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Washington, D.C. – Americans who purchase health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace have to enroll in a 2026 plan by today in order to ensure uninterrupted coverage in the new year, but Trump and Republicans in Congress
The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI) proudly endorses Congressman Thomas Massie’s “Not A Trusted Organization Act” (NATO Act), a bill requiring the President to begin the formal process of withdrawing the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Madison, WI — The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI) unequivocally opposes the legislative efforts, led by Rep. Lisa Subeck and Sen. Chris Larson, to abolish Wisconsin’s personal conviction exemption for childhood vaccinations. These governmental efforts to further erode parental and
December 16, 2025 (Madison) On December 5, Danielle Schroder of the Milwaukee-based MacGillis Law Group, LLC took the reins of the Wisconsin Association for Justice (WAJ), Wisconsin’s trial lawyers association. She will serve as president for 2026. It is the culmination
MADISON – Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Brad Olson issued the following statement regarding the passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act: “Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation applauds Congress for passing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. This
“A bunch of old hippies.” That was the derisive term used by some to describe 2025’s massive protests of Trump administration policies.
In the fall of 2020, as Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden were locked in a high-stakes competition for the presidency, Wisconsin ranked as the ultimate battleground state.
Our governor made sure it won’t be a possibility coming our way any time soon, vetoing a bill to exempt new cigar bars from the state’s public smoking ban.
That so many inexcusable things have happened since Trump was re-elected does not somehow make his heartlessness any less vomitous. Dancing on someone’s grave isn’t cute.
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Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu yesterday announced a special committee that will do a comprehensive review of the state DOJ’s “operations, priorities and external influences” affecting the agency. DOJ spokesperson Riley Vetterkind called the move an “obviously partisan stunt” and
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after the House passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act: “I championed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act from the start because it’s a straightforward, bipartisan solution
MADISON, Wis. — Today, Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer, and WisDems Chair Devin Remiker joined small business owners from Main Street Action to address the impacts of the GOP’s ACA cuts and Tom Tiffany’s health care
Washington, D.C. – Americans who purchase health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace have to enroll in a 2026 plan by today in order to ensure uninterrupted coverage in the new year, but Trump and Republicans in Congress are burying their heads in the sand and ignoring their
The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI) proudly endorses Congressman Thomas Massie’s “Not A Trusted Organization Act” (NATO Act), a bill requiring the President to begin the formal process of withdrawing the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). For decades, Libertarians have warned that NATO—once championed as a
Madison, WI — The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI) unequivocally opposes the legislative efforts, led by Rep. Lisa Subeck and Sen. Chris Larson, to abolish Wisconsin’s personal conviction exemption for childhood vaccinations. These governmental efforts to further erode parental and personal choice constitute a direct assault on medical freedom, bodily
December 16, 2025 (Madison) On December 5, Danielle Schroder of the Milwaukee-based MacGillis Law Group, LLC took the reins of the Wisconsin Association for Justice (WAJ), Wisconsin’s trial lawyers association. She will serve as president for 2026. It is the culmination of several years of service to the organization as a
MADISON – Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Brad Olson issued the following statement regarding the passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act: “Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation applauds Congress for passing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. This bipartisan effort restores the ability of schools to serve whole
“A bunch of old hippies.” That was the derisive term used by some to describe 2025’s massive protests of Trump administration policies.
In the fall of 2020, as Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden were locked in a high-stakes competition for the presidency, Wisconsin ranked as the ultimate battleground state.
Our governor made sure it won’t be a possibility coming our way any time soon, vetoing a bill to exempt new cigar bars from the state’s public smoking ban.
That so many inexcusable things have happened since Trump was re-elected does not somehow make his heartlessness any less vomitous. Dancing on someone’s grave isn’t cute.
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Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu yesterday announced a special committee that will do a comprehensive review of the state DOJ’s “operations, priorities and external influences” affecting the agency. DOJ spokesperson Riley Vetterkind called the move an “obviously partisan stunt” and argued the Legislature should be “helping to address affordability, keep
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after the House passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act: “I championed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act from the start because it’s a straightforward, bipartisan solution that gets real, nutritious milk back into our schools and
MADISON, Wis. — Today, Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer, and WisDems Chair Devin Remiker joined small business owners from Main Street Action to address the impacts of the GOP’s ACA cuts and Tom Tiffany’s health care record. Right now, Republican politicians in D.C. like Tom Tiffany