MADISON–This morning Wisconsin Democrats serving on the Assembly Committee on Children and Families unanimously objected to advancing five Republican proposals related to childcare.  All five of these bills are expected to be voted on by the full body of the Assembly on Thursday afternoon. In response to voting against these

Madison, Wis. – Today Representative Deb Andraca (D–Whitefish Bay) introduced the Voucher Transparency Bill as part of a package of education bills. This legislation is designed to help taxpayers understand how funding for private voucher schools impacts local public schools.  Property tax bills currently include the allocation of tax dollars to

MADISON — In an unprecedented move, Gov. Tony Evers today launched a legislative survey of the full Wisconsin State Legislature, asking all 132 legislators to take public positions and answer questions on the merits of the governor’s comprehensive plan to address the state’s longstanding workforce challenges, including whether legislators&nbsp… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a

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MADISON, WI – For Our Future Wisconsin today announced that it will run an aggressive community engagement program to alert Wisconsinites to the effort to impeach Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz. The program will include sending over 500,000 text messages to drive phone calls and emails to legislators, and other

Proposed state legislation would leave over 70,000 rural residents unconnected  MADISON, Wis. (Sept. 11, 2023) — Access to quality home and mobile internet is a crucial issue facing Wisconsin, especially for its hard-to-connect rural communities. A new statewide survey* shows rural residents want that access now and don’t care how they

Madison, WI – Today, Senator Dan Feyen (R-Fond du Lac), released the following statement after voting in an Executive Session of the Senate Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection. “Today I voted against the appointment Meagan Wolfe to serve as Administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. “Two weeks

MADISON, Wis. — As Republicans continue to jockey behind the scenes to decide who will lose to Tammy Baldwin, the leading GOP grassroots recruit, former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is attacking Eric Hovde and Mitch McConnell’s strategy of recruiting wealthy candidates like Hovde. The race for Republicans to out–MAGA each other is just

MADISON – Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora) is excited to announce that his office is once again accepting nominations for the 87th Assembly District’s First Responder of the Year Award.  The Assembly’s First Responder of the Year Award program was created in 2019 and highlights the incredible work Wisconsin’s brave first responders

MADISON— State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green), Representative Clint Moses (R-Menomonie), Senator Jesse James (R-Altoona) and Representative Rob Summerfield (R-Bloomer) circulated legislation to create the framework for Crisis Urgent Care and Observation Centers for individuals experiencing a severe mental health crisis. The bill was crafted with input from stakeholders across the

WASHINGTON – Ahead of the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and as part of an ongoing inquiry into Saudi Arabia’s attempts to influence United States, the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) asked Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide the complete, unredacted records of

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that living in an area with high levels of particulate air pollution was associated with an increased incidence of breast cancer. The study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, is one of the largest studies to date looking at

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin Election Law, on behalf of two Wisconsin voters and the Association of Mature American Citizens, Inc. (AMAC), a membership association with nearly 50,000 Wisconsin members.  The lawsuit was brought by

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the 2023 Wisconsin Cranberry Board election results. John Moss of Wisconsin Rapids and Amy Gebhardt of Warrens began three-year terms as elected members of the Wisconsin Cranberry Board on September 1, 2023. About the Wisconsin

September 11 – 15 is Disability Voting Rights Week, a national, nonpartisan initiative to build the power of the disability vote and increase awareness of voting rights. The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition and our partners are working to educate voters with disabilities and our community about voting rights and accessibility

[MILWAUKEE, WI] – On Monday, September 11, members of the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and the Justice for Brieon Green Coalition will be speaking at the County Board’s Committee on Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and General Services meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 1:30PM in Room