WED AM Update: Alert! Supreme Court throws out 1849 abortion law; Legislature to vote on $111.1 billion budget
From WisPolitics … — A split state Supreme Court today invalidated an 1849 law that had been interpreted as banning all abortions. Writing for the majority in a 4-3 ruling, liberal Justice Rebecca Dallet found changes the state has made
Wisconsin Public Education Network, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, WISDOM, Wisconsin Education Association Council, Wisconsin Early Childhood Education Needed: Public education, health care, criminal justice, and child care advocates urge no vote on state budget deal
Madison: Wisconsin Public Education Network, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, and WISDOM, joined by the largest union in Wisconsin, WEAC, and Wisconsin Early Childhood Education Needed (W.E.C.A.N) collectively representing tens of thousands of people across the state, came together during this
Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul sues U.S. Department of Education over school mental health cuts
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announced that late Monday, Wisconsin joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education for illegally cutting congressionally approved funding for mental health programs in K-12 schools. “This funding can help
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association: Applauds bipartisanship to reach budget deal that includes child care investments
State Set to Make History MADISON, WIS. – Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) applauds Gov. Tony Evers and legislative leadership for prioritizing bipartisanship that will result in ongoing direct payments to child care programs and a first-time investment of state
Sen. LeMahieu, Rep. Tittl: Secure funding for the USS Cobia
Madison, WI- Representative Paul Tittl (R-Manitowoc) and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R- Oostburg) have secured $500,000 in the legislature’s version of 2025-2027 State Budget to restore the USS Cobia. These dollars will provide a portion of the funding necessary
Rep. Madison: Opposes budget that leaves our schools and communities behind
MADISON, WI – Today, the Wisconsin Assembly’s Joint Finance Committee considered and approved the 2025-27 Wisconsin State Budget on a 12-4 party line vote, sending the budget to the full Assembly tomorrow. Representative Madison (D-10) issued the following statement: “Tomorrow,
WisDems: On first day as WisDems Chair, Devin Remiker lays out the stakes of the 2026 election
MADISON, Wis. — Today, Devin Remiker, at the conclusion of his first day as Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, released the following statement: “The ladder to the American Dream has been pulled up rung by rung while Republicans lecture us
Kids Forward: U.S. Senate Republicans cut health care & food assistance for Wisconsin families
This morning the U.S. Senate passed a reckless budget bill that would make the deepest cuts in history to people’s food assistance and health care, which includes BadgerCare, all to pay for extreme tax breaks for the nation’s wealthiest households and corporations. “It shouldn’t
Rep. Billings: Celebrates inclusion of Prairie Springs Phase II in budget agreement
Madison – This morning, Governor Evers announced that he and legislative leaders from both parties had reached an agreement for the 2025-27 Wisconsin state budget. This budget deal includes funding to complete Phase II of the Prairie Springs Science Center
TUE PM Update: Senate to go first on $111.1 billion budget, Assembly to follow tomorrow
From WisPolitics … — The Senate will be first to take up the $111.1 billion budget that emerged from the Joint Finance Committee, with the Assembly planning a final vote on the document tomorrow, Speaker Robin Vos said. The two
Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association: Celebrates investments in Community Health Centers through the state budget
Madison, WI – Today, the Joint Committee on Finance voted to advance the Department of Health Services budget which includes new investments for Community Health Centers. The Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association (WPHCA), representing the state’s 19 Community Health Centers, thanks
Kids Forward: State budget deal delays impending child care crisis, but won’t solve it
With just a few short weeks until critical child care funds dry up, Kids Forward is cautiously optimistic about the Republican Leadership and Governor Evers’ bipartisan budget deal that continues some public support for child care in the 2025-27 state
Wisconsin Assisted Living Association: Commends Joint Finance Committee actions
State Budget Invests Much Needed Funding to Help Assisted Living Facilities The Wisconsin Assisted Living Association (WALA) thanks members of the Joint Finance Committee for approving an omnibus motion that provides much needed funding to help assisted living providers deal
Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul wins court order blocking Trump Administration’s dismantling of Health and Human Services
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today secured a preliminary injunction halting Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), ensuring continued access to critical public health and social service programs. On
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin: Statement on Senate Republicans’ vote to “defund” Planned Parenthood
Madison, Wis. – Today, Senate Republicans voted to “defund” Planned Parenthood as part of President Trump’s agenda. The Trump administration is taking away our freedoms, including the freedom to decide what doctors we can see and where we can see them. Women,