Sen. Erpenbach: Statement on GOP inaction

State Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-West Point) released the following statement in response to the Assembly GOP press conference today. “Today we saw a total lack of leadership from Representative Vos, and Senate Republicans were absent altogether. April 15th was the last

Read More »

Dane County Exec. Parisi: Announces run for re-election

Citing the need for county government to continue its coordination of the community’s response to and eventual recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, Joe Parisi announced today he is running for re-election as County Executive. “Covid-19 has tested us, tearing at

Read More »

WISDOM: Decries racism in Burlington schools

WISDOM and Racine Interfaith Coalition condemn the blatant racism shown against children of color in the Burlington School District. The statewide organization WISDOM with affiliates in 12 cities, and our national organization GAMALIEL with affiliates in 15 states join RIC’s

Read More »

U.S. Sen. Baldwin, colleagues: Call for Trump Administration to support nationwide capacity for shipping, handling, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines requiring ultra-cold storage

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined 11 of her Senate Democratic colleagues, led by Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), in urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield to work with state, Tribal, territorial,

Read More »

True the Vote: Update on litigation and ongoing fight for election integrity

HOUSTON, Texas – True the Vote Founder and President Catherine Engelbrecht issued the following statement regarding the “Validate the Vote” initiative, dismissal of lawsuits, and ongoing fight for election integrity: “Yesterday, we made the difficult decision to dismiss our current lawsuits in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. While we stand by the voters’ testimony that was

Read More »

Sen. Erpenbach: Statement on GOP inaction

State Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-West Point) released the following statement in response to the Assembly GOP press conference today. “Today we saw a total lack of leadership from Representative Vos, and Senate Republicans were absent altogether. April 15th was the last time we took the floor to address this issue and

Read More »

Rep. Vos, Assembly GOP: Propose new initiatives in COVID fight

Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and his Assembly Republican colleagues are putting forward policy initiatives to help address the COVID surge in Wisconsin. The package of ideas include building a robust testing system, doubling the number of contact tracers, assisting the healthcare industry, ensuring an efficient distribution of a COVID vaccine,

Read More »

Dane County Exec. Parisi: Announces run for re-election

Citing the need for county government to continue its coordination of the community’s response to and eventual recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, Joe Parisi announced today he is running for re-election as County Executive. “Covid-19 has tested us, tearing at the very fabric of our physical, emotional and economic well-being,”

Read More »

WISDOM: Decries racism in Burlington schools

WISDOM and Racine Interfaith Coalition condemn the blatant racism shown against children of color in the Burlington School District. The statewide organization WISDOM with affiliates in 12 cities, and our national organization GAMALIEL with affiliates in 15 states join RIC’s 26 member congregations in Racine County stand with RIC member,

Read More »

Brown County Clerk’s Office: Certifies Nov. 3 election results

(Brown County, Wis.) – Brown County has certified with the Wisconsin Elections Commission the official results of the November 3, 2020 general election. The Brown County Clerk’s Office website will be updated shortly. … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a

Read More »

Gov. Evers, Dept. of Administration Secretary Brennan: Announce 54 awardees for the COVID-19 Movie Theater Grant Program

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that $10 million from the COVID-19 Movie Theater Grant Program has been awarded to 54 movie theater operators across Wisconsin. The program will provide critical funds to assist movie theaters impacted by the pandemic. “Wisconsin businesses across industries and communities have felt the strains of the

Read More »

Rep. Brostoff: Statement on police union smears against City Attorney Spencer

MILWAUKEE – In response to reports that two Milwaukee police unions have accused City Attorney Tearman Spencer of “dereliction of … duty” regarding his handling of the ongoing Sterling Brown settlement, State Representative Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “Last time I checked, when someone puts in the time

Read More »

MTEA: Wisconsin teachers’ unions defend local health departments’ authority and call for even stronger action

WISCONSIN – Yesterday, Wisconsin teachers’ unions, led by Madison Teachers Inc., and joined by the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association, Racine Educators United, Kenosha Education Association, Green Bay Education Association, and the Wisconsin Education Association Council filed an amicus brief to defend against reckless legal attacks on the longstanding authority of local

Read More »