updates set in motion after the group began to meet again in 2019. “Wisconsin wants to see their elected leaders work together to fix the roads and provide transportation infrastructure, and

Representatives of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the United States Department of Defense (DOD) signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday, launching a two-year pilot program to work collaboratively on training, consultation and resources for environmental-related issues for the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne). “UW–Madison’s leadership in

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined a bipartisan group of twenty-eight House Members and Senators urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to amend its proposed definition of “healthy,” which would exclude most cranberry and tart cherry products. As the nation’s leading producer of cranberries — harvesting

MADISON – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) appointed State Senator Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska) to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Board of Directors. Senator Agard released the following statement:  “Today, I am appointing Senator Brad Pfaff to the WEDC Board of Directors. WEDC is dedicated to improving Wisconsin’s

The Wisconsin Farm Related Fatalities Reports for 2019 and 2020 show farm fatality numbers remain high, and incidents on public roadways continue to be deadly. The reports compile statistics about agriculture-related deaths in the state. In 2019, roadway deaths accounted for 15 percent of the farm related fatalities (six out of 40)

Wauwatosa, WI – The Wauwatosa School District proudly announces that three District educators – Mr. Michael Hayden (Wauwatosa East High School, Longfellow Middle School), Mrs. Lauren Roznowski Hayden (Longfellow Middle School) andMs. Katie Pettit (McKinley Elementary School) – have recently received National Board Certifications. Recognized as the gold standard in