MADISON, Wis. — This election season, Wisconsinites turned out in unprecedented numbers to vote for an economy that works for all of us — not just President Trump and his friends.   Opportunity Wisconsin Program Director Meghan Roh released the following statement in response to the latest results in the Badger

WISCONSIN–On Wednesday, November 9, 2016 the world learned that Donald Trump had become the first Republican candidate for President to secure Wisconsin’s electoral votes since 1984. On that day, For Our Future Wisconsin dedicated itself anew to permanent, ongoing organizing to build progressive political power that would ensure Wisconsin ‘went

MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters and its 30,000-plus members and supporters have preserved Gov. Evers’ veto power, a crucial step in breaking the state’s extreme gerrymandering, and helped elect Joe Biden for president. Executive Director Kerry Schumann had this to say about the election: “After one of our most robust election

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin (UW) System campuses, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will serve as the first “surge testing” sites for a new rapid-results COVID-19 test available to members of the community, UW System President Tommy Thompson announced today. The 250,000 Abbot BinaxNOW

MADISON, Wis. – Later this month, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a fourth virtual meeting to hear from anyone interested in Lake Michigan whitefish. This virtual meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. Members of the public can access the meeting

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released unemployment data from March 15 to October 31, 2020, revealing that 92.7% of the 7.75 million weekly Unemployment Insurance claims that have been filed since March 15, 2020, have been processed. Unemployment Insurance is a joint state-federal program that provides benefits to

HAGER CITY, WI – After the results of yesterday’s election, Derrick Van Orden released the following statement:   I would like to congratulate Congressman Kind on his reelection. Sara Jane and I will continue praying for Ron and his family as we do for all of our elected leaders.   

Franklin, WI – Forward Latino, a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy and service organization dedicated to assisting Latinos pursuing the American Dream, today declared success in their Latino voter outreach and protection program launched this summer with the goal of increasing Latino voter participation. For the 2020 national election, Latinos made up

GREEN BAY, WI – Eric Wimberger thanks his community for their confidence in representing them at the Capitol. Wimberger says his focus will be on job growth, community safety, clean water initiatives, and Covid management. “I’m honored to represent my community at the State Senate. Thank you for the support

“This is the most important election of our lifetime, and President Trump made clear our path forward last night: ensure the integrity of this election for the good of the nation. Bad things are happening in Pennsylvania. Democrats are scheming to disenfranchise and dilute Republican votes. President Trump and his

MADISON, Wis. — For four years, people across our country have demonstrated our commitment to standing with and for each other by marching to demand liberty and justice, pulling through this pandemic by pulling together, and rejecting every attempt to divide us based on what we look like, where we

Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement as Wisconsin is called for Biden: “Wisconsin workers have delivered the state for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Voters turned out in record numbers in Wisconsin and across our country to make our voices heard. When all the votes

Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) delivers the latest GOP Weekly Radio Address focusing on moving forward after the election. I’m Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.   The voters have spoken and they have returned a good conservative majority to the legislature. It’s been a long, trying campaign cycle and I think most

MADISON, October 16, 2020 – The National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center (NFIB SBLC), has just filed an amicus brief on behalf of small business owners across the state of Wisconsin. NFIB argues that Governor Evers’ actions to release the names of small businesses with employees testing positive

Dresser, Wisc… Last night, Rep. Gae Magnafici (R-Dresser) won her election for State Assembly in the 28 th District over Kim Butler (D-Milltown). Rep. Magnafici released the following statement: “Thank you so much to the voters of the 28th District for once again electing me and trusting me to represent

Rice Lake, Wisc… Last night, David Armstrong (R-Rice Lake) declared victory in the 75th Assembly District. The seat is being vacated by Rep. Romaine Quinn (R-Cameron) who decided against running for reelection after three terms in the State Assembly. Armstrong released the following statement: “First, I am humbled and honored

November 4, 2020 The City of Milwaukee put forth an historic infrastructure this election to ensure that all residents could vote safely and securely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Election Commission’s staff, led by Executive Director Claire Woodall-Vogg, put together a Central Count operation that worked efficiently – over multiple

Madisonians cast 161,836 ballots in yesterday’s historic 2020 election, an all-time record which represents 84.7% of registered voters. With almost all the vote in, statewide the unofficial election results show Joe Biden ahead by 20,000 votes. This is similar to the 22,700-winning margin of victory Donald Trump enjoyed in 2016.