MADISON – Republican members of the Senate Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics today passed legislation to limit voting and restrict access to the polls. These Republican-led policies are part of a coordinated national effort to suppress voting. Senate Bills 207, 210 and 213 will interfere in Wisconsin’s

Madison, Wis. — The People’s Maps Commission (PMC) will hold a virtual Executive Session from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2021, to discuss and vote on draft map-drawing criteria that will be used to sift and winnow the 2020 U.S. Census data. The criteria were developed by the Commissioners after

RACINE – Rep. Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) issued the following statement regarding the police shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, MN: “Daunte Wright should be with his family today. Instead, once again, our nation is mourning the death of a young Black man at the hands of law enforcement. “In

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced a $100 million investment in Wisconsin’s economic recovery as part of the state’s funds received under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act. The investment aims to ensure businesses and communities across Wisconsin have additional support and resources to bounce back from the

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today will introduce a constitutional amendment that would prevent court packing by capping the size of the Supreme Court at nine justices. The amendment, which was co-sponsored by Reps. Chris Jacobs (R-NY), Ken Buck (R-CO), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), comes

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced today that the sixth community-based vaccination clinic in the state will open in Barron County on April 20. The site will be located at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. “We started opening these

(MADISON) — Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin announced the hiring of their new Rapid Response Director, Kayla Anderson. “We’re thrilled to bring Kayla Anderson on to our team,” said Democratic Party of Wisconsin Executive Director Nellie Sires. “It’s more important than ever to hold Wisconsin Republicans accountable and highlight the tremendous work

At its next regular meeting on Thursday, April 15th at 5:30 p.m., the Board of Fire & Police Commissioners will discuss and consider a resolution to modify or eliminate the deadly force exception to the ban on chokeholds and strangleholds contained in Milwaukee Police Department Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 460

MILWAUKEE – The Committee on Parks, Energy, and Environment unanimously recommended for adoption two proposals sponsored by Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson aimed at combatting climate change earlier today. “Becoming carbon neutral by 2050 is essential if we want to avoid a climate catastrophe,” said Chairwoman Nicholson. “In many instances communities of

MADISON – Seth Pollak, the College of Letters & Science Distinguished Professor of Psychology, has been named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, one of 184 artists, writers, scholars and scientists selected through a rigorous peer-review process from more than 3,000 applicants. Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded to

MADISON, WI. APRIL 13, 2021 – Help make Wisconsin’s downtowns vibrant and dynamic places to live, work and do business by submitting your best idea to the Wisconsin Main Street Downtown Pitch Contest. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) will award $10,000 to bring the winning idea to life. “Small businesses