WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Today, the Committee on House Administration has released its final 2024 Flash Report on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the 118th Congress. This report is part of a series of flash reports that provide an update on the use of AI technology by House offices and Legislative Branch agencies, as summarized by their response letters sent to the   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 21 -- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Wisconsin sees a record-high 3,073,900 employed, continued historically low unemployment * * * Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced Wisconsin achieved a new record high for employment during November 2024, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wiscons  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Wisconsin among first states to launch both Home Energy Rebate programs under Inflation Reduction Act Rebates for low- and moderate-income households will help save energy and money when switching to energy-efficient home upgrades and appliances * * * Gov. Tony Evers, together with Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) Chairperson Summer Strand, today announced the l  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after voting to avoid a government shutdown: "While a government shutdown may not be bad for the billionaires like the ones who were rooting for it, a shutdown would have been disastrous for Wisconsin families, the economy, and our troops. Shutting down the government would have left men and women in uniform working without pay, fa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Today, Subcommittee on Modernization Chairwoman Bice released the Subcommittee's accomplishments print for the 118th Congress. The Subcommittee print highlights the work the Subcommittee on Modernization has done over the past two years and focuses on the implementation of the suggestions made by the Select Committee on Modernization during t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced the Senate Republican Conference committee assignments for the 119th Congress. The assignments have been ratified by the Senate Republican Conference and are expected to be ratified by the full Senate early next Congress. Agriculture John Boozman, Arkansas Mitch McConnell, Kentucky John Hoeven, North Dakota Joni Ernst, Iowa Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi Roge  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights issued the following news on Dec. 20, 2024: The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that Green Bay Public School District in Green Bay, Wisconsin entered into a resolution agreement to remedy a violation and compliance concerns OCR found regarding the district's responses to notice of sexual harassment under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). OCR foun  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 21 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Durand is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes the rehabilitation of the well treatment system in the city of Durand. Activities related to this project are minor actions under Chapter NR 1  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Dec. 21 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Grant Requested For Stewardship Project In City Of Schofield * * * The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the city of Schofield has applied for a 50% matching grant from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. The grant will assist with purchasing a 0.13-acre parcel of land in the city of Schofield in Marathon County. The ci  more