(Milwaukee, WI) – Voces de la Frontera, The Wisconsin African American Roundtable, the Milwaukee NAACP, Justice Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, A Better Wisconsin Together, Our Wisconsin Revolution, WI Will Win, South Central Federation of Labor AFL-CIO, Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT), Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice, and the Milwaukee Hmong American Women’s Association issue the following statement in response to Trump’s act of domestic terrorism at the US Capitol on January 6th, 2021: We condemn Trump and his Republican enablers for instigating an act of domestic terrorism by white nationalists at the nation’s Capitol in an effort to disrupt

Kenosha – State Senator Bob Wirch (D-Somers) issued the following statement after the Republican majority in the State Legislature rejected the Special Session call by Governor Tony Evers to fix the damaged unemployment insurance system: “I’m disappointed but not surprised.  For the first time in 13 years, we have a Governor who is serious about fixing this outdated 50 year old system.  Instead of actually doing something productive, Republicans offer non-solutions in an attempt to score cheap political points against the Governor.  I’ve seen the damage that this broken system has done to families in my district; my office heard from

Madison, Wis. — Institute for Reforming Government President CJ Szafir testified today in the Wisconsin State Supreme Court supporting the petition filed by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty on behalf of former Speaker Scott Jensen. Szafir explained it was appropriate for any redistricting dispute to be settled in state court – and not federal. In addition, it is necessary that the Court take the case under its original action jurisdiction rather than go through a Circuit Court first because of the severe time constraints involved. “Wisconsin’s redistricting process is best handled by Wisconsin courts and given the time constraints involved, we

MILWAUKEE – County Supervisor Felesia A. Martin is calling for Governor Tony Evers, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, and all municipal health departments across Milwaukee County to include MCTS bus drivers in Group 1b for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. “Our bus drivers perform heroic deeds and serve our communities with distinction,” said Supervisor Martin. “When I think of the selfless acts of public service carried out by our bus drivers, I think of my constituents Janette, Mike and Ron whom are dedicated MCTS employees. They show up every day ready to meet whatever challenges they see. They play an important role in getting Milwaukee County

Audio file of radio address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address calling for the Assembly to pass Assembly Bill (AB) 1 as amended and passed by the Senate this week. Hello, Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers here. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect our small businesses, workers, students and parents, and the health and safety of our friends and neighbors, I called on the Legislature to pass legislation to address our most pressing COVID-19 response needs. This week, the Senate passed a bill that—while it’s not the compromise we originally proposed—AB 1 as amended by the Senate is

MADISON, WISCONSIN – The latest release of AARP’s Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard depicts a worsening crisis from coast to coast, including skyrocketing increases in deaths among Wisconsin nursing home residents since last fall. In the four-week period ending Dec. 20, 9.9% of nursing homes in Wisconsin reported residents with confirmed cases of coronavirus, and 10.3% of these facilities had at least one staff member diagnosed. While those percentages are down slightly from the previous four-week period, the latest dashboard shows an increase in nursing home deaths related to COVID-19 over the same time period – from 2.11 deaths per 100