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The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) secured another significant victory for true equality in a new ruling from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals against the Evers Administration, which runs a racially discriminatory scholarship program called the “Minority
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Farmland Security Act of 2025 to build on their work to safeguard rural communities and protect American farmland from being secretly bought up by foreign investors. The bipartisan
Washington County, WI – The Republican Party of Washington County has elected Laura Jones as its new Chair and Bill Brewer as Vice Chair, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the party. Jones, a dedicated conservative organizer
WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Susan Crawford is spiraling out of control and she can’t keep up with her own lies anymore. In a bizarre PBS interview, Susan Crawford seemingly “forgot” everything she once bragged about. A quick Google search might help Susan Crawford
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement in response to the passage of the FY25 Budget Resolution. “House Republicans delivered on key promises to the American people by passing this Budget Resolution. We took decisive action towards
WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Today, the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association, the largest real estate trade association in the state, has endorsed Judge Brad Schimel in his bid to save Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. As Judge Schimel continues to build momentum, this latest endorsement is further
Derrick Van Orden and House Republicans just passed a far-right budget resolution that will rip away health care coverage and affordable food for millions of American families, all so they can fund massive tax breaks for their billionaire backers and
MADISON, Wis. – Tonight, Congressmen Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil voted in favor of a budget resolution that green-lights serious cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other critical programs. With their support, the budget process will move forward in Congress
WISCONSIN – Tonight, every Republican lawmaker from Wisconsin in the House of Representatives voted for a budget resolution that includes slashing Medicaid funding by nearly $1 trillion in order to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations. This
MADISON, Wis. — Tonight, Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil joined House Republicans in passing a budget resolution that calls for $2 trillion in cuts—including as much as $880 billion from Medicaid. While Republicans like Derrick Van Orden continue to insist that they
With federal funding for many nonprofits uncertain, donations during The Big Share are even more urgently needed. Madison, WI – “It’s no exaggeration to say that the values and issues advocated by Community Shares of Wisconsin and our member nonprofits
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos during a Madison event said “all tax cuts are good,” but knocked Tony Evers’ approach, saying the Dem guv’s budget would actually raise costs for Wisconsinites.
MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto) and Representative Robert Wittke (R-Caledonia) released the following statement after announcing a public hearing and executive session to approve two new audits – one into the annual Department of Public Instruction (DPI) school report
Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the vote tonight on the budget resolution, Republican leadership is doubling down on lies about their budget resolution, in order to get more members of the caucus on board. While they may claim it does
WASHINGTON – Today, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter requesting Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to investigate potential criminal leaks to the media of sensitive and
Today, anti-equality members of the Wisconsin state legislature have yet again decided to prioritize stripping rights away from trans children and their families over doing proactive work that would actually help Wisconsinites. Instead, these legislators have introduced LRB-0479, a bill
MADISON, WISCONSIN—Gathering Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts will host the 2025 Wisconsin Land Trust Conference from March 12-14, 2025, at the Wisconsin Masonic Center in Madison. Land trusts are community-based, nonprofit organizations dedicated to conserving land. Wisconsin has more than 40
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to act to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a group of her colleagues demanded answers from the Social Security Administration regarding the recent turmoil at the agency as Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) embed themselves
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wisc. – In case you missed it, Congressman Derrick Van Orden is starting his second term in Congress by holding judicial activists on the bench accountable for politicizing the court system. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that Van Orden is
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) secured another significant victory for true equality in a new ruling from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals against the Evers Administration, which runs a racially discriminatory scholarship program called the “Minority Undergraduate Retention Program.” Most Wisconsin students are excluded from the
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Farmland Security Act of 2025 to build on their work to safeguard rural communities and protect American farmland from being secretly bought up by foreign investors. The bipartisan legislation will build on a Baldwin-Grassley law to ensure that
Washington County, WI – The Republican Party of Washington County has elected Laura Jones as its new Chair and Bill Brewer as Vice Chair, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the party. Jones, a dedicated conservative organizer with years of experience in grassroots activism, campaign strategy, and
WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Susan Crawford is spiraling out of control and she can’t keep up with her own lies anymore. In a bizarre PBS interview, Susan Crawford seemingly “forgot” everything she once bragged about. A quick Google search might help Susan Crawford remember that she was the lead attorney who attempted to
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement in response to the passage of the FY25 Budget Resolution. “House Republicans delivered on key promises to the American people by passing this Budget Resolution. We took decisive action towards our goals of extending the 2017 Trump Tax Cuts to
WAUKESHA, Wisc. – Today, the Wisconsin REALTORS® Association, the largest real estate trade association in the state, has endorsed Judge Brad Schimel in his bid to save Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. As Judge Schimel continues to build momentum, this latest endorsement is further proof of Schimel’s growing bipartisan support across the state. “Earning
Derrick Van Orden and House Republicans just passed a far-right budget resolution that will rip away health care coverage and affordable food for millions of American families, all so they can fund massive tax breaks for their billionaire backers and wealthy corporations. In WI-03 alone, this dangerous vote risks health
MADISON, Wis. – Tonight, Congressmen Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil voted in favor of a budget resolution that green-lights serious cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other critical programs. With their support, the budget process will move forward in Congress and President Trump has joined Republicans in Congress in demanding
WISCONSIN – Tonight, every Republican lawmaker from Wisconsin in the House of Representatives voted for a budget resolution that includes slashing Medicaid funding by nearly $1 trillion in order to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and big corporations. This budget resolution opens the door for Republicans to achieve their
MADISON, Wis. — Tonight, Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil joined House Republicans in passing a budget resolution that calls for $2 trillion in cuts—including as much as $880 billion from Medicaid. While Republicans like Derrick Van Orden continue to insist that they are not cutting billions from Medicaid, the size of the
With federal funding for many nonprofits uncertain, donations during The Big Share are even more urgently needed. Madison, WI – “It’s no exaggeration to say that the values and issues advocated by Community Shares of Wisconsin and our member nonprofits are under attack by our new federal administration. With the
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos during a Madison event said “all tax cuts are good,” but knocked Tony Evers’ approach, saying the Dem guv’s budget would actually raise costs for Wisconsinites.
MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto) and Representative Robert Wittke (R-Caledonia) released the following statement after announcing a public hearing and executive session to approve two new audits – one into the annual Department of Public Instruction (DPI) school report card process, and the other into the administration of grant
Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the vote tonight on the budget resolution, Republican leadership is doubling down on lies about their budget resolution, in order to get more members of the caucus on board. While they may claim it does not target any particular program, documents show that Republicans are
WASHINGTON – Today, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter requesting Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to investigate potential criminal leaks to the media of sensitive and classified information ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The senators
Today, anti-equality members of the Wisconsin state legislature have yet again decided to prioritize stripping rights away from trans children and their families over doing proactive work that would actually help Wisconsinites. Instead, these legislators have introduced LRB-0479, a bill that targets some of the most vulnerable residents of our
MADISON, WISCONSIN—Gathering Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts will host the 2025 Wisconsin Land Trust Conference from March 12-14, 2025, at the Wisconsin Masonic Center in Madison. Land trusts are community-based, nonprofit organizations dedicated to conserving land. Wisconsin has more than 40 land trusts that protect over 544,000 acres of land from the Mississippi
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to act to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care for millions of Americans. Attorney General Kaul
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and a group of her colleagues demanded answers from the Social Security Administration regarding the recent turmoil at the agency as Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) embed themselves and gain access to Wisconsinites most sensitive personal information. “Providing
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wisc. – In case you missed it, Congressman Derrick Van Orden is starting his second term in Congress by holding judicial activists on the bench accountable for politicizing the court system. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that Van Orden is calling on Congress to impeach a federal judge from the