MADISON, Wis. — Today, Senators Kelda Roys (D-Madison) and Bob Wirch (D-Kenosha) and Representative Jimmy Anderson (D-Fitchburg) introduced a bill to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which ensures that the presidential candidate who receives the most votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia becomes President. 

(MADISON)— Recently, there were two fatal pedestrian versus car crashes on Milwaukee’s south side. Sen Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement. “There have been more than a dozen traffic deaths in Milwaukee this year. The two latest were of seniors, and both accidents occurred on busy streets in my district.

Serve Wisconsin is pleased to open nominations for the 2023 Governor’s Service Awards. The award ceremony will be held on Wednesday, June 7, at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison. The Governor’s Service Awards honor outstanding national service members, volunteers, and programs. Those honored by these awards will have made

MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today unearthed a series of blog posts written by far-right candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court Dan Kelly in which Kelly attacked essential programs like Social Security and Medicare as the government “stealing” from taxpayers, railed against marriage equality, and claimed abortion access promoted

MADISON, Wis. – The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is highlighting the importance of the responsible development, management and use of groundwater in recognition of National Groundwater Water Week, March 5-11. Groundwater is a vital resource in Wisconsin, with approximately 70% of Wisconsinites relying on groundwater as their primary source of drinking

FREE, the state’s first non-profit organization for and by Justice System Impacted Women, is seeking passage of a Dignity for Incarcerated Women & Girls Bill. This bill is being sponsored by State Senator Lena Taylor and Representative Jodi Emerson. FREE, as part of the WI Dignity Coalition, will join Senator

Madison, WI – Today, State Senator Diane Hesselbein (D-Middleton) and State Representative Mike Bare (D-Verona) announced that they will be hosting three listening sessions. These listening sessions will be an opportunity for constituents to share their thoughts about the 2023-2025 biennial state budget introduced by Governor Evers on Wednesday, February

Madison — Today, NARAL Pro-Choice America announced its endorsement of Judge Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Protasiewicz is an eminently qualified judge who has been a vocal supporter of abortion access and the freedom to decide. She is running against former Justice Daniel Kelly, a Federalist Society justice endorsed by

MIDDLETON, Wis. – The increasing frequency and severity of storms, emerging cybersecurity threats and changing population demographics require an adaptive approach. To help collaborate and learn from how others are working to address those issues, emergency mangers, first responders, public health workers and many others gathered last week for the

MADISON, Wis. – With less than four weeks until an election that will decide reproductive freedoms in Wisconsin, Sarah Godlewski’s PAC Women Win Wisconsin is launching the Rally For Our Rights tour.  Despite 78% of Wisconsinites showing concern over abortion policy, our rights to reproductive healthcare and abortion are under attack. Elections in Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE – The ACLU of Wisconsin and the ACLU today announced the launch of a joint campaign to engage Wisconsin voters ahead of the state supreme court general election on April 4. The organizations are running a series of advertisements on radio stations across the state – and on digital

Madison – Rep. Barbara Dittrich (R – Oconomowoc) responded to the tragic discovery of a newborn baby in a field in Jefferson County last week: “I am deeply saddened and heartbroken to hear about this senseless loss of life in Whitewater. What makes this situation all the more heartrending is we

WHITEWATER—March 6, 2023—The Greater Whitewater Committee (GWC) is set to host State Representative Evan Goyke as guest speaker at its upcoming monthly meeting in March. Representative Goyke, who is the Ranking Assembly Democrat of the Joint Committee on Finance, will be presenting the GWC with an overview of the state

WASHINGTON – Today, the Jewish Democratic Council of America announced its first endorsement of 2023: Judge Janet Protasiewicz for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. This is JDCA’s first endorsement in a state Supreme Court race.  JDCA CEO Halie Soifer released the following statement on the endorsement: “JDCA entered this race because

MADISON – Wisconsin Women in Government (WWIG), a statewide, bipartisan, non-profit organization, seeks nominations for awards that will recognize two outstanding women in careers interacting with public service. Members of the public are welcome to submit nominations for two awards: the “Legacy Award” and “Rising Star Award.” The “Legacy Award” will honor one

(Milwaukee, Wis.) – Today, Judge Bill Brash’s re-election campaign for District 1 of the Court of Appeals announced the endorsement of Herb Kohl. “I’m incredibly grateful to have received Herb Kohl’s endorsement in this race,” commented Wisconsin Court of Appeals Chief Judge Bill Brash. “Herb Kohl is a prominent community

BELOIT, Wis. – Representative Clinton Anderson issued the following statement regarding the alleged racist conduct during the Beloit Memorial vs Muskego basketball game on Friday. “What took place at the Beloit Memorial boys basketball game vs Muskego was incredibly harmful to not only our student athletes, but to our entire

MILWAUKEE – The American Constitution Society has informed the Justice Daniel Kelly campaign that it is cancelling its planned debate originally scheduled for next Tuesday. Janet Politician Protasiewicz turned down an offer to attend so, rather than have Justice Kelly there alone to defend the Constitution and rule of law,

The Wisconsin Lawyer and Law Student Chapters of the American Constitution Society (ACS) and Wisconsin Justice Initiative (WJI) have suspended planning for a proposed WI Supreme Court candidate debate on Tuesday, March 7 th , 2023, in Milwaukee, due to an inability to secure a scheduling commitment from both campaigns

MADISON, Wis. — On March 18, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler will join Crooked Media’s Pod Save America hosts Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett and guest host Erin Ryan, host of Crooked Media podcast Hysteria, at a special live show at the Barrymore Theatre in Madison. Chair Wikler will