MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Kaul today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general and the City of Philadelphia in suing the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for gutting safeguards to prevent and limit harms from dangerous chemical accidents. Specifically, the coalition is challenging the EPA’s rollback of Obama-era

(CAMBRIDGE, WI) — Today, Dairy farmers Tina and Duane Hinchley blasted Donald Trump’s trade policies as too little too late. This comes as reports confirm that farm bankruptcies continued to spike in 2019. On a tour of their dairy and crop farm, which is comprised of 240 milking cows and 2,300 acres

Jason Church, candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s Seventh District, released the following statement after President Trump signed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) today: “Thank you President Trump for standing up for American workers with the new USMCA trade agreement. The USMCA will provide much needed relief, particularly to Northern Wisconsin’s dairy

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher today received the PROMISE (Protecting Our Most Important Students Early) Award from the National Head Start Association (NHSA) for his leadership in promoting trauma informed care (TIC). The PROMISE Award is given to members of Congress who have demonstrated a steadfast commitment to Head Start and

MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order today creating a student debt task force to find ways to help Wisconsinites swept up in the deepening economic crisis. Nationally, higher education debt has skyrocketed to over $1.6 trillion and directly impacts over 45 million people. In recent years

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski brought the Retirement Security Task Force to Milwaukee today to hear directly from small business owners and individuals about the barriers they face with today’s retirement system. The listening session took place at the Urban League in Milwaukee, with a formal task force meeting taking place afterward. This is part of

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Gary Peters (D-MI) today led a bipartisan group of Senators to urge the administration to include adequate funding for the Coast Guard to acquire a new Great Lakes icebreaker. In their letter—also signed by Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Rob Portman (R-OH) Chuck Schumer (D-NY),

PEWAUKEE —  Gov. Tony Evers today, joined by Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld, signed Executive Order #67 creating the Governor’s Task Force on Student Debt. This task force will be chaired by Secretary Blumenfeld and will be tasked with assessing student debt in Wisconsin and providing long-term strategies to

Milwaukee: In the critical Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Citizen Action of Wisconsin’s board voted to endorse both Ed Fallone and Jill Karofsky.   After interviews which included members from across the state, Citizen Action member and board leaders concluded that both would be independent judges who will fairly interpret and

Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Monday signed an executive order creating a nonpartisan commission to help draw the state’s legislative maps next year. Wisconsin has one of the most gerrymandered state legislature maps in the country – an advantage that gave Republicans the majority of seats across the state despite losing the

Washington, DC—Rep. Ron Kind released the following statement after President Trump signing the United States Mexico Canada Agreement: “Today, after months of work, the trade agreement with Canada and Mexico finally made its way across the finish line. My colleagues and I on both sides of the aisle worked hard to

Minocqua, Wis. — U.S. Congressional Candidate and State Senator Tom Tiffany (R–Minocqua) released the following statement Wednesday after President Trump signed the USMCA deal into law: “Today is a phenomenal day for Wisconsin manufacturers and farmers. By signing the USMCA trade deal, President Trump is showing just how committed he is to