MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement fact-checking Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) after a weekend of nonsense tweets, eight in total, claiming credit for earmarking Wisconsin’s hospitals $1 billion. “It’s rich that Rep. Van Orden is claiming credit for $1 billion coming to Wisconsin hospitals. I

MADISON – Representative Benjamin Franklin (R-De Pere) released the following statement after securing several key investments for Brown County in the 2025–27 biennial state budget: “I was elected to work across the aisle to accomplish state policy for Wisconsinites, and this budget is a major win for Northeast Wisconsin,” said Rep.

MADISON, Wis. — After the Big Ugly Bill passed, WI-03 Congressman Derrick Van Orden made the implicit explicit by writing “YES!” in response to a tweet stating that Americans would lose health care and food assistance under the newly passed budget bill.  Van Orden may have tried to delete his moment of

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the 2025 Wisconsin Potato Industry Board election results. The following growers began three-year terms on the Wisconsin Potato Industry Board on July 1, 2025. District 1: Keith Wolter, AntigoAshland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark,

Governor’s veto of Brillion Marsh dredging project costs thousands in crop losses due to flooding MADISON, WI… Gov. Evers’ dead-of-night veto of the Brillion Marsh dredging project, which hurts area farmers and families who worry about flooding every year, has nothing to do with renewing the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship program, two area

All six of the delegation’s House Republicans voted to pass the initial version of the bill in May, and they largely expressed support for Johnson as he sought deeper cuts to federal spending as the Senate debated the measure. MADISON, Wis. — A Thursday report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel highlighted how Wisconsin’s Republican congressional

Art installations in Italy, Minnesota bring communities together Menomonie, Wis. – Two University of Wisconsin-Stout students – Allison Seanor and Megan McDowell – recently completed two murals, half a world apart. Their public installations celebrate how art brings communities together, creating vibrant and welcoming spaces. Seanor, an art education major

Madison – Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) gave the following statement after the Assembly passed the 2025-2027 biennial state budget. Included was a provision of $9,100,000 for the creation of additional sound barriers along the I-894 and I-41 corridors. This builds on the 2023-2025 biennial budget that approved $7,000,000 to erect the

MADISON, Wis. (July 3, 2025) — The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association (WDPA) highlighted dairy industry and rural Wisconsin investments included in the newly signed 2025-27 Wisconsin State Budget that will benefit the state’s dairy processors, farmers, and rural communities. The budget reflects bipartisan recognition of dairy’s critical role in Wisconsin’s

Congressional Candidate for Wisconsin’s 3rd District offers Rep. Van Orden the opportunity to host EAU CLAIRE, WIS. – Laura Benjamin, small business owner, former Eau Claire City Council member, and Democratic candidate for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, will host a public town hall in La Crosse on Tuesday, July 8

The 3rd Congressional Democrats of Wisconsin condemn Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s vote yesterday to cut Medicaid and Food Assistance for tens of thousands of families in his own district. Rep. Derrick Van Orden has spent years promising his constituents that he would never cut Medicaid or food assistance, calling Democrats

MADISON, Wis. — As we mark Independence Day amid the Trump Administration’s attacks on our most fundamental freedoms, A Better Wisconsin Together released the following statement:  “From blatantly ignoring court orders, arresting judges and threatening to arrest anyone who doesn’t agree with his extreme agenda, abducting our neighbors off the streets,

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today lauded dairy provisions in the federal budget reconciliation bill passed by Congress. WCMA also expressed concern about funding cuts for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law on Friday, July

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Supervisors Sheldon A. Wasserman, Steve F. Taylor, Kathleen Vincent, Sky Z. Capriolo, Shawn Rolland, and Patti Logsdon issued the following statement on the passing of Milwaukee Police Department Officer Kendall Corder:  “Officer Kendall Corder dedicated his life to protecting our community with courage, compassion, and unwavering

The Wisconsin Counties Association is commending Governor Tony Evers and the Legislature for their bipartisan work on 2025 Wisconsin Act 15, the $111.1 billion 2025-2027 state budget signed into law this morning. The budget includes vital investments that will benefit counties and the citizens they serve. (Update: See the final WCA Budget

Washington, D.C. — Republicans in the House just voted to strip 17 million Americans of their health care in order to fund massive tax breaks for the wealthiest people and corporations. This is the largest attack on health care in history, and the consequences will be catastrophic. Not only will

MADISON, WI – Yesterday, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed into law 2025 Wisconsin Act 9 and 2025 Wisconsin Act 10, which would establish a framework for certifying psychiatric residential treatment facilities and establish a statewide system for sharing minors’ mental health safety plans. Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following

MADISON – Representative Benjamin Franklin (R-De Pere) and Representative David Steffen (R-Howard) released the following statements regarding the uncertainties of GBCI: “I find this incredibly disappointing. After months of hard work by the legislature, Gov. Evers chose to line-item veto the decommissioning date of 2029 for GBCI,” said Rep. Franklin.

MILWAUKEE – Following the U.S. House of Representatives’ approval of President Donald Trump’s federal budget bill, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley issued the following statement. “In Milwaukee County, we depend on federal funding to invest in our community and provide essential services that our residents rely on every day. Federally-funded programs

Contact: Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations, Co-Chairs Beth Swedeen, beth.swedeen@wisconsin.gov; (608) 220-2924 Patti Becker, beckerp@clanet.org; (608) 240-8503 Jason Glozier, jglozier@wcilc.org (608) 422-0525 Survival Coalition Response to Passage of Federal Budget Bill Today, the U.S. House approved the Senate’s deeper cuts to Medicaid and SNAP by a vote… Please log in to access subscriber