MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors has made history with women now holding 10 out of 18 County Board seats following the Spring General Election. The Spring election resulted in the election of Anne O’Connor (District 1), Sequanna Taylor (District 5), Felesia Martin (District 7), Patti Logsdon (District

MILWAUKEE – Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson was re-elected by a supermajority of Supervisors [13-5] to continue her role as Chairwoman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors for the 2024-2026 term during Monday’s board meeting. Chairwoman Nicholson issued the below statement following her re-election: “I am deeply honored and humbled by

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Tammy Baldwin for Senate announced its third TV advertisement, “Close to Home” which will air statewide. The ad features Tammy’s personal story of her mother’s struggle with opioid addiction and her commitment to working across the aisle to combat the opioid, fentanyl, and heroin epidemic, which

April marks the 7th annual Medicaid Awareness Month. Medicaid is an essential source of coverage for women and children. More than 18 million, or nearly 1 in 5, adult women are enrolled in Medicaid. Approximately 40 million, or half of all children in the U.S., are enrolled in Medicaid or

MADISON — Last week, Governor Evers called for a meeting of the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) to release $125 million for PFAS Remediation and $15 million for Chippewa Valley healthcare providers. Following the announcement of this meeting, the JFC Co-Chairs sent a letter indicating they will not be in attendance. Democratic members of

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters and outdoor enthusiasts to be aware and stay safe during the 2024 spring turkey season April 17 – May 28, 2024. Hunters and public land users may be sharing fields and forests during the season and need to be

Tax Day is a potent reminder that if Bryan Steil and House Republicans were to maintain the majority, they would rig the tax code to benefit the well-off and well-connected at the expense of middle class families.  The GOP Tax Scam of 2017 was a corporate tax giveaway that gave

MADISON, Wis. — Today, $3 billion California bank owner Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach) announced that he put $8 million of his own money into his campaign, nearly 90% of the total money he raised in the first five and a half weeks of his campaign.  “California bank owner Eric Hovde is spending his own

Attorney and Community Health Advocate Renuka Mayadev, candidate for the 77th Assembly District, announced her campaign has raised over $25,000 in its first month. “I have been blown away by the positive response from our community. As I start collecting signatures, I know that we are well on our way