Kirk Haskins earned a doctorate in higher education from the University of Kansas. He has worked as an associate professor, adjunct professor, and as a senior vice president at CoreFirst Bank & Trust.

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MADISON – Today, Representative Karen Hurd (R-Withee) was appointed by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to serve on the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) for the 2025-26 Legislative Session. “I am humbled by ...

A divided Indiana Supreme Court won’t reconsider a lower court ruling that the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles doesn’t have to offer a nonbinary gender option for driver’s licenses and state ...

Sen. Nikki Merritt is the new chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus. The Grayson Democrat was elected to the post during this week’s 34th Biennial Institute for Georgia Legislators. She will ...

Madison, Wisc. – Representative John Macco (R – Ledgeview) issued the following statement following the announcement that Representative Jerry O’Connor (R – Fond Du Lac) will be assuming the ...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) celebrates the end of another successful year for the Green Tier Legacy Communities charter with three new members. The Green Tier ...

Madison – Today, Rep. Tip McGuire was reappointed as the ranking Assembly Democrat to the Joint Committee on Finance by Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer. The Joint Committee on Finance is ...

MILWAUKEE – Today, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. County Executive Crowley also delivered the UW-Milwaukee ...

Madison – State Representative Nate Gustafson (R-Fox Crossing) announces he was named to serve as the chair of the Assembly Committee on Science, Technology and AI for the 2025-2026 legislative ...

In response to new reporting revealing the harms Donald Trump’s Project 2025 agenda will inflict on rural America, including rural Wisconsinites, DNC Deputy Communications Director Abhi Rahman ...