MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday that he is seeking applications for appointment as Sauk County District Attorney.

The new appointee will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of District Attorney Kevin R. Calkins, effective October 14, 2019. The new appointee will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that ends January 2021.

To apply, please email a completed application form and supporting materials to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Applications must be submitted by October 14, 2019.

The District Attorney application form is available on the “Apply to Serve” page of the Governor’s website: www.evers.wi.gov.

For questions about the appointments process, please contact the Governor’s Office of Legal Counsel at (608) 266-1212.

Assembly at State Street Entrance of the State Capitol addresses the hardships local farmers face due to the Trump administration’s agriculture policies.

MADISON, WI - Today at 10:30 AM CT, on the same day as Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s visit to the Wisconsin Dairy Expo, Wisconsin Farmers Union President Darin Von Ruden and Democratic Party of Wisconsin Rural Caucus Chair Nate Timm will hold a press conference highlighting the hardships local farmers face due to the administration’s agriculture policies. Von Ruden is a third generation dairy farmer and Timm is part of a 109 year old family farm that has focused on both dairy and grain production.

When he was running for President, Donald Trump swore to farmers up and down that he had their backs and would make their lives better. But his rhetoric has turned out to be nothing more than a laundry list of broken promises. Markets are not getting bigger and better they are deteriorating; commodity prices and therefore farmers’ profits aren’t soaring they’re plummeting; and multiple dairy farms are going out of business on a daily basis.

WHAT: A press conference highlighting the hardships local farmers are facing due to the Trump administration’s agriculture policies.

WHO: Darin Von Ruden, President of Wisconsin Farmers Union and third generation dairy farmer Nate Timm, Rural Caucus Chair for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and member of a 109 family farm

WHEN: TUESDAY, October 1, 10:30 AM CT

WHERE: State Street Entrance of the State Capitol

MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday that he is seeking applications for appointment as Clark County District Attorney.

The new appointee will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of District Attorney Kerra Stumbris, effective October 27, 2019. The new appointee will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that ends January 2021.

To apply, please email a completed application form and supporting materials to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Applications must be submitted by October 14, 2019.

For questions about the appointments process, please contact the Governor’s Office of Legal Counsel at (608) 266-1212.

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Area Democrats React to PSC decision Thursday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new Hill-HarrisX survey on Friday found support for impeachment proceedings against President Trump has risen 12 points compared to a similar poll conducted three months ago.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House passed a joint resolution on Friday that would overturn President Trump’s emergency declaration at the southern border, which has allowed him to divert other government spending to his wall.

The 236-174 vote drew support from 11 Republicans, but not enough to overturn a veto from the president.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration on Thursday proposed slashing refugee admissions to 18,000 for fiscal year 2020, marking a record low total.

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http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/opioid-overdose-s5.jpgSen. Smith writes about meeting suicide prevention advocates in western Wisconsin and Madison. It is important to stop the stigma around mental illness and understand what action we must take.

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