MADISON, Wis. — Today, Republicans in the State Assembly disregarded leading medical experts, mental health professionals, and the well-being of Wisconsinites as they passed harmful bills that target LGBTQ+ youth, put politicians in charge of personal healthcare decisions, and let legislators decide what sports Wisconsin students can play.  “Politicians should not

MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters launched a door-to-door canvass last week to spread information about the benefits available to them through President Biden’s Affordable Clean Energy Plan, the largest investment in climate in the country’s history. “We all want to do our part to protect the environment, and now we

Port Washington, Wis. – Wisconsin Department of Administration Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld today formally awarded a $40,000 coastal grant to the City of Port Washington, as part of a series of visits to highlight Coastal Management Program grants and tourism investments. The awards were part of an overall $1.4 million investment previously announced by Governor

MILWAUKEE – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan and local officials in Milwaukee to announce $275 million she helped secure to clean up the Milwaukee Estuary. The funding, the largest cleanup project to ever be implemented under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, comes

Madison – State Representative Nate Gustafson (R-Fox Crossing) today proudly voted “yes” on  Assembly Joint Resolution 82 condemning the indiscriminate massacre and grotesque acts by  Hamas, a United States-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, upon civilians during the  Jewish holidays of Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah in Israel.  “This goes beyond any specific faith,

MINOCQUA, WI – In the most important legal challenge to Wisconsin’s education financing system in decades, concerned citizens, parents, and taxpayers are questioning a system that will have far-reaching consequences for public education in Wisconsin.  The case filed today focuses on the funding of education through several state programs, including

MADISON — For a class assignment in fifth grade, Tanner Popp penned a letter to his future self. He would become a veterinarian, he wrote, and he would attend the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “I wanted to get into UW–Madison so badly that it inspired me all through high school in

MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, today the Wisconsin Assembly voted unanimously to condemn “Hamas’ barbaric attack against Israel. However, three Democratic members of the Assembly, including two members of their Socialist Caucus, refused to vote to denounce the terrorism inflicted on the Israeli people this week.  While 95 other members of the

MADISON – Today, the State Senate and State Assembly will be taking action on a number of anti-trans pieces of legislation. The Senate Committee on Health will be holding a public hearing, while the full Assembly will be voting on the bills. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the

MADISON, Wis. – Two Wisconsin Local Food Purchase Assistance (WI LFPA) Program grants are accepting applications through November 22, 2023. These two grants, the Direct-to-Farmer grant and the Community Partners grant, are funded through a cooperative agreement between the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the

MADISON – State Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement condemning Legislative Republicans for holding a public hearing on Senate Bill 480, which would ban gender-affirming care for minors: “Today’s hearing continues a dangerous nationwide trend of targeting transgender and nonbinary youth who want nothing more than to live

MADISON, Wis. — In response to Robin Vos moving the goalposts on the Republican effort to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: “Robin Vos blinked. In the face of a massive public outcry and division within his own party, Vos is now backing down

The Wisconsin Counties Association is voicing their support of an amendment to AB  438, the “Brewers Bill,” in which counties would see additional county sales tax funding that would benefit the entire state.    As part of the ongoing legislative debate over funding maintenance and improvements  at American Family Field (home

MADISON — Publishing an ad for an apartment or rental home in Spanish may seem like it would broaden the pool of potential renters, but new research shows it can harm rental-seekers’ perception of the property and its neighborhood. Finding a new apartment or home to rent can be nerve-wracking

MADISON – Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) voted today for two proposals to protect women in sports. “Protecting women in sports is wildly popular,” began Rodriguez. “Earlier this year, Marquette University Law Poll released data from a poll reporting that 71% of respondents said athletes should be required to participate on teams that match the

EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – Yesterday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel released a fact check affirming that Rep. Derrick Van Orden was at the January 6th insurrection and then lied about his presence.  In the fact check, the Journal Sentinel wrote, “Van Orden acknowledged attending the Jan. 6 rally but said he left before any violence occurred.” The Journal

MADISON…Wisconsin law enforcement officials would have more tools to target cybercrimes under a bipartisan bill, passed today by a Senate committee, which adopts updated federal legal definitions of certain investigative techniques to account for modern social media communications.  State Sen. Jacque (R-De Pere), co-author of the measure along with State