WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release: Chief Agricultural Negotiator Ambassador Doug McKalip will travel to Wisconsin from September 24-25, 2024 to amplify the recent agreement with the Republic of Chile that gives U.S. farmers and producers the opportunity to grow their businesses and to supply Chilean consumers with specialty cheeses and meats using certain terms, including cheddar, gouda, provolone, prosciutto, and salami. On T  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division issued the following news release: John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Milwaukee, and U.S. Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Sept. 16, 2024, Jose Resendiz-Gomez, 41, was sentenced to a total of five years' imprisonment after pleading guilty to possessing cocaine with intent to dis  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: The Justice Department has reached a settlement agreement (https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1369481/dl?inline) to resolve a gender-based pay discrimination lawsuit filed in January 2023 against the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs (WDMA). The lawsuit alleged that the WDMA discriminated against former employee Michelle Hartness, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, w  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: * * * Department Secures Agreement with Lawrence, Wisconsin, to Resolve Voting Rights Lawsuit * * * The Justice Department announced today that is has filed a complaint (https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1370041/dl) against the Town of Thornapple, Wisconsin, and the State of Wisconsin for violations of Section 301 of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), which requires polling places to be  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Sept. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on September 16, 2024, Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Jose Resendiz-Gomez (age: 41) to a total of five years' imprisonment after Resendiz-Gomez pled guilty to Possessing Cocaine With Intent to Distribute and Possessing Firearm  more