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Wimberger’s Bill Would Release Funds the Evers Administration Repeatedly Refused to Use to Support Wisconsin’s Homeless Veterans MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Gillett) released the following statement after the Wisconsin State Senate passed Senate Bill 608, legislation he authored with Representative

Today Senator Jamie Wall and Senator Jeff Smith offered an amendment to reopen the closed Veterans Housing and Recovery Program centers in Bellevue and Chippewa Falls. Unfortunately, the amendment failed on a party line vote. “I am disappointed that Republicans

MADISON, WI — Today, Representative Sequanna Taylor announced the introduction of LRB-6340/1, a bill designed to protect older adults from rising property taxes while strengthening the state’s efforts to prevent homelessness among seniors. “Across Wisconsin, seniors face rising property taxes

MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Gillett) and Representative Benjamin Franklin (R-De Pere) released the following statements after the Brown County Board of Supervisors and the C. Reiss Company reached a tentative agreement to relocate coal piles located in downtown Green

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) will meet in-person for the February meeting to consider proposed rulemaking documents and other matters. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25 in public meeting room G09, State

Madison – Today, the Assembly Children and Families Committee passed AB 1000 and the Assembly Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee passed AB 957 and AB 958 in executive sessions. Representative Billings introduced these bills as a result of her

Madison, WI – Today, the Wisconsin State Senate approved two bills authored by Representative Cindi Duchow (R-Delafield). Senate Bill 431 and Assembly Bill 225 passed the chamber by votes of 18–14 and 33-0 (voice vote), respectively. Senate Bill 431 addresses a

Madison, Wis. – As national leaders call for action to lower prescription drug costs, nearly 500 pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy students filled the Wisconsin State Capitol on Wednesday, February 11, warning that delays in Madison are costing communities their

MADISON, WI — Today, the Transgender Parent & Nonbinary Advocacy Caucus (TPANAC) strongly condemns the Wisconsin Legislature’s decision to pass a slate of anti-transgender bills that target youth, their families, friends, and the medical professionals who care for them. These

Following the votes taken on five anti-trans bills today in the Wisconsin State Senate, Fair Wisconsin’s Executive Director released the following statement: “Every new day in the Wisconsin State Capitol brings with it an incredible opportunity for our elected officials

MADISON, Wis. – Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) has joined his Senate Republican colleagues in introducing legislation that would return the state’s surplus to its rightful owners: the hard-working taxpayers of Wisconsin. Senate Bill 1, which would provide married joint

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) announced today that his Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act advanced out of the House Committee on Natural Resources on a 20-17 vote. H.R. 5497 would grant the Apostle Islands the prestigious designation of Wisconsin’s first National

MADISON, Wis. — If you are reporting on the United States House of Representatives passing the SAVE Act, please consider the following statement. “Every American and Wisconsinite deserves to know that their elections are safe and secure. The SAVE Act is the

Former Foley Fellows develop safety guide for student journalists MILWAUKEE — Current and former James W. Foley Fellows from Marquette University’s Diederich College of Communication have created a safety guide, “Safety Guide for Student Newsrooms,” to be distributed by the