Sen. Wirch: Arguments heard on bipartisan veterans bill
Madison, WI – Today, Senator Wirch (D-Pleasant Prairie) and members of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veterans, and Military Affairs met to hear arguments on 2025 Senate Bill 2, which would expand veterans benefits for Hmong people who fought in
Institute for Reforming Government: What are they hiding?: DPI fails to fulfill IRG public records requests on MPS financial mismanagement for 7 months
Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government announced on Tuesday that Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has failed to fulfill an IRG Public Records Request from June 2024 requesting records surrounding MPS’s financial mismanagement. In June 2024, the
Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation: Wishes Wendy Baumann well in new role
Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) President/Chief Visionary Officer Wendy K. Baumann will be stepping down from her position at WWBIC as of February 14th, and taking the position of Wisconsin DFI Secretary as of February 17th. The full press
Crawford Campaign: NEW: Brad Schimel asks ‘What Is Flawed?’ about 1849 law; claims ‘there is not a constitutional right to abortion’ in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, The New York Times reported on a recently uncovered audio of extreme politician Brad Schimel pre-judging how he would rule in abortion cases. In two separate audio clips from last year, Schimel said that “there is
Opportunity Wisconsin: Federal grant and loan freeze will hurt Wisconsin families and communities
Trump’s unprecedented freeze throws essential programs into chaos and threatens funding for school lunches, home heating assistance, and even Meals on Wheels MADISON, Wis. – Last night’s unprecedented announcement from President Trump that federal grants and loans will be frozen this
Rep. Prado: Co-sponsors bill protecting immigrant communities from federal agents
MADISON, Wis – Today, Representative Priscilla A. Prado (D- Milwaukee) co-sponsored new legislation that would protect individuals from federal agents who seek out immigrants for detention. The bill prevents any agent of the state in aiding in the detention of an
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Statement on Trump Administration order to cut federal grants and loans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s recent decision to cut federal grants: “I am already hearing from my constituents who are worried about funding being cut off for cops and
Democratic Legislative Leaders: Hagedorn must recuse on Act 10
MADISON, Wis. – Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) and Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) issued the following statement calling on Justice Brian Hagedorn to recuse himself from the pending Act 10 lawsuit: “Supreme Court Justice Brian Hagedorn should
Rep. Clancy: Supports new protections for immigrants and refugees in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Today, Wisconsin legislators rallied round a proposal to prevent government employees, including law enforcement officers, from aiding in the attempted detention of immigrants and refugees, a threat now looming over communities in Wisconsin. Supporters expressed the clear
Rep. Madison: Joins legislative effort to protect immigrant communities in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI – Today, legislative advocates for immigrants in Wisconsin gathered to denounce the Trump Administration’s threats of violence against our communities, calling for legislation that would prohibit government employees from assisting in detentions related to immigration status. Representative Madison
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Votes to confirm former Rep. Sean Duffy as transportation secretary
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released a statement on her vote to confirm former Rep. Sean Duffy as Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT). “Today, I voted to confirm former Rep. Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation
WisDems: ICYMI: Brad Schimel defends January 6 insurrectionists, supports presidential pardons
MADISON, Wis. — Extreme right-wing politician Brad Schimel is once again defending January 6th insurrectionists, this time backing President Trump’s pardons for violent rioters who assaulted police officers and threatened our democracy. This isn’t the first time Schimel has gone out of his way to
MacIver Institute: Reality check: Tony Evers’ ‘Year of the Kid’
The claim: “I’m declaring 2025 the ‘Year of the Kid’ in Wisconsin.” — Gov. Tony Evers in his State of the State address. Reality: It sounds nice, but the reality is just more hollow empty rhetoric from Gov. Evers. Last year’s ‘Year of
Gov. Evers: Correspondence to President Trump
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Neil Kraus: Cuts to Wisconsin’s campuses, checks for consultants
The UW System’s corporate plan is clear: pay consulting firms millions while laying off educators, and closing programs and campuses.