MADISON, WI – Today Republicans on the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection passed SB 923, the Texas-inspired bill to ban abortion on a party line vote. The Texas-inspired bill would ban abortions after 6 weeks, before most people even know they are
MILWAUKEE – Last night, one person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting outside of a bar in downtown Milwaukee. The county is experiencing a troubling rise in violence, with 25 homicides recorded in the first month of the year.
United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced today that Yue Liu, also known as Troy Liu (age: 41) of Mequon, Wisconsin, had been charged in a two-count information with wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section
Quotes of the Week If parents want to “have a say” in their child’s education, they should home school or pay for private school tuition out of their family budget. – Rep. Lee Snodgrass, D-Appleton, in a deleted tweet about
All of the Waukesha, Wisconsin-based 135th Medical Company is now safely back in Wisconsin following an 11-month deployment to the Middle East. The unit’s nearly 60 Soldiers returned to Fort Hood, Texas in late January, where it completed demobilization requirements
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that following a U.S. District court’s ruling on Feb. 10 returning wolves in the lower 48 states (except the northern Rocky Mountains region) to the Federal Endangered Species List, Wisconsin
(MILWAUKEE, WI) – Wisconsin workers feel the momentum brewing for union rights. Today, workers at the Oak Creek Starbucks location filed for a union election with Starbucks Workers United, CMRJB Workers United. Starbucks workers at over 75 stores and counting,
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind is reminding Wisconsinites that the Affordable Connectivity Program is open for applications. This program – created through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which Rep. Kind voted for last year – is helping to lower the cost of broadband service for
MADISON, Wis. – Yesterday, Sen. Tammy Baldwin and UAW Leaders, President Bob Lynk, and Chief Steward Timothy Jacobson, held a press call discussing the positive impact bringing more than 1,000 manufacturing jobs to Oshkosh would have on the community. On
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) hosted a roundtable focused on fighting fentanyl in Wisconsin to help keep our communities safe. During the roundtable, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), leaders from Racine County, including the Sheriff’s Department, District
(Madison)… Today, Senate Bill 371, designating Colby the official state cheese, received bipartisan approval in the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection. Bill authors State Senator Kathy Bernier (R-Chippewa Falls) and Representative Donna Rozar (R-Marshfield) issued the
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today took action on seven bills. The bills include: Senate Bill 815, now 2021 Wisconsin Act 133: Ratifies the collective bargaining agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee for
WISCONSIN — Protect Our Care hosted a virtual roundtable today marking two years of living with “COVID-19.” US Representative Gwen Moore and the Honorable Andy Slavitt, a former member of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 task force, were joined by Wisconsinites
MADISON, Wis. — Earlier this week, the Cap Times declared in an editorial that Rebecca Kleefisch’s involvement in the Foxconn fiasco should disqualify her as a serious gubernatorial candidate. The Cap Times blisteringly wrote that “the politicians who made the
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers earlier this week announced more than $82 million in Equitable Recovery Grants and visited grant awardees across the state, including in Milwaukee, Appleton, Madison, La Crosse, and Racine. “From Beloit to Lac du Flambeau, the organizations receiving these grants
MADISON, WI – Today Republicans on the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection passed SB 923, the Texas-inspired bill to ban abortion on a party line vote. The Texas-inspired bill would ban abortions after 6 weeks, before most people even know they are pregnant, and includes a $10,000 bounty reward for people to
MILWAUKEE – Last night, one person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting outside of a bar in downtown Milwaukee. The county is experiencing a troubling rise in violence, with 25 homicides recorded in the first month of the year. County Supervisor Russell Antonio Goodwin, Sr. released the following statement
United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced today that Yue Liu, also known as Troy Liu (age: 41) of Mequon, Wisconsin, had been charged in a two-count information with wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, and engaging in an unlawful monetary transaction, in violation
Quotes of the Week If parents want to “have a say” in their child’s education, they should home school or pay for private school tuition out of their family budget. – Rep. Lee Snodgrass, D-Appleton, in a deleted tweet about a Republican bill to give parents more say over schools’
All of the Waukesha, Wisconsin-based 135th Medical Company is now safely back in Wisconsin following an 11-month deployment to the Middle East. The unit’s nearly 60 Soldiers returned to Fort Hood, Texas in late January, where it completed demobilization requirements and then returned individually to airports across Wisconsin over the
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that following a U.S. District court’s ruling on Feb. 10 returning wolves in the lower 48 states (except the northern Rocky Mountains region) to the Federal Endangered Species List, Wisconsin is not authorized to implement a wolf harvest season. The
(MILWAUKEE, WI) – Wisconsin workers feel the momentum brewing for union rights. Today, workers at the Oak Creek Starbucks location filed for a union election with Starbucks Workers United, CMRJB Workers United. Starbucks workers at over 75 stores and counting, in cities and states across the country, have filed for
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind is reminding Wisconsinites that the Affordable Connectivity Program is open for applications. This program – created through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which Rep. Kind voted for last year – is helping to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households. The Affordable Connectivity Program provides a discount
MADISON, Wis. – Yesterday, Sen. Tammy Baldwin and UAW Leaders, President Bob Lynk, and Chief Steward Timothy Jacobson, held a press call discussing the positive impact bringing more than 1,000 manufacturing jobs to Oshkosh would have on the community. On the same day, Senator Johnson doubled down on his remarks
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) hosted a roundtable focused on fighting fentanyl in Wisconsin to help keep our communities safe. During the roundtable, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), leaders from Racine County, including the Sheriff’s Department, District Attorney’s Office, County Executive’s Office, and High Intensity Drug Trafficking
(Madison)… Today, Senate Bill 371, designating Colby the official state cheese, received bipartisan approval in the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection. Bill authors State Senator Kathy Bernier (R-Chippewa Falls) and Representative Donna Rozar (R-Marshfield) issued the following statement after the vote. “We are thrilled with today’s
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today took action on seven bills. The bills include: Senate Bill 815, now 2021 Wisconsin Act 133: Ratifies the collective bargaining agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee for state of Wisconsin employees in the building trades crafts collective
WISCONSIN — Protect Our Care hosted a virtual roundtable today marking two years of living with “COVID-19.” US Representative Gwen Moore and the Honorable Andy Slavitt, a former member of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 task force, were joined by Wisconsinites from northwest and south central Wisconsin to discuss the ways
MADISON, Wis. — Earlier this week, the Cap Times declared in an editorial that Rebecca Kleefisch’s involvement in the Foxconn fiasco should disqualify her as a serious gubernatorial candidate. The Cap Times blisteringly wrote that “the politicians who made the Foxconn mess shouldn’t be allowed to waste taxpayer dollars on
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers earlier this week announced more than $82 million in Equitable Recovery Grants and visited grant awardees across the state, including in Milwaukee, Appleton, Madison, La Crosse, and Racine. “From Beloit to Lac du Flambeau, the organizations receiving these grants have been on the frontlines of providing support to communities