Delafield, WI – Today, the policy team at the Institute for Reforming Government released its summary analysis on Governor Evers’ proposed 2023-2025 budget, highlighting how it impacts families in areas of state spending including on taxes, K-12 and higher education, healthcare and insurance, workforce, energy and broadband, baseball park district, constitutional concerns, public safety, local governments, and more. Click here to read the full analysis. Key Highlights: The bottom line: Governor Evers’ proposed budget irresponsibly spends down the unprecedented surplus in a manner that would require lawmakers to eventually either make massive tax increases or deep cuts to public services. To learn more and to

MADISON— Main Street Alliance and our 1,200 Wisconsin members were eager to learn more about Governor Evers’ budget proposal last night as the process kicked off with the Joint Finance Committee. On Monday over 70 Main Street Alliance member businesses from every corner of Wisconsin gathered for our Day of Action to discuss small business policy matters. We met with 55 legislative offices, the Lieutenant Governor, and the office of the Attorney General. In those meetings, we called for Paid Family Medical Leave, Badgercare expansion with a public option, and Child Care Counts extension. We are pleased that all three

Washington DC — Over the past several weeks, the insurance industry has been running a massive advertising campaign to scare seniors into believing the Biden Administration is cutting Medicare. Republicans in Congress are echoing these claims to protect insurance company profits.  In reality, the Administration is proposing to increase spending on Medicare Advantage by approximately $4 billion while protecting the program from overpayments, fraud, and abuse by big insurance companies. These efforts will improve the quality of Medicare Advantage plans – particularly for underserved populations, strengthen program integrity, and save the Medicare Trust Fund over $15 billion. In response, Protect

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource (DNR)’s Surface Water Grant Program today announced it has awarded over $6.5 million in grant funding to nonprofit organizations, lake associations and municipalities throughout Wisconsin. Funding will be used to help restore and protect our state’s surface water resources in 2023 and beyond. This year, the program received 446 applications from eligible applicants requesting over $7.2 million. The projects are incredibly diverse, including work on outreach and education, management planning, habitat restoration, runoff and pollution reduction, and aquatic invasive species control. The projects selected for awards leverage a substantial amount of local

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and 10 of their Republican colleagues in reintroducing the Thin Blue Line Act, which enhances penalties for criminals who target law enforcement. The bill makes the targeting, killing, or attempted killing of a police officer an aggravating factor in favor of maximum sentences. “Our brave men and women in law enforcement put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe. With crime reaching record highs across the country and the increase in officers killed in the line of duty, it is important to prioritize the

Racine, WI — Building Unity is on an over 1000-mile journey to raise awareness, excitement, and participation in the Feb. 21 and April 4 Wisconsin State Supreme Court elections. It is traveling to eight different regions of Wisconsin, and with statewide partners, hosting eight different weekly public forums and providing at least eight different weekly action opportunities for justice. The Tour is the collaborative effort of many Wisconsin social, ecological, economic and democratic justice advocacy organizations. Led by the Building Unity “VoteMobile,” the tour launched from the Wisconsin State Capitol on Feb. 7. So far, it has traveled around much of