MADISON, WI – After members of the Wisconsin State Assembly voted to pass Assembly Bill 1066—relating to: Relating to: expanding alerts for missing adults to include certain missing children, Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement:  “Today I am elated and celebrate the passage of Assembly Bill 1066- The PRINCE

Madison, WI – Did you know? Sunday, February 25th is the 42nd anniversary of Wisconsin becoming the first Gay Rights State in the nation.  On February 25, 1982, Governor Lee Dreyfus passed Assembly Bill 70 into law, banning discrimination against gays and lesbians in housing, employment, credit, or public accommodation. This groundbreaking bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2024 – Starting next Wednesday, dairy producers will be able to enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program offered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provides producers with price support to help offset milk and feed price differences. This year’s DMC signup begins Feb.

MADISON – Yesterday, the Wisconsin State Assembly adjourned for the calendar period after a day of voting on over 90 bills on the final scheduled floor session. Over the course of the last 14 months, Representative Snodgrass has joined her Democratic colleagues in working tirelessly to make Wisconsin a place where

MADISON – The State Assembly took up over 20 bills this week relating to K-12 education in our state. Among these bills was Assembly Bill 900 which would send hundreds of millions of state general funds to voucher and independent charter schools. On this bill and others’ passage this week,

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MADISON – The Assembly convened on Thursday to pass many bills. Among those bills are three that comprise the ‘Complex Care Package.’ Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) praised Rep. Patrick Snyder (R-Schofield) for bringing this package forward. “Every day, there are hundreds of hospital patients in Wisconsin who are ready to

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MADISON, Wis. – With a March 1st deadline to pass federal government funding packages and avoid a partial government shutdown, Congressional Republicans’ continued push for harmful cuts and extreme policies is delaying action. Recent reports detail how the demands of Congressional Republicans are delaying progress on appropriations bills. According to Punchbowl

Madison – Yesterday, the Assembly was in session. Assembly leadership has indicated that this session will be the last of the year. Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) issued the following statement on his final session day: “For my last session day, I hoped for more. Instead, the Assembly voted on nearly 200 bills in

MADISON, Wis. — With 10 months left to go in 2024, Republican lawmakers in the Wisconsin Assembly are declaring they intend to call it quits for the year – more than a month before the last general business floor period listed on the legislature’s official calendar. Led by Robin Vos, Assembly Republicans’

Madison, WI – Rep. Treig E. Pronschinske released the following statement succeeding the end of the Wisconsin State Legislative Assembly session: “Today, my colleagues and I wrapped up the legislative session in the Wisconsin State Assembly by hearing north of 90 bills. A large portion of these bills were bi-partisan efforts

MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin released a new video highlighting California bank owner Eric Hovde’s (R–Laguna Beach) lavish Laguna Beach, California lifestyle and his strong ties to the state of California, including the $2.8 billion California bank he owns, which he admits is his ‘main business,’ and his $7 million ocean

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges youth users of recreational vehicles and their parents to operate responsibly, including on private lands. Fatal crashes happen on private lands each year, with one fatal UTV crash on private property already in 2024 and six ATV/UTV fatal crashes on private property in

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Madison –State Representative Joy Goeben’s (R-Hobart) released the following statement about Assembly Bill 1004 / Senate Bill 916 which relates to requiring local governments to communicate with a local representative when the federal government designates a municipality in Wisconsin for refugee resettlement and assistance. “After the debate in the Assembly yesterday,

MADISON, Wis. – Yesterday, Aidison Yang, 42 of Eagan, Minnesota, was found guilty by a jury of three counts of First Degree Sexual Assault by Use or Threat of Use of a Dangerous Weapon, in connection with a 2005 sexual assault on a Madison bike path. The trial was presided

MADISON – Yesterday, the Wisconsin State Assembly met in regular session. Rep. Sue Conley (D-Janesville) issued the following statement in response: “We passed close to 200 bills this week in the Assembly, and I am glad we moved forward several pieces of legislation that help those that are most vulnerable

Madison – February 22, 2024 –Black and Brown Womyn Power Coalition (BBWPC), End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault applaud the Wisconsin State Assembly for passing legislation that increases funding for sexual assault and domestic abuse services. This increase comes at a critical time for programs in

MADISON, WI – On Tuesday, Feb. 20, more than 150 advocates from across Wisconsin met in Madison for the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2024 Wisconsin Advocacy Day. These advocates met with legislators at the State Capitol to ask that Alzheimer’s disease and dementia remain legislative priorities in the coming year in support