Madison, WI – Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) announced its endorsement of Bob Tatterson in the July 18th Special Election for the 24th Assembly District.   Statement from Steven Webb II, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of WI  “Bob Tatterson is the only candidate on the ballot who is

Madison, Wis. – The City of Superior’s state legislators re-introduced a bill today to allow for the creation of a local Exposition District to spur economic development. Superior residents, school officials, business owners, elected officials, labor representatives, community leaders, and hospitality providers have been asking for nearly a decade for

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After more than a year and a half of advocating on behalf of Wisconsin veterans, Senator Tammy Baldwin successfully pushed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to identify and reexamine approximately 600 veterans whose neurological conditions were misdiagnosed by a doctor at the Tomah VA Medical Center. As

Madison, WI – Rep. Treig E. Pronschinske released the following statement succeeding the decision by the Joint Committee on Finance to include the UW-Eau Claire Science Hall in the 2023-25 biennial budget: “The Joint Committee on Finance made a sensible decision this past week in allocating $230 million towards the building

MADISON – Wisconsin Women in Government (WWIG), a statewide, bipartisan, non-profit organization of women in government service, today announced it is seeking professional women to join the WWIG Board of Directors for a two-year term beginning August 2023. “We are seeking professional women interested in working collaboratively to carry out WWIG’s

This evening, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, alongside Speaker Kevin McCarthy, held a roundtable event commemorating the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. The event featured powerful testimony from democracy and human rights activists Wei Jingsheng and Hengqing “Henry” Li. Mr. Wei Jingsheng is a Chinese

Madison, WI – State Representative Ty Bodden (R-Stockbridge) released the following statement regarding Meagan Wolfe, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Administrator: “Administrator Meagan Wolfe’s tenure has been a disaster to our state elections. As her term comes to an end on June 30th, it is imperative that the Senate does not

MADISON – Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources is launching the Trails Network website on June 5. In 2022, the bipartisan, bicameral Legislative Trails Caucus requested an update to the state’s Trails Network Plan citing that the plan was last updated in 2003.  The Trails Network Plan has been a valuable resource

Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions it has taken against these entities. The actions are issued

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin successfully pushed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to release an updated National Broadband Map that provides a more reliable and accurate depiction of broadband availability across Wisconsin. After hearing from Wisconsin community members and stakeholders of inaccurate data in the FCC’s original National Broadband

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced that Wisconsin municipalities received more than $103 million in the second quarterly payments for 2023 for General Transportation, Connecting Highway, and Expressway Policing Aids. “We’ve been proud to improve more than 5,800 miles of roads and

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), at the request of the Legislative Trails Caucus, is seeking public comment on a draft update to the state’s Trails Network Plan. The updated plan features a new, more user-friendly format. As part of this release, the DNR is also requesting input

Keep Our Republic, a non-partisan non-profit dedicated to protecting a republic of laws and strengthening the checks and balances of our democratic electoral system, officially launched election education efforts in Wisconsin. These hyper-localized efforts will build trust, respect and confidence in Wisconsin’s election administration and educate Wisconsin residents about the

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announces new driver license and identification (ID) cards with updated security features. The new cards debut June 5 with new design elements built within the cards to make them more resistant to fraud.  “Wisconsin DMV continues to stay on the

Madison, Wisconsin (June 2, 2023) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has appointed Racine County Clerk of Circuit Court Samuel A. “Sam” Christensen as Clerk of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, effective June 18, Chief Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler announced today. Christensen, of Racine, will replace current Clerk of Supreme Court

MADISON – Yesterday, the state legislative Joint Finance Committee completed its work on the 2023-25 capital budget without approving a new College of Engineering for UW-Madison. In response, Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce President Zach Brandon released the following statement: “This is beyond disappointing news. In Greater Madison, and across the

MADISON – Yesterday, Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee left out of their state budget proposal funds that would have allowed the University of Wisconsin – Madison to build a much needed new engineering building. The project would have allowed the program to expand its number of graduates by several

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced legislation to include qualifying motorcycles among the vehicles eligible for the clean vehicle tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act. The Electric Motorcycle Parity Act would help millions of motorcycle drivers afford American-made, environmentally-friendly motorcycles and strengthen American manufacturing and create

MADISON – As temperatures climb and the summer season begins, it’s important to stay aware of the dangers of extreme heat. June 7 is Heat Awareness Day in Wisconsin and ReadyWisconsin is encouraging everyone to take steps to prevent heat-related illnesses or deaths. “Heat can be very dangerous, so it’s