CHETEK, Wis., June 13, 2023 – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Wisconsin State Director, Julie Lassa, alongside Chetek Mayor Jeff Martin, Market and Johnson, CBS Squared, and City of Chetek officials, today helped the community celebrate the groundbreaking of a new wastewater treatment facility which will benefit over

MADISON – Today, Republican JFC members are poised to cut millions of dollars from the University of Wisconsin (UW) System. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement in response to Speaker Vos’ comments and in anticipation of a multi-million dollar funding cut:  “Republican actions’ to cut funding from the

MADISON – This morning the Assembly Committee on Education held a public hearing on one bill. Assembly Bill 305 would increase the per pupil payments in the parental choice and the Special Needs Scholarship Program and provide an increase in the school district revenue ceiling.  The Committee has not received a

Madison, Wisconsin (June 13, 2023) – The Supreme Court recently acted to deny review in the cases listed below. As the state’s law-developing court, the Supreme Court exercises its discretion to select for review only those cases that fit certain statutory criteria (see Wis. Stat. § 809.62). Except where indicated, these cases came

MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that annual inflation has fallen for eleven months in a row, bringing inflation to its lowest annual rate in more than two years. “While Republicans are fighting tooth and nail to give handouts to special interests and big corporations and increase

Today, IRG Action Fund delivered written testimony for informational purposes on Assembly Bill (AB) 321 to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. The Committee is holding a public hearing on the bill this afternoon and may vote on it yet this week. A similar hearing is planned for the state Senate Committee on Education

When schools and doctors’ offices check to see how all children are feeling – not just those kids who display symptoms of mental distress – they are implementing universal screening, an important strategy in addressing youth mental health. Universal screening can catch kids who are dealing with anxiety, depression, or

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that the state will use nearly $50 million of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Block Grant funds to issue supplemental heating assistance to more than 170,000 households that have previously received benefits. This supplemental assistance will provide an extra $279 per household on average

Hi folks! Welcome back to Tammy Tuesdays, our weekly update email on Tammy’s work and the big fights she’s taking on for Wisconsin families. Tammy knows that there’s more that unites us than divides us. She understands that Wisconsin’s working families all want good-paying jobs, affordable healthcare, and the same

MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, the Inflation Reduction Act continues to lower prescription drug prices for thousands of Wisconsin Medicare Part B recipients.  Last week, the Biden administration announced that 43 prescription drugs will have lower copays through at least the end of September. The reduced copays are

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and JD Vance (R-OH) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure taxpayer-funded technologies are manufactured in the United States. While current law requires federally-funded inventions to be manufactured in the United States, the requirement is often waived, allowing cutting-edge, taxpayer-funded technologies to be licensed to

[Madison, WI] – State Representative Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk) submitted two budget motions to the Joint Finance Committee (JFC)  this morning to assist nursing homes with funding challenges they are facing in the 35th Assembly District and across the state. The first motion asks the committee to use $16.5 million for one-time grants

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today is urging Wisconsin legislators to reverse the Joint Committee on Finance refusal to fund the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS) and ensure the office is able to continue it’s current, lifesaving operations to keep Wisconsin kids safe.

MILWAUKEE — Today, The Long Run PAC, founded by Wisconsin’s 45th Lt. Governor and 2022 U.S. Senate nominee Mandela Barnes, announced its first endorsements ahead of the 2024 election. The Long Run PAC supports diverse and ground-breaking candidates around the country who are helping to flip critical swing districts, maintain vital

Educators in the Wisconsin Education Association Council are calling on Governor Tony Evers to veto a political deal that would hold back third graders based on standardized test scores and create a curriculum oversight commission appointed by politicians. The following statement can be attributed to Peggy Wirtz-Olsen, a teacher and

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today released the following statement in response to reporting in the Sunday Times that revealed the Chinese Communist Party and scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) were secretly conducting dangerous research involving coronaviruses at the

MADISON, Wis. — After Mitch McConell’s hand-picked recruit, Congressman Mike Gallagher decided to not run for Senate, here’s what leading potential Republican candidate Sheriff David Clarke said about the Senate race ahead of what is sure to be a “messy” GOP primary. Check out the latest from David Clarke:

MADISON, WIS. – Wisconsin legislators have received more than 18,000 letters from families, child care  providers, employers and community leaders who are calling for 2023-25 state budget funding to support  child care.  Thousands of Wisconsinites have contacted the co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), legislative  leadership and their

MILWAUKEE – Last week, Governor Tony Evers, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced an historic and bipartisan bill to increase shared revenue for Wisconsin communities and provide Milwaukee County and the City of Milwaukee the authority to enact a sales tax to generate the revenue

In 1994, the State Legislature set benchmark funding levels based on what public school districts spent in 1993. No one knew it was coming, and the inequities created then have persisted for 3 decades. AEF member districts have asked for a level playing field.  Our analysis of the proposed budget