Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, continued his Working For Wisconsin tour yesterday in Eau Claire. The tour, which has previously had stops in Racine, Green Bay, Milwaukee, Madison, Cambridge, and La Crosse, is engaging with voters across the state about issues affecting farmers, labor leaders, Black

This week, Lieutenant Governor Barnes visited small businesses and dairy farms in western Wisconsin in a half-hearted attempt to appeal to rural Americans. Barnes wants voters to believe he’ll represent America’s Dairyland and Main Street shops at the center of every Wisconsin community, but the policies he supports says otherwise:

MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters is proud to announce its final round of endorsements for the November election. This third and final endorsement round completes Wisconsin Conservation Voters’ endorsement process for the November 2022 Election cycle.   “This November, our environment and democracy are on the line,” said Executive Director

Windsor, WI – Today, former Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle announced his endorsement of Judge Everett Mitchell for Wisconsin State Supreme Court noting his thoughtful, tough, and fair approach on the bench.   “I am proud to endorse Judge Everett Mitchell for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. As a judge, he has

MILWAUKEE – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, hosted a roundtable on the crisis at the southern border to discuss the unprecedented flood of illegal immigrants, the deadly effects of unregulated fentanyl and the Biden administration’s failure to secure the border.

Yesterday, the New York Times highlighted the importance of the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court race, saying that it “will affect the state’s voting laws for years.” Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate and Dane County Judge Everett Mitchell released the following statement.   “Justice Thurgood Marshall said, ‘Where you see wrong or

Legislation will lower out-of-pocket costs for working families on energy, prescription drugs, and health care and make big corporations pay a fair share of taxes WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Joe Biden signed the U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin-supported Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law. The Democratic legislation will close tax loopholes for

OSHKOSH  – Today, the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) endorsed U.S. Senator Ron Johnson’s (R-WI) re-election campaign. The endorsement was announced at an event held in Milwaukee. The NBPC represents approximately 18,000 Border Patrol agents and supports personnel assigned to the U.S. Border Patrol. “As Chairman of the Senate Committee

MARINETTE, WIS. – The Navy awarded a $39 million contract modification to Fincantieri Marinette Marine yesterday for engineering and class support requirements for support of detail design and construction of Constellation-class Frigates. The majority of this work is expected to be completed in Marinette. In April 2020, FMM received the

The Inflation Reduction Act improves prescription drug affordability and extends critical subsidies that expand health insurance access Madison, Wis. – Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek, and chair of Governor Tony Evers’ Task Force on Reducing Prescription Drug Prices, released the following statement celebrating the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): “By

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[Waukesha, Wis.] — In case you missed it, the president of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and the National Right to Work Committee, Mark Mix, joined WSAU’s Meg Ellefson on Monday to discuss Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels’ company’s opposition to right to work in Wisconsin. Mix also discussed

MARSHFIELD – DispatchHealth, the nation’s first comprehensive in-home medical care provider, and Marshfield Clinic Health System, one of the country’s largest rural health care systems, today announced their partnership to bring patients on-demand, in-home medical care. The pioneering partnership will expand access to care for patients in rural communities of Wisconsin

US 14 will close for 28-days between WIS 138 and WIS 92 in Dane County starting July 18, 2022. The posted detour will follow WIS 138, WIS 59 and WIS 104. WIS 92 will also remain closed at the US 14 intersection for the remainder of the project. The work

WISCONSIN – Today ,former Ambassador Norm Eisen, a leading national expert on issues related to democracy, joined a virtual press briefing hosted by the Defend Democracy Project. Wisconsin State Senator Kelda Roys – along with speakers from BLOC (Black Leaders Organizing Communities) and Law Forward – also discussed recent disclosures

 MILWAUKEE – Youth Empowered in the Struggle (Y.E.S.), the youth arm of Voces de la Frontera, is seeking an overhaul of the lunches served at Milwaukee Public Schools through its School Lunch Justice Campaign. Supervisors Juan Miguel Martinez and Ryan Clancy, Y.E.S. Director of Youth Organizing Ari Antreassian, and a

Wisconsin State Patrol officers will keep an eye on motorists from a new vantage point this week, as they team up with semi-truck drivers to keep Wisconsin highways safe. Officers across the state will join truck drivers in their cabs during the Trooper in a Truck campaign. It’s part of

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel, today released the following statement regarding the Pentagon’s failures to create a uniform standard for servicemembers looking to receive an exemption from taking the COVID-19 vaccine. “Last year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

MADISON, Wis. —  In the face of Republicans pushing a dangerous and unpopular anti-abortion agenda following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Biden-Harris administration is taking new action to protect access to reproductive health care services across the country. A new Executive Order, signed by President Biden last Friday, seeks to safeguard access to