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GREEN BAY, WI — State Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green Bay) issued the following statement upon news that a number of Wisconsin school districts, including the Green Bay Area Public School District, have filed suit against the State Legislature over what they

Madison, WI – Today, the Senate Special Committee on the Department of Justice met to gather testimony from individuals both directly affected by, and with knowledge of, Special Assistant Attorneys General (SAAGs) within the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) whose salaries

MADISON, WI—Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez, a registered nurse and Democratic candidate for governor, released the following statement ahead of President Trump’s State of the Union address tonight: “Tonight, President Trump will give his State of the Union address while Congressman

MILWAUKEE — Thomas W. Merrill, Charles Evans Hughes Professor of Law at Columbia University, will deliver the 2026 Hallows Lecture, titled “’Unstated’: How Three Implicit Legal Ideas Have Sidelined Congress and Empowered the President and the Courts,” on Monday, March

MADISON, Wis. — A Better Wisconsin Together is applauding a lawsuit filed this week that could help put an end to Wisconsin Republicans’ decades-long starvation of local public schools. “We stand with the students, parents, advocates, educators, school districts, and community members demanding

A coalition of organizations and individuals who care about the students in Wisconsin’s public schools have filed a lawsuit to compel legislative leaders to meet their constitutional responsibility to adequately and equitably fund public education. WEAC President Peggy Wirtz-Olsen released

Madison – Last week, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed two critical bills authored by Representative Lindee Brill (R-Sheboygan Falls): Assembly Bills 957 and 958, among three others. AB 958 authorizes four new full-time positions for the Department of Justice’s Internet

The Milwaukee Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and their allies are telling the Milwaukee Common Council to pass the ICE Out legislation package. Announced earlier this month at City Hall, the package includes several pieces that will work to limit

MADISON — State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today reiterated the importance of funding public schools in the following statement. Her message comes in response to a challenge to the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s public school funding formula being filed today in circuit court by

MADISON — Today, Sen. Kelda Roys (D-Madison) and Rep. Angelina Cruz (D-Racine) introduced legislation to raise Wisconsin’s minimum wage to $15 per hour with a scheduled path to reach $20 per hour by 2030. Wisconsin’s minimum wage has remained stagnant

Green Bay lawmaker calls for first wage increase in 17 years, ties proposal to affordability crisis facing working families GREEN BAY, WI — State Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green Bay) today introduced legislation to raise Wisconsin’s minimum wage for the first time

On Saturday, February 28, from 7 am to 9 am, Ideal Crane will close Midland Street, between Fish Hatchery Road and South Street, for equipment removal at 1211 Fish Hatchery Road. Pedestrian access will remain open on the north side of

Partnership Between Dane County Human Services, Planning and Development Departments Addresses Regional Housing Strategy Priority MADISON, WI – Today, Dane County Executive Melissa Agard announced $1 million in grant funds will be released to accelerate housing development and help address the

Madison – Rep. Angelina Cruz today introduced legislation to raise the state’s minimum wage to a living wage.  Under this bill, the minimum wage would increase to $15 per hour upon enactment, then rise by $1.25 annually until it reaches

MADISON, Wis. — Multiple Wisconsin businesses are suing the Trump administration over its illegal tariffs, which Tom Tiffany and Derrick Van Orden support. Retailers like Kohl’s and Milwaukee Tool have filed lawsuits, citing the costs the tariff taxes have imposed on their