MADISON – Senate President Roger Roth (R-Appleton) delivered the weekly Republican radio address. Last week, Governor Evers unilaterally extended his safer at home order until May 26th – frustrating many small business owners throughout Wisconsin. Republicans have responded by asking Wisconsin Supreme Court to weigh in and push back against the governor’s unlawful overreach. Everyone agrees that reasonable measures must be taken during a public health crisis. But the power to close down the entire state was never intended to rest solely in the hands of one individual. As coequal branches of government, we’re asking that the courts allow us

  Audio file of radio address. The following is Gov. Tony Evers’ radio address on the Badger Bounce Back plan. Hi, Wisconsin, it’s Governor Tony Evers. A few weeks ago, Wisconsin had a pretty grim outlook for what COVID-19 could mean for our state. The good news is that data show that Safer at Home is working. It’s projected we have saved at least 300 lives, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives. We have helped flatten the curve, which has resulted in fewer cases and hospitalizations, but folks, we aren’t out of the woods just yet. As you know,

Dear Governor Evers, Last week, one of our colleagues sent you a letter with a series of questions about the “science” you have repeatedly said you are following in your response to the Coronavirus pandemic. To date, he has not received a response, although he did not ask for one prior to Friday. Since that letter was sent, you have changed some of your public positions and created turmoil with others. Wisconsinites are confused. Some are scared, some are angry, and some just want to know the truth about what is happening in the state. They can handle the truth.

MADISON — Ten Wisconsin students have been named semifinalists in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, a national honor recognizing the country’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. “Each of these students has worked incredibly hard inside and outside of the classroom,” State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor said. “This prestigious honor is a tribute to the many accomplishments of these students, and like their families, teachers, and educators, I am proud of our semifinalists and look forward to hearing about their future successes.” The Wisconsin students are among 621 national semifinalists selected by a review committee based on their achievements

The News: A review of speech codes at Wisconsin colleges and universities by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) found that more than half of institutions reviewed substantially restrict freedom of speech. Three quarters of Wisconsin’s technical colleges and one third of the four-year colleges in the University of Wisconsin system have policies that severely restrict free speech. WILL could not identify one college or university that had no policies that restrict or threaten free speech. Speech Code Review: WILL rated Wisconsin institutions of higher education according to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) traffic light system: red means that