MADISON – Today, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) criticized the Governor for unilaterally filling the position of Secretary of State without an election by the citizens of Wisconsin after Secretary of State Doug LaFollete abruptly retired. “Gov. Evers has repeatedly acted to subvert the normal course of elections in

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is reminding farmers and manure applicators to check the runoff risk advisory forecast before spreading manure on fields. The tool helps determine the potential for manure runoff from a field depending on weather conditions and soil temperature. The runoff risk

In the states this week, local news highlighted how President Biden continues working  to deliver on lowering prescription drug costs, with news that two more major drug companies,  Novo Nordisk and Sanofi, are heeding President Biden’s call to cap the price of insulin at $35 a month in line with

MADISON, Wis. — In response to reports of Sarah Godlewski’s appointment to Secretary of State, the Republican Party of Wisconsin issued the following statement from Chairman Brian Schimming:  “Now we see why Godlewski ducked out of the US Senate race, as she was apparently promised a soft landing.  LaFollette has done little

KENOSHA, WI – Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) hosted a ceremony to announce the opening of his new office location in Kenosha County at the Kenosha County Center. The new office expands Steil’s in-person services for Wisconsin’s First District residents. The new location will make getting assistance more convenient and accessible

MADISON – Today, Governor Tony Evers announced that after 40 years of service to Wisconsin, Secretary of State Doug La Follette will retire. Governor Evers appointed former State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski to succeed La Follette for the remainder of his term. Representative Alex Joers offered the following statement in appreciation

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman detailed his plan for a tuition and fee increase for the 2023-24 academic year. Rothman earlier this month outlined the average 5% increase in resident undergraduate tuition and fees before the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities. The exact increase would vary

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is urging the Department of Commerce to select Wisconsin to house one of the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs) created through the Baldwin-supported CHIPS and Science Act. As a member of the Senate Commerce Committee and Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Baldwin worked to create

Milwaukee-“Sheriffs from around the state are supporting Daniel Kelly for the Supreme Court” is the opening statement in an ad airing statewide starting today that highlights Politician Janet Protasiewicz’s soft-on-crime sentencing record as a circuit court judge.  Protasiewicz regularly has let violent offenders off with little-to-no prison time, releasing dangerous people back

MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) released the following statement regarding the retirement of Secretary of State Doug La Follette, along with Governor Tony Evers’s announcement that he will be appointing former Treasurer Sarah Godlewski to fill the position. “As a public servant for more than four decades and

MADISON – Today, Secretary of State Doug La Follette announced that he was stepping down from his position as Secretary of State. Governor Tony Evers stated that he is appointing former State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski to complete Secretary La Follette’s term. Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison), State Senate Democratic Leader, released

Ubet, WI—The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI) will hold its annual convention the weekend of April 14th, 15th, and 16th, at the Potawatomi Casino and Resort in Milwaukee. The convention celebrates fifty years since the official founding of the party within the state. The main annual business portion of the

Madison — Today, the Wisconsin Building Trades Council (WBTC), announced the endorsement of Sara Geenen for Court of Appeals, District One. The WBTC’s 17 member crafts represent more than 40,000 voices of working men and women from every building and construction trade in Wisconsin. “With Sara Geenen, we will have a

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare plant, which may result from the I-41 Expansion Project.  Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does not put the species’

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman today announced three finalists for the position of chancellor at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville, a 6,500-student university in the southwest corner of the state that offers more than 50 undergraduate majors, 10 graduate programs, 60 minors, 15 pre-professional programs, and 30 certificates.