MADISON, Wis. – In an attempt to further divide families, teachers, and use kids as political pawns, Rebecca Kleefisch has endorsed candidates in April 5’s Wisconsin school board elections who will pursue her extreme agenda and have worked hard to pit neighbors against each other​​. These candidates only serve to distract from what these school board elections should be about: what’s best for students. To name a couple of the radical endorsements: Steve Frazier for DC Everest School Board is known to peddle conspiracy theories online about vaccines, chemtrails, and the United Nations; Carolyn Simon for Mukwonago School Board politicized common sense

The Fire and Police Commission (FPC) has published its 2021 Annual Report and looks forward  to the community exploring its content.  As described in the report, 2021 was a transformative year for the FPC. During that time, the FPC welcomed five new commissioners who are at the top of their fields, appointed chiefs of the  Milwaukee Fire and Police Departments who are overwhelmingly supported by the community,  and filled positions within the FPC that had been vacant for too long to create a diverse,  talented, and high-performing team.  With these changes came a year of notable progress. Over the course

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $800,000 grant to the Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, Platteville, Wisconsin, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan, which Rep. Kind helped pass last year. This grant will provide gap financing to small, local businesses in Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, and Richland counties to help them recover, grow, and create new employment opportunities. The EDA investment will be matched with $200,000 in local funds and is expected to create 75 jobs, retain 30

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement after President Biden announced he was terminating Title 42. “It’s hard to believe, but President Biden has somehow found a way to make his border crisis worse. By revoking Title 42 – which his own administration has warned could lead to a surge in illegal immigration – the President is doubling down on open border policies that have created a crisis on our southern border and made our communities less safe. This administration has shown no interest in fixing this problem, which is why Congress needs to act. We can

Madison, Wis. –  The Department of Safety and Professional Services is announcing a two-week blackout period for initial license applications for 72 license types (the list of affected licenses is available HERE). This black-out is part of the transition to LicensE, the department’s new self-guided, online platform that is replacing paper-based applications for occupational licenses. The department will accept no new initial applications for the 72 license types from 12 p.m. on April 29 through 11:59 p.m. on May 15. The black-out period is a critical step to ensuring the successful launch of this new system. Applications received after 12 p.m. on April

MADISON, WI – Today, State Representative Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City) released a statement   regarding Governor Evers veto of Senate Bill 89. The EMS Reform Bill, co-authored by Rep. Tranel and  State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green), would have made the National Registry of Emergency  Medical Technicians (NREMT) exam optional for Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs), which is the  lowest level recognized in Wisconsin. The NREMT exam is extremely challenging, expensive and   doesn’t always test the most relevant information needed to become an EMR volunteer in Wisconsin. The  NREMT exam is optional for EMRs in at least 10 other states, which include:

MADISON – Sen. Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) made the following statement in response to Governor Tony Evers’ veto of Senate Bill (SB) 89 which would have improved recruitment and retention for rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) by making the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) exam optional. “I am extremely disappointed that Governor Tony Evers vetoed my bill that would have helped rural EMS with recruitment and retention. I authored this bill with Rep. Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City) because our rural EMS squads told us that they needed some flexibility in order to have enough members to provide services

  MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin is consistently among the best states in the country for voter turnout, and that’s because we take our freedom to vote seriously. But Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, who has already personally enriched himself while a member of the senate, is now putting his own political self interest before our fundamental freedoms as Americans and as Wisconsinites.  For some voters, casting a ballot may not be possible without access to a dropbox – and Sen. Ron Johnson, running for re-election this cycle, wants to keep it that way. The right-wing Senator was granted access this week

MILWAUKEE, WI – Today, County Executive David Crowley signed legislation allocating $6.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to six programs focused on addressing community violence. The signing comes just a little over two weeks after Executive Crowley addressed the ARPA taskforce and requested emergency funds to address the acute crisis of violence in facing communities throughout Milwaukee County. “We’ve seen a violent start to the year in Milwaukee County and it is no secret that this remains a difficult time for all of us. We recognize the urgency of the problem in our streets and I’m proud of both