Today, Governor Evers signed an executive order calling the Legislature into a special session on June 22nd in an attempt to repeal Wisconsin’s 1849 ban on abortion. Although the Governor is able to call a special session, he is not able to compel specific action from the Wisconsin Legislature. Wisconsin

MIDDLETON – Today, Governor Tony Evers signed Executive Order #168 calling for a special session on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 to pass legislation to repeal Wisconsin’s 173 year old criminal abortion ban. Representative Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement: “I thank Governor Evers for calling this special session to

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Governor Tony Evers called a special session of our State Legislature to repeal a criminal abortion ban written into Wisconsin state law in 1849. Evers’ special session call is especially urgent, coming after a United States Supreme Court draft decision indicated the highest court’s intention to at

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Governor Evers announced a special session of the Legislature to repeal the pre-Civil War law that criminalizes almost all abortion in Wisconsin. All four Republicans running for governor have advocated for restrictions that go beyond the 1849 law. Rebecca Kleefisch told Milwaukee’s Fox 6 that she supports a total ban on abortion

MADISON – Today, Governor Tony Evers called a special session to address threats to abortion access. Representative Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement: “Full access to safe and legal abortions is a crucial right that needs to be protected. Given the recently leaked draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, the

MADISON, Wis. (June 8, 2022) – The Wisconsin Department of Tourism released its 2021 economic impact data today, showing Wisconsin tourism generated $20.9 billion in total economic impact. Statewide, total economic impact increased 21 percent, with all 72 counties reporting double-digit growth over 2020. In 2021, tourism supported more than 169,700 full and

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined more than 20 of her Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden urging him to immediately issue an executive order directing the federal government to develop a national plan to defend Americans’ fundamental reproductive rights, including their right to

Milwaukee, WI – Today, Governor Tony Evers called for a special session on June 22, 2022 for the Wisconsin State Legislature to repeal Wisconsin’s criminal abortion ban. This follows the recent Politico release of a leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court in a majority opinion written by Justice

Kimberly, WI – The Wisconsin Association for Home Health Care (WiAHC) was thrilled to present Rep. Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) with the organization’s 2022 Champion of Home Health Care legislative award for her leadership on policies to advance home health care in Wisconsin and strengthen the delivery of patient care provided by home health

MILWAUKEE — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #168 calling a special session of the Wisconsin State Legislature on Wed., June 22, 2022, to take up legislation to repeal Wisconsin’s criminal abortion ban. The governor’s special session call comes as a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization revealed the Supreme Court is

Madison, WI – Today, Senator Pfaff joined Governor Evers, Planned Parenthood, and other reproductive healthcare advocates in Milwaukee, as Governor Evers called a special session of the legislature to repeal the 173 year old Wisconsin state statute that criminalizes abortion and provides no exceptions for abortion in the cases of rape or

MADISON – Today, Governor Tony Evers announced that he is calling for a special session to protect reproductive healthcare in our state and eliminate Wisconsin’s criminal abortion ban from 1849. Representative Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) issued the following statement in support: “Right now, Roe v. Wade is the law of the land and

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI – Today, Nikki Haley, former UN Ambassador and South Carolina Governor, endorsed Derrick Van Orden in his campaign to represent Wisconsin’s 3rd District in the House of Representatives. In her endorsement, Haley highlighted Derrick’s career of service and focus on the issues critically important to Wisconsin families. Nikki

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), alongside Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), and Peter Meijer (R-MI), yesterday introduced the Drone Act which would create comprehensive federal criminal law prohibiting the most dangerous uses of drones. “Drones can be useful pieces of technology for commerce and recreation, but in the hands of

MADISON, Wis. — In response to Governor Tony Evers’s announcement today that he will be calling a special session of the legislature to overturn the total abortion ban from 1849, State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski released the following statement: “I applaud the Governor for calling our legislature back to work to take

Wisconsin – Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin is applauding Governor Evers’ call for a special session to repeal Wisconsin’s 172-year-old criminal abortion law in anticipation of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe. If Roe is overturned, Wisconsin’s law could go immediately into effect banning abortion at any stage of pregnancy without exception

MADISON — Today, LTC. (Ret.) Alexander Vindman announced his endorsement of Mandela Barnes in the Democratic Senate primary. Vindman, a retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel, is the former Director of European Affairs for the United States National Security Council. “I am so honored to have the endorsement of Lt. Colonel (Ret.)

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers kicked off the first week of Dairy Month, visiting with dairy farmers, processors, and producers, as well as local community and agricultural industry leaders in Plymouth, Lake Geneva, Jefferson, Neosho, Hilbert, and Thorp. Throughout the week, the governor highlighted the strength of Wisconsin’s dairy industry

In a marathon presentation ceremony at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Conference, held on 1 June in Milwaukee, HeyGov won the Information Technology category after five months of first submitting its idea to the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest (BPC). The contest, held annually, has seen over 4300 applicants since its inception