IRG is thrilled to announce that Attorney Jake Curtis has been named General Counsel and Director of the award-winning Center for Investigative Oversight (CIO).  Jake is a highly accomplished lawyer with a deep private and public sector background interacting with local units of government and state agencies.  Previously, Jake was

MADISON, Wis. – When researchers test motor skills, hearing, vision and smell in people in their midlife, they are better able to identify those who may develop cognitive decline or impairment 10 years later, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today urged Republican lawmakers to support a compromise proposal aimed at expeditiously releasing $125 million to fight PFAS contaminants statewide, asking the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee to release funds to combat PFAS without controversial provisions to benefit polluters contained in a Republican-backed bill passed by

Hi folks! Welcome back to Tammy Tuesdays, our weekly update email on Tammy’s work and the big fights she’s taking on for Wisconsin families. Tammy knows that there’s more that unites us than divides. She understands that Wisconsin’s middle-class families all want good paying jobs, affordable health care, and the

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Following the cruel Alabama Supreme Court decision that is ripping away access to IVF from Americans trying to start a family, the DNC is launching a bilingual billboard campaign in battleground states across the country including in Wisconsin holding Donald Trump accountable for these devastating attacks on reproductive freedoms –

The Wisconsin Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of Wisconsin’s bishops, unequivocally  opposes Planned Parenthood’s petition to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to find a right to abortion in the  Wisconsin Constitution, thereby enshrining into law state-sanctioned violence against the most innocent  members of the human family.  On February 20, Sheboygan

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) introduced the Annual Bipartisan Public Schools Week Resolution along with Representatives Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and 83 of their colleagues. This year Public Schools Week is February 26 to March 1, and it serves as a

MADISON, Wis. – With spring around the corner, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages Wisconsinites to prepare for flooding, one of the most frequently occurring natural disasters in Wisconsin and across the United States. Gov. Tony Evers has declared Feb. 25 through March 2 as Flood Safety Awareness Week in

MADISON, WI – Anyone who cares about skyrocketing increases in their monthly electric bills should be concerned about a bill making its way through the state legislature right now that could have a devastating financial impact on all Wisconsinites – especially those who are just getting by on low or fixed

Wisconsin — River Alliance of Wisconsin urges Governor Evers to veto Senate Bill 312. “PFAS is an urgent issue that needs to be addressed in a serious way,” said River Alliance of Wisconsin Executive Director Allison Werner. “Instead we’ve watched the state legislature play partisan games to score political points

MADISON, WI— SB 312, a PFAS bill that passed the legislature last week, not only fails to deliver any funding to communities impacted by PFAS contamination, it actually leaves Wisconsinites worse off by letting polluters off the hook for their fair share of cleanup costs. The bill’s authors have inaccurately

Last week Assembly lawmakers passed Senate Bill 312. The bill would result in PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ being treated differently than other hazardous substances under Wisconsin’s Spill’s Law. As written, the bill limits the Department of Natural Resource’s ability to order remediation of PFAS on private property. “We cannot support the

Contact: Don Pridemore, morepride4@Reagan.comCell: 414-550-2175 Erin Township, WI – Today I am announcing my candidacy for the newly created 98th Assembly District. It would be an honor for me to again serve many of the same people I previously represented in a previous 99th district, which mirrors the new 98th.

JANESVILLE –Rep. Sue Conley (D-Janesville) has announced that she will not seek re-election to the Wisconsin State Assembly. Rep. Conley issued the following statement on her retirement: “I will not run for re-election this fall to the Wisconsin State Assembly. It is an incredible honor to represent and serve the

MADISON –  Representative Jerry O’Connor (R- Fond du Lac) is proud of the State Assembly’s accomplishments that focused on moving Wisconsin forward. This session, Assembly Republicans worked tirelessly to cut taxes, create affordable housing, invest in education, develop our infrastructure, support small businesses, and strengthen our economy. “In this session,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During the 2024 National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference, President Joe Biden and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, Chair of the NACo Large Urban Counties Caucus (LUCC), met to discuss how federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding is delivering historic investments in Milwaukee County.   Specifically, President Biden

MADISON – Today, Clean Wisconsin Action Fund announced their endorsement of Senator Melissa Agard to be the next Dane County Executive. “Clean Wisconsin Action Fund is proud to endorse Senator Melissa Agard to be our next Dane County Executive and environmental protector,” said Mark Redsten, board member of Clean Wisconsin Action

Thanks to President Biden and Democrats in Congress, Medicare is currently negotiating lower prices for the costliest prescription drugs. Lower prices for the first 10 drugs selected for negotiation will take effect in 2026, and by 2030, up to 80 drugs will have lower negotiated prices. A new report by