Madison, WI- Today, Wisconsin Senate President Mary Felzkowski voted “no” on the 2025-27 Wisconsin Biennial Budget. This budget is balanced on the back of the federal government that is $36 trillion in debt, using a little-known gimmick: the Hospital Assessment and Access Payments provision. Governor Doyle was the first to

It’s a day that ends in “y,” which means Derrick Van Orden is full of shit.  After starting the day by ranting about how he and other Washington Republicans poised to rubber stamp Medicaid cuts are “not a bunch of little bitches,” Van Orden penned a meaningless, cowardly letter to Governor Evers

MADISON, WI – This morning, SB 283 was signed into law as 2025 Wisconsin Act 14. This legislation establishes a program to provide law enforcement and fire protective services with hearing protection devices. As the Assembly author of this legislation, Representative Brent Jacobson (R – Mosinee) released following statement: “In the

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Legislature will complete its work on the state’s 2025-2027 biennial budget. Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) released the following statement in advance of the Assembly vote: “While Wisconsinites await what may very well be the most destructive and extremist federal budget in modern history, Republicans in

MADISON, WIS. – Raising Wisconsin is pleased child care programs will receive one more year of direct payments and the child care sector will receive a first-time, historic investment of state revenue in the 2025-27 state budget. The bipartisan agreement reached Tuesday between Gov. Tony Evers and state legislative leadership

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at declaring U.S. companies independent from burdensome foreign regulations, particularly targeting the European Union’s (EU) Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Protect U.S. Companies from Foreign Regulatory Taxation Act Congressman … Please log

Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued the following statement in regards to the 2025-27 biennial budget vote today and some key reasons that he will be voting NO: “The Vos-Evers budget deal can only be described as on orgy of spending designed by two leaders that probably won’t be here to

The Wisconsin Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of Wisconsin’s bishops, decries the failure of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to protect the most vulnerable in its decision that Wisconsin Statute 940.04, the state’s abortion ban, is unenforceable due to implied repeal. Today, in Kaul v. Urmanski, the Wisconsin Supreme Court

The Embrace Them Both Coalition denounces the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in Kaul v. Urmanksi, which finds that Wisconsin’s abortion ban has been impliedly repealed and is now unenforceable. Today’s decision is a failure for women, for preborn children, for Wisconsin. Abortion never heals; it only harms. It never solves;

MADISON–The Wisconsin Supreme Court released its decision today invalidating Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban. Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) released the following statement:  “Every Wisconsinite deserves access to high-quality and affordable healthcare. Abortion is a decision to be made by a patient and their doctor, a decision that should not be made by

MADISON, WI – This morning, the liberal majority on the Supreme Court of Wisconsin ruled that Wisconsin Statute 940.04 does not ban abortions in Wisconsin. Representative Brent Jacobson (R – Mosinee) offered the following statement: “As a father to two beautiful children and an unflinching pro-life advocate, I am deeply disappointed

MADISON- This morning, the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down an abortion-banning law from 1849. Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022, the 147-year-old Wisconsin law has limited access to abortions within the state. In response, Representative Andrew Hysell (D-48) released the following statement: “The Supreme Court of Wisconsin released its

Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton), the Democratic Senate Leader, released the following statement on the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision invalidating the 1849 near-total ban on abortion. “This is a hard won and important victory. It preserves access to abortion in Wisconsin and makes clear that the archaic 1849 law to ban

MADISON, Wis. – Today, the Wisconsin Supreme court announced their decision in Kaul vs Urmanski. This case challenged an 1849 provision in the Wisconsin constitution that had been interpreted as a criminal abortion ban. Representative Miresse (D-Stevens Point) released the following statement in response to the ruling: “Today’s decision is a victory

Both potential governor candidates – who have failed statewide elections already – have a history of being anti-choice MADISON, Wis. —  Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court invalidated the 1849 abortion ban Republicans have been so eager to uphold and enforce. But the fight is not over. Both Tim Michels and Eric Hovde

WISCONSIN — Clean energy advocates from Forward Together Wisconsin, BlueGreen Alliance, Clean Wisconsin, and Elevate today hosted a virtual media conference to discuss the potential impacts of the Reconciliation Bill, the most destructive environmental bill in history. If passed as-is, this legislation will threaten the progress Wisconsin has made building a new clean

BIPARTISAN COLLABORATION EVIDENT IN DETAILS OF BIENNIAL PRIORITIES  July 2, 2025 (MILWAUKEE) – A bipartisan agreement between Governor Tony Evers, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Speaker Robin Vos on the state budget will support several provisions advocated for by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC), including increased funding

MILWAUKEE — In a landmark 4-3 decision issued today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state’s 1849 laws, effectively restoring legal access to abortion in Wisconsin. The ruling represents a pivotal step toward restoring reproductive rights following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.  “Today’s

MADISON, Wis. – Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Tourism’s Office of Outdoor Recreation recently announced seven individuals and organizations as the first recipients of the newly created Wisconsin Governor’s Outdoor Industry Awards, and the Wisconsin State Park System was honored with Destination of the Year.  The newly created awards honor the

ONLINE VERSION OF THIS STORY MADISON, Wis. – A host of emerging methods that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere can be critical tools to limit global temperature increases, so long as policymakers don’t overestimate the methods’ role in their climate strategies. This is according to research published yesterday in Nature Communications led by