WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today joined a letter led by Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf urging the FDA to immediately remove all unreviewed e-cigarettes from store shelves until the agency completes its public health review of these vaping products.  Currently, addictive, kid-friendly e-cigarettes like JUUL are on the market illegally but are being granted a free pass to be sold due to FDA’s decision to grant enforcement discretion. The court-ordered deadline for FDA to finish reviewing e-cigarette applications was September 9, 2021, more than eight months ago—leaving dangerous,

This weekend, the Republican Party of Wisconsin is set to vote on their midterm platform that calls for charging abortion providers with a class A felony—punishable by life in prison. In response, DNC spokesperson Ammar Moussa released the following statement: “This is what Republicans’ post-Roe world looks like—hellbent on criminalizing abortion, jailing doctors with lifetime sentences, threatening to restrict access to birth control, and potentially even jeopardizing IVF treatments. Every single Republican will have to answer for this and will be held accountable for their extreme MAGA agenda.” The Wisconsin GOP’s resolution calls for first degree intentional homicide to be applied to abortion

“The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is pleased to see the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation that children ages 5-11 years-old should receive a booster dose five months after their initial Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine series. This follows the authorization of a booster dose for this age group by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In addition, the CDC strengthened its recommendation that people 50 and older and those 12 and older who are immunocompromised should get a second booster dose. To parents and guardians awaiting this news: once CDC releases updated clinical guidance, we will review the recommendation as

WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announces his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: Amy L. Solomon, Nominee for Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice Milancy Harris, Nominee for Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Security & Intelligence, U.S. Department of Defense Joey R. Hood, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Tunisia Jonathan Henick, Nominee for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Uzbekistan Richard Glick, Nominee for Member and Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Amy L. Solomon, Nominee for Assistant

MADISON – May 20, 2022 – Dane County Parks is reconstructing a portion of the park road at Token Creek County Park starting May 25.. Road closures at the main park entrance will require park users to use alternative routes to access the park via the entrance at 4036 Anderson Road. This reconstruction project extends from the entrance gate to the group camp entrance.  The existing asphalt will be milled, graded and paved over to create a new road surface. The park entrance at 6200 Williamsburg Way will be closed to general park traffic; however campground users will still use the Williamsburg

MADISON, Wis. – Mental Health Awareness month is an opportunity for us to take stock in the well-being of our friends and family. It’s a reminder to give our support to those who need it most, and to check-in on those whose need for help may not be as apparent. Veterinary professionals are especially vulnerable to mental health struggles. They experience compassion fatigue from daily discussions with their clients about illness, death and grief. They are asked to manage an overwhelming workload, which can often strain their delicate work-life balance. They can face crushing debt that persists long after they’ve

Washington, DC – Trade policy leaders of the New Democrat Coalition (NDC), led by NDC Trade Task Force Co-Chair Ron Kind (WI-03) and NDC Chair Suzan DelBene (WA-01), sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai urging them to reevaluate the Trump-era Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum and the current quota arrangement on South Korean steel. Rolling back these harmful, Trump-era tariffs will lower prices, support American workers, and strengthen our key global relationships.   The letter reads in part: “We write to commend you on your efforts to conclude new agreements with the European Union, United Kingdom,

Milwaukee – Yesterday, Alex Lasry released his bold public safety plan, which has received high praise from elected officials and community leaders all across Wisconsin. Alex’s plan aims to fix the wrongdoings in our criminal justice system and tackle head on the record-breaking levels of crime we’ve seen. Read below what Wisconsinites have been saying about Alex’s plan: “As the new chair of the Milwaukee Common Council’s Public Safety and Health Committee, I greatly appreciate Alex’s plan to keep our communities safe and it certainly is not abolishing the police – which is why I’m endorsing Alex Lasry and his plan

MADISON, Wis. – The four Republican candidates for governor have spent the last several months staking out the most extreme positions on every issue from election security to education to abortion. Instead of discussing the issues with the media, they go to the safety of conservative outlets that allows them to avoid public scrutiny. Despite the fact that this foursome take the most extreme positions on the GOP spectrum, they are not often asked just how far they will go. Rebecca Kleefisch, Tim Michels, Kevin Nicholson, and Tim Ramthun owe answers to Wisconsinites: Considering the chaos of the primary, the last

[Middleton, WI] – The Republican Party of Wisconsin announced today the statewide candidates who are slated to address Republican delegates at the 2022 State Convention in Middleton. These speakers were granted this opportunity upon participating in the party’s endorsement process, which included proving that they met certain viability requirements, interviewing with the state Endorsement Committee, and receiving final approval by the state Executive Committee. With the defeat of Tony Evers and the Democrats being of the highest importance in 2022, the WisGOP wants those attending the convention to hear from as many candidates as possible. This year, the Executive Committee

WISCONSIN – A new report compiled by the States United Democracy Center, Protect Democracy, and Law Forward is highlighting what experts call “election subversion” efforts currently underway in more than thirty states across the country. The report, titled “A Democracy Crisis in the Making,” identifies five “methods of subversion” being pursued by Trump Republicans in key states like Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. These include laws that would empower state legislatures to determine election outcomes, execute partisan and illegitimate election audits, seize control of election administration, and impose harsh criminal penalties on election officials who cannot meet the unreasonable demands made