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Madison, WI – On Friday, Governor Evers signed a number of bills into law, including AB 765, AB 874, AB 909, and SB 520, all of which were authored by Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk). These bills received strong bipartisan support in

Appleton, Wis. – Outagamie County Executive and pro-labor populist candidate for U.S. Senate Tom Nelson today announced his endorsement from the union representing workers from Appleton Coated (now Midwest Paper Company), a 122-year-old paper mill he fought to save. Nelson

Madison, WI – Today, the Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry noticed that it would hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 1034 relating to medical marijuana on Wednesday, April 20th. Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) responded to the notice:

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) is accepting applications for its Strengthening Community Solutions to Improve Maternal and Infant Health funding opportunity. This funding seeks to support work to reduce maternal and

Washington, DC – On Thursday, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) led 10 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman and Subcommittee on Waters, Oceans, and Wildlife Ranking Member Cliff Bentz urging them to oppose any effort

MADISON – The April 18 individual income tax filing deadline is only one week away. Taxpayers who already filed and are receiving a refund may track their refund’s status on the Where’s My Refund page of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue’s (DOR)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a group of bipartisan colleagues, led by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, in sending a letter to Dr. David Smith, Acting Secretary of

A deputy managing editor at The Washington Post will be on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus this month as the featured speaker for the annual Ann Devroy Memorial Forum. Sharif Durhams will speak during the forum, which will begin

MILWAUKEE – Every Spring, Milwaukee Riverkeeper hosts a massive, one-day, community-wide effort to clean up the waterways and care for the community. Last year alone, over 3,000 volunteers removed more than 110,000 pounds of trash from 95 different locations across the

MILWAUKEE — Dr. SuJean Choi, professor of biomedical sciences in Marquette University’s College of Health Sciences, has received a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health U-RISE program to implement curriculum and programming to support students as they gain

Madison, WI – Today, Sen. Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) announced that the Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, which she chairs, will be holding a public hearing on her bill to create a Medical Marijuana program in Wisconsin: “Illness does not discriminate;

WI Rapids…A regional coalition of Tribal leaders, industry experts, labor groups, educational institutions, local and state officials and forest products supply chain partners hosted a roundtable discussion today with a key official from the United States Department of Commerce.  U.S.

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Kiel 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 lead

Jamelle Bouie of The New York Times and “CBS News” and Catherine Rampell of The Washington Post will join other experts in economic policy and international relations at the La Follette School’s third annual Forum, American Power, Prosperity & Democracy, on May 4 at Monona

MADISON, Wis. — Tax Day is one week away, and this year, Wisconsinites will get to keep more of their money, thanks to Governor Tony Evers. Since his time in office, 86% of Wisconsin taxpayers will see an income tax cut of

MADISON…State Representative Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) released the following statement regarding the announcement by State Representative Tyler Vorpagel (R-Plymouth) that he is not seeking reelection:   “It was a great honor working with Tyler during his tenure in the Legislature. 

MADISON – Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) released the following statements after state Representative Tyler Vorpagel (R-Plymouth) announced today that he will not seek reelection to the state Assembly in 2022: “Representative Vorpagel brings an energy with him to the caucus that

Madison… Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement regarding the announcement that Representative Tyler Vorpagel (R-Plymouth) will not seek re-election to the State Assembly. “I would like to thank my friend and colleague for his service to the Wisconsin State