MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters is proud to announce 70 of its endorsed candidates won their seats on boards and councils across the state on Tuesday. “Despite record out-of-state spending and unprecedented attack ads, our endorsed candidates fought positive, issue-based campaigns,” said Deputy Director Seth Hoffmeister. “Even in the biggest races with the most money, we were able to fight, shift the narrative, and win.” The extreme threat to democracy and the urgency of addressing climate change demands continued effort and attention. Wisconsin will continue to be a swing state with enormous impact – and in November, the stakes will be

MADISON, Wis. – Tim Ramthun might be the latest gubernatorial candidate taking a trip to visit Donald Trump in his Mar-a-Lago kingdom today. On the Cut the Crap Show [46:00] in March, Ramthun said he contributed a substantial amount to attend a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago for Arizona gubernatorial candidate​​ Kari Lake. Ramthun has made his entire campaign platform focused on decertifying the 2020 election, which is sure to please Trump — who has yet to endorse in the Wisconsin governor’s race but has called Ramthun “my kind of guy.” Ramthun, however, isn’t the only person who has made the pilgrimage to

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill improving Opportunity Zones, a program that creates an incentive for individuals who reinvest unrealized capital gains into high-impact projects in rural and underserved communities. As communities across the country have begun to see investments take hold, Kind, Booker, Scott, and Kelly are proposing a series of improvements to the program. Additionally, Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Todd Young (R-IN) and Representatives Terri Sewell (D-AL-07), Dan Kildee (D-MI-05), and Jackie Walorski (R-IN-02) co-sponsored the legislation, called the Opportunity Zones Transparency, Extension, and

On the House passage of Relief for Restaurants and other Hard-Hit Small Businesses Act (H.R. 3807) today, Main Street Alliance’s Director of Policy & Political Impact Didier Trinh had this to say: “Main Street Alliance applauds the efforts of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives to replenish the SBA’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) grant program and provide much-needed additional relief to restaurants and other hard-hit businesses. Many small businesses – especially restaurants – are still reeling from the economic impact of COVID-19. This relief cannot come fast enough for small businesses as many were left out of last year’s initial

Statement of Alderman Michael J. Murphy April 7, 2022 I am saddened to learn of the passing of Wayne Frank, a long-serving former member of the Common Council who retired in 2000. I served with Wayne for 11 years, and he was a seasoned and respected public servant who had an impactful career at City Hall. He was deeply proud to serve the near south side and the constituents and businesses of the 8th Aldermanic District. When he wasn’t focused on city matters, Wayne Frank was usually writing and conducting research in his “other life”: Writing for the stage. Wayne, who

April 5, 2022 — University of Wisconsin-River Falls Chancellor Maria Gallo kicked off the university’s Giving Day week by establishing a new endowed scholarship for first-generation students interested in pursuing a degree in the sciences, technology, engineering and math. The UWRF Foundation scholarship is named the Dr. Maria Gallo STEM Scholarship Endowment. The $1,000 scholarship is slated to be awarded for the first time in the 2022-23 academic year. “I created this to seed student success,” Gallo said. “A significant barrier with education can be the financial piece for students. I want to help alleviate that so they don’t have

(WISCONSIN) – Los resultados de las Elecciones Generales de Primavera del martes demuestran el creciente poder de los votantes jóvenes latinos y multirraciales y la efectividad del programa de votantes de Voces de la Frontera Action (VDLFA) para atraer a nuevo votantes en todo el estado de batalla de Wisconsin. El programa integral de VDLFA llegó a más de 60,000 votantes predominantemente latinos y multirraciales en los condados de Milwaukee, Racine y Dane a través de tocando de puerta en puerta, bancos telefónicos, y organización relacional. Los resultados de las elecciones reflejan este poder creciente, con seis candidatos pro-inmigrantes y pro-trabajadores respaldados por VDLFA ganando

MILWAUKEE, WI – Milwaukee County, the City of Milwaukee, key business leaders and community partners today announced that Milwaukee has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with the lowest unsheltered homeless population of any community per capita in the nation. Last year, seventeen unsheltered individuals were counted, representing over a 70 percent reduction from the previous year. Milwaukee County has taken a holistic approach to improving health outcomes in the community looking through the lens of social determinants of health. The County invests funds into Housing First programs, with the clear view that housing ends homelessness and

MADISON, WI- On April 7th, the United States Senate confirmed The Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman to hold this office. On this decision, Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) gave the following statement: “History was made today. Justice Brown Jackson is eminently qualified to be the next Supreme Court Justice and will execute her office faithfully. She is a product of our public schools, a former public defender, a cum laude graduate of Harvard law, a district judge for 8 years, sat on the D.C court of appeals, and has the highest possible rating

Gov. Tony Evers has proclaimed next week (April 11-15) as National Work Zone Awareness Week in Wisconsin. Since 2000, National Work Zone Awareness Week has marked the start of construction season across our country, promoting road worker safety and cautious driving in work zones. “No matter where you go in Wisconsin, folks can all agree that we need to provide and support high-quality roads, highways and bridges,” Gov. Evers said. “The state of Wisconsin joins road workers throughout Wisconsin and the United States in advocating for safe driving in work zones. The people doing these important improvements are counting on us

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) voted for the Senate-amended Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act, which also reauthorizes the current definition of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights within the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. On March 17, 2022, Congressman Grothman voted against H.R. 7108, the original version of the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act because of a poor provision that would have significantly changed the purpose of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act by removing definitions of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights in favor of more vague language. This revised version of the Magnitsky Act would have