MADISON, Wis. — In recognition of Workers’ Memorial Day, held annually on April 28 to honor workers who have been killed or injured on the job, A Better Wisconsin Together is standing with Wisconsin workers and calling attention to an alarming amount of worker protections recently blocked by Republicans in our

TOWN OF JOHNSTOWN, WI… Local farmer and longtime Johnstown resident Scott Fleming issued the following statement regarding his run for the 15th Senate District:  “As a farmer, agronomist, proud father to two high school boys and a Johnstown board supervisor, I’ve seen how rising costs have impacted family budgets, businesses

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County will once again stand in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault and take a visible stand against sexual violence in recognition of Denim Day, observed globally on the last Wednesday of April. The recognition aims to amplify the Denim Day message: no one should ever be blamed for their assault. Supervisor Sky Z. Capriolo&nbsp…

The university supports more than 287,000 jobs and helps drive private-sector growth MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s core mission has long held that the work of the university should benefit the entire state. A newly released study now quantifies that commitment, estimating that the university, its affiliated organizations

MADISON, WI – Madison Housing Week is returning with a renewed call for community connection, bold ideas, and collaborative action around the future of housing in the city. This year’s theme, “Rooted and Rising,” asks a timely question – As our population grows, how do we ground our communities in

MADISON, Wis. — Law Forward filed an amici curiae (“friends of the court”) brief in federal court in Washington, D.C., supporting three consolidated lawsuits challenging President Trump’s executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to take over key functions of mail-in ballot administration. The brief argues that the executive order would

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), last week, sent a joint letter to National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator Arielle Roth, urging the NTIA to immediately issue delayed Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program non-deployment guidance and promptly begin releasing the full remainin… Please log in

PRESS RELEASE – Bobby Lindsey Running for the 89th Assembly District – April 28 2026Download… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the WisPolitics-State Affairs platform, which is the new home for WisPolitics subscriber products.

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced over $410,000 in worker training grant awards through the Wisconsin Fast Forward Program to assist three organizations in training more than 600 healthcare workers and help fill critical workforce needs. Awardees will use&nbsp… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription,

Contact: press@pedrocolon.com Colón Promises “A Listening Ear and A Fair Shot.” MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Pedro Colón today announced his candidacy for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, entering the race to replace Justice Annette Ziegler, who announced she will not be running for reelection. With more than 15

Washington, D.C. – Today, congressional Republicans held their third hearing in a series of pitiful attempts to gaslight the American people on the health care affordability crisis that they orchestrated. During the hearing, Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse made clear that Republicans gutted over $1 trillion from Medicaid and

CUBA CITY, WI — State Representative Travis Tranel, a dairy farmer and Chair of the Assembly Committee on Agriculture, joined U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) on Monday, April 27, 2026, at Morning Star Dairy in Onalaska for a roundtable discussion with western

Karen Hurd who currently represents the 69th Assembly District has announced that she is running for a third term as a Wisconsin State Legislator. She has served this past term at the capitol as a member of the Joint Finance Committee as well as on the Speaker’s Task Force on

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) will be moving to Level 3 operations after severe storms and flooding impacted the state on April 13. The SEOC will remain in contact with county and tribal emergency managers across the state as they focus recovery efforts. The SEOC has four

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Bryan Steil (WI-01), Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), and Tom Tiffany (WI-07), introduced the Fair Air Standards Act addressing Southeastern Wisconsin’s classification as an Ozone Nonattainment Area. Reps. Steil, Grothman, Tiffany at today’s press conference “This is a topic we’ve been working on for 25 years, as … Please log

MADISON, Wis. — In case you missed it, the Capital Times published an op-ed today outlining how Congressman Van Orden broke his promise not to cut benefits for his constituents, and how a year later, it remains critical that these cuts are reversed. In the op-ed, Kate Schanhofer, whose mom is

MADISON, Wis. — In an attempt to protect his Republican buddy in Congress, disgraced congressman Mike Green, Bryan Steil cornered a reporter to talk her out of taking legal action after she was falsely accused of being involved in his extramarital affair. Steil went so far as to try and scare her out of

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) introduced the Ending Discrimination in Government Contracting Act to stop federal agencies from violating the Constitution by awarding contracts based on recipients’ race or sex. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has introduced the Senate companion of the bill. “Companies in my district have lost out … Please log in to access subscriber

Madison, Wis. — According to data compiled by the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB), Speaker Vos and Assembly Republicans continued to block Democratic-led bills and priorities in the 2025-2026 legislative session like they have in the past. Assembly Democrats introduced 500 pieces of legislation this session, more bills than in any session over the

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