Madison questions Elections Commission authority to order changes after missing absentee ballots
Madison is questioning whether the Elections Commission has the power to force it to take additional steps to ensure absentee ballots are counted properly without requiring the same of other Wisconsin communities.
Dept. of Natural Resources: Weekend storms and flooding cause damage at state-managed properties
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that recent storms have damaged numerous state-managed properties, including state parks, trails, recreation areas and wildlife areas. The damage varies across the state, ranging from minor washouts and downed
WisGOP: Urges Republicans to join the front lines of election integrity on National Poll Worker Recruitment Day
MADISON, Wis. — WisGOP is calling on dedicated patriots across the state to step up and serve as poll workers for National Poll Worker Recruitment Day. Poll workers play a critical role in safeguarding the integrity of the voting process, preventing
Berman campaign: Democrat launches campaign for Wisconsin’s First Congressional District
Former VA Emergency Room Nurse and union member running to deliver real results for working Wisconsin families RAYMOND, Wis. — Today, Mitchell Berman, an emergency room nurse, union member, and the first in his family to graduate from college, announced
Wisconsin Jobs and Energy Coalition: Wisconsin’s agricultural, labor and business leaders ask judge to back DNR environmental review, move forward with line 5 relocation project
Ashland, Wis – Wisconsin’s Agricultural, Labor and Business leaders will ask a Wisconsin Administrative Law Judge today at a hearing in Ashland to reaffirm the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ more than 4-year-long environmental review that found the Enbridge Line
Gov. Evers: Declares state of emergency for flash flooding and storm damage across Wisconsin
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov WAUWATOSA — Gov. Tony Evers today, while touring storm damage in Wauwatosa, announced he is declaring a state of emergency as several Wisconsin communities continue to recover from flash flooding and storm damage due to severe storms over the
Rep. Jacobson: Reacts to Governor Evers’ vetoes
MADISON, WI – On Friday, August 8th, Governor Tony Evers vetoed five of the bills sent to his desk by the Wisconsin Legislature. One of these vetoed bills was AB 85, which would have ensured that criminals would go before a
Sen. Hesselbein: Statement on expanding access to the Alzheimer’s Family and Caregiver Support Program and on the Wisconsin Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Modernization Act
Among the 16 bills signed into law by Governor Evers on Friday, August 8 were SB 152, expanding access to the Alzheimer’s Family and Caregiver Support Program, and AB 257, which creates new avenues for registered nurses to become Advanced
Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition: Statement on Texas gerrymandering and the urgent need for independent redistricting
MADISON, WI – Under President Trump’s urging, Texas Republicans are trying to further gerrymander and lock down Congress before 2026. It’s the latest in a broader scheme to erode our democracy and consolidate power. Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition Organizing Director, iuscely Flores, released the
Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul announces issuance of warning letters to 37 telecom companies
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced Wisconsin’s participation in Operation Robocall Roundup, a multistate effort by the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force to crack down on robocalls across the country. The Task Force, a coalition of 51 attorneys general,
Milwaukee Common Council: Community bands together to start recovery from historic flooding
Joint Statement from all members of the Milwaukee Common Council: Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs, Alderwoman Andrea M. Pratt, Alderman Mark Chambers, Jr., Alderman Alex Brower, Alderman Robert J. Bauman, Alderman Lamont Westmoreland, Alderman DiAndre Jackson, Alderperson JoCasta Zamarripa, Alderwoman Larresa
Sen. Hutton: Governor’s veto sustains dangerous status quo
MADISON – Senator Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield) released the following statement after Governor Evers vetoed Assembly Bill 85. AB 85 (SB 93) required the Department of Corrections to recommend revoking a person’s community supervision, parole, or probation if they are charged with a
WisGOP: lCYMI: Justice Rebecca Bradley blasts Judge Chris Taylor over opposition to Marsy’s Law
MADISON, Wis. — In case you missed it, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel last week laid bare Chris Taylor’s shocking disregard for crime victims, exposing how she voted NO on Marsy’s Law—not once, but TWICE—as a far-left Madison Democrat in the state Legislature in
The Alliance: President and CEO Curt Kubiak statement on Governor’s veto of direct primary care legislation in Wisconsin
On behalf of employers from across Wisconsin, we are disappointed in the Governor’s veto of important legislation (SB 4) that clarifies that direct primary care (DPC) arrangements do not meet the definition of insurance under Wisconsin law. The Alliance was
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Wraps up first week of “Fighting for Wisconsin Families” tour
In nearly a dozen stops, Baldwin talked Trump trade war, cost of childcare, GOP cuts to Medicaid, and supporting Wisconsin small businesses Tour continues this week with stops in Douglas, Burnett, Buffalo, Pierce, St. Croix, Eau Claire, and Adams counties