MADISON – Today, during the State of Black Wisconsin, Ranking Joint Finance Committee Member Senator LaTonya Johnson introduced the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus policy agenda for future legislative sessions. This follows last year’s Statewide Listening Tour to build a Black Policy Agenda with stops in Green Bay, Racine, Madison, Milwaukee, and

Graduates will take oath to build safer communities, improve post-release outcomes, and help residents become successful On Friday, February 27, 10:00 a.m., 33 women and men will graduate from the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) Jailer Officer Training Class #34, presented in partnership with the Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center (CRC),

The Wisconsin State Assembly wrapped up for the 2025-26 legislative session on Friday, February 20, 2026 with the passage of key bills related to agriculture, workforce development, and food access. Throughout this legislative session, Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) worked alongside stakeholders to make the voices of family farmers heard in

District 7 Alder Badri Lankella will continue his Lunch & Learn series on Monday, March 9th, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Join us on Zoom for an informative hour with Michelle Drea from the Assessor’s Office and David Schmiedicke from the Finance Department. They will explain the role of

Plans include skyrocketing health care costs, gutting food assistance, and supporting even more cost-raising tariffs In a new video GOP candidate for governor Tom Tiffany revealed that he has “plans” to tackle affordability in Wisconsin. Here’s a first look at what those plans entail: Skyrocketing health care costs and gutting food assistance: Tiffany

The News: WILL has announced Kirsten Atanasoff as our new Associate Counsel, expanding our litigation team as we approach new fights to defend property rights, parental rights, and push back against bureaucratic overreach in Wisconsin and beyond. Kirsten joins WILL following five years of experience in commercial litigation at an AmLaw

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Tom Tiffany announced that he has a “plan” to fix the affordability crisis he created. Tiffany is responsible for enacting some of the highest cost-raising policies in American history—from voting for the economically devastating and chaotic tariff-tax trade policy which forces Wisconsinites to pay higher prices at

Madison, WI – February 25, 2026 — Nearly 40% of Wisconsin public schools are flouting state law by failing to post K-3 Early Literacy Remediation Plans (ELRPs) on their district websites, exposing a glaring lack of oversight and enforcement by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). “Transparency dies without

Today, JD Vance travelled to Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District to try to spin Donald Trump’s economic policies that are costing Wisconsin families over $2,000 a year and destroying thousands of jobs across the state. Vance’s trip comes on the heels of Trump’s disastrous State of the Union address, in which he spent

This is Senate President Mary Felzkowski, chair of the Senate Special Committee on Oversight of the Department of Justice. Wisconsin’s Attorney General Josh Kaul. New York University. Michael Bloomberg. What do they have in common? Since 2019, Josh Kaul has hired privately-funded attorneys—coordinated by NYU and paid for by Democrat

‘President Trump is right about data centers paying their own way’ Madison, Wis. – Senator Romaine Robert Quinn (R-Birchwood) issued the following statement after President Trump announced a ratepayer protection pledge in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address: “Affordability, especially fixed costs, continues to be the number one issue

MILWAUKEE — The Hon. Jill Karofsky, chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, will be the special guest for the next installment of the Marquette University Law School Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education’s “Get To Know” program series on Wednesday, March 4, at 12:15 p.m. at

MADISON – Today, Wisconsin Conservation Voters released the Wisconsin delegation’s scores for its national affiliate League of Conservation Voters’ 2025 National Environmental Scorecard. It highlights how our state’s leaders scored on a record number of votes across both chambers.  The 2025 Scorecard exemplifies the stark contrast between Democrats and … Please log in to access subscriber content. If

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MADISON, Wis. — Less than 48 hours after one of the lowest-viewed State of the Union addresses in recent memory, Vice President JD Vance jetted to Wisconsin in a desperate attempt to sell an increasingly unpopular agenda and play hype-man for his MAGA buddies like U.S. Representatives Derrick Van Orden and Tom Tiffany.

WISCONSIN – This week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ran a piece coauthored by the entire Democracy Defense Project – Wisconsin (DDP-WI) board making clear that calls to nationalize elections are not only unconstitutional, but would in fact make our elections more complex and less safe.  See the full piece HERE and excerpts below.

Rep. Van Orden (WI-03) voted for the GOP budget bill that put $2.35 billion in investment and 1,250 good-paying clean energy jobs at risk in his own congressional district Washington, DC – Just days after Donald Trump rambled through a record-long State of the Union address in which he gaslighted the country about creating record

The following is a statement from Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes on JD Vance’s speech in Wisconsin: “JD Vance has a tough job today. He’s got to look Wisconsin families in the eye and tell them this economy is working for them. He has to sell dairy farmers who are on

Plover, WI—Sporting an Abraham Lincoln hat, Democraticgovernor candidate, carpenter, former state representative Brett Hulsey welcomed Vice President J.D. Vance to Wisconsin and invited him to visit Ripon today to explore the Republican Party’s anti-racist and anti-slavery roots. “I invite the Vice President and U.S. Rep. Van Orden to the Ripon, Wisconsin,

Representative Angelina Cruz, a longtime public school educator and educators union president, responded today to the lawsuit filed Monday in Eau Claire County Circuit Court challenging the state’s approach to public school funding. “It is difficult to be surprised,” Cruz said, “when for nearly two decades the Legislature has shown