MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Chetek is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of the water tower in the city of Chetek. Activities

Today, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) is endorsing Katrina Shankland’s campaign to flip Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District and oust extremist Republican Derrick Van Orden. Shankland is a current Wisconsin state legislator and former PCCC staffer and is the group’s first House challenger endorsement of the 2024 election cycle. “Katrina

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announces that the Road Test Waiver pilot program will end on December 31, 2023. As of January 1, 2024, those under 18 years old will need to complete an in-person road test at DMVs which offer this service to obtain

KEWAUNEE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to an open house at the Besadny Anadromous Fish Facility in Kewaunee on Saturday, Oct. 7. This free annual event will give attendees an opportunity to watch salmon egg collection demonstrations, enjoy fishing displays and take a guided tour of

Like many families across the state, as prices have gone up, my family’s budget has been stretched thin by  failed, Biden-Evers economic policies.  Hi, I’m Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara, representing Wisconsin’s 19th Senate District.  Over the past 5 years, prices for everyday necessities have skyrocketed. Want to feed your family? A

Madison – Today, State Senator Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) testified on legislation he authored, the Saving Women’s Sports Act.  Assembly Bills 377 and 378 will preserve gender-specific sports categories at the high school and collegiate level, based on the athletes’ biological sex, while allowing for the creation of co-ed sports teams.

Madison is, and has been for a long time, a welcoming and supportive place for the LGBTQ+ community. In 1975 Madison became the first place in Wisconsin, and one of the earliest in the country, to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. The City also created the State’s first domestic

The Wisconsin LGBTQ+ Policy Coalition is a group of community organizations and local leaders dedicated to preventing the passage of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in our state. The coalition advocates for pro-equality policies from the local to state level, from Eau Claire to Milwaukee, Beloit to Superior, and everywhere in between –

JANESVILLE, WI – Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin is partnering with the Rock County District Attorney’s Office and the Wisconsin Department of Justice to conduct a “mapping exercise” in Janesville this week with the goal of helping victims better access their rights. The groups will convene stakeholders from the criminal justice system

Green Bay, Wis. – On Monday, October 23, the Wisconsin Department of Administration and the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs will hold the Annual Women in Cybersecurity event at the KI Convention Center and Hyatt Regency in Green Bay. Held in conjunction with the Governor’s 2023 Cybersecurity Summit, this event will focus

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and colleagues urged U.S. Senate and House leaders and the chair and ranking members of the U.S. Senate and House Appropriations Committees to immediately advance legislation that will provide critical and sustained security and economic support for Ukraine. In the letter, Senator Baldwin

MADISON – Today, Assembly Republicans scheduled a public hearing on Assembly Bill 456, which would ban gender-affirming care for minors. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement:  “Republicans are once again inserting themselves in the private medical decisions made by an individual, their parents and their doctor, violating

MADISON – Today, legislative Republicans in the State Assembly held public hearings on three bills that would harm transgender and nonbinary youth. Members of the Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus submitted the attached testimony in opposition to AB 377, AB 378, and AB 465, and released the following statement:   “Although these

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging hunters and mentors to pass on the tradition of deer hunting to Wisconsin’s next generation. The youth hunt is intended to give hunters 15 years old and younger the opportunity to learn from a mentor and gain deer hunting

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement following the vote on a Motion to Vacate.  “In the last 9 months, the Republican House has passed critically needed legislation to secure the border, give parents more say in their child’s education, make America energy independent, and importantly, reduce our

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a bipartisan group of eight Minnesota and Wisconsin legislators are urging President Biden to support Minnesota and Wisconsin’s application for federal funding to rebuild the Blatnik Bridge. Wisconsin and Minnesota have applied for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for the project. “Over 33,000 vehicles

Madison, WI – Today, Senator Dan Feyen (R-Fond du Lac), released the following statement after receiving a letter from Governor Evers requesting that the committee hold a public hearing and executive session on Special Session Senate Bill 1. “As I said on September 21st when the bill was referred to this committee, “I

MADISON – State Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement after the announcement from Dane County Executive Joe Parisi that he will retire in May: “I congratulate Dane County Executive Parisi on his well-earned retirement after decades of public service. Joe has dedicated his career to serving the people