MILWAUKEE – Following the U.S. House of Representatives approving a federal budget resolution last evening, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley issued the following statement. “At Milwaukee County, we greatly value the partnership of state and federal lawmakers in helping advance our vision to become the healthiest county in Wisconsin. Specifically, we’ve

MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters’ national affiliate the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has announced the scores for Wisconsin’s delegation in the 2024 National Environmental Scorecard. The scorecard highlights how some members of Congress supported environmental protection and democracy, while others failed to do so. The 2024 scorecard, based on votes on critical

Today, Democratic members of the Wisconsin State Assembly’s Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency Committee sent the attached letter to Republican Chair Amanda Nedweski (R-Pleasant Prairie) after learning that a member of the Committee, State Representative Shae Sortwell (R-Two Rivers), had sent requests to local governments for information on their work

MADISON — As Wisconsinites face rising costs and threatened cuts to healthcare and education resulting from the chaos created by the Trump presidency, State Senator Kelda Roys (D-Madison) and Rep. Brienne Brown (D-Whitewater) circulated legislation Wednesday for co-sponsorship that would prohibit tech-enabled price fixing schemes.  Old-fashioned monopolies suggest smoke-filled rooms

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) demanded the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) restart payments already committed to Wisconsin Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiative recipients. Baldwin’s call comes as bipartisan federal funding that was approved by Congress, signed into law, and already awarded to farmers has been halted

MADISON, Wis. — Last night, Republican lawmakers in Washington D.C. voted to slash Medicaid, threatening the healthcare benefits of millions, all to fund a tax cut for billionaires like Elon Musk. Today, Wisconsin’s GOP state legislative leader Robin Vos joined this effort at a press conference opposing efforts to expand affordable

MADISON, Wis. — In case you missed it, the dangerously liberal candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court, Susan Crawford, and WisDems offered to hand Republican congressional seats to Democrats if Democrat donors helped her out. A blatant disregard for the judicial code. Recently, a concerned citizen filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Judicial Commission

MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, 44 former Assistant Attorneys General endorsed Judge Susan Crawford’s campaign for the Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday, calling on Wisconsinites to once again reject Brad Schimel for the Supreme Court. The Assistant Attorneys General called out Brad Schimel’s failure to test a backlog of

MADISON, Wis. — Derrick Van Orden insists he “will have no part” in cutting Medicaid. Unfortunately, the budget resolution he voted for last night makes it almost impossible for Congress to avoid cutting Medicaid. Under the resolution supported by Van Orden last night, Republicans are demanding the House Energy & Commerce Committee make $880

Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, House members voted on a budget bill that puts America’s clean energy investments on the chopping block, only to fund more tax cuts for billionaires. While the details remain secret, Republican Speaker Johnson has pledged that the bill will cover Trump’s entire policy agenda, including crushing American

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) challenged Wisconsin’s Congressional Republicans to defend their position after they voted for the $4.5 trillion transfer of wealth from everyday American working families to the richest Americans. “My Republican colleagues must justify their votes to cut healthcare for up to a million Wisconsinites on

Rep. Derrick Van Orden is lying to his constituents. On February 13, the House passed a Budget resolution that outlines massive tax cuts benefiting the wealthy and $1.5 trillion in cuts to the federal budget. Derrick Van Orden voted for this bill. Since these cuts to federal spending have far-ranging

(Madison) With illegal immigration and the border crisis front of mind for many Americans, the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety heard testimony on legislation to ensure cooperation between local Sheriffs’ offices and federal immigration officials. The bill requires law enforcement to ask all individuals detained for a felony if

Madison, WI – As reported by the Daily Caller, Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) announced a new round of ads this week supporting Brad Schimel as the Supreme Court candidate Wisconsinites can trust.  As part of a larger seven-figure ad buy announced in December, the statewide ads continue to highlight Schimel’s commitment to public safety

MADISON, WI – Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today sent a letter calling on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to immediately release Congressionally-directed funding for the successful Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives. Agency officials confirmed a program freeze yesterday, action which jeopardizes $28.6 million in grant funding and stan… Please

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released a new report, “Wisconsin & Medicaid Expansion: A Prescription for Failure,” illustrating the empty promises and higher costs that would result from Governor Evers’ call to expand Medicaid. While this policy has been tried in many states, our report highlights

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced that two school counseling programs have been awarded the highest honor in the state for exemplary school counseling programs. Earlier this month, in collaboration with the Wisconsin School Counselor Association, the DPI named school counselors Lisa Gretz and Michelle Mokrzycki (Little Chute

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Tommie L. Haney, 44, Wausau, Wisconsin, was sentenced February 20 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 14 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of both methamphetamine

MADISON, Wis. — This week, Republicans in Madison unveiled a series of discriminatory bills aimed at singling out and harming transgender Wisconsinites, and particularly transgender youth. Most recently, legislative Republicans circulated a bill that would ban all gender-affirming health care for Wisconsinites under the age of 18. The Wisconsin Legislative

Last night, the U.S. House passed its Budget Resolution, which commits the House to the funding cut targets included in the resolution – $2 Trillion in total cuts, and a minimum of $880 Billion cuts assigned to the committee that oversees Medicaid. Now committees will start the process of deciding what