“The Affordable Care Act has been a gamechanger for millions, making health care more affordable and accessible for Americans. Through the ACA, preventative care such as cancer and heart disease screenings, breastfeeding care for postpartum mothers, and contraception require health plans, including private plans, to provide these preventive services with zero out-of-pocket costs. It’s a recognition that preventing health conditions before they adversely impact an individual’s health or screening early not only saves our constituents needless grief and pain, but it also saves our health care system and the American taxpayer money. This access to preventative care is life-changing and

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement after voting for H.R. 1, which would lower lower energy costs for Americans and restore American energy dominance.  “On day one, President Biden launched a war on American energy that has benefitted our adversaries at the expense of hardworking Americans. He cancelled the Keystone Pipeline and the thousands of good-paying Wisconsin jobs that would have come with it, increased taxes on American energy and American energy producers, and slowed energy projects on federal lands. H.R. 1 reverses course and will help lower the cost of energy for Wisconsinites by

To invest in Wisconsin’s transportation system, Governor Evers recently signed a $34 million contract to reconstruct US 18/151 between Town Hall Road in Mount Horeb and Fitchrona Road in Fitchburg, Dane County. Preliminary work is scheduled to begin April 10. Payne and Dolan is the prime contractor for the project. The project is designed to repair deteriorated pavement on US 18/151 and adjacent ramps. The project will include concrete base patching and an asphalt overlay. The project will also include an extended right turn lane along the westbound off ramp to County PB. During construction, US 18/151 will remain open to

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s campaign for Wisconsin Supreme Court has sent letters to TV stations across the state airing false ads by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and Fair Courts America, following a report this morning showing they contain false information and revictimized a crime victim by harassing her and twisting her words. Groups associated with Dan Kelly’s campaign repeatedly harassed the victim in a 2019 case asking her to participate in their false and misleading TV ads. The group said these ads were “going to run whether she approved or not,” and continued to send her messages, including the first ad,

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – In case you missed it, in an interview with insurrectionist supporter David A. Clarke Jr., Dan Kelly revealed his true colors and declared his commitment to advance an extreme, right-wing agenda if he’s elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. In the interview, Clarke asked Dan Kelly if would be a trustworthy judge for right-wing voters and rule in favor of their stances on workers’ rights, gerrymandering, and gun safety laws. Clarke even took it a step further by stating right wing supporters ​​don’t want to “end up with another [Brian] Hagedorn.” Dan Kelly reassured him stating, “I don’t think you have

ASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced bipartisan legislation that expands access to health care, including mental health services and substance use disorder treatment, for Medicaid-eligible individuals 30 days before their release from jail or prison. The Reentry Act, which was endorsed by the New York Times editorial board, follows alarming evidence that shows individuals reentering society from incarceration are 129 times likelier than the general population to die of a drug overdose during the first two weeks after release. “When people serve their time and are working to transition back into the community, it is our

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will meet in-person for the April board meeting to consider several proposed rulemaking documents, fish and wildlife matters, and donations. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, originating from public meeting room G09, State Natural Resources Building (GEF2), 101 S. Webster Street, Madison, Wisconsin. The Board will act on items 1-4 and 7 as listed on the agenda. The public is encouraged to watch the April board meeting on the DNR’s YouTube channel. The deadline to register for public appearance requests and to submit written comments is 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Republicans passed H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, bipartisan legislation to increase American energy production, fix our broken permitting process, reverse Biden’s anti-energy policies, streamline energy infrastructure and exports, and boost the production and processing of critical minerals. Under Biden, energy prices have experienced severe turbulence as a result of his anti-American energy agenda and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Further, illogical regulations, harmful to critical mineral production, have increased our reliance on China at a time we must decouple our supply chains from the country in the interest of our national security. Wisconsinites understand the damaging

MADISON, Wis. — The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported today on irresponsible and inaccurate Supreme Court ads aired in support of Dan Kelly by Fair Courts America and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, two far-right special interest groups. The Journal Sentinel reports that the survivor’s story was featured in the ads without her consent, and used information out of context to misrepresent Judge Protasiewicz’s handling of the case, retraumatizing the victim of this horrific assault.  Here are the key points from the Journal Sentinel’s reporting: “Both Fair Courts America and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce have proven time and again that they will stop at nothing

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/230330DemAddress.m4a MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address highlighting his budget initiatives to bolster Wisconsin’s clean energy workforce and economy.  Hey there, Governor Tony Evers here. We know efforts to protect our environment and invest in sustainable industries are vital for conservation, protecting our quality of life, and maintaining our economy’s momentum.  We don’t have to choose between building a healthier, more sustainable state and bolstering our workforce and our economy—we can, and we must do both.  And Wisconsinites are ready for bold and urgent solutions that will stop treating these goals as mutually exclusive.  Since Day One, my