I’m State Senator Joan Ballweg. Governor Evers is out of touch with the financial realities that hard-working middle class families face every single day. Since 2020, the federal government has given billions of dollars to the state of Wisconsin in Covid relief money. Rather than work with the legislature to determine the most impactful way to disperse these funds, the Governor has determined that his opinion alone is more important than that of the 132 elected members of the State Legislature who hail from every corner of the state. He has decided to go on a spending spree, using your

Hi, this is Sen. Melissa Agard with this week’s Democratic Radio Address.  It’s that time of year when you hear a lot of vague promises about how improving education is someone’s top priority.  My Republican colleagues like to talk about giving parents choices.  What they don’t like to talk about is how their plan would affect you and your community. That’s because their plan would result in a $577 million property tax increase. You don’t have to take my word for it.  Earlier this session, the majority party passed AB 970, which would eliminate income and participation limits in the Parental Choice

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ allocation of an additional $10 million in federal funding to the state’s Food Security Initiative. The program supports hunger relief efforts through the purchase of Wisconsin-made products, including milk, cheese, yogurt, and butter. This funding brings the total investment in the Initiative to $65 million. Following Gov. Evers’ announcement, WCMA Executive Director John Umhoefer released this statement: “Dairy processors are committed to their essential mission of feeding the world, including our neighbors in need. We thank Governor Evers for again investing in this program, which has

WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin will join Tim Michels in Waukesha for a rally with supporters on Wednesday, October 26.  “Parents across Wisconsin are concerned about the direction of education under Tony Evers, which has led to abysmal outcomes and a system that serves teachers unions over families,” said Michels. “Governor Youngkin is one of America’s foremost advocates for parental rights, and I’m proud to have his support as parents and families come together behind our movement in the final stretch before Election Day.”  Gov. Youngkin’s record in Virginia is a blueprint for success. Last year he achieved victory in a

MADISON, Oct. 20, 2022 — NFIB in Wisconsin, the state’s leading small-business association, announced today that Representative David Armstrong (R-75 Rice Lake) is a recipient of their prestigious Guardian of Small Business Award which recognizes those legislators who have taken a strong and consistent stand for Wisconsin’s small business community during the 2021-22 Session of the Legislature.  The award is being presented at Two Sisters Boutique, 26 N. Main Street, Rice Lake at 3 p.m.. “As a leader in the Legislature, Representative Armstrong was a key player with passage of legislation that will protect small business owners from frivolous COVID-related lawsuits,” said

Madison, Wis. – The Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management, the Virginia Hart Award Committee, and the Wisconsin State Council on Affirmative Action is pleased to announce the winners of the Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award and the Diversity Awards. The awards will be presented on October 21 at 9:00 am in the State Assembly Chambers. The Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award Committee is pleased to announce that Trina Zanow, from the Department of Administration, was selected as the 2022 Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award winner. The annual award is given in honor of Virginia Hart, Wisconsin’s first female cabinet member.

(Milwaukee, WI) – This Thursday morning, community organizations that represent Latinx and Black workers, including Voces de la Frontera Action, SEIU, Power to the Polls, and Wisdom Action Network held a press conference and rally to condemn Tim Michels’ discriminatory hiring and labor practices ahead of the midterm election. Protesters gathered  in front of the R1VER Michels Suites building in downtown Milwaukee. The event was streamed virtually on Facebook at VocesdelaFronteraAction.  Click here for  high quality video and photos for media use (credit Voces de la Frontera Action).  Michels, the private construction company owner and Trump- endorsed Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor,

MADISON – Globally in the past year, as many as 1 billion children experienced violence or neglect. A new collaborative study involving scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Healthy Minds provides physiological evidence that group therapy involving mindfulness, creative expression and reprocessing of traumatic experiences can help these victims begin to heal. In the first randomized controlled study of its kind, teens who participated in an intensive 1-week group therapy program in which mindfulness was a key ingredient showed a substantial reduction in trauma-related mental health issues and improved attention and awareness compared with those who did not

Madison – Tony Evers made his choice. He’s once again siding with anti-parent union leader Randi Weingarten and not parents and their children.  The chair of the Senate’s Education Committee, Senator Alberta Darling, says she is disappointed Evers is willing to campaign with someone who believes parents having a say in their kids’ education is the way wars start. “Tony Evers has been beholden to the teacher’s union since they first got him elected as State Superintendent. He’s remained in lockstep as Governor, vetoing bills that prioritize students and empower parents.” Darling said, “Governor Evers is in the race of

This morning, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) joined Fox and Friends and Varney & Co. to discuss the weak state of the U.S. military following his remarks at the Heritage Foundation that warned the U.S. military is entering into a “window of maximum danger.” Read highlights from the conversations below, or watch Rep. Gallagher’s interview on Fox and Friends HERE and Rep. Gallagher’s interview on Varney & Co. HERE. On Biden’s reticence to provide Ukraine with needed weapons: “Putin is getting desperate, but he’s not only trying to wear down the Ukrainians will the fight, he’s trying to wear down the Biden administration’s nerve here. And

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Governor Tony Evers’ campaign announced TV and radio ads featuring former President Barack Obama. The stakes are high this November — from abortion access to voting rights to public education. There’s a clear choice between doing the right thing for Wisconsin and Tim Michels’ radical agenda.  Governor Tony Evers has brought people together to get things done for small businesses, working families, and public schools. He cut income taxes by 15%, invested record amounts in public education, helped open or expand more than 6,600 businesses across the state, and fixed nearly 5,000 miles of road. Wisconsin

WISCONSIN – This week, Defend Democracy Project released new reports of the top threats to democracy and elections in Wisconsin and other key states. In Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, state officials are currently trying to enact new laws and push conspiracy theories of election fraud to make it more difficult for Americans to get to the ballot box and access their right to vote. They are threatening and harassing election workers and recruiting poll workers to oversee the midterm elections, and more.  “Across the country, Trump-allied Republicans are increasing their ongoing violent and illegal campaign to