WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Ahead of Summer Driving Season, EPA Allows Expanded E15 Access to Midwest States Year-Round WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced the agency's decision to uphold the current April 28, 2025, implementation date to provide parity for E15 and E10 in Midwestern states. This action, requested by the governors of Illinois, Iowa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin to Trump: Hold China Accountable for Decades of Cheating American Workers and Shipbuilders WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led a group of her colleagues in calling on President Donald Trump to hold China accountable for cheating trade laws to gain an unfair advantage in the shipbuilding industry. In the final days of the Biden Administration, the U.S. Trade Repr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Votes Against Republicans' Budget that Prioritizes Billionaires Over Working Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement on the Republicans' Budget Resolution voted on in the Senate early this morning: "Republicans have proven what we knew all along: that they'll prioritize their billionaire friends at the expense of working families," s  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Wisconsin - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.4 percent in Wisconsin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Moore, Bonamici, Tenney, and Thompson Work to Streamline TRIO Eligibility, Supporting Students To commemorate National TRIO Day, Representatives Gwen Moore (WI-04), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), and Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) introduced the TRIO Access Act to address new administrative barriers to accessing TRIO programs, helping ensure eligible students can receive the support t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Senator Peters Applauds USPS Decision to Maintain Robust Operations at Iron Mountain Mail Processing Center Announcement Comes After Peters Pushed Back on Proposed Changes by USPS that Would Impact UP Mail Service WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Van Orden Calls for Impeachment of SDNY Judge Paul Engelmayer WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) announced his impeachment resolution for Judge Paul Engelmayer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Congressman's call for impeachment comes after Judge Engelmayer unlawfully halted President Trump's Executive Order establishing and impl  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 22 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * AG Kaul Issues Statement After Federal Judge Extends TRO Preserving Funding for Medical and Public Health Innovation Research MADISON, Wis. - Attorney General Josh Kaul today issued the following statement after Judge Angel Kelley of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts extended a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the Trump Administration's  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 22 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * AG Kaul Issues Statement After Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in Case Against DOGE's Access to Confidential Treasury Data MADISON, Wis. - Attorney General Josh Kaul today issued the following statement after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday temporarily blocking the Department of Government Efficiency's unauthorized access to Americans  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2025: * * * Gov. Evers Shares Excerpt from 2025-27 Biennial Budget Message in Weekly Radio Address, Highlighting Policy Priorities for the Next Two Years Audio File of Radio Address. MADISON -- Gov. Tony Evers today shared an excerpt from his 2025-27 Biennial Budget Message in his weekly radio address. The governor delivered his 2025-27 Biennial Budget Message on Tues., Feb. 18, 2025, a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The report "Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Winter 2025 Employer Survey," released by WMC reveals strong support among Wisconsin business leaders for tariffs on goods imported from China in response to unfair trade practices, in January 2025. The semiannual survey, conducted by the combined state chamber of commerce and manufacturers' association, also highlights widespread support for border security, visa reform, and making permanent provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts an  more