Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes today released a legislative package that would ban the use of chokeholds and only allow deadly force as a last resort. They said the…
President Trump will make an official visit to Wisconsin on Thursday to tour Fincantieri Marinette Marine and speak at the shipyard. The stop will be Trump’s first in Wisconsin since a January campaign rally in Milwaukee. It also comes two…
The pro-Trump America First Action PAC announced a new TV ad hitting Joe Biden today, knocking his support of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The group said the $2.25 million buy, which includes digital, cable, broadcast and mail, will…
MADISON – Rep. Tip McGuire issued the following statement on Gov. Evers’ support for justice reform legislation: “The recent deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor have shocked the conscience of our nation and sparked peaceful protests around the world.…
MILWAUKEE – In response to Governor Evers unveiling a number of justice reform bills earlier today, State Rep. David Bowen (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “On the same day that I stood with fellow members of the Black Caucus on…
Dear Governor Evers, Minority Leader Hintz, Speaker Vos, and Chief Clerk Fuller, This letter serves as notice of my resignation as State Representative for the 76th Assembly District, effective August 1, 2020 at 5 p.m. because of my appointment by…
Yesterday, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Congressman Mark Pocan and Wisconsin Treasurer Sarah Godlewski held a press conference to highlight Joe Biden’s bold plan for a safe reopening and economic growth. While Donald Trump’s corrupt recovery has helped billionaires…
Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement in honor of Juneteenth: “Today our nation commemorates Juneteenth, a day 155 years ago when enslaved Americans in Texas finally received the news that they were free. The Emancipation Proclamation from President…
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Today Kathy Hinkfuss, candidate for the Wisconsin State Assembly in the Fourth District, issued an open letter and call to action to legislative leaders and Wisconsinites to commemorate Juneteenth by starting a conversation and enacting policy…
Friends, On June 19th, 1865, two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers arrived in Texas with news that all enslaved people are free. One year later, the first Juneteenth was celebrated. It is…