Legislative Democrats are ready to work with both parties and the Governor to provide funding to get the paper mills in Park Falls and Wisconsin Rapids up and running. MADISON – Today, Sen. Janet Bewley, Rep. Beth Meyers, Rep. Nick Milroy, and Rep. Katrina Shankland introduced legislation in support of both the Verso and Park Falls mills. The bill is substantially similar to an amendment offered to Assembly Bill 367 in both the Senate and Assembly, but it also includes funding for education needed to ensure our state meets maintenance of effort requirements. “The Governor’s veto message made it clear that

July 12, 2021 ICYMI: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin Pens Op-Ed Calling for Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework “After years of partisan politics consuming Washington, it is past time to work together and deliver results for people.” Over the weekend, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin penned an op-ed in the Wisconsin State Journal stressing the need for her colleagues in Congress to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework into law. With nearly 2,000 miles of Wisconsin roads and nearly 1,000 bridges in disrepair, Senator Baldwin recognizes that Wisconsin residents – and Americans across the country – cannot afford to delay the

DATCP and DOR Warn Consumers to be Alert for Fraudulent Collection Mailings Release Date: July 12, 2021 Media Contact: Ti Gauger, Public Information Officer, (608) 224-5007 MADISON – Wisconsin taxpayers should be alert to suspicious mailings regarding tax collection. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) have received reports from multiple counties of individuals receiving fraudulent letters related to tax collection cases. The public can identify these letters by looking for: A return address listing the “Benefits Suspension Unit,” a Wisconsin county, and “Public Judgement Records.” A fake government seal with an image

July 12, 2021 Contact: WisDems Press   Democratic Party of Wisconsin Files FEC Complaint After Derrick Van Orden Uses Campaign Funds to Attend Capitol Insurrection   MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint following Derrick Van Orden’s apparent misuse of campaign funds to attend the deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol. Here are the facts: Van Orden’s self-reported campaign finance filings show his campaign footed the bill of over $4,000 for travel and lodging to Washington D.C. around January 6, 2021, when Van Orden attended the assault on our democracy. Federal law prohibits

This week, July 11-17, the Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition (of which Common Cause WI is a member) is hosting a MAP MAKING WEEK OF ACTION and offering opportunities to use the power of the people to forward and amplify needed reforms to the Wisconsin redistricting process and to end gerrymandering. Mapmakers need to hear loud and clear that We the People will not be excluded from the redistricting process or silenced by gerrymandering. And we need representation of our districts that reflects communities of people rather than the politicians’ desires to retain power with rigged maps. Here are a few

Bob Woodson is an inspiring defender of our founding principles and proponent of God-given freedoms for all Americans. Reserve your seat at a luncheon as Woodson shares: His own rise from poverty, disenfranchisement with liberal anti-poverty programs and his personal commitment to reviving our neighborhoods. Opposition to critical race theory (CRT) and the launch of 1776 Unites, a movement to liberate Americans to chart their own future successes. Burlington has recently been a hotbed of controversy over CRT. Register and join the Badger Institute as our distinguished speaker addresses this destructive agenda – and offers a positive alternative. Woodson is an early MacArthur “genius”

Starting Thursday, July 15, middle-class families will start receiving monthly tax cuts as part of the Child Tax Credit expanded in the American Rescue Plan. Thanks to President Biden and Democrats – and no thanks to Republicans in Congress who unanimously voted against the cuts – almost all families with kids who have filed taxes in the last two years will receive this tax cut automatically, making it easier for families to put food on the table, pay the bills, and make rent. Experts estimate this historic expansion will cut child poverty in half. These aren’t just statistics though: Millions

CHIPPEWA FALLS — Vivienne Kerley-de la Cruz will advocate for family farmers as the new policy coordinator for Wisconsin Farmers Union. The member-driven organization, established in 1930, is committed to enhancing the quality of life for family farmers, rural communities, and all people through educational opportunities, cooperative endeavors, and civic engagement. Kerley-de la Cruz grew up in San Diego and moved to the Midwest in 2016 to attend Grinnell College. During her time in Iowa, she worked for Immigrant Allies of Marshalltown, a local organization serving immigrants and refugees. She also worked on a number of political campaigns in Iowa and

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is once again asking ruffed grouse hunters and outdoor enthusiasts who come across a sick or dead grouse to submit a sample for a multi-state ruffed grouse West Nile virus study. For the fourth and final year, the DNR and conservation partners will distribute testing kits to hunters, increasing the overall sample size and strengthening project results with the final year of data. Hunters who have a kit from a previous year are encouraged to collect a sample, fill the kit, and send it in to be processed; nothing in the kit

Blanchardville, WI – Citing the growing influence of women owning and managing land in Wisconsin, as well as the historic contributions of women conservation professionals and educators, Governor Tony Evers has proclaimed July 12-18 Wisconsin Women in Conservation Week. A coalition of agriculture and conservation organizations plans to commemorate the week with a Conservation Educators Happy Hour and by announcing a series of summer conservation education field days and in-person workshops.   The proclamation reads, in part: “Whereas; women landowners in Wisconsin understand the importance of collaborative conservation and are champions of conservation practices such as the utilization of cover