MADISON, Wis. – Jenny Malak, vice president of homecare operations for Agrace, has been appointed by Governor Tony Evers to serve on the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) Wisconsin State Board of Nursing. Malak is one of eight members to serve on the Board from across the state. She

MADISON, Wis. – Richard Matecki says he has lived two lives, one life before his simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant and one life afterward.             Matecki celebrated the 35th anniversary of his simultaneous pancreas-kidney in July; he is one of the longest-living recipients of this type of transplant

(Madison, Wis.) – Wisconsin parents are feeling the crunch when they’re looking for and paying for childcare. A new study from Forward Analytics, “Priced Out: The Steep Cost of Childcare in Wisconsin,” shows childcare costs average between 18 and 36% of family income. And that is assuming they can find

APPLETON, WI —All state legislators representing the Fox Cities region have been invited to participate in a virtual Legislative Town Hall meeting on Monday, October 2 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. League of Women Voters  chapters from Appleton-Fox Cities, Door County, Greater Green Bay and Winnebago County are collaborating  on the event

MADISON – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) announced the 2nd leg of her “Grass Routes” tour – an effort to promote the positive impacts of marijuana legalization in Wisconsin. The tour builds on several successful stops earlier this year in Green Bay, Platteville, Eau Claire, Wauwatosa, and Wausau. Over

MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, a new Wisconsin-specific White House fact sheetoutlines the devastating consequences of government funding proposals introduced by House Republicans. Wisconsin’s congressional delegation, including Congressmen Bryan Steil, Derrick Van Orden, and Tom Tiffany, have refused to speak out against these proposals, even though they would harm

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) have introduced the Countering Chinese Espionage Reporting Act to bolster the U.S. response to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) economic theft of U.S. intellectual property. The bill directs the Attorney General to prepare an annual report on the Department of Justice

Madison, WI – Accompanied by nurses from across Wisconsin, Sen. Larson and Rep. Hong introduced the Nurse Staffing and Patient Protection act at a press conference at the State Capitol. The bill aims to improve patient safety and grow our healthcare workforce through the creation of safe staffing ratios and fair

Madison, WI – Yesterday, Representative Rick Gundrum (R-Slinger) voted for two items of legislation that will reduce taxes and defend taxpayers from future tax hikes. After the floor session, he released the following statement: “We can’t wait any longer to provide tax relief to Wisconsin’s middle class and retirees. My

MADISON – The Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition, a coalition of pro-democracy organizations dedicated to promoting fair and nonpartisan redistricting, actively advocates for a more transparent and inclusive redistricting process. We have consistently called for bipartisan cooperation and public involvement to ensure that the electoral maps are drawn in a fair and

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a group of her Senate colleagues in introducing legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress. The Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act would require all members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children to place their stocks into a blind trust or divest

[Madison, WI] – During yesterday’s State Assembly floor session, State Representative Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk) was pleased to join his Assembly Republican colleagues in supporting passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 386, known as the “Returning Your Surplus” proposal. By cutting the individual income tax on middle-class Wisconsinites and exempting retirement income this proposal would…