MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 31 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release: The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced updates to its Farmland Preservation Program due to Governor Tony Evers signing 2023 Wisconsin Act 42 in December. This legislation makes the following updates to the Farmland Preservation Program: * Decreases the minimum term of a farmland preservation agreement fro more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 31 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced it has been awarded a $1.475 million per year federal grant to aid public schools in improving and modernizing career and technical education, in addition to ensuring workforce skills taught in programming align with labor market needs. The grant will be funded for three years with the potential for two a more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 31 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will award $4 million to local governments, tribal governments and nonprofit organizations through a competitive Urban Forestry Inflation Reduction Act grants program. The program will support projects that positively impact trees and people within disadvantaged communities* in Wisconsin. Eligible  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 31 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2024: * * * In response to Gov. Evers vetoing Republican legislation seeking to draw lines to protect incumbent Republican politicians, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: "There's a word for when politicians draw lines to maximize their own chance of reelection: It's called gerrymandering. Republicans are desperate to maintain their unconstitutio more PR