Dane Buy Local: August Shop Local Tour

Madison, WI – Dane Buy Local announces the upcoming installment of the Shop Local Tour, scheduled for August 22, 2023. This special initiative continues its mission of promoting and supporting the diverse range of locally owned businesses in the Madison

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WisDems: On the Inflation Reduction Act

MADISON, Wis. — On the first anniversary of President Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act into law, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Devin Remiker released the following statement: “Last year, President Biden and Senator Baldwin took on Big Pharma and ultra-wealthy special interests

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Rep. Andraca: Appointed to Joint Committee on Finance

Madison, Wis. – Today Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer announced the appointment of Representative Deb Andraca (D–Whitefish Bay) to the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance. Rep. Andraca will fill a vacancy created by Rep. Evan Goyke, who is stepping down after

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Dane Buy Local: August Shop Local Tour

Madison, WI – Dane Buy Local announces the upcoming installment of the Shop Local Tour, scheduled for August 22, 2023. This special initiative continues its mission of promoting and supporting the diverse range of locally owned businesses in the Madison area. The upcoming tour will focus on the University Ave

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American Federation of Teachers Local 212: Faculty & professional staff union at MATC supports special legislative session

American Federation of Teachers Local 212 supports Governor Evers’ proposals to address Wisconsin’s workforce challenges, and his call for a Special Session to enact them.   Local 212, the faculty and professional staff union at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), praised  Evers’ plan to increase general aid to the Wisconsin Technical College

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WisDems: On the Inflation Reduction Act

MADISON, Wis. — On the first anniversary of President Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act into law, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Devin Remiker released the following statement: “Last year, President Biden and Senator Baldwin took on Big Pharma and ultra-wealthy special interests and won a historic victory for the American people when

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Help count migrating chimney swifts

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Wisconsin Chimney Swift Working Group invite the public to help monitor chimney swift populations by participating in a “Swift Night Out.” Chimney swifts, a unique bird species that nests and roosts in chimneys, are starting to migrate from Wisconsin

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Celebrates one year of the Inflation Reduction Act delivering lower costs to Wisconsin families

WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) being signed into law, landmark legislation that is lowering the cost of health care, prescription drugs, and energy for American families, growing the Made in Wisconsin clean energy economy to tackle climate

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Rep. Goyke: Statement on Joint Finance Committee appointment

MADISON — Today, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer announced Representative Evan Goyke, who is a candidate for City Attorney in Milwaukee, will step down from the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), and Representative Deb Andraca will join the Committee to fill the vacancy created. Rep. Goyke released the following statement: “I

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Rep. Andraca: Appointed to Joint Committee on Finance

Madison, Wis. – Today Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer announced the appointment of Representative Deb Andraca (D–Whitefish Bay) to the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance. Rep. Andraca will fill a vacancy created by Rep. Evan Goyke, who is stepping down after serving on Joint Finance since 2019. Rep. Andraca issued the

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment for environmental review of Village of Windsor Safe Drinking Water Loan Program project

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Village of Windsor is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of watermains along Morrison Street and Maple Street.

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Rural manufacturers more vulnerable to disruption from EV transition

Manufacturers in rural areas are more vulnerable to disruption from the transition to electric vehicles, according to a WEDC official.   Flannery Geoghegan, senior director of policy at the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., yesterday discussed findings from a recent study focused on the state’s electric vehicle supply chain strategy. She spoke

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WisDems: One year after the signing of the IRA, would the prospective GOP senate field side with big pharma or Wisconsin families?

MADISON, Wis. — One year ago today, Tammy Baldwin took on Big Pharma–and won–with the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act. The IRA capped the cost of life-saving insulin at $35/month for folks on Medicare, made other critical investments in improving Wisconsinites’ health care, and created made-in-America jobs. “As Republicans in Congress try

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Rep. Neubauer: Appoints Rep. Andraca to Joint Finance Committee

Contact: Rep. Greta Neubauer, (608) 266-0634 MADISON, Wis. — Today, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) announced her appointment of Representative Deb Andraca (D-Whitefish Bay) to serve on the Joint Committee on Finance for the remainder of the 2023-2024 legislative session with Representative Tip McGuire (D-Kenosha). Rep. Andraca will fill

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