WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Colleagues Demand to Know Who Killed Minority Business Development Agency, Why & Where's the Money Going? WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues in demanding that Keith Sonderling, the purported Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), promptly turn over key documents and information related to the dismantlin  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 5, 2025, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - March 2025": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.7 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Actin  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced a revised procedural schedule for the environmental assessment (EA) related to the proposed relicensing of the Green Lake Hydroelectric Project, located in Green Lake, Wisconsin. Green Lake Water Power Company (Green Lake Power) applied for a subsequent license on March 31, 2022, to continue operating the 425-kilowatt Green Lake Project under Project No. 7189. The project has been under scrutiny to evalu  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The House Administration Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-53) on a resolution (H.Res. 310) dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the at-large congressional district of Alaska. The report was advanced by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, on April 9, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * DISMISSING THE ELECTION CONTEST IN THE AT-LARGE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF ALASKA The Committee on House Administration, having had under consideration a  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The House Administration Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-55) on a resolution (H.Res. 312) dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the 14th congressional district of Florida. The report was advanced by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, on April 9, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * DISMISSING THE ELECTION CONTEST IN THE FOURTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF FLORIDA The Committee on House Administration, having had under consideration an  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The House Administration Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-54) on a resolution (H.Res. 311) dismissing the election contest relating to the office of Representative from the 30th Congressional District of Texas. The report was advanced by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, on April 9, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * DISMISSING THE ELECTION CONTEST IN THE THIRTIETH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF TEXAS The Committee on House Administration, having had under consideration an ori  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Steil Announces 2025 Congressional Art Competition Winner: Joshua Utley from Mount Pleasant Janesville, WI - Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) announced Joshua Utley as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Wisconsin's First Congressional District. WINNER: Cow in the Way by Joshua UtleyJoshua Utley and his graphite piece, Cow in the Way, is the winner of the 2025 Congressiona  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Van Orden Calls for Adjustment to SNAP Funding Proposal, Protections to Medicaid WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) urged House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson to reconsider an adjustment proposal to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). To adhere to the reconciliation budget instructions agreed to by the House and Senate, the House A  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Van Orden, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Raise Awareness for Motorcycle Safety WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressional Motorcycle Caucus leaders, Congressmen Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), and Troy Balderson (R-OH), introduced a bipartisan resolution to commemorate May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Gar  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 6 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on May 5, 2025: * * * DNR Launches The Environmental Responsibility Navigator New Tool Helps Small Businesses With Environmental Compliance MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in honor of National Small Business Week, today launched the new Environmental Responsibility Navigator (Enviro-Nav) to help small businesses with environmental compliance. This  more