WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues, led by Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA), in urging Senate leaders to include long-term relief for millions of Americans with student loans in the next coronavirus relief package as negotiations between Senate Republicans and Democrats continue. The letter comes after the President issued an executive order that only places a three-month forbearance for some student loan borrowers, leaving nearly eight million student loan borrowers to fend for themselves in the midst of an economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.   “Although the President recently issued an Executive Order temporarily extending forbearance

Oconomowoc — Melissa Winker (D-Oconomowoc), candidate for State Assembly–District 38, today called upon Rep. Barbara Dittrich (R-Oconomowoc) and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Racine) to cease its pressure campaign and work to support school districts in their plans to re-open. Referencing a July 29th letter signed by 46 Republican members of the state assembly, using Wisconsin Assembly letterhead, and sent to school superintendents across the state, the lawmakers urged school leaders to “open their doors to provide every student with an in-class experience,” open up athletic fields, and support families who wish to sign up for school choice even as that

Brookfield, W.I. – Today, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Menomonee Falls) sent the following letter to Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride offering assistance to immediately address the deteriorating security and policing situation in Tosa. In light of the escalating protests and the recent violence at the home of Officer Joseph Mensah, Congressman Sensenbrenner seeks to work with Mayor McBride and other city leaders to restore law and order. August 11, 2020 The Honorable Dennis McBride Mayor of the City of Wauwatosa 7725 W. North Ave. Wauwatosa, WI 53213 Dear Mayor McBride: I write to you today concerning the deteriorating security and policing in

Today, American Bridge President Bradley Beychok issued the following statement applauding the selection of Senator Kamala Harris for the nomination of Vice President. “Game on,” said American Bridge President Bradley Beychok. “Senator Kamala Harris has dedicated her life to making this country better for the American people. She is an excellent choice and there’s no one who will better prosecute the case against four more years for Donald Trump. We are all in on this history-making ticket, and we will continue to deploy every resource at our disposal to ensure Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are elected in November.”

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction will hold a preliminary public hearing and comment period to consider promulgation of administrative rules under statement of scope amending Wis. Admin. Code ch. PI 34, relating to speech and language pathologist licenses. The DPI proposes to amend Wis. Admin. Code ch. PI 34 to clarify rules and specify the pathway for licensees who hold a Tier I speech and language pathologist license to become eligible for a Tier II license. Pursuant to Wis. Stat. 227.135(1), a statement of scope is prepared in advance of any rule that an agency plans to

(MILWAUKEE, WI) – Voces de la Frontera Action is making its last push in the state’s primary election season today as thousands turn in mail-in ballots and visit polling locations, even while the state reaches five thousand COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. Our push is targeted at new and infrequent Latinx voters, who are historically victims of racialized voter suppression in Wisconsin and who are being targeted now by Republican attacks on mixed-immigration status families. Eugenia Medina is a member of the Voceros network, our relational voter program that reaches out to people in the Latinx community

MADISON, Wis. – The Governor’s Task Force on Student Debt will hold its eighth and final meeting at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, via WebEx. This meeting is open to the public. To view the meeting agenda, refer to the public meeting notice. To attend the meeting, dial (510) 338-9438 and when prompted for the meeting access code, enter 126 381 4430. If you prefer to attend online, go to https://www.webex.com/ and enter the meeting access code, 126 381 4430, and password: TaskForce. Meeting materials will be posted to the task force website in the meetings section by the start of the

(WISCONSIN) — Today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement in response to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services report that over 1,000 Wisconsinites have perished from COVID-19: “Our hearts break for the more than 1,000 Wisconsin families, and all those across the country, who have lost a loved one to COVID-19. The tragedies suffered by Wisconsin families are made even more painful by the fact that they didn’t have to happen. The failures of Donald Trump and Wisconsin Republicans directly worsened this long-predicted crisis. Five months into this pandemic, instead of implementing a comprehensive testing and

Menomonie, Wis. — Alexander Mayhew loves to sketch. And since he can remember, he has loved to sketch shoes. He’s been fascinated with shoes his whole life. The extra spending money he earned with his first high school job went toward building his sneaker collection. Sketching the shoes in his collection led to Mayhew coming up with his own designs – a first step in fulfilling his desire to be a footwear designer. “The right pair of shoes can make or break an outfit,” he said. “There’s something about well-designed shoes that demand one’s eye. People, whether they're sneaker-heads or

MILWAUKEE — A new Marquette Law School poll of Wisconsin likely voters finds support in the presidential race little changed since June, with Joe Biden favored by 49 percent and President Donald Trump by 44 percent. Six percent of voters say they will vote for neither, don’t know who they will vote for, or don’t want to give an opinion. In June, among likely voters, Biden was supported by 50 percent and Trump by 44 percent, with 6 percent choosing neither. Biden had 49 percent in May and Trump 45 percent. The new poll also found that, as COVID-19 cases

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel highlighted that several members of the Wisconsin delegation will speak during the Democratic National Convention — including Governor Tony Evers, Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, Senator Tammy Baldwin, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. In addition to the elected officials, two Wisconsin women will be sharing their stories with the country during the convention — an elementary school teacher impacted by the pandemic and a Wisconsin retiree whose family relies on the Affordable Care Act. Read more about the announcements below: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Members of state delegation will speak at Democratic National Convention from the