MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 11 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: Gov. Tony Evers, chair of the Wisconsin State Building Commission, today announced the Commission approved a comprehensive budget adjustment for various University of Wisconsin (UW) System projects and authority to construct two important projects. "While it's unfortunate that these reallocations to help support UW campuses across our state were unnecessarily delayed, I'm glad they   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 11 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: Gov. Tony Evers today commended the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority (WHEFA) for another successful year assisting Wisconsin nonprofit organizations. "Nonprofit organizations, including acute care hospitals, senior care facilities, higher education institutions, K-12 schools, and other community-based service organizations, provide critically important community  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 11 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Wisconsinites Can Still Enroll in Affordable, High-Quality Health Insurance Through the Federal Marketplace until January 15 * * * Gov. Tony Evers today announced that, according to new enrollment data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,306,470 Wisconsinites have signed up for health insurance on the individual marketplace through the Affordable Care   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) joined his colleagues once again to introduce the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. The bill would allow individuals with concealed carry privileges in their home states to exercise those rights in any other state that allows concealed carry while abiding by that state's laws. "Personal protection should not end at a state l  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 10 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * Federal legislation championed by Gov. Evers to support over 12 million kids nationwide enacted by President Biden * * * Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement celebrating the enactment of the bipartisan Supporting America's Children and Families Act (H.R.9076), which was signed by President Joe Biden over the weekend. In July 2024, Gov. Evers led a coalition of 26 bipart  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: 109 projects to receive RAISE grants to rebuild and repair critical infrastructure, increasing transportation access and creating good-paying, union jobs for American workers in their home communities Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $1.32 billion in Round 1 awards from the FY2025 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary gr  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: Edward Y. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ROBERT PIARO, the treasurer of multiple political action committees ("PACs"), pled guilty today to committing telemarketing wire fraud in connection with his scheme to defraud donors to his PACs through false and misleading statements. PIARO pled guilty  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Florida, posted the following statement in the Congressional Record on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, Robert L. Doyel served his country with the U.S. Navy at Vietnam, where he oversaw meals for 10,000 soldiers, and as a Circuit Court Judge in Central Florida from 1995 through 2010. Judge Doyel's passion for the underdog was a result of his humble upbringing in Shawnee, Oklahoma, as the youngest of Ruby Doyel's 10 children-and the only one to gradu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: WISCONSIN Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is making an over $38.6 million investment into Amtrak's Borealis Service, which runs from Chicago to Minneapolis with eight stops in Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, the Wisconsin Dells, and La Crosse. This federal investment, which comes from the Baldwin-backed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and annual fundin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Latest Investments Will Lower Costs and Support Jobs in 30 States WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2025 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more than $6 billion in clean energy investments through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Empowering Rural America (New ERA) and Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) programs. Rural electric cooperatives and communities will use the funding to su  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Part of Today's Announcement is Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is funding 586 projects to expand access to clean energy systems and increase the availability of domestic biofuels. Today, USDA is providing nearly $180 million through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the Higher Blends  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following 51-page report (No. 23-03517-230) on Dec. 3, 2024, entitled "Survivors Did Not Always Receive Accurate Retroactive Benefits for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Claims Reopened Under the PACT Act." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Dependency and Indemnity Compensation is a monthly benefit paid to eligible survivors of service members who died in the line of duty or whose death resulted   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 10 -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * Seeks ideas for investing fiscal year 2026 opioid settlement funds * * * The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) awarded agencies in communities across the state more than $21 million from the state's latest share of opioid settlement funds from October through December of 2024, the largest amount awarded in a quarterly period since Wisconsin began rec  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. A charge is merely an accusation and a person named as defendant in an indictment is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. * HAYWARD MAN CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING METHAMPHETAMINE AND FENTANYL Nathanial Z. Johnso  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued the following news release: From a seven-month streak of record high employment levels, a record high number of nonfarm jobs, and continued low unemployment, 2024 saw historic wins for Wisconsin workers, job seekers, employers, and other stakeholders under the leadership of Gov. Tony Evers, who proclaimed 2024 as the Year of the Worker. The 2024 Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) an  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 10 (TNScapv) -- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce issued the following news release: Nearly two dozen Wisconsin manufacturers have been selected as finalists for the 36th Annual Manufacturer of the Year (MOTY) Awards. The MOTY program, sponsored by Baker Tilly, Michael Best & Fredrich LLP, and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), recognizes the state's top manufacturers of all sectors and sizes for innovations, philanthropy, technological advances, commitment t  more