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County treasurers were then empowered to enforce standards. In 1867, the state government established a position under the State Treasurer to enforce further quality standards. That system was supplemented in 1889 with the creation of the Office of Dairy and Food Commissioner to enforce food safety, food labeling, and laws on weights and measures.
The Secretary of State of Wisconsin is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and is second (behind the Lieutenant Governor) in the line of succession to the office of Governor of Wisconsin. [2] Twenty-nine individuals have held the office of Secretary of State, two of whom have held ...
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation ( WisDOT) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin responsible for planning, building and maintaining the state's highways. [4] It is also responsible for planning transportation in the state relating to rail, including passenger rail, public transit, freight water transport and air ...
The Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs (DMA) is an agency of the Wisconsin state government responsible for maintaining Wisconsin's armed military force and responding to state or national emergencies. The department oversees the Wisconsin Army National Guard, the Wisconsin Air National Guard, Wisconsin Emergency Management, and, when ...
The following tables indicate the historic party affiliation of elected officials in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, including: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction. The tables also indicate the historical party composition in the State Senate, [1] State Assembly ...
The Wisconsin Elections Commission is a bipartisan regulatory agency of the state of Wisconsin established to administer and enforce election laws in the state. The Wisconsin Elections Commission was established by a 2015 act of the Wisconsin Legislature which also established the Wisconsin Ethics Commission to administer campaign finance, ethics, and lobbying laws.
The state of Wisconsin was created from Wisconsin Territory on May 29, 1848, with 28 counties. The most populous county in the state is Milwaukee County at 916,205 people at the 2023 Census estimate. The county with the least population is Menominee County with 4,226 residents; the Menominee Indian Reservation is co-extensive with the county.
The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions ( DFI) is an agency of the Wisconsin state government responsible for state regulation of financial institutions and educating the public about financial issues. [2] [3] The department headquarters are located at the Hill Farms State Office Building on the west side of Madison, Wisconsin.
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