MADISON – In the evening hours of June 12, Republican members of Joint Finance voted to continue and deepen the cycle of disinvestment in public education. Rep. Cruz stated, “Republicans chose the last week of school for many districts to
Trump cuts come as roughly 40 percent of LGBTQ+ young people reported seriously considering attempting suicide WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after the Trump Administration’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced their
TOP STORIES JFC GOP vote to add new prosecutors, but won’t replace expiring federal funds$ARP$ funds that paid for about 29 prosecutor jobs are set to expire in July [Evers budget refunded expiring gigs] … would add 42 prosecutor positions
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that the 2025-2026 smallmouth bass fishing season will open in the Northern Bass Management Zone on June 21, 2025, and run through March 1, 2026. While anglers in the southern zone
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released his report titled, “FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation: Facts, Figures, and Analysis.” The senator contends that neither Congress, the Administration, nor the public at large has fully acknowledged the depth of the fiscal hole we have dug, or
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The court, which has a 4-3 liberal majority, yesterday ruled in favor of Kaul in the lawsuit he filed against the GOP-led Legislature challenging the authority the body gave itself to oversee DOJ settlements under a 2018 lame duck law.
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly today is set to take up a variety of bills, including a plan to create a new certification for advanced practice registered nurses and a measure aiming to help gig workers. Under AB 257,
Madison, WI – June 17, 2025 – The State Bar of Wisconsin’s elected leadership, including Ryan M. Billings, President; Dan Gartzke, President-Elect, and Past President Dean R. Dietrich, released the following statement after today’s Joint Committee on Finance votes on
(Milwaukee, June 17th, 2025)— Today, despite overwhelming community support and a pending T-Visa application as a survivor of human trafficking, Yessenia Ruano and her twin 10-year-old U.S. citizen daughters were forced to board a plane to El Salvador. This devastating outcome
MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto) released the following statement after the Joint Committee on Finance, the state’s budget-writing committee, voted to include the efforts he led to secure 42 new statewide assistant district attorneys (ADAs), as well as funding
From WisPolitics … — Attorney General Josh Kaul today hailed the state Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling finding the Legislature can’t oversee civil enforcement actions or cases the state Department of Justice brings at the request of executive branch agencies. The
MADISON – In the evening hours of June 12, Republican members of Joint Finance voted to continue and deepen the cycle of disinvestment in public education. Rep. Cruz stated, “Republicans chose the last week of school for many districts to heap contempt on the work of dedicated public school teachers
Trump cuts come as roughly 40 percent of LGBTQ+ young people reported seriously considering attempting suicide WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after the Trump Administration’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced their plans to shut down the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s
TOP STORIES JFC GOP vote to add new prosecutors, but won’t replace expiring federal funds$ARP$ funds that paid for about 29 prosecutor jobs are set to expire in July [Evers budget refunded expiring gigs] … would add 42 prosecutor positions in 23 counties [Brown 7, Waukesha 6], Most others on
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that the 2025-2026 smallmouth bass fishing season will open in the Northern Bass Management Zone on June 21, 2025, and run through March 1, 2026. While anglers in the southern zone have been able to harvest bass since May 3, this
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released his report titled, “FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation: Facts, Figures, and Analysis.” The senator contends that neither Congress, the Administration, nor the public at large has fully acknowledged the depth of the fiscal hole we have dug, or what it will take to dig ourselves out of it.
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The court, which has a 4-3 liberal majority, yesterday ruled in favor of Kaul in the lawsuit he filed against the GOP-led Legislature challenging the authority the body gave itself to oversee DOJ settlements under a 2018 lame duck law.
From WisPolitics … — The Assembly today is set to take up a variety of bills, including a plan to create a new certification for advanced practice registered nurses and a measure aiming to help gig workers. Under AB 257, APRNs, with the exception of certified nurse-midwives, would be required
Madison, WI – June 17, 2025 – The State Bar of Wisconsin’s elected leadership, including Ryan M. Billings, President; Dan Gartzke, President-Elect, and Past President Dean R. Dietrich, released the following statement after today’s Joint Committee on Finance votes on Criminal Justice funding: “The State Bar appreciates the support for
(Milwaukee, June 17th, 2025)— Today, despite overwhelming community support and a pending T-Visa application as a survivor of human trafficking, Yessenia Ruano and her twin 10-year-old U.S. citizen daughters were forced to board a plane to El Salvador. This devastating outcome follows weeks of advocacy and action by local leaders, elected
MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto) released the following statement after the Joint Committee on Finance, the state’s budget-writing committee, voted to include the efforts he led to secure 42 new statewide assistant district attorneys (ADAs), as well as funding for pay increases for prosecutors, in the 2025-26 State Budget:
From WisPolitics … — Attorney General Josh Kaul today hailed the state Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling finding the Legislature can’t oversee civil enforcement actions or cases the state Department of Justice brings at the request of executive branch agencies. The court, which has a 4-3 liberal majority, ruled in favor