Government

DNR funds public service equipment with fake death restitution

About $9,000 of the restitution were used to buy a towfish sonar

Tom Tiffany gubernatorial campaign raises over $10M

The campaign said in a press release that it has received contributions from all 72 Wisconsin counties and over 10,000 small-dollar donors

Wisconsin workers can apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance due to April storms

DUA is available to those affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred April 13- 23

Madison City Council member resigns

Details on the timeline and process for filling the District 1 vacancy will be shared soon

Gov. Evers calls out Trump on misleading unemployment insurance program

This is the fourth letter the governor has sent to the Trump administration asking for the restoration of the approximately $29 million in federal grant funding

Dane County Board invites public to budget information sessions

Each session will also offer people a chance to ask questions and share priorities

Crane Foundation disappointed in rollback of whooping crane’s endangered status

A new change weakens the ESA and puts the lives of many animals and ecosystems in jeopardy, including the whooping crane

SBA opens business recovery centers in Wisconsin

The U.S. Small Business Administration opened Business Recovery Centers in Marathon, Milwaukee and Outagamie Counties on Monday

DNR sued over Port Washington data center environmental review

The lawsuit stems from the DNR allegedly backtracking on a plan to conduct a full environmental review

Forever stamps now 82 cents

Forever stamps are special in that they do not expire and were first introduced at 41 cents in 2007