WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) today sent a letter to Secretary Raimondo raising concerns about the Commerce Department’s recently issued Final Rule amending the Securing the Information and Communications Technology Supply Chain (ICTS) rules,

Franklin, WI –Forward Latino, a national non-profit, non-partisan service and advocacy organization headquartered in Franklin, Wisconsin and with affiliates and members in 29 states, applauds today’s decision of the United States Supreme Court which in an 8-1 decision, ruled that the Executive Branch of the Federal Government has the authority

MADISON, Wis. – As we approach the first anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s repeal of Roe v. Wade tomorrow, Wisconsin’s Republican members of Congress have refused to work to restore access to essential reproductive health care services as the state’s 1849 criminal abortion ban has virtually eliminated access in the state.

MADISON – Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision which overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. This ruling put the health and lives of millions of Americans into jeopardy by upending nearly 50 years of safe and legal abortion. During the week

MADISON – Like a bad penny, the Republican plan to lavish more on the Need-Least and less on the Need-More keeps turning up again and again and again. Republicans started the year with a “flat tax” plan giving more to a handful of their generous pals than to the entire

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Reps. Tom Tiffany (WI-07), Eric Sorensen (IL-17), and Glenn Grothman (WI-06) reintroduced legislation to expand broadband access in rural areas across the United States. The ACCESS Rural America Act would allow smaller, locally owned broadband providers to streamline U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) registration and reporting requirements. By

MADISON – Yesterday, the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) held its final vote on the state budget. Republican members of JFC voted to cut funding for higher education in Wisconsin while providing tax cuts to the wealthiest people in our state. Representative Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) issued the following statement in

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today appointed Willie Smith to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Board of Directors. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Joe Kirgues from the board. “Willie’s combined years of professional experience and demonstrated commitment to and success in promoting community economic

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) advises boaters that they will see more DNR conservation wardens and area law enforcement on the water July 1-3 as part of the national Operation Dry Water campaign. Wardens and other participating law enforcement agencies will be educating boaters about safe boating practices across

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a video statement ahead of the one-year anniversary of the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey and ruling the U.S. Constitution confers no right to an abortion. The decision upended

MADISON – Tomorrow marks one year since the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion access. State Senate Democratic Leader, Sen. Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement: “Politicians have absolutely no place

MADISON, Wis. — As Wisconsinites continue to live under an archaic 1849 near-total ban on abortion nearly a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, here’s a reminder of potential GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s (R–Laguna Beach) radical agenda to restrict reproductive freedoms nationwide and in Wisconsin: “California Hovde should keep

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host an educational hunting webinar for people interested in learning how to hunt black bears in Wisconsin on Wednesday, July 12. The webinar will include information on bear biology and management, bear hunting rules and regulations, and the most common techniques used to

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured major victories for Wisconsin’s agriculture industry and rural communities in the Senate’s bipartisan Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The bipartisan legislation, which passed unanimously out of

MADISON, Wis. — Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and brought back Wisconsin’s 1849 near-total abortion ban.  Today, Wisconsinites live under a draconian 1849 abortion ban that prohibits abortion in cases of rape and incest and threatens to criminally prosecute doctors for

One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, Derrick Van Orden has continued his assault on reproductive freedoms, despite an overwhelming 80% of Americans who oppose a national abortion ban. To highlight just how out of step Van Orden is with the voters he represents, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee this

Madison…State Senator Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) released the following statement upon passage of the 2023-25 Wisconsin State Budget out of the Joint Committee on Finance today: “The Joint Committee on Finance has completed their work on the next biennial budget. I’m proud of product we’ve put together, a budget that is

Madison, WI – On Thursday, Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) joined her fellow Republican Joint Finance Committee members in announcing a $4.4 billion tax cut for all Wisconsinites. “Throughout this entire budget process, we’ve heard from citizens across our state, loud and clear, that this historic surplus is a testament to the

MADISON — Today, the final Joint Finance Committee (JFC) budget meeting concluded with a disappointing decision from the Republicans to cut taxes by over $400 million for millionaires over the biennium, rather than using the money to invest in our state. Despite constant objections to the state’s capacity to fund

Madison, WI – Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) issued the following statement following the Joint Finance Committee’s completion of their work on the 2023-25 state budget: “For the second budget in a row, legislative Republicans are delivering the largest tax cut in state history. Every Wisconsinite will see a