Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans today took aim at Gov. Tony Evers and Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr over what they labeled as a “fundamentally unfair” program to boost pay for correctional officers at…
Contact: Emelia Rohl 608-266-5300 MADISON- Today elected officials and community leaders celebrate Highway WIS 23’s expansion with a groundbreaking ceremony at Wade House Historic Site. Starting this month construction will begin on the 19-mile stretch of WIS 23 – US…
Contact: Sen. Hansen 608-266-5670 (Madison)—According to analysis by the Department of Health Services, Governor Evers’ budget would provide $92 million in new healthcare funding for Brown, Marinette and Oconto counties. The increase in funding would result from the state taking…
CONTACT: Jonathan Barry, Executive Secretary (608) 266-8369 MADISON – Today, the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL) unanimously approved nearly $8 million in State Trust Fund Loans to support twelve community projects in Wisconsin. The BCPL approved the following loans: Town…
Collin Roth | WILL Director of Communication collin@will-law.org | 414-727-7418 Read WILL’s analysis before the legislature votes With the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee scheduled to start voting on Governor Evers’ proposed budget on Thursday, the debate is about to come to…
Contact: Sally Fox Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Representatives Bryan Steil (R-WI-01) and Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) released a joint statement regarding Friday’s explosion at the AB Specialty Silicones factory in Waukegan. Three men from Kenosha County died in the explosion, and one…
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: WI Senate to take up three abortion-related bills next week. US Sen Amy Klobuchar to appear in Fox News Town Hall from Milwaukee tonight. A union files a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn Act 10.
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 states and territorial attorneys general urging Congress to pass the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (H.R. 1595) or similar measures that would give…