Advanced Search

MADISON – Today, State Senator Mark Spreitzer and Representative Brienne Brown introduced a package of three bills aimed at continuing the vital conversation around preserving and enhancing local journalism in Wisconsin. The legislation includes a bill to create a state

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin will mark the anniversary of the landmark Gideon v. Wainwright decision this Wednesday with a failure to approve new resources for public defenders. Lawmakers cut short a lifeline for Wisconsin’s overburdened public defense system when the bipartisan

MADISON, Wis. — According to reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Tom Tiffany said in an interview that he doesn’t believe “we should be doing mail-in voting” in Wisconsin despite having voted absentee in 12 elections in the past 10 years. Tiffany’s opposition

 Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued the following statement in response to the deal cut between Senate Majority Leader LeMahieu and Senate Minority Leader Hesselbein to force through two very unpopular bills demanded by well-financed special interests: “Today, the people of

Madison — Earlier today, the Wisconsin State Senate passed Assembly Bill 454, a proposal authored by State Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner of Green Bay to expand access to homeownership for working families across Wisconsin. The bill now heads to Governor Tony Evers

Madison… Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement regarding the State Senator Van Wanggaard’s decision not to seek reelection: “I have known and been close friends with Van for over 25 years. Van has led a selfless career

Madison — This afternoon, on a bipartisan vote of 31-2, the State Senate passed Assembly Bill 759 (AB759).  Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green Bay), a co author of the bill, applauded the final passage of the legislation, which  supports individuals enrolled

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement regarding the passage of 2025 Assembly Bill (AB) 180 to support the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as FoodShare in Wisconsin, which provides food assistance to over 700,000 Wisconsinites, including 270,000 kids. The bill, which Gov. Evers and the

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar dodged questions in a recent interview about whether the results of the 2020 presidential election should have been overturned, this follows a network of election deniers who attempted to block certification of the election,

MADISON, Wis.- Representative Clinton Anderson joined Senator Chris Larson to introduce legislation, LRB-6565/1 to strengthen open records laws in the State Legislature. This bill would require the state legislature to have the same record retention requirements as local governments. Currently

Press Release 2026 Wanggaard RetirementDownload… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products. Username or E-mail

MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Gillett) released the following statement after the Wisconsin State Senate voted unanimously today to pass Assembly Bill 130 and Assembly Bill 131, legislation he authored with Representative Jeff Mursau (R-Crivitz) to create new programs and protections for victims

After months of negotiations with Republican lawmakers, Gov. Evers today celebrated the Wisconsin State Senate taking up two bipartisan bills to finally release $125 million in stalled investments to help clean up Wisconsin’s water  MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today celebrated the Wisconsin State Senate