MADISON, WI – A proposal submitted by the Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired to create signage for three garden spaces and four flowerpots in the Council’s sensory garden at 754 Williamson St. has been selected to receive this month’s AARP Wisconsin “Small Dollar, Big Impact” grant. AARP Wisconsin is awarding

Madison – Representative Chanz Green (R-Grand View) has scheduled an in-district listening session. This is an opportunity for constituents to come and express their views on certain topics that might be considered by the Wisconsin State Legislature and also learn what Rep. Green has been working on down in Madison. The

Madison – State Senator Jesse James (R-Altoona) and State Representative Patrick Snyder (R-Schofield) blasted the Governor’s Council on Domestic Abuse for their recent lack of transparency around key domestic abuse policy and grant funding decisions. Following his appointment to the Domestic Abuse Council back in November 2023, Representative Snyder gained access

Madison – Representative Nik Rettinger (R-Mukwonago) supported another Assembly Republican tax cut package  today on the Assembly Floor. The bills (Assembly Bills 1020, 1021, 1022, and 1023) would provide a total of $2.1  billion in tax relief to hardworking Wisconsinites. Following today’s floor action, Rep. Rettinger said:  “I consistently hear

LA CROSSE, Wis. – This Valentine’s Day, Opportunity Wisconsin is asking Congressman Derrick Van Orden to lower costs for workers and hold corporations and wealthy tax cheats accountable in full page newspaper and digital ads across the Third Congressional District. The ads highlight Rep. Van Orden’s previous votes to protect the

MADISON, Wis. — This Valentine’s Day, A Better Wisconsin Together is calling attention to the love between Wisconsin Republicans and their special interest donors, and how some right-wing politicians are using campaign cash as a self-love bank instead of using time and resources to deliver action on issues that matter to

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting to help pass impeachment articles against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “It is incumbent upon Congress to hold executive officials accountable for their actions. In fact, we are bound by the constitution to do so.

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Party of Wisconsin Rapid Response Director Arik Wolk released the following statement on the news that megamillionaire Scott Mayer has put together a campaign team and is planning to run for U.S. Senate in the Republican primary against megamillionaire Eric Hovde: “Scott Mayer is a megamillionaire recruited to run

Madison, WI – On Valentine’s Day, Madison for a World BEYOND War will put love into action during a vigil, walk and fast to call on our government to stop supporting the genocide in Gaza, and to stop supporting all war, which is organized mass murder. This week the Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine is

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly met in regular session and took up several tax related bills. Representative Sue Conley (D-Janesville) issued the following statement in response: “My Democratic colleagues and I have advocated for Child Care Counts and other measures to address the child care crisis in Wisconsin throughout

Madison – Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) gave the following statement after voting for the taxpayer relief package—including Assembly Bills 1020, 1021, 1022, and 1023. Overall, these tax reform bills provide $2.1 billion in necessary relief for hard-working, middle class Wisconsinites. Rep. Donovan said: “Unfortunately, our middle class has received the short

Madison – Today, the Assembly was in session. Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) issued the following statement on the bills passed today: “The tax proposals that came before us today are fiscally irresponsible. I will not support proposals that will lead our state to a deficit. We need to use our state funds responsibly

Madison – Representative Chanz Green (R-Grand View) issued the following statement after voting in favor of four bills that would help with the tax burden in Wisconsin: “Hopefully, the third time is the charm! All four of these bills would be huge wins for my district and the state of Wisconsin.

“I am once again voting ‘No’ on the politically motivated, baseless impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. This impeachment process has failed to show evidence that Secretary Mayorkas committed “high crimes and misdemeanors” or any impeachable offense, underscoring the inescapable conclusion that this is nothing more than

Madison, WI – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed a proposal to create a tax-free retirement in  Wisconsin. State Representative David Steffen (R – Howard) and State Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara  (R – Appleton) authored the bill, which will exempt retirement income earnings from state tax.   The legislation will exempt $75,000

WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) joined Elon Musk and David Sacks in an X Spaces discussion to break down the Ukraine funding bill and unpack why we need to secure our own border before we spend $60 billion to secure Ukraine’s.

Madison, Wis. – Today, Department of Administration Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld announced the appointment of David Pawlisch as the Division of Energy, Housing, and Community Resources (DEHCR) Administrator, effective February 25, 2024. Pawlisch has been with DOA since 2014, previously serving as the Deputy Administrator and the Director for the Bureau of Community

Middleton, Wisconsin – February 13th 2024– Phil Anderson, Libertarian candidate for the United States Senate in Wisconsin, is hosting a postcard mailing event to fight against the persecution and extradition of Julian Assange to the United States. “Our representatives in Congress, including Tammy Baldwin, Ron Johnson and Mark Pocan, have failed

MADISON – Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) applauded her colleagues in the Assembly for unanimously concurring on 2023 Senate Bill 99 (SB 99). This legislation by Rep. Rodriguez and Sen. Rob Cowles (R-Green Bay) will allow use of the Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP) for infiltration and inflow reduction projects. “Infiltration

MADISON – Today, the Assembly passed Assembly Bill 793, a bill authored by Representative Alex Joers (D-Middleton) to increase the tax-free dollar amount a person can save for a child’s future higher education through 529 college savings accounts. Assembly Bill 793 was passed unanimously on the Assembly floor, receiving broad bipartisan