Rep. O’Connor: Statement on Gov. Evers signing anti-human trafficking bills
MADISON – Representative Jerry O’Connor (R- Fond du Lac) released the following statement after Governor Evers signed three bills recommended by the Speaker’s Task Force on Human Trafficking (AB 973, AB 976, and AB 978) into law. “Human trafficking is
Americans for Contraception: Columnist Carrie N. Baker: protecting access to contraception: a winning issue for Democrats in November 2024
Madison, Wisconsin – In case you missed it, Carrie N. Baker’s latest column in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, “Protecting Access to Contraception: A Winning Issue for Democrats in November 2024,” draws from the latest Impact Research polling to examine how
Wisconsin Counties Association: Sheboygan County’s Tom Wegner named to ETF’s Wisconsin Retirement Board
Sheboygan County Supervisor Tom Wegner has been named to the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds’ (ETF) Wisconsin Retirement Board. “Of everything we do in state government, managing the Wisconsin Retirement System is one of the best,” said Wisconsin Counties
Who’s in, who’s out, who’s on the move: Redistricting forces tough decisions for incumbents
With so many moving pieces and the new maps, WisPoiltics has assembled webpages for the Assembly and Senate so you can track who’s in, who’s out and who’s on the move.
Roth campaign: Receives endorsement from former Outagamie County Sheriff Brad Gehring
APPLETON, WI – Today, former Outagamie County Sheriff Brad Gehring announced his endorsement of Roger Roth in his campaign for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District. Announcing his endorsement, Gehring said, “Roger Roth is willing to stand up for the victims of
Baldwin in new ad says she ‘fought like hell’ to protect pensions
The new Baldwin ad references a provision included in the American Rescue Plan that allowed the U.S. Treasury to provide assistance to failing multiemployer pension plans.
Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public comment on Kimberly-Clark Marinette Green Tier application for Tier 2 status
MARINETTE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on the proposed application for Kimberly-Clark Marinette (KC Marinette) to move to Tier 2 of the Green Tier program. Kimberly-Clark Marinette has been a Tier 1 participant
Rep. Donovan: Critical bipartisan public safety bills signed into law
Madison – Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) gave the following statement following the bill signings of three pieces of critical public safety legislation—Senate Bill 514, Senate Bill 573, and Assembly Bill 573. Rep. Donovan said: “Criminals never take a vacation and this requires our
DNC: Republicans’ ground game in the states: strapped, sputtering, and shuttered
It’s been an awful week for Donald Trump and the GOP as headline after headline has come out revealing how Republicans’ ground game across the country is skeletal, struggling for cash and shutting down offices. “Under Trump, MAGA Republicans’ disorganization
State Bar of Wisconsin: President lauds enactment of judicial security bills
March 28, 2024 – State Bar of Wisconsin President Dean R. Dietrich lauded the enactment of a bipartisan judicial security legislation yesterday, March 27. The package of three bills aim to bolster security for judicial officers by protecting personal information and
Walnut Way Conservation Corp.: U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visits Walnut Way
MILWAUKEE – Yesterday, Walnut Way Conservation Corp. welcomed Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm for a conversation regarding the transformative nature of the environmental justice community in the transition to clean energy. Her visit highlighted support and programs available through the Department
Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin, National Federation of Independent Business – Wisconsin: 70% of Wisconsin’s construction workforce excluded from building Wisconsin utility renewable energy projects
On Tuesday, March 26, Wisconsin’s major electric power utilities announced a first in the nation pledge to strictly use labor unions to build their renewable energy projects. https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/energy/2024/03/26/wisconsin-utilities-vow-to-use-union-labor-for-clean-energy-projects/73065887007/ In response, the Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin and the Natio…
Gov. Evers: Delivers radio address celebrating 14 years of the Affordable Care Act
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address celebrating the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) making affordable healthcare more accessible and ensuring healthcare coverage for the millions of Wisconsinites who have pre-existing conditions. The
Dave Cieslewicz: Keep private money out of elections
Without the amendment on private funding there’s no reason why we couldn’t have competing liberal and conservative groups funding election offices in parts of the state that would promise to turn out more of their voters. Let that happen and we really will develop a problem with election integrity.
Aquene Freechild and Sam Liebert: Can we agree on this? Abusing, harassing, threatening election workers is wrong.
The Brennan Center has found 73 percent of election officials say that these threats have increased in recent years, but nearly half of these incidents go unreported.