MADISON – Today, President Trump dictated an Executive Order calling for the Secretary of Education to dissolve the Department of Education. Representative Sheehan (D-Sheboygan) released the following statement: “As I have said before, we have a responsibility to our children to act in the best interests of their future. Today,

Madison – This week, the Wisconsin State Assembly met twice to consider numerous pieces of legislation. Among the bills approved by the chamber were Assembly Bills 24, 100, 102, 103, and 104, which would assist the federal government in deporting criminal illegal aliens and protect children and families from extreme

Madison- Representative Piwowarczyk and Assembly Republicans passed several bills to protect our kids. AB 100 and AB 102, the cornerstone of this legislation, ensure that athletic teams in public schools, private schools, and universities will be organized based on the biological sex of the participants. This move directly challenges the

MADISON, WI – Representative Angela Stroud (D-Ashland) joined Democratic colleagues, community organizers, justice advocates, and Mayor Jim Paine in introducing the Economic Justice Bill of Rights. The resolution codifies the right to a job that provides dignity at work and pays a living wage; the right to adequately funded public

(Madison) – Today in the Assembly, Republicans passed legislation preventing men from competing in girls’ sports and using girls’ locker rooms. Additionally, legislation passed that bans sex-change surgery and puberty blockers being provided to children. “Commonsense and sanity prevailed today in the Legislature,” said Rep. Krug. “It’s a little bit

MADISON – Today, Representative Angelina Cruz, along with Representatives Hong, Tenorio, Clancy, Cruz, Madison, Phelps, and Vining, along with community members and advocates, reintroduced an Economic Justice Bill of Rights. This resolution outlines economic rights that all Wisconsinites deserve, including but not limited to: A job that provides dignity at

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined 51 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in support of two military veterans and their families who were unlawfully denied their full G.I. Bill education benefits by the U.S. Department

MADISON WI – In response to President Trump’s reckless and destructive executive order dissolving the U.S. Department of Education, State Representative Christian Phelps (D-Eau Claire) released the following statement: “The only thing predictable about the Trump/Musk administration is its relentless effort to dismantle the very resources our communities depend on.

Madison, WI – Today, Representative Rick Gundrum (R-Slinger) voted for a series of bills to protect minors from transgender medical interventions and ensure participation in athletic teams is based on the birth gender of the participants. He has released the following statement after the session: “When we are talking about

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin State Assembly held a floor session today debating several bills targeting the transgender community. Representative Ben DeSmidt delivered his maiden speech in opposition to Assembly Bill 102.  Representative Ben DeSmidt (D-Kenosha) had the following statement:  “Today the Assembly debated several dangerous bills which instill fear and

MADISON – Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) joined her Assembly Republican colleagues in supporting a package of bills aimed at protecting children and supporting women and girls in sports. “The Save Women’s Sports Acts for K-12 students [2025 Assembly Bill 100] and collegiate athletes [2025 Assembly Bill 102] defend Wisconsin’s female

Madison – Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) gave the following statement after the Assembly passed common-sense legislation protecting children. These bills implement needed safeguards for our children and young people to prohibit irreversible medical interventions and preserve the fairness in sports. Assembly Bill 104 prohibits health care providers from providing or referring l…

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly met to vote on several bills, including four anti-transgender bills which aim to restrict the lives and freedoms of Wisconsin’s transgender residents.  Representative Alex Joers (D-Waunakee) released the following statement: “I am devastated that Legislative Republicans have decided the best use of the

Today, Senator Melissa Ratcliff, Representative Ryan Clancy, Representative Lee Snodgrass, and Representative Margaret Arney, members of the Transgender Parent and Nonbinary Advocacy Caucus (TPANAC), released the follow statement after Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly passed four bills targeting transgender and nonbinary youth and their families. The movement toward equality and

MADISON – Representative Amanda Nedweski (R-Pleasant Prairie) voted in support of several bills aimed at protecting female athletes, preserving parental rights, and preventing predatory pharmaceutical companies from exploiting young children facing mental health challenges. Rep. Nedweski issued the following statement: “I am proud to stand with women and girls in

MADISON— This afternoon, the Wisconsin State Assembly convened for legislative floor session. Assembly Bill 103, school board policies related to changing a pupil’s legal name and pronouns, passed on party lines, 50-43. State Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde (D-Milwaukee) said: “This bill is a direct attack on transgender students. There is a

Today, members of the Wisconsin State Assembly had the opportunity to vote to stop four anti-trans bills from advancing any further in the legislative process. Despite the harm and pain that even considering AB 100, AB 102, AB 103, and AB 104 has already caused, these bills all passed through

“I’ll fight like hell to make sure our students aren’t the ones paying for Republicans’ tax breaks for billionaires” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement blasting President Donald Trump’s executive order directing his Administration to attempt to dismantle and shutter the Department of Education: