Sens. Felzkowski, Bradley, Reps. Nedweski, Allen: Legislators introduce bill to enhance child development education

Madison, WI – Today, Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk), Representative Amanda Nedweski (R-Pleasant Prairie), Senator Julian Bradley (R-New Berlin), and Representative Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) introduced legislation to ensure that Wisconsin students receive comprehensive education on pregnancy, prenatal development, and childbirth as

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End Domestic Abuse WI, Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault: Nationwide coalition files lawsuit to challenge administration’s attempt to withhold Violence Against Women grants that support survivors

Rhode Island – A nationwide group of 17 state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions today filed a new lawsuit seeking immediate relief to stop the Trump-Vance administration from imposing unlawful restrictions on grants issued by the Department of Justice’s Office

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Mike McCabe: The whole point of protest

King speaks to us still, reminding us that to be effective, protest needs to reach across social boundaries and engender sympathy, that skillful protesters don’t permit themselves to be baited into alienating behavior, don’t waste energy trying to one-up each other.

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Reproductive Justice Action-Milwaukee: No Roe, No Rest!

Milwaukee, WI – Reproductive Justice Action-Milwaukee will be hosting a march and panel on Sunday, June 22nd at 11am, at North Point Water Tower, 2288 N Lake Dr followed by tabling and panel discussions hosted at Zao Church at 1pm, 2319 E Kenwood Blvd. In a continued response to the

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Rep. Dittrich: Secures expanded recovery high school funding

Madison – Representative Barbara Dittrich (R – Oconomowoc) released the following statement regarding the Joint Committee on Finance’s (JFC) decision to grant her budget motion to increase funding to recovery high schools by 50% over the biennium: “No one in the State Capitol seems to disagree that our youth are in need

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Sens. Felzkowski, Bradley, Reps. Nedweski, Allen: Legislators introduce bill to enhance child development education

Madison, WI – Today, Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk), Representative Amanda Nedweski (R-Pleasant Prairie), Senator Julian Bradley (R-New Berlin), and Representative Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) introduced legislation to ensure that Wisconsin students receive comprehensive education on pregnancy, prenatal development, and childbirth as part of standard human growth and development instruction. The legislation

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Rep. Sheehan: Reacts to JFC motion on special education reimbursement

MADISON – On June 12th, the Joint Committee on Finance passed Omnibus Motion #48 relating to public instruction. Included in that motion was an estimated proportional rate of special education cost reimbursement to school districts of 35% in 2025-26 and 37.5% 2026-27. Representative Sheehan (D-Sheboygan) released the following statement: “The state must

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End Domestic Abuse WI, Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault: Nationwide coalition files lawsuit to challenge administration’s attempt to withhold Violence Against Women grants that support survivors

Rhode Island – A nationwide group of 17 state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions today filed a new lawsuit seeking immediate relief to stop the Trump-Vance administration from imposing unlawful restrictions on grants issued by the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). New restrictions imposed on grant

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Rep. Stubbs: Elected Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus Vice Chair of the Task Force on Emerging Contaminants

MADISON, WI – This past weekend, Representative Shelia Stubbs attended the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus 2025 Patricia Birkholz Institute on Emerging Contaminants: PFAS and Plastics and was elected Vice Chair of the Task Force on Emerging Contaminants. Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement: “It was a privilege

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Study: bills to curb foreign land ownership popular in many states, including Wisconsin

As Wisconsin lawmakers debate competing approaches to restricting foreign ownership of land, a new study finds similar bills elsewhere are more likely in states with Republican legislative majorities, military installations and more foreign-owned cropland.  Michigan State University recently published research findings focused on legislation being introduced across the country to restrict foreign

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Mike McCabe: The whole point of protest

King speaks to us still, reminding us that to be effective, protest needs to reach across social boundaries and engender sympathy, that skillful protesters don’t permit themselves to be baited into alienating behavior, don’t waste energy trying to one-up each other.

Read More »