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
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.
Wisconsin State Senate Sergeant at Arms: Announces enhanced security protocols
In light of recent national events and in continued efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of all legislators, staff, and visitors, the Wisconsin State Senate Sergeant at Arms has announced a series of enhanced security protocols at the State
Opportunity Wisconsin: First congressional district constituents host Oak Creek Town Hall meeting to demand answers from Rep. Bryan Steil
Organizers have invited Steil to attend and explain his recent vote to take food, health care, and more from Wisconsin families OAK CREEK, Wis. – Tomorrow evening, constituents of Rep. Bryan Steil will host a town hall meeting in Oak Creek
Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul, 54 other attorneys general plan to join $7.4 billion Purdue settlement
Wisconsin would receive up to $80.1 million Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that he and 54 other attorneys general, representing states and U.S. territories, have indicated they plan to move forward with a proposed $7.4
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
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin: Congressional budget bill would devastate health access in Wisconsin
Senator Tammy Baldwin Joins Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin to Warn of Looming Cuts Milwaukee, Wis. – At a virtual media briefing hosted by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI), U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and organizational leaders outlined the dangerous consequences of
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
Alison Bethel: Minnesota shooting is another assault on democracy
The attacks in Minnesota must not become just another headline. They must be a line in the sand. A moment to say: enough. We will not surrender our nation’s better angels to its worst instincts. Not today. Not ever.
Julian Bradley: Health care pricing bill will provide enforcement. Consumers deserve cost data.
Wisconsin must take the lead in enforcing transparency on pricing information for common hospital procedures.
Patrick McIlheran: Courage on Medicaid in the past helps Wisconsin now
Now, alone among 10 states that didn’t expand Medicaid, Wisconsin has no gap between eligibility for Medicaid and for Obamacare exchanges. That’s why estimates find that most Wisconsinites who’d be moved to Medicaid if the state expanded eligibility up the income scale already are covered.
Philip Rocco: Wisconsin voters don’t want to lose health coverage. Yet 96,000 will under Trump.
People want health care that’s there when they need it, that doesn’t bankrupt them, and that doesn’t force them to navigate a labyrinth of paperwork.
Bill Kaplan: More hunger, farmers get hurt
Trump and congressional Republicans are determined to eliminate food assistance programs.
Judith Davidoff: Have walker, will protest
Seniors, people with disabilities, opt for more accessible ‘No Kings’ rally in Madison.
David Blaska: Madison’s anti-Trump rally may well be what Democracy looks like
No Kings/Madison WI was impressive. It’s the bandwagon effect. Says, Hey! We could prevail! We doubt any anti-Trump demonstration anywhere in the country showed stronger, per capita. These people vote!