KENOSHA – Today, Gov. Tony Evers announced that he will be calling a special session to address the state’s workforce challenges. Gov. Evers is seeking to bring the Legislature back in to session on September 20, 2023 in order to invest in solutions to bolster our state’s workforce including child

MADISON–Earlier this morning, Governor Evers held a press conference at the Tiny Green Trees Nature Based Childcare and Forest School in Milwaukee to call for a special session of the legislature to address the state’s workforce challenges. Included in this legislation is $1B in investments in Paid Family Leave, higher

MADISON… Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) released the following statement in reaction to Governor Evers’ special session call: “Sadly, Governor Evers has chosen politics over people.  Rather than work with the legislature on a solution, Evers has decided to govern by veto.  If the governor truly cared about

KENOSHA, Wis. – Congressman Bryan Steil is focused on one thing during the August Congressional recess: Misleading his constituents about his real record on Social Security and Medicare. According to the Kenosha News, Rep. Steil told constituents last week, “There was this big push to try to scare people that what

CHICAGO – August 15, 2023, at 1 pm CT, FEMA and the DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships will be co-hosting a free webinar on Extreme Heat and the Impacts on Mental Health. Focused on mental health impacts of extreme heat, especially on those who are at greatest risk, the hour-long webinar

Madison – Representative Chanz Green (R-Grand View) issued the following statement after Governor Evers vetoed Assembly Bills 141 and 142: “The governor vetoing these two bills that protect consumer choice is quite predictable and disappointing at the same time. These bills would just prevent runaway state bureaucrats and local governments from banning the

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Gov. Evers called on the Legislature to act on the priorities that matter to Wisconsin families, including providing for paid family leave, investing in our public universities, bolstering our workforce and preventing a looming collapse of our child care system. By calling the Legislature into special session,

Eli Lilly announced it raked in $8.3 billion this quarter – nearly $2 billion more than the second quarter of 2022, a 28% increase – during their earnings report today. Accordingly, Eli Lilly told investors they expect to make $2.2 billion more this year than they previously estimated. While they

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul is traveling across Wisconsin to highlight the lifesaving NARCAN® that is being distributed to law enforcement agencies across the state because of the millions Wisconsin has received from lawsuits against opioids manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies. “We’ve taken action to recover funds from companies

MADISON – Today, the Senate Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs held a public hearing on a series of bills to update the Wisconsin National Guard’s sexual misconduct procedures. State Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) served as a member of the Legislative Council Study Committee where these bills

MADISON – State Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement after Governor Tony Evers’ announcement that he would be calling a Special Session of the Legislature for Wednesday, September 20th to address Wisconsin’s workforce challenges: “I am grateful for Governor Evers’ commitment to supporting the Wisconsin workforce through affordable child

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) today announced that customers in the 608 area code overlay region may be assigned a number in the 353 area code when they request new service or an additional line beginning September 15, 2023. This area includes communities such as Madison, Beloit,

(Waukesha, WI)- The 2023 Sustainability Fair will take place on Saturday, August 26th, from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm at Retzer Nature Center in Waukesha. The Fair is Free to attend and includes interactive exhibits and activities for children and adults that celebrate environmental sustainability and show how it can

MADISON, WI (August 7, 2023) — The narrative around the U.S. economy is changing in ways that often feel contradictory. On one hand, there are signs that we may not be facing a recession after all — but on the other, Fitch Ratings recently downgraded the U.S.’s long-term credit rating from AAA

MADISON— The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership is pleased to announce The ReBate event on Thursday August 24, 2023, check-in begins at 11:30 a.m. with the program beginning at noon at UWM Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health. This event will be held the day after the

MADISON, Wis. – UW Health | Carbone Cancer Center invites the community to support pancreatic cancer patients and research efforts at the 10th annual Roll and Stroll for Pancreas Cancer. Roll and Stroll is organized by the Pancreas Cancer Task Force, a group of volunteers dedicated to raising funds for

Madison- Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) issued the following statement in response to the Governor’s call for a special session in September: “Instead of returning the state surplus to hardworking Wisconsinites, Governor Evers used his veto pen to raise taxes on every Wisconsinite making more than $27,630. Now he wants

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Governor Tony Evers called on state legislators to convene in a special session to support Wisconsin’s workers, families and businesses by finishing critical  work left undone by Republicans in the 2023 state budget.   The comprehensive plan presented by Gov. Evers today calls for: “Republicans didn’t finish their