Madison, WI — State Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Green Bay), vice-chair of the Legislative Council Study Committee on Wisconsin National Guard Sexual Misconduct Procedures, commends the Joint Legislative Council for voting to introduce legislation proposed by the study committee.  This study committee was formed in response to recent concerns that the Wisconsin National

MADISON – Today, the State Building Commission met to review and act upon items referred by either the Administrative Affairs or Higher Education subcommittees relating to the 2023-25 Capital Budget. Following the same blueprint as the last two budget cycles, all the Republicans on the State Building Commission opposed all

Madison, WI – The State Legislature passed 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 21 (SJR 21), a call on the governor to hold a special election to elect someone to serve as Secretary of State. Pursuant to Wis. Stat. 8.50(4)(c), the governor has the authority to call a special election to fill this

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement after Republicans on the State Building Commission (SBC) deadlocked the Commission on a 4-4 vote on every motion that included projects in the governor’s capital budget recommendations, rejecting the governor’s proposed nearly $3.8 billion in investments in state infrastructure. Gov. Evers’ plan,

MILWAUKEE, Wis. –  In a poll of Milwaukee Bar Association members released today, the vast majority of participating attorneys soundly rejected Dan Kelly’s qualifications to join the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Trust in Kelly’s qualifications has dropped sharply from 2020. When MBA members were polled ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election that year,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and a group of Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), supporting CMS’s efforts to thoroughly examine current Medicare Advantage (MA) practices

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare frog, which may result from the Grant County Fish Habitat Improvement Project. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals or plants that does

WISCONSIN —  Today, Governor Tony Evers and Wisconsinites who have benefitted from the Affordable Care Act joined Protect Our Care and Citizen Action to highlight the 13th anniversary of the landmark health care legislation.  Speakers explained how they – and the state as a whole – have benefitted from the

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a group of 13 Democratic and Republican senators in calling on the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to ensure rural and tribal communities receive their fair share of federal broadband grants. The members urged FCC to update the National Broadband Map each

Madison, WI – Today, a public hearing was held on Assembly Bill 36, which would create a timeline for the processing of a sexual assault kit by the State Crime Lab. The bill, authored by State Representative David Steffen (R-Howard) and State Senator Jesse James (R-Altoona) builds upon legislation passed

MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that far-right candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court Dan Kelly appeared at an event headlined by anti-abortion extremist Matthew Trewhella. During his speech in St. Croix County, Trewhella compared public health guidance during the COVID pandemic to the Holocaust. Trewhella has previously said the murder