MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly voted on Republican-drawn district maps as part of the redistricting process. The redistricting process occurs every ten years, following the completion of the U.S. Census to establish the legislative and congressional district maps for the subsequent decade.   Rep. Katrina Shankland (D- Stevens Point)

MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after a bill he authored, 2021 Senate Bill 71, was passed by the Assembly on a voice vote during today’s floor period: “After several years of work with advocates and professionals in the field, I’m proud to see this important

MADISON – Today, the State Assembly voted on Senate Bills 71 and 94, bills aimed at addressing the sexual assault kit backlog in Wisconsin. The bills will be sent to Governor Tony Evers’ desk to await his signature. Senator Agard released the following statement regarding the passage of the two

MADISON — Following the passage of Republicans’ gerrymandered maps, Rep. Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement: “In 2011, after signing secrecy oaths to hide their partisan machinations from the public, Republicans passed a gerrymandered map to distort the will of the voters and guarantee a deep red legislature despite

MADISON – Today, Rep. Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) released the following statement after voting against the Republican gerrymandered redistricting maps: “I was proud to vote against Robin Vos’s gerrymandered redistricting maps today. As I have since I was elected to the State Assembly, I will continue to fight for fair maps

Madison – Today, the Wisconsin Assembly passed the proposed Republican legislative and congressional maps along party lines. The Senate passed these maps on Monday November 8th. Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) released the following statement on the passage of these maps: “Today I voted against the congressional and legislative maps put forward

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly voted on Republican-authored bills to redraw our legislative maps (AB 625 and AB 624). Rep. Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) released the following statement in response: “These maps are yet another example of the Republican’s disconnect with our state’s voters. The majority of Wisconsinites want a non-partisan

[Madison, WI] – During today’s Assembly floor session, State Representative Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk) voted in support of Assembly Bill (AB) 682, which will help to restart the pulp and paper mills in Wisconsin Rapids and Park Falls. According to the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association, the closure of these two mills (along

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Gov. Tony Evers traveled across Wisconsin to announce $15 million in grants to local tourism organizations as the Badger State’s tourism and entertainment industries continue to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to Gov. Evers, 120 destination marketing organizations from every corner of the state are receiving

MADISON— Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed SB 621, the GOP-introduced rigged maps. The bill cleared the Senate on a party-line vote Monday. Although this bill was panned for nine hours in public testimony, and not a single member of the public testified in favor of these maps, it still

[Madison, WI] – Tony Evers didn’t get the response he hoped for with his Liberal Maps Commission. In fact, before 17 Democrats including Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz voted against the maps — which Senate Republicans were forced to introduce because no Democrats were interested — Democrats blasted the maps as “a perversion of