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MADISON, WI – Today, Democratic Leader State Senator Dianne Hesselbein, Senator Brad Pfaff, and Representative Jenna Jacobson held a press conference to highlight how Senate Republicans are driving up property taxes for hardworking Wisconsin families by starving schools of much-needed state
(Stevens Point, Wis. March 23, 2026) – U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator J.R. Claeys announced $115.2 million across eight states through the Timber Production and Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP), to ensure sawmills and other wood processing facilities have
Protect Our Care Is Bringing Full-Court Pressure on Vulnerable Republicans for Driving Up Health Care Costs: Read Our New Report Here. Watch Our New Ads Here. Learn About Our New Seven-Figure Campaign Here. Washington, D.C. – To mark the 16th
Protect Our Care’s March Madness Campaign is Amplifying How the ACA is Under Attack WISCONSIN – Today, Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez and Wisconsinites impacted by the GOP War on Health Care joined Protect Our Care Wisconsin to mark the 16th
WI – Brayden Myer, an America First Republican candidate for Wisconsin Secretary of State, has announced a bold, common sense plan for election integrity reform, ending bureaucratic control and returning power to the people. “For too long, Wisconsin’s elections have
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Assembly Bill (AB) 180, now 2025 Wisconsin Act 116, to support the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as FoodShare in Wisconsin, which provides food assistance to over 700,000 Wisconsinites, including 270,000 kids. The bill, which Gov. Evers and the Evers
Over 40% of first-year students already start as sophomores at UW-Madison.
This law will not affect whether more or fewer Wisconsinites espouse antisemitic views or boldly oppose this prejudice.
In a move that should alarm every Wisconsin resident who values free speech, academic freedom, and equal protection under the law, the Wisconsin legislature recently passed a bill that would enshrine the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism into law.
Trump and congressional Republicans said there was no money for the expired Affordable Care Act tax credits. But the money spent and requested for the costly and senseless Iran War would do so, guns vs. butter.
County supervisors are clueless that they are being used as patsies in a coordinated scheme by a taxpayer-funded lobbying machine, one that exists not to represent the public, but to represent government itself.
As soon as the Trump entourage took over, the first target was the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency created by the Dodd-Frank legislation to protect consumers from usurious interest rates, unconscionable checking account and overdraft fees, and give the government the ability to investigate corporate wrongdoing.
As the volume of records requests has swelled, so has the portion of those requests that are rejected or otherwise incomplete.
MADISON, Wis. — Today marks the 16th anniversary of passage of the Affordable Care Act, a Democrat-led effort to provide healthcare to millions of Americans, which over 313,000 Wisconsinites rely on to afford essential care. In response to the anniversary of the passage
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Office of Violence Prevention today announced that nearly $15 million in grants will be awarded to school districts, law enforcement agencies, domestic violence organizations, firearm retailers, local governments, and more that serve 60 counties across the state to help
MARSHFIELD, Wis. – Building on two years of citizen support, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute is once again asking Wisconsin residents to send in ticks they find while working and recreating outside this year. In 2024, the Research Institute launched the Tick Inventory via
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare frog, which may result from the Cox Hollow Retaining Wall Repair Project in Iowa County. Incidental take refers
MADISON, WIS.- Madison College’s Community Job Fair on April 8 at the Goodman South Campus will connect job seekers with more than 50 local and regional employers across a variety of industries. The free event is from 4-8 p.m. at the
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul and a coalition on Friday secured a ruling in federal court blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump Administration to pressure healthcare providers into ending care for youth with gender dysphoria. The Court
Recent federal changes have expanded housing tax credit programs that drive low-income rental developments in Milwaukee, but rising costs are holding back affordable housing growth in Wisconsin’s largest city. That’s one conclusion from the Wisconsin Policy Forum’s latest report, which
MADISON, WI – Today, Democratic Leader State Senator Dianne Hesselbein, Senator Brad Pfaff, and Representative Jenna Jacobson held a press conference to highlight how Senate Republicans are driving up property taxes for hardworking Wisconsin families by starving schools of much-needed state funding. In the upcoming spring election, 72 school districts are being forced
(Stevens Point, Wis. March 23, 2026) – U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s Rural Business Cooperative Service Administrator J.R. Claeys announced $115.2 million across eight states through the Timber Production and Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (TPEP), to ensure sawmills and other wood processing facilities have the necessary funding to establish, reopen… Please log in to
Protect Our Care Is Bringing Full-Court Pressure on Vulnerable Republicans for Driving Up Health Care Costs: Read Our New Report Here. Watch Our New Ads Here. Learn About Our New Seven-Figure Campaign Here. Washington, D.C. – To mark the 16th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Protect Our Care
Protect Our Care’s March Madness Campaign is Amplifying How the ACA is Under Attack WISCONSIN – Today, Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez and Wisconsinites impacted by the GOP War on Health Care joined Protect Our Care Wisconsin to mark the 16th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and hold Republicans accountable
WI – Brayden Myer, an America First Republican candidate for Wisconsin Secretary of State, has announced a bold, common sense plan for election integrity reform, ending bureaucratic control and returning power to the people. “For too long, Wisconsin’s elections have been controlled by unaccountable bureaucrats,” says Myer. “Voters deserve a
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Assembly Bill (AB) 180, now 2025 Wisconsin Act 116, to support the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as FoodShare in Wisconsin, which provides food assistance to over 700,000 Wisconsinites, including 270,000 kids. The bill, which Gov. Evers and the Evers Administration have spent month… Please log in to access subscriber
Over 40% of first-year students already start as sophomores at UW-Madison.
This law will not affect whether more or fewer Wisconsinites espouse antisemitic views or boldly oppose this prejudice.
In a move that should alarm every Wisconsin resident who values free speech, academic freedom, and equal protection under the law, the Wisconsin legislature recently passed a bill that would enshrine the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism into law.
Trump and congressional Republicans said there was no money for the expired Affordable Care Act tax credits. But the money spent and requested for the costly and senseless Iran War would do so, guns vs. butter.
County supervisors are clueless that they are being used as patsies in a coordinated scheme by a taxpayer-funded lobbying machine, one that exists not to represent the public, but to represent government itself.
As soon as the Trump entourage took over, the first target was the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency created by the Dodd-Frank legislation to protect consumers from usurious interest rates, unconscionable checking account and overdraft fees, and give the government the ability to investigate corporate wrongdoing.
As the volume of records requests has swelled, so has the portion of those requests that are rejected or otherwise incomplete.
MADISON, Wis. — Today marks the 16th anniversary of passage of the Affordable Care Act, a Democrat-led effort to provide healthcare to millions of Americans, which over 313,000 Wisconsinites rely on to afford essential care. In response to the anniversary of the passage of this historic legislation, WisDems Chair Devin Remiker released the following statement:
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Office of Violence Prevention today announced that nearly $15 million in grants will be awarded to school districts, law enforcement agencies, domestic violence organizations, firearm retailers, local governments, and more that serve 60 counties across the state to help crack down on crime, prevent violence, includ… Please log in to
MARSHFIELD, Wis. – Building on two years of citizen support, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute is once again asking Wisconsin residents to send in ticks they find while working and recreating outside this year. In 2024, the Research Institute launched the Tick Inventory via Citizen Science (TICS) in an effort to identify ticks that are
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare frog, which may result from the Cox Hollow Retaining Wall Repair Project in Iowa County. Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals
MADISON, WIS.- Madison College’s Community Job Fair on April 8 at the Goodman South Campus will connect job seekers with more than 50 local and regional employers across a variety of industries. The free event is from 4-8 p.m. at the Madison College Goodman South campus, 2429 Perry St. The job
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul and a coalition on Friday secured a ruling in federal court blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump Administration to pressure healthcare providers into ending care for youth with gender dysphoria. The Court granted the States’ motion for summary judgment, finding that Health
Recent federal changes have expanded housing tax credit programs that drive low-income rental developments in Milwaukee, but rising costs are holding back affordable housing growth in Wisconsin’s largest city. That’s one conclusion from the Wisconsin Policy Forum’s latest report, which explores the impact of shifting federal housing policy on Milwaukee