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MADISON, WI – Today, Wisconsin Legislative Democrats introduced legislation that would fund the Child Care Counts program, which was recently cut out of the budget by Republicans on the Joint Finance committee. Currently, Republicans have offered no sustainable solution to
MADISON — In every community in the state, families need affordable, high quality child care. Currently, parents are being forced to sacrifice financial stability because they cannot find child care. Today, Democratic legislators are introducing legislation modeled on the successful
MADISON, Wis. — Just two weeks after Republican lawmakers cut over $400 million in essential child care funding from Governor Evers’ state budget, and one week after child care providers rallied at our state Capitol demanding action, A Better Wisconsin Together is urging GOP legislators
TOP STORIES New video shows Judge Hannah Dugan’s encounter with ICE, man’s arrest… released by Milwaukee County on May 21 through an open records request, is evidence in a federal criminal case against Dugan. … shows Dugan, who was wearing
Since the founding of our nation, more than 1.3 million Americans have paid the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our freedoms. Ordinary men and women, like you and I, who made an extraordinary sacrifice. On Monday, Memorial Day, we honor, them
I hope that someone with a distinguished legal background and no obvious ideological or partisan leanings will step up to run.
Two maps of Wisconsin produced by the MacIver Institute reveal two very different political realities in the state.
We want our children to grow through sports — to learn discipline, resilience, teamwork. But how can they do that when they’re busy navigating unspoken racial double standards?
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is a massive transfer of wealth from ordinary Americans to the top of American society.
I urge our elected officials — especially those who have said they want to protect “the vulnerable” — to stop these irresponsible cuts to Medicaid.
The Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), introduced last Congress, would inject competition into the marketplace and correct the failures that have allowed swipe fees to grow out of control.
MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) joined fellow Democratic legislators in introducing a bill (LRB 3322/1) that would invest $480 million to expand access to high quality, affordable childcare across Wisconsin. The proposal mirrors a provision from Governor Evers’s 2025-27
MADISON, WI – Today, Democratic legislators in both houses of the Wisconsin State Legislature introduced a bill that would invest $480 million in Child Care Counts. Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement: “Today I am proud to join
De Pere, Wis. — Democratic members of the Wisconsin State Legislature heard from educators, parents, and community members in De Pere about the importance of strong investments in our public schools. After the event, Rep. Ryan Spaude (D-Ashwaubenon) and Sen.
Now that the media itself is admitting that the last two years of Joe Biden’s administration was a giant lie — that Biden was essentially senile and his staff was running the country — the important questions to ask are: How morally bankrupt are they, and how in the world did they think they could get away with it?
Orders are not laws, which is one reason courts keep tossing them out for exceeding the executive’s constitutional authority. Congress makes laws. That’s what the Constitution says. America should follow its founding document.
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, alongside a coalition of 15 other governors from states and territories across the nation, sent a joint letter to members of the U.S. Senate and House Committees on Appropriations, urging them to defend funding for Head Start programs that offer high-quality early learning, health, and family
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) re-introduced their bipartisan Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act to reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), a
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement in response to the passage of the House Republican budget bill, better known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. “This legislation is a victory for working Americans across the nation and
MADISON, Wis. — Today, Wisconsin Democrats introduced legislation to make direct investments in our state’s child care industry, supporting providers and working families in every community. After the introduction, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following statement: “Child
MADISON, WI – Today, Wisconsin Legislative Democrats introduced legislation that would fund the Child Care Counts program, which was recently cut out of the budget by Republicans on the Joint Finance committee. Currently, Republicans have offered no sustainable solution to the rising costs of child care, a challenge facing thousands
MADISON — In every community in the state, families need affordable, high quality child care. Currently, parents are being forced to sacrifice financial stability because they cannot find child care. Today, Democratic legislators are introducing legislation modeled on the successful Child Care Counts program to directly invest in childcare providers
MADISON, Wis. — Just two weeks after Republican lawmakers cut over $400 million in essential child care funding from Governor Evers’ state budget, and one week after child care providers rallied at our state Capitol demanding action, A Better Wisconsin Together is urging GOP legislators to finally do the right thing and pass child care
TOP STORIES New video shows Judge Hannah Dugan’s encounter with ICE, man’s arrest… released by Milwaukee County on May 21 through an open records request, is evidence in a federal criminal case against Dugan. … shows Dugan, who was wearing her black judicial robe, speaking with agents on April 18
Since the founding of our nation, more than 1.3 million Americans have paid the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our freedoms. Ordinary men and women, like you and I, who made an extraordinary sacrifice. On Monday, Memorial Day, we honor, them and their families. Freedom isn’t free. It’s earned and defended
I hope that someone with a distinguished legal background and no obvious ideological or partisan leanings will step up to run.
Two maps of Wisconsin produced by the MacIver Institute reveal two very different political realities in the state.
We want our children to grow through sports — to learn discipline, resilience, teamwork. But how can they do that when they’re busy navigating unspoken racial double standards?
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is a massive transfer of wealth from ordinary Americans to the top of American society.
I urge our elected officials — especially those who have said they want to protect “the vulnerable” — to stop these irresponsible cuts to Medicaid.
The Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), introduced last Congress, would inject competition into the marketplace and correct the failures that have allowed swipe fees to grow out of control.
MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) joined fellow Democratic legislators in introducing a bill (LRB 3322/1) that would invest $480 million to expand access to high quality, affordable childcare across Wisconsin. The proposal mirrors a provision from Governor Evers’s 2025-27 executive budget, which was recently cut by Republicans on the
MADISON, WI – Today, Democratic legislators in both houses of the Wisconsin State Legislature introduced a bill that would invest $480 million in Child Care Counts. Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement: “Today I am proud to join my Democratic colleagues in introducing a bill that will invest
De Pere, Wis. — Democratic members of the Wisconsin State Legislature heard from educators, parents, and community members in De Pere about the importance of strong investments in our public schools. After the event, Rep. Ryan Spaude (D-Ashwaubenon) and Sen. Jamie Wall (D-Green Bay), released the following statement: Rep. Ryan
Now that the media itself is admitting that the last two years of Joe Biden’s administration was a giant lie — that Biden was essentially senile and his staff was running the country — the important questions to ask are: How morally bankrupt are they, and how in the world did they think they could get away with it?
Orders are not laws, which is one reason courts keep tossing them out for exceeding the executive’s constitutional authority. Congress makes laws. That’s what the Constitution says. America should follow its founding document.
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, alongside a coalition of 15 other governors from states and territories across the nation, sent a joint letter to members of the U.S. Senate and House Committees on Appropriations, urging them to defend funding for Head Start programs that offer high-quality early learning, health, and family support services to… Please log in to access subscriber content. If
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) re-introduced their bipartisan Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act to reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), a lifesaving program that provides breast and cervical cancer screening and
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement in response to the passage of the House Republican budget bill, better known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. “This legislation is a victory for working Americans across the nation and delivers on our promise to bring tax relief, reduce government
MADISON, Wis. — Today, Wisconsin Democrats introduced legislation to make direct investments in our state’s child care industry, supporting providers and working families in every community. After the introduction, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following statement: “Child care professionals are the backbone of our workforce, and the