MADISON, Wis. – Today, Legislative Democrats introduced a bill to protect vital access to food and nutrition supports for Wisconsin’s pregnant women, mothers, and children. With the chaos of the Republican-led Congress, the federal government shutdown is now entering week two.   While the effects of the federal shutdown are wide-ranging, the

MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin–Madison and TAE Life Sciences, a biotechnology company specializing in targeted radiation therapy for cancer care, have signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, announcing the intention to launch the first accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy center in the United States. As part of this collaboration, the

Madison, WI — The Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association (GLTPA) commends the Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry for holding a public hearing on Senate Bill 456, the Wisconsin Forestry Revitalization Bill. This critical legislation aims to restore and strengthen Wisconsin’s forest products industry, a cornerstone of the

MADISON, Wis. – Law Forward, along with co-counsel the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School, filed a brief with the Wisconsin Supreme Court defending the proper procedure for their clients’ challenge to Wisconsin’s gerrymandered maps of congressional districts. The brief responds to questions about whether the case—which argues Wisconsin’s

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans in Congress, led by Wisconsin Representatives Tom Tiffany, Derrick Van Orden, and Bryan Steil, are forcing the government to stay shut down so that they can further gut health care and keep giving tax breaks to billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Under the Republican plans, Americans

“Politicians must hold corporations to the same standards as constituents” With new, hyperscale data centers popping up all over Wisconsin, from Mount Pleasant to Port Washington, the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin urges elected officials to listen to the concerns of the voters they represent, in addition to the well-founded anxieties

Madison, Wis. – This week, the State Assembly held a floor session to vote on a series of bills related to housing. Representative Randy Udell (D-47th District) released the following statement: “It is no secret that Wisconsin’s housing crisis is growing worse. Our families are struggling to afford places to live,

MADISON – Today, Legislative Democrats introduced a package of bills related to UW System’s student success. Representative Brienne Brown is the lead author of the Tuition Promise Bill, similar to UW-Madison’s Bucky’s Tuition Promise for low-income, first-time students. Representative Brown (D-Whitewater) released the following statement: “I live in Whitewater, a

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and governors in an amicus brief supporting Oregon’s court challenge to the Trump administration’s attempt to illegally use the National Guard for civil law enforcement in that state. Similar to previous illegal deployments of the National Guard,

New reporting finds that Derrick Van Orden failed to do anything to prevent a veterans home in Chippewa Falls from closing down – and even “personally balked at opportunities to save it.”  Klein Hall, a veterans home offering housing and supportive services, shut its doors at the end of September

Today, Assembly and Senate Democrats introduced a package of bills to bolster Wisconsin’s university and technical college systems. The legislation was introduced at a joint press conference held at the State Capitol, attended by members of the Assembly and Senate along with advocates. Representative Ben DeSmidt (D—Kenosha) had the following

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and 49 Republican senators in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Martin Makary commending their recent statements on

MADISON –Today, Wisconsin Legislative Democrats introduced the Higher Education Powers Wisconsin package aimed at strengthening the state’s higher education system. The package includes several key bills:  Student Success and Retention – Invests in programs to support student achievement and retention at both UW campuses and Wisconsin’s Technical Colleges. Tuition Promise … Please log in

Madison – This morning, Wisconsin Legislative Democrats announced legislation that provides funding for student advising and support to ensure students are able to stick with their programs and graduate, and opens the door for students of all income levels to attend UW schools. “Our own UW-Parkside has traditionally enrolled the highest

Their Bills Would Vastly Expand State Government, and Enable Dismantling of Our Administrative Code Today, in a joint hearing of the Assembly Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency Committee and the Senate Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs Committee, we heard four bills authored by Republicans that would seriously jeopardize basic