MADISON, Wis. – Oct. 5, 2022 – A recent poll by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 8 in 10 registered voters (80%) in Wisconsin say a candidate’s position on health care is important to them when deciding who to vote for, including 40% who say a

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is planning several events this month to celebrate Free Speech Week, Oct. 17-23. Free Speech Week is an event that aims to raise public awareness about the importance of freedom of speech and of the press in American democracy and to celebrate that freedom. UW-Eau

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has confirmed that a white-tailed buck at a Vernon County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The results were confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. The 1-acre farm has

On evening of Thursday, September 22, 2022, Dane County Supervisor Melissa Ratcliff during a regular meeting of the Dane County Board made the following statement during the debate: “Thank you Chair. I was worried about the language in lines 20 and 21 and what that would do for our budget and

What, specifically, is your position on abortion? Not just “not Dobbs,” but what specifically do you support?

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul today shared how the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) is preparing for the upcoming election on November 8, 2022. The attorney general also issued a reminder that voter intimidation and threats to election workers are against the law. “The Wisconsin Department of

MADISON, Wis – Today, Legislative Republicans gaveled in and out of Governor Evers’ special session to begin the process of allowing voters to overturn an abortion law passed in 1849,  by establishing binding referenda in Wisconsin. This is the eleventh out of twelve special sessions called by the governor, that has

Last night the people of Milwaukee spoke, and the message was clear. Community members want to see the city defund the police in order to expand other city services. Markasa Tucker-Harris, Executive Director of the African American Roundtable said, “Over the last three years, hundreds and hundreds of residents have

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Joined by local law enforcement leaders in Northeast Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County District Attorney and law enforcement’s choice for Attorney General, Eric Toney called on Josh Kaul to release the number of DCI Agents and DOJ Prosecutors immediately.  Eric Toney released the following statement: “Our current

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Senator Ron Johnson dismissed the violence perpetrated by insurrectionists on January 6th and tried to rewrite the history of that day.  Johnson claimed: “I saw that day the ‘armed insurrectionists’ staying within the rope lines in the rotunda.” The Reality:  Washington Post: “The physical toll on officers

Today, Wisconsin Republicans gaveled in and out of Governor Evers’ special session which would give Wisconsinites the ability to enact change via binding ballot referenda. Currently in Wisconsin, there is no process by which Wisconsinites can vote to reject existing state statues. Representative Tod Ohnstad (D-Kenosha) had the following statement:

MADISON, Wis. – In response to Ron Johnson once again dismissing the violence law enforcement faced on January 6th from armed insurrectionists, Eric Larsen, former Deputy Chief of Eau Claire Police, released the following statement: “Senator Ron Johnson is completely selling out our law enforcement officers and dismissing the violence they faced on

Today, the Brown County Taxpayers Association (“BCTA”) filed a three-count complaint in Eastern Wisconsin’s US Federal District Court against defendants including the President of the United States and the Secretary of the US Department of Education. In its filing, the BCTA asserts that President Biden’s One-Time Student Loan Debt Relief Plan

WISCONSIN – Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) issued the following statement today, in response to the Republicans’ failure to approve a pathway for voters to repeal Wisconsin’s harmful and unpopular 1849 criminal abortion ban.  Statement from Tanya Atkinson, president of Planned Parenthood Advocates of WI  “Today Republican members of the

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Ron Wyden (D-OR), led 15 of their colleagues in commenting on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed rule prohibiting discrimination in health care under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. In their letter, the Senators applauded the

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Legislative Republicans gaveled in and out of Governor Evers’ special session to create a pathway for voters to overturn the archaic 1849 abortion law through establishing binding referendums in Wisconsin. Unlike more than 20 other states, including Michigan, Ohio, and Kansas, Wisconsinites have no way to

MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Wisconsin state legislature was called together in a special session to address a motion by Gov. Tony Evers that would allow Wisconsinites to vote to repeal the state’s 1849 abortion ban that leaves no exceptions for rape or incest, and punishes doctors for doing their job. 

(MADISON)—Today, Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement regarding today’s Special Session to Allow Binding Referenda and Ballot Initiatives: “Wisconsin’s Constitution and the United States Constitution begin with three simple words: “We, the people…”—That’s why Governor Evers called the legislature to convene in special session to consider a transformational

MADISON, Wis. – Ron Johnson praised the overturning of Roe v. Wade as a “victory” and bragged about appointing the justices who handed down the decision. Johnson knew full well that his push would enable Wisconsin’s 1849 statute, which bans nearly all abortions, to go into effect.  “Ron Johnson’s dangerous attempts to take away Wisconsinites’ reproductive

State Rep. Don Vruwink will serve on Wisconsin’s commission to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. “I’m thrilled to be appointed to this commission, which I advocated for in the last legislative session,” Vruwink said. “I was a co-sponsor of the legislation creating this