WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * "I strongly support Social Security. Its benefits are a lifeline for millions of Americans and helps support them in their retirement. The Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) were created to ensure equity in the treatment of workers covered by Social Security and those with government pensions not covered by Social Security. The GPO affects Social Security spousal  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news release: * * * Investigators find 11 children illegally employed by Ironbluebear Inc. * * * IRON RIVER, WI - Diners at an Iron River pizza restaurant will soon see teenage workers wearing different colored shirts or name tags; not as part of a marketing promotion but to help managers quickly remember the ages of young employees to avoid assigning them to dangerous duties or employing them to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden voted to pass the Social Security Fairness Act, a widely bipartisan bill that overturns a harmful restriction of Social Security that prevented seniors with pensions from receiving their full retirement benefits. Rep. Van Orden is a cosponsor of the Social Security Fairness Act and joined the discharge petition that urged House leadership to move the bill to the fl  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 13 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced a $160,000 settlement with Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services, Inc. The settlement resolves a civil environmental enforcement action against the company for alleged violations of its air pollution control permit and state air pollution control regulations for the company's operation of a wood-fired boiler in La Crosse County, W  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 13 -- The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety (OSS) today released the 2023-2024 annual report for Speak Up, Speak Out (SUSO). SUSO is a free statewide threat reporting tipline available to all Wisconsin schools. SUSO also serves as the hub that connects all OSS initiatives and the entry point where schools can access comprehensive services offered by OSS as well   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Lildre S. Brown, 36, Markham, Illinois, was sentenced November 7, 2024, by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 85 months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl. The prison term will be followed by 6 years of supervised release. Brown pled guilty to th  more