[Madison, WI] — On Wednesday, Governor Tony Evers vetoed a middle-class tax cut proposal – his second veto of a tax cut as governor. Following the governor’s actions, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald released the following statement: “Since last fall, I’ve said that I support another middle-class tax cut for hard-working Wisconsin families. I am extremely proud that Republican majorities in the Legislature pulled together and passed a plan that cut income taxes, slashed the personal property tax, paid down debt, and put money away in the state’s rainy day fund. “While I’m disappointed in the governor’s actions, I’m not surprised –

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is working to give flexibility to local banks and credit unions to help fight the surge of farm bankruptcies in Wisconsin. As Wisconsin leads the nation in farm bankruptcies, local community financial institutions like banks and credit unions are restricted in their regulatory lending ability to farmers, even though they are uniquely positioned to help farmers get the loans they need to get by. In a letter to financial regulators, Senators Baldwin and John Thune (R-SD) are urging the federal government to give these local banks and credit unions the flexibility they need

MILWAUKEE – Rebecca Kiefer, candidate for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge, Branch 29, announced she has received the endorsement of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC). BLOC is a nonprofit organization working to ensure a high quality of life for members of the Black community in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin. “Rebecca Kiefer has worked with many victims of trauma and will be a judge that sees all people as whole people, not just their worst moments,” said Rick Banks, Political Director of BLOC. “That’s a mindset that we need on the bench.” “I am deeply concerned with keeping our community

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) yesterday introduced H.R. 5956, the Eliminating Leftover Expenses for Campaigns from Taxpayers (ELECT) Act of 2020, a bill that would eliminate the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and redirect its funds to pay down the federal deficit. The account that provides this funding has more than $350 million, and hasn’t been used by a successful candidate for President in 16 years. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced companion legislation in the Senate earlier this year.   “The Presidential Election Campaign Fund has become a relic of the past,” said Rep. Gallagher. “Common-sense Wisconsinites expect the government to be responsible with their money, and

To the Honorable Governor Evers,   38 years ago today, the great state of Wisconsin took an extraordinary step along the road to justice for all. On this day, February 25th, in 1982, Republican Governor Lee Dreyfus signed Assembly Bill 70, prohibiting discrimination based upon sexual orientation in the areas of employment, housing, and public accommodations. After a decade-long struggle to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, this action finally created what was then known as Chapter 112, Wisconsin’s Gay Rights Law. Wisconsin was the first state in the country to guarantee these protections in its laws.   Today, we

To the Honorable Governor Evers, 38 years ago today, the great state of Wisconsin took an extraordinary step along the road to justice for all. On this day, February 25th, in 1982, Republican Governor Lee Dreyfus signed Assembly Bill 70, prohibiting discrimination based upon sexual orientation in the areas of employment, housing, and public accommodations. After a decade-long struggle to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, this action finally created what was then known as Chapter 112, Wisconsin’s Gay Rights Law. Wisconsin was the first state in the country to guarantee these protections in its laws. Today, we bear witness