Archived Press Releases

November 6: State of Wisconsin Earns Oracle Excellence Award for Innovation

October 17: Central Wisconsin Businesses Learn About Opportunities Foxconn Can Bring to Region

October 15: State Ends Fiscal Year with $558.5 Million Balance, Grows Rainy Day Fund to Record-High $320.1 Million

October 2: Wisconsin Maintains High Score in Center for Digital Government's 2018 Digital States Survey

September 28: Governor Walker Announces $1 Million in CDBG Funding for Severe Weather Recovery in Crawford & Vernon Counties

September 28: Governor Walker Announces $7.5 Million Available in Grants for TEACH Information Technology Infrastructure

September 4: Governor Walker Announces $1.5 Million in TEACH Grants Awarded for Educational Technology Training

August 28: Wisconsin Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Receives Top Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting

August 24: Wisconsin Garden Club Federation Works with State, Other Partners to Mark Gold Star Memorial Garden at Capitol

July 25: DOA Transit Capital Assistance Grants Available from Volkswagen Funds

July 12: Wisconsin on Great Financial Footing to Win 21st Century

July 11: Foxconn: It's Historic, It's Happening & It's Exciting

June 20: Lt. Governor Joins Local Partners to Highlight $500,000 in Homeless Case Management Services Grants

April 25: State of Wisconsin Receives "A" Grade for Transparent Government

March 20: Secretary Nowak Discusses Governor Walker’s $100 Million School Safety Plan Before Assembly Committee on Education

February 14: State of Wisconsin to Purchase Tommy G. Thompson Commerce Center

December 18: DOA Unveils Revamped Website New Logo

December 1: State Agency Web Operations Restored

December 1: State Agencies Experiencing Web Application Outages

October 19: State Cabinet Agencies To Hold Events Surrounding Governors Northern Economic And Community Development Summit

October 18: State Agencies Experiencing Email Delays

September 15: Centennial Celebration Scavenger Hunt September 30

September 12: Governor Walker Declares Coastal Awareness Month; Announces Coastal Grant Application Program

August 22: Wisconn Valley Will Be Made in America, Right Here in Wisconsin

August 15: Community Development Block Grant Funds Available for Storm Damage Rehabilitation

August 14: State’s CAFR Receives Top Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting

August 3: Wisconn Valley Will Transform the State of Wisconsin

July 25: Additional Twilight Tours Available To Celebrate Capitols 100th Anniversary

July 19: Governor Walker's Cabinet to Hold Roundtable Discussion with Local Government Officials, Emergency Managers in Southeast Wisconsin

June 30: Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra to Celebrate State Capitol's 100th Anniversary

June 21: Celebrate the Capitol's 100th Anniversary with Twilight Capitol Tours

May 31: LFB Memo Affirms Self-Insurance Will Save State Taxpayers

May 26: Rejecting Self-Insurance Will Cost Wisconsin Taxpayers

May 22: Governor Walker's Cabinet to Meet with Local Officials, Emergency Managers Following Severe Weather

May 22: Governor Walker Announces Redesigned Wisconsin.gov

May 19: Governor Walker Directs State Efforts to Assist Residents of Barron, Jackson, and Rusk Counties

April 21: DOA Statement on West Shore Pipeline's Decision Not to Rebuild

March 28: Governor Walker's Budget Makes Historic Investments in Wisconsin's Future

February 21: State Releases 2017-19 Governor's Capital Budget

January 6: State Agencies Join Governor Walker's Efforts to Combat Opioid Abuse in Wisconsin

October 17: Wisconsin Ends Fiscal Year with $313 Million Positive Balance

October 11: State Updates Local Officials, Industry Leaders on Green Bay Pipeline Closure

October 3: Department of Administration Procurement, Risk Management Programs Recognized

September 20: DOA Announces New State Budget Director

September 19: Wisconsin Scores High on Center for Digital Government's Digital States Survey

September 15: Wisconsin eGovernment Program Recognized by National Association of State Chief Information Officers

September 6: Governor Walker Announces $1.5 Million Available in Grants for TEACH Educational Technology Teacher Training

September 6: Governor Walker Announces $7.5 Million Available in Grants for TEACH Information Technology Infrastructure

September 6: Governor Walker Announces New Broadband Contract Saving $8 Million Annually

September 1: Governor Walker Declares September 2016 Coastal Awareness Month

August 29: Governor Walker Announces $2.3 Million in Grants for Wisconsin's Coastal Communities

August 18: DOA Announces $8.2 Million Awarded for Community Improvements

July 15: Governor Walker's Cabinet to Meet with Local Government Officials, Emergency Managers in Ashland

July 12: Governor Walker, Cabinet Members Travel Western Wisconsin for Cabinet on the Road

March 17: Madison State Office Master Plan Offers Savings for Taxpayers

March 9: Jeff Anderson Named Wisconsin State Controller

March 3: Governor Scott Walker Announces Grants Available for TEACH Educational Technology Teacher Training

September 29: Discretionary Merit Compensation Program Available

September 1: Governor Scott Walker Declares September 2015 Coastal Awareness Month

August 12: Building Commission Approves Projects

August 10: David Erdman Named Wisconsin Capital Finance Director

July 27: Diesel Truck Idling Reduction Grant Application is Available

May 5: Governor Walker Announces $1 Million in Grants for Wisconsin’s Coastal Communities

December 15: Use of Clean, Cost-Effective Transportation Fuel in Wisconsin Grows by 132 Percent

December 8: State Energy Office Awards Nearly $1 Million to Wisconsin Trucking Companies to Save Money, Reduce Air Emissions

October 3: State Energy Office Receives $325,000 Total in Grants to Promote Industrial Energy Efficiency and Biomass Projects

September 30: Home Energy Assistance Program Starts October 1

August 28: GEF I Building to Reopen to Public on September 2

August 27: Governor Scott Walker Declares September Coastal Awareness Month 

• Proclamation
  

August 4: GEF I Building Update August 4, 2014

July 3: GEF I Building Update July 3, 2014

July 3: DOA Announces New Weatherization Provider in Milwaukee

June 19: Grants Available to Help Farmers Save on Fuel Costs

June 17: GEF I Building Update June 17, 2014

May 30: GEF I Building Update May 30, 2014

May 29: GEF I Building Update May 29, 2014

May 28: GEF I Building Update May 28, 2014

May 27: GEF I Building Update May 27, 2014

May 26: GEF I Building Update May 26, 2014

May 23: GEF I Building Update May 23, 2014

May 22: GEF I Building Update May 22, 2014

May 20: GEF I Building Update May 20, 2014

May 16: UPDATE #2:  Fire at GEF I Building in Madison

May 16: UPDATE:  Fire at GEF I Building in Madison

May 16: Fire at GEF I Building in Madison

May 7: Department of Administration Announces a $200,000 Grant to Construct a New Sewer Lift Station in the Town

April 29: DOA Announces Capitol Floral Garden Design Winners 

• Polka-The Wisconsin State Dance (Team)
  
• Early 1900's Heirloom Flower Garden (Individual)
  

April 28: New Portal Makes Wisconsin Government More Accessible

April 15: DOA Announces Capitol Floral Garden Competition with UW-Madison Landscape Architecture Students

April 8: Wisconsin Earns High Marks for OpenBook Wisconsin Website

April 4: Heating Moratorium Ending, Financial Assistance Available

February 28: Wisconsin Files for Kenosha Casino Extension

• Letter to the Assistant Secretary of Interior for Indian Affairs
  

February 4: Public-Private Partnership Leads to Faster Internet Service at Wisconsin Libraries

January 31: Additional Propane Shortage Resources Available

January 28: DOA Reminds Customers Where to Call for Emergency Heating Assistance

January 14: DOA Announces $78,000 in Community Development Block Grant Planning Funds

January 10: Venture Capital Investment Fund Manager Selected

• Notice of Intent to Award Letter
  

January 10: DOA Reopens First Floor Capitol Doors

January 2: DOA Launches OpenBook Wisconsin Website 

• OpenBook Wisconsin Website Highlights
  

November 18: New Budget Director Announced at Department of Administration

November 4: DOA Awards Nearly $1 Million in Diesel Idling Reduction Grants

October 30: National Weatherization Day is October 30

October 29: Department of Administration Announces Free Diesel Idling Workshop for Wisconsin’s Heavy-Duty Vehicle Fleets

October 25: Executive Order #120 Governor Walker Issues Energy Emergency Executive Order to Allow Longer Transportation Hours for Propane Drivers

October 23: Department of Administration Announces $8.8 Million in Public Facility Grants

October 21: Cold Weather is Good Reminder that Home Energy Assistance is Available

October 18: Department of Administration Announces $1.9 Million in Emergency Assistance Funds

October 18: Department of Administration Announces $500,000 Grant to Replace Seawall and Water Main in Two Rivers

October 8: ACLU and DOA Sign Agreement for Capitol Permit Process

September 25: State's Largest Anaerobic Digester to Be Celebrated

September 23: Wisconsin Biogas Projects Turn Waste into Cash

September 12: Department of Administration Announces $2.4 Million in HOME Rental Housing Development Funds

September 10: Roundtable Identifies Opportunities to Expand Use of Compressed Natural Gas

September 9: Request for Qualifications Released for Venture Capital Investment Fund

September 3: Governor Scott Walker Declares September 2013 Coastal Awareness Month

September 3: Andrew Hitt Named New Assistant Deputy Secretary

July 12: Department of Administration Announces $1.3 Million in Clean Transportation Grants

July 12: DOA Announces $1 Million in Diesel Truck Grants Available to Lower Fuel Costs and Air Emissions

July 10: DOA Secretary Mike Huebsch Statement on ACLU / Capitol Permit Decision

July 9: DOA's Wisconsin Coastal Management Program to Host Free Workshops

June 25: 2013-2015 Compensation Plan Gives State Employees First Pay Raise in Six Years

June 13: Department of Administration Announces $2.8 million in Public Facility Grants

June 13: State Awards $15 Million in Community Development Block Grant - Regional Housing Awards

June 3: State Announces $1.4 Million in Grants for Wisconsin’s Coastal Communities

May 6: State Awards $3.2 Million in Housing Grants

May 6: Department of Administration Announces $9.7 Million in Homebuyer and Rehabilitation Grants

April 30: State Awards Energy Efficiency Grants to Wisconsin Craft Brewers

April 16: Heating Assistance Still Available

April 16: Celebrating 30 Years of Minority Owned Businesses Opportunities in Government

March 27: New Capital Finance Director Announced at Department of Administration

March 21: Department Provides Grants for Quality Low-Income Housing

February 18: Capitol Police Receive First Noon-Hour Protest Permit Application

• Protester Permit Application
  

February 15: Statewide Student Information System Procurement Process

February 15: Capitol Protestor Jeremy Ryan Found Guilty of Disorderly Conduct for Disrupting Capitol Press Corps and Harassing Correspondent

February 13: Beaver Dam Floodway Properties May Receive Additional Grant Funds

February 1: DOA Issues Notice of Intent for Student Database System to Move Into Contract Negotiations

• Notice of Intent to Award letter
  
• Independent Procurement Process Observation Report
  

January 30: Volunteers to Conduct Point-in-Time Count of Homeless Statewide

January 29: Roundtables Focused on Helping Businesses Save Money at the Pump

January 24: Governor Walker Issues Energy Emergency Executive Order to Allow Longer Transportation Hours for Propane Drivers

January 18: Dane County Court Judge Upholds Administrative Code

January 16: Capitol Police Prevent Possible Tragedy at Capitol Building

January 7: Capitol Protestor Reaches Agreement with the State