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MADISON, Wis. – A new report from Forward Analytics, A Funding Choice, Mixing Public & Private School Funding, examines the impact of decoupling funding of School Choice, Independent Charter Schools, and the Special Needs Scholarship Program from the public school revenue limit and
The Dem group Protect Our Jobs announced a new ad campaign targeting U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, for voting to cut clean energy tax breaks.
WISCONSIN – Last week, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released a series of resolutions on election integrity issues, but voters in Wisconsin have already indicated that they reject partisan involvement in election systems and support commonsense legislation already under discussion. Per
Those who will be on the ballot for chair are: 3rd CD Dem Chair William Garcia, former party Executive Director Devin Remiker and operative Joe Zepecki.
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he doesn’t want to run again in 2028, but he’s not ruling it out. “I’d rather go home,” Johnson said yesterday at a Newsmaker Luncheon in Milwaukee presented by WisPolitics
Madison, WI – Today the Senate Committee on Health held a public hearing on SB 264, also known as “Gail’s Law.” Introduced by Representatives Cindi Duchow (R – Delafield) and Amanda Nedweski (R – Pleasant Prairie) and Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara
MADISON – Rep. Amanda Nedweski (R–Pleasant Prairie) testified today alongside legislative colleagues, advocates, and breast cancer survivors during a public hearing of the Senate Health Committee on Senate Bill 264. The legislation, known as Gail’s Law in honor of the late Gail Zeamer, seeks
LA CROSSE, Wis — Today, Senator Brad Pfaff (SD-32), Medicaid recipient and Chippewa County Democratic Party Chair Jaime Halfen, and Driftless Seed Supply business co-founder Dylan Bruce participated in a video press conference where they called out Rep. Derrick Van
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson today lambasted President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” arguing it would increase the deficit and Congress should find more cuts before approving. “There’s no amount of pressure that President Trump can apply
Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that Wisconsin has joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) attempt under the Trump Administration to gut funding for critical
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Washington County Executive and a Republican gubernatorial candidate Josh Schoemann says “disappointed” is a mild way to describe how he feels about Gov. Tony Evers’ work, and he’d like to make changes if elected governor.
The News: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened an investigation into the Green Bay Area Public School District (GBAPS) for discriminating against a dyslexic student based on his race. OCR is also investigating whether the
MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto) issued the following statement after testifying on Senate Bill 280, his bill that would return $172 million in interest gathered on unspent federal Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CSLFRF) dollars to the state’s General Fund,
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Peter Welch (D-VT) to introduce the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act. The legislation would expand the number of drugs that Medicare can negotiate lower drug
Despite repeatedly promising he’d oppose cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, Derrick Van Orden cast the deciding vote last week to slash both programs in order to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy at the expense of his constituents. Wisconsinites are noticing that
WILL successfully challenged the “disadvantaged business enterprise” program on behalf of two Indiana businesses, securing an injunction. The Trump Administration now acknowledges the program’s unconstitutionality, potentially leading to major roadbuilding industry reforms. The News: The Trump Administration admitted today in court
“Gail’s Law” provides no-cost coverage to secondary screenings to women at greatest risk for cancer, missed diagnoses [Madison, Wis.] – Today, leading women’s health advocates praised a Gail’s Law, a new bill authored by Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R- Appleton), Rep. Amanda
Madison, WI – Rep. Scott Allen (R-Waukesha), along with several other joint authors, sent a budget motion to the Joint Finance Committee that would require the state government to pay municipalities 100% of the agreed upon costs to provide police,
Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released a “Court Watch” primer on Wednesday, detailing the bounds of judicial immunity. The primer outlines Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan’s alleged conduct to prevent federal immigration officials from arresting an
Honoring A Legacy Of Conservation In Wisconsin’s Northwoods MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to attend the 100th anniversary celebration of the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest on June 7. Events will take place from 9 a.m.
MADISON, Wis. – A new report from Forward Analytics, A Funding Choice, Mixing Public & Private School Funding, examines the impact of decoupling funding of School Choice, Independent Charter Schools, and the Special Needs Scholarship Program from the public school revenue limit and general aid formulas. While school funding is extremely complex, the
The Dem group Protect Our Jobs announced a new ad campaign targeting U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, for voting to cut clean energy tax breaks.
WISCONSIN – Last week, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released a series of resolutions on election integrity issues, but voters in Wisconsin have already indicated that they reject partisan involvement in election systems and support commonsense legislation already under discussion. Per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, resolutions around election law that were put
Those who will be on the ballot for chair are: 3rd CD Dem Chair William Garcia, former party Executive Director Devin Remiker and operative Joe Zepecki.
From WisPolitics … — GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he doesn’t want to run again in 2028, but he’s not ruling it out. “I’d rather go home,” Johnson said yesterday at a Newsmaker Luncheon in Milwaukee presented by WisPolitics and the Milwaukee Press Club. “I don’t covet the position,
Madison, WI – Today the Senate Committee on Health held a public hearing on SB 264, also known as “Gail’s Law.” Introduced by Representatives Cindi Duchow (R – Delafield) and Amanda Nedweski (R – Pleasant Prairie) and Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R – Appleton), SB 264 requires health insurance providers to
MADISON – Rep. Amanda Nedweski (R–Pleasant Prairie) testified today alongside legislative colleagues, advocates, and breast cancer survivors during a public hearing of the Senate Health Committee on Senate Bill 264. The legislation, known as Gail’s Law in honor of the late Gail Zeamer, seeks to close the insurance gap for supplemental breast cancer screenings
LA CROSSE, Wis — Today, Senator Brad Pfaff (SD-32), Medicaid recipient and Chippewa County Democratic Party Chair Jaime Halfen, and Driftless Seed Supply business co-founder Dylan Bruce participated in a video press conference where they called out Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s for casting the tie-breaking vote to gut Medicaid and
From WisPolitics … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson today lambasted President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” arguing it would increase the deficit and Congress should find more cuts before approving. “There’s no amount of pressure that President Trump can apply to me that exceeds the pressure I feel from the
Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that Wisconsin has joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) attempt under the Trump Administration to gut funding for critical scientific research and education at universities in Wisconsin and across
In this week’s Capitol Chats episode, Washington County Executive and a Republican gubernatorial candidate Josh Schoemann says “disappointed” is a mild way to describe how he feels about Gov. Tony Evers’ work, and he’d like to make changes if elected governor.
The News: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened an investigation into the Green Bay Area Public School District (GBAPS) for discriminating against a dyslexic student based on his race. OCR is also investigating whether the school district unlawfully delayed the student’s special education evaluation. WILL
MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto) issued the following statement after testifying on Senate Bill 280, his bill that would return $172 million in interest gathered on unspent federal Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CSLFRF) dollars to the state’s General Fund, during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Government Operations,
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Peter Welch (D-VT) to introduce the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act. The legislation would expand the number of drugs that Medicare can negotiate lower drug prices for, reduce federal spending, and give the Department of
Despite repeatedly promising he’d oppose cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, Derrick Van Orden cast the deciding vote last week to slash both programs in order to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy at the expense of his constituents. Wisconsinites are noticing that Van Orden “has an interesting way of doing one thing
WILL successfully challenged the “disadvantaged business enterprise” program on behalf of two Indiana businesses, securing an injunction. The Trump Administration now acknowledges the program’s unconstitutionality, potentially leading to major roadbuilding industry reforms. The News: The Trump Administration admitted today in court filings that the largest and oldest affirmative action progra… Please
“Gail’s Law” provides no-cost coverage to secondary screenings to women at greatest risk for cancer, missed diagnoses [Madison, Wis.] – Today, leading women’s health advocates praised a Gail’s Law, a new bill authored by Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R- Appleton), Rep. Amanda Nedweski (R- Pleasant Prairie), and Rep. Cindi Duchow (R-Town of
Madison, WI – Rep. Scott Allen (R-Waukesha), along with several other joint authors, sent a budget motion to the Joint Finance Committee that would require the state government to pay municipalities 100% of the agreed upon costs to provide police, fire, and waste services to state buildings. “We as a
Delafield, Wis. – The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) released a “Court Watch” primer on Wednesday, detailing the bounds of judicial immunity. The primer outlines Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan’s alleged conduct to prevent federal immigration officials from arresting an illegal immigrant in the context of judicial immunity. WHY IT
Honoring A Legacy Of Conservation In Wisconsin’s Northwoods MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to attend the 100th anniversary celebration of the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest on June 7. Events will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Crystal Lake Day Use Area