Two highly partisan and potentially harmful measures have been rammed through the Wisconsin Legislature over the past several years. They are in the form of amendments to the state constitution. They will appear as questions on the August primary election
After successfully stopping Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban, Dr. Lyerly’s lawsuit is heading to the Wisconsin Supreme Court (De Pere, WI) ― Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Candidate for Congress in WI-08 and a practicing OB-GYN physician, praised the Wisconsin Supreme Court for
MADISON, Wis.— Tomorrow, Tammy Baldwin will launch her “Fired Up for Tammy” tour. From Thursday, July 4th to Sunday, July 7th, Tammy will embark on a four day tour to fire up voters and talk about what’s at stake this Election
Nicholas Kelly, president of School Choice Wisconsin (SCW) announced that he has appointed Susan Mitchell to serve as Director of Policy and Government Affairs. Mitchell succeeds Amy Loudenbeck, who resigned. Mitchell will serve on an interim basis until the position
EAU CLAIRE, WI – The Nickolas Butler for Assembly Campaign announces that it raised over $40,000 in contributions in the first reporting period of the campaign, ending June 30th. “I’m so proud of where this campaign is today. It’s not
MILWAUKEE– Representative LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement regarding the results of the July 2nd special election: “With the results of the district 4 special election having been tallied and complete, I am thankful to the people of the
GREEN BAY, WI – Today, the Wisconsin Conservative Coalition released their 2023-2024 Legislator Scorecard and State Senator André Jacque was the ONLY legislator to score a perfect 100% rating. The WCC, a coalition of three patriot groups in Northeast Wisconsin,
Madison – Last Friday, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) failed to provide timely information to municipal clerks regarding an upcoming price increase for postage on absentee ballot return envelopes. The belated communication, which WEC did not send out until the
Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced they had reached a decision to hear an original action brought forward by Planned Parenthood to “find” a right to abortion in the Wisconsin state constitution. The court also denied the motion of all three pro-life
WHAT: The Coalition to March on the RNC 2024 will be hosting a press conference to bring attention to the first day of our trial for a permit to march within sight and sound of the front doors of the Fiserv
Today, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released an estimate of general aid for the 2024-25 school year. Currently, Milwaukee Public Schools’ general aid estimate reflects a $42.6 million adjustment from DPI after an error in reporting from the 2022-23
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Seven Tribal nations seek to fend off attack by 12 states Bismarck, ND – Seven Tribal Nations, represented by Earthjustice and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota today
MADISON, WI. – July 1 marks the start of the nomination paper circulation period for some independent presidential and vice-presidential candidates. Presidential and vice-presidential candidates affiliated with parties already on the ballot do not need to circulate nomination papers. Independent
MADISON, Wis. – If you are covering Congressman Jim Clyburn’s visit to Wisconsin today, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Spokesperson Matt Fisher: “Jim Clyburn’s coronation of Joe Biden in the 2020 Democratic primaries opened the door to four years
MADISON, Wis. — In response to today’s ruling in Trump v. United States, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: “Today’s Supreme Court ruling made the election’s already-terrifying stakes even higher. In America, where we fought a revolution to
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MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today released an estimate of the general school aids each public school district will receive for the 2024-25 school year. General school aids are the largest form of state support for Wisconsin public schools,
MADISON, Wis. — Another week, another series of bad headlines about Eric Hovde. From saying he knows Black culture because he’s been to Africa, to calling abortion bans “reasonable,” and new revelations about his family business’ shady dealings in China and how he would be
Representative Scott Krug Receives Award for Leadership on Working Towards Increasing School Breakfast Funding The School Nutrition Association of Wisconsin (SNA-WI) presented state Representative Scott Krug (R-Nekoosa) with an SNA-WI 2024 Legislator of the Year award at its annual meeting in La Crosse on Tuesday, June
Two highly partisan and potentially harmful measures have been rammed through the Wisconsin Legislature over the past several years. They are in the form of amendments to the state constitution. They will appear as questions on the August primary election ballot for approval or rejection by Wisconsin voters. The ballot
After successfully stopping Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban, Dr. Lyerly’s lawsuit is heading to the Wisconsin Supreme Court (De Pere, WI) ― Dr. Kristin Lyerly, Candidate for Congress in WI-08 and a practicing OB-GYN physician, praised the Wisconsin Supreme Court for their decision to hear Kaul v. Urmanski, the case regarding
MADISON, Wis.— Tomorrow, Tammy Baldwin will launch her “Fired Up for Tammy” tour. From Thursday, July 4th to Sunday, July 7th, Tammy will embark on a four day tour to fire up voters and talk about what’s at stake this Election Day. “I’m so excited to kick off my Fired Up
Nicholas Kelly, president of School Choice Wisconsin (SCW) announced that he has appointed Susan Mitchell to serve as Director of Policy and Government Affairs. Mitchell succeeds Amy Loudenbeck, who resigned. Mitchell will serve on an interim basis until the position is filled on a permanent basis. “Amy was our boots
EAU CLAIRE, WI – The Nickolas Butler for Assembly Campaign announces that it raised over $40,000 in contributions in the first reporting period of the campaign, ending June 30th. “I’m so proud of where this campaign is today. It’s not just that we raised $40,000 in forty days. It’s our
MILWAUKEE– Representative LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement regarding the results of the July 2nd special election: “With the results of the district 4 special election having been tallied and complete, I am thankful to the people of the fourth district who participated in the electoral process. The people
GREEN BAY, WI – Today, the Wisconsin Conservative Coalition released their 2023-2024 Legislator Scorecard and State Senator André Jacque was the ONLY legislator to score a perfect 100% rating. The WCC, a coalition of three patriot groups in Northeast Wisconsin, the Fox Valley Initiative, Northeast Wisconsin (NEW)Patriots, and Wolf River
Madison – Last Friday, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) failed to provide timely information to municipal clerks regarding an upcoming price increase for postage on absentee ballot return envelopes. The belated communication, which WEC did not send out until the day after the statutorily required date for mailing absentee ballots,
Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced they had reached a decision to hear an original action brought forward by Planned Parenthood to “find” a right to abortion in the Wisconsin state constitution. The court also denied the motion of all three pro-life groups, Wisconsin Right to Life, Wisconsin Family Action, and Pro-Life
WHAT: The Coalition to March on the RNC 2024 will be hosting a press conference to bring attention to the first day of our trial for a permit to march within sight and sound of the front doors of the Fiserv Forum on July 15th. WHO: Coalition to March on the RNC
Today, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released an estimate of general aid for the 2024-25 school year. Currently, Milwaukee Public Schools’ general aid estimate reflects a $42.6 million adjustment from DPI after an error in reporting from the 2022-23 school year. This estimate is expected to change on October
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Seven Tribal nations seek to fend off attack by 12 states Bismarck, ND – Seven Tribal Nations, represented by Earthjustice and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota today to intervene in defense of the EPA’s Tribal Reserved Rights
MADISON, WI. – July 1 marks the start of the nomination paper circulation period for some independent presidential and vice-presidential candidates. Presidential and vice-presidential candidates affiliated with parties already on the ballot do not need to circulate nomination papers. Independent candidates for president and vice president have until August 6
MADISON, Wis. – If you are covering Congressman Jim Clyburn’s visit to Wisconsin today, please consider the following statement from WisGOP Spokesperson Matt Fisher: “Jim Clyburn’s coronation of Joe Biden in the 2020 Democratic primaries opened the door to four years of rising prices and open border policies. This November, Wisconsinites
MADISON, Wis. — In response to today’s ruling in Trump v. United States, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: “Today’s Supreme Court ruling made the election’s already-terrifying stakes even higher. In America, where we fought a revolution to end the dominion of kings, our bedrock conviction is that
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MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today released an estimate of the general school aids each public school district will receive for the 2024-25 school year. General school aids are the largest form of state support for Wisconsin public schools, offsetting local property taxes under state-imposed revenue limits. Wisconsin statutes
MADISON, Wis. — Another week, another series of bad headlines about Eric Hovde. From saying he knows Black culture because he’s been to Africa, to calling abortion bans “reasonable,” and new revelations about his family business’ shady dealings in China and how he would be a “walking conflict of interest” in the Senate, Eric Hovde
Representative Scott Krug Receives Award for Leadership on Working Towards Increasing School Breakfast Funding The School Nutrition Association of Wisconsin (SNA-WI) presented state Representative Scott Krug (R-Nekoosa) with an SNA-WI 2024 Legislator of the Year award at its annual meeting in La Crosse on Tuesday, June 25. Representative Krug was named a 2024 SNA-WI Legislator of