Rep. Wichgers: Supports unifying flags bill

Madison – Today on the Assembly Floor, Rep. Chuck Wichgers spoke in support of Assembly Bill 58 – relating to flags that are flown, hung, or displayed from the State Capitol and State of Wisconsin and local government buildings. Representative Wichgers released

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Rep. Murphy: Responds to the assassination of Charlie Kirk

Madison, WI – State Representative Dave Murphy (R-Greenville), Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities and a board member of Free Speech for Campus, issued the following statement in response to the tragic assassination of conservative activist Charlie

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Evers reflects on vetoes, Act 10 and gerrymandering

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Sen. Jacque: Legislation protecting victims of ‘deep fake’ pornography passes Legislature

Bill barring distribution of AI-created sexually explicit images goes to Governor MADISON, WI… Victims whose images are nonconsensually twisted into synthetic “deep fake” pornographyfor online display and distribution would finally have strong legal protections under bipartisan legislation(Senate Bill 33) that passed the State Assembly today on a voice vote. “As

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Rep. Allen: Assembly tells state employees: Get back to work

Madison, WI – The Wisconsin State Assembly today voted on party lines 51-44 on legislation mandating state workers to return to state agency offices. 2025 Assembly Bill 39 requires state employees to perform at least 80% of their required work hours in person. The bill exempts duties normally performed off-site

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Rep. Wichgers: Supports unifying flags bill

Madison – Today on the Assembly Floor, Rep. Chuck Wichgers spoke in support of Assembly Bill 58 – relating to flags that are flown, hung, or displayed from the State Capitol and State of Wisconsin and local government buildings. Representative Wichgers released the following statement: “The flags we fly are symbols of

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Rep. Murphy: Responds to the assassination of Charlie Kirk

Madison, WI – State Representative Dave Murphy (R-Greenville), Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities and a board member of Free Speech for Campus, issued the following statement in response to the tragic assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025: “The

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WisDems: After saying there is no place for political violence, WI-03 Rep. Derrick Van Orden invites civil war, encourages violence against Democrats and the media

MADISON, Wis. — At a time where most American politicians are calling for calm in the wake of the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk, WI-03 Rep. Derrick Van Orden has tweeted nearly 100 times, spewing violent rhetoric towards Democrats and the press, while also inviting a civil war and encouraging violence. This comes after he tweeted “there is

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Weekly Dem radio address: Gov. Evers highlights new estimates showing Republicans’ ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ to increase costs for Wisconsin taxpayers by over $284 million in future budgets

Hey there, folks. Governor Tony Evers here.  I’ve been clear from the get-go that Republicans’ so-called ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is bad for Wisconsin.  It’s bad for the 270,000 Wisconsinites who will get kicked off their healthcare coverage, and tens of thousands of our kids, seniors, and families who won’t be

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U.S. Reps. Pocan, Schakowsky: Introduce resolution condemning prior authorization use in Medicare

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) introduced a resolution condemning the Trump administration’s plan to implement a new Medicare requirement, dubbed the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model, to force recipients of traditional Medicare to receive prior authorization, including through the use of… Please log in to

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UW computing expert says state ‘very well-positioned’ to lead on AI

The head of UW-Madison’s School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences says Wisconsin is “very well-positioned to be a leader” in AI development.  Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, a professor in the university’s Computer Sciences Department and a special advisor to the Provost on computing, spoke yesterday during a meeting of the Madison

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Rep. Neubauer: Legislative Democrats introduce the “Kids First” package to support our public schools and hold the line on property taxes

MADISON, Wis. — On Thursday, September 11th, Legislative Democrats introduced the “Kids First” package to increase general aid to schools, relieve the property tax burden on working families, feed our students, and do the right thing for Wisconsin. After the introduction, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following

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Evers reflects on vetoes, Act 10 and gerrymandering

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