MADISON, Wis. — This morning, Representatives Bryan Steil and Derrick Van Orden voted for the Farm Bill that did not restore devastating cuts to food assistance programs that are already taking food away from Wisconsin families. The House Farm Bill does nothing to reverse the $187 billion in SNAP cuts enacted through last year’s Republican

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a letter to the White House to recommend two Wisconsinites for consideration to be U.S. attorney for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. The candidates, Peter Smyczek and Chadwick Elgersma, were recommended to the senators by the bipartisan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Derrick Van Orden released the following statement after the House passage of the Farm Bill: “Agriculture is the cornerstone of Wisconsin and the backbone of our nation. From dairy farms to multi-generational family operations, our farmers don’t just feed our state, they feed America and sustain the strength

Hey there, folks! Governor Tony Evers here.   Making sure Wisconsin is prepared to create jobs for the future and meet the rapidly evolving needs of a 21st-century economy must be a top priority for our state.  At the same time, we also have to make sure we don’t jeopardize the work we have

Milwaukee, WI – Democratic candidate for governor Joel Brennan is calling for an immediate 30-day gas tax holiday to keep more money in Wisconsin families’ pockets as gas prices hit a four-year high and experts warn prices could surge even higher in the days ahead. Brennan proposes using money from the

Menomonie, Wis. – With the rapid increase in the use of GLP-1 weight management and metabolic health medications, such as Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro, food manufacturing companies are influenced to think about new product development for consumers with reduced appetite, early satiety, gastrointestinal discomfort and other related nutrition challenges. To

MADISON, WI – News today of State Senator Andre Jacque’s retirement marks the sixth high-profile Republican Senate caucus retirement since the beginning of the year. At the beginning of 2026, Wisconsin Republicans had 12 members of the Senate up for reelection; in recent months, that number has been cut in half due to

MADISON – Today, Congressman Mark Pocan announced his endorsement of Judge Pedro Colón to be Wisconsin’s next Supreme Court justice. “Pedro Colón has spent his career as a bold, principled leader who has never shied away from standing up for our state Constitution when it mattered most, even when it

MILWAUKEE – Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court sided with a claim from a group of non-black Louisiana voters that their state’s second-majority black district was unconstitutional and intentionally discriminatory despite Black Americans making up one third of their state’s population. This ruling drastically undermines Section 2 of the Voting Rights

Contact: Sen. André Jacque, (920) 819-8066 Senator André Jacque (New Franken) released the following statement regarding his decision not to seek another term in the Wisconsin State Senate: “It has been a blessing beyond anything I could have expected to serve the people of Northeast Wisconsin as their voice in

CONTACT: William Hadden, whadden@standtogether.org Madison, WI — Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) unveiled a second round of statewide ads supporting Tom Tiffany this week, following up on the heels of its first batch released in late March.   The new wave of ads highlight Tiffany’s steady leadership, his lifelong belief in Wisconsin’s values, and his

Contact: WisDems Press (press@wisdems.org) MADISON, Wis. —Following a six-day run of daily gas price increases, GOP candidate for governor Tom Tiffany shrugged off the pain Wisconsinites feel at the pump, calling the widespread backlash to his party’s devastating high-cost agenda a “bit of a slump” rather than take responsibility for his record in Washington

Contact: Matt Handverger WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) spoke at the House Appropriations Committee markup of the FY27 Agriculture funding bill in support of language he submitted to direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to review dog breeding facilities whose state level licenses have been relinquished, and to take

Thirteen convicted in federal prosecution for drug and gun offenses in Homeland Security Task Force Program Case MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced the successful conclusion of a multi-year drug trafficking investigation in central Wisconsin, following the sentencing of the last

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting to pass S. 1318, legislation reauthorizing FISA Section 702 for three years. “FISA Section 702 is a critical intelligence tool that gives our national security professionals the information they need to make real-time decisions to keep Americans safe. “After

Derrick Van Orden is lying again.  Last year, Van Orden set his sights on gutting a VA home loan program that helped 33,000 veterans afford their mortgages – calling the effort to provide relief to service members “moronic” and introducing a bill that would “hobble the program to the point of essentially killing it.” Now,

MADISON, Wis. —  Van Orden has had quite the head-spinning week as evidenced by his 224 tweets. From a desperate attempt at covering his tracks to dying on a hill on the definition of assless chaps, you can find all the highlights (or lowlights) of Van Orden’s online presence this past week

MILWAUKEE – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States narrowed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by a 6-3 majority. For decades, this critical provision has outlawed discrimination by protecting Black and other minority communities’ right to vote and fair representation. Despite Black Americans making up a third of

Contact: Eddie Cullen, 414-793-0347  MILWAUKEE – Following the announcement of Milwaukee County Board standing committee assignments made by Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson-Bovell for the 2026 term, Supervisor Steve F. Taylor expressed gratitude for the opportunity to serve Milwaukee County residents in key committee roles. Supervisor Taylor will serve as Chairman of the Committee on Finance, and as a member of

SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN – Peter Burgelis, candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District, will launch his “Who’s Better Off These Days?” listening tour this Friday, making 21 stops across Racine, Kenosha, Oak Creek, Whitewater, Beloit, and Janesville to hear directly from working families, small business owners, and workers about the