JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN—Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) visited Careers Industries in Racine and KANDU Industries in Janesville to discuss the importance of employment for individuals with disabilities. Steil urged Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy to protect jobs for disabled workers and ensure harmful policies that jeopardize these opportunities are not included in an upcoming stimulus bill. “I am inspired by the workers and the families I met today. KANDU and Careers Industries give people of all abilities the opportunity to obtain employment, utilize their skills, and be supported by a greater community. Nearly 5,000 Wisconsinites are employed by organizations like KANDU and

Today is the start of the last full week before the primaries. As we learned in November, absentee ballots are incredibly important toward getting out the vote. If you haven’t already, request your absentee ballot ASAP. The deadline to request absentee ballots is this Thursday, the 11th. Make sure to return your ballot by 8 pm on Election Day (February 16th). Don’t count on the mail delivering your ballot on Monday as the post office will be closed for President’s Day. For more information regarding absentee ballots, deadlines, in-person voting, and other questions, go to My Vote Wisconsin. If you

Today, Congresswoman Moore introduced the Perinatal Workforce Act as part of the Black Maternal Health Caucus’s legislative package, the “Momnibus” to address the Black maternal mortality crisis. Senator Tammy Baldwin and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the companion legislation in the Senate. Congresswoman Moore’s legislation provides funding to grow and diversify the maternal care workforce. In response, she released the following statement: “Black women already were forced to bear the brunt of our maternal mortality crisis and now the existing inequities revealed during this pandemic only burden Black mothers even more. The Momnibus couldn’t be introduced at a more pivotal time.

The News: Public Health Madison and Dane County, the local health department, issued a new health order on Monday that relaxes a number of sports-related restrictions WILL had challenged in a lawsuit filed in January. Order #13 allows for indoor team sports for up to 25, and outdoors for up to 100. Masks are required while playing indoors, and outdoors if maintaining 6 feet of separation is not possible. The Quote: WILL Deputy Counsel, Luke Berg, said, “The Dane County Health Department’s restrictions on sports were unreasonable and unnecessary. WILL’s lawsuit challenged these provisions, and we are pleased to see them relaxed. The lawsuit continues, however,

(MADISON) — Even a month after the violent insurrection at the US Capitol was shown to be caused by lies and rumors spread by the former President, Senator Ron Johnson continues to spread false information and lies to the public. On Sunday morning, Johnson went onto Fox News and insinuated that Speaker Nancy Pelosi was responsible for the insurrection. Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued this statement: “Johnson continues to spread lies and rumors about the insurrection to the public, despite history telling us how dangerous this is. He is going on national television spouting outlandish claims and recycling pseudo

MADISON, Wis. – Double your love for nature this Valentine’s Day by donating to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Endangered Resources Fund. All donations made through your Wisconsin income tax form are matched and go directly to conserve rare plants, animals and State Natural Areas. Tax filing season opens Feb. 12 and all donors can print a card to share with their valentine. For tax year 2020, the Endangered Resources donation is found on Form 1, line 21a; for part-year/ non-residents filing Form 1NPR, it is on line 55a. Look for the donations section with your tax software, or

MILWAUKEE–Youth Justice Milwaukee reiterated its demand for the closure of Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons, as they are abusive, dangerous facilities that are incapable of rehabilitating young people. The coalition first called for closure in 2016– two years before Act 185 passed. In 2018, Act 185 sought to close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake by creating county and state-operated secure facilities and expanding the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center, which collectively increased the number of secure placements beyond the number needed. Today, that disparity is even greater as the population at the two prisons continues to decline. At the same time, conditions

APPLETON – Court of Appeals District Three candidate Greg Gill Jr. has eclipsed another major fundraising milestone. Judge Gill received a total of over $43,000 in donations during the last reporting period, pushing the total amount raised by the campaign to over $125,000 since declaring his candidacy in early December. Over 170 Wisconsinites have contributed to Judge Gill’s campaign from every corner of the district. The contributions have come in from thirty-two counties and fifty different municipalities, further signaling a robust grassroots effort by the campaign and its supporters. “I continue to be truly humbled and grateful for the support I have