Madison, Wis. – Hundreds of thousands of people across Wisconsin could experience a positive impact from the expansion of child care benefits included in the state budget last week, signaling major progress toward reducing the benefits cliff.  “We can all agree that workforce development solutions that benefit working families and

MADISON, Wis. — From a slew of fake electors to the chief election denier himself, election conspiracy theorists were out in full force at the Wisconsin GOP’s convention last weekend, demonstrating that even years after Trump’s loss, the Republican Party is still dominated by the toxic election denialism that is profoundly

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 us. She understands that Wisconsin’s working families all want good-paying jobs, affordable healthcare, and the same

WEST ALLIS –  School Choice Wisconsin President Nicholas Kelly made the following statement after Governor Tony Evers signed into law the largest funding increase in the history of the state’s parental choice programs:  “This is a great day that is the result of months of hard work by parents, schools and

Madison – Representative Nate Gustafson (R-Fox Crossing) last Wednesday voted yes on  Assembly Bill 245 to significantly increase shared revenue funding to Fox Valley communities.  “The passage of AB 245 represents one of the largest ever investments in our local municipalities across Wisconsin and will benefit every single person across

Madison – Today, Governor Tony Evers signed legislation that funds local governments at historic levels. Shifting the funding source of shared revenue to a portion of the state sales tax ensures that the revenue stream that supports public safety, critical services, and innovation at local levels will fluctuate with the economy

WAUSAU — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Assembly Bill 245, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 12, relating to shared revenue, one of the most significant sources of funding provided by the state to local governments. The governor was joined by Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) Secretary Peter Barca, State Sen. LaTonya Johnson (D-Milwaukee), and Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg, as well

As members of the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools Board of Directors, we take seriously the work of aligning Wisconsin’s resources with the needs of our students and their public schools. WAES has long warned Wisconsin that it risks violating its Constitutional obligation to its children when it fails to

MADISON – Today, in conjunction with National Pollinator Week (June 19-25, 2023) Representative Lee Snodgrass (D-Appleton), introduced the Pollinator Protection bill package. Included in co-authoring the legislation are: Representative Considine D-Baraboo), Representative Andraca (D-Whitefish Bay), Senator Agard (D-Madison), Senator Pfaff (D-Onalaska), Senator Smith (D-Brunswick), Sen. Larson (D-Milwaukee) and Representative Oldenburg (R-Viroqua) .

Madison, WI — State Representative Alex Dallman (R-Green Lake) introduced a bill, AB 294, which establishes accountability requirements for third-party food delivery services, such as Uber Eats, Doordash, and Instacart. A major issue that has arisen in the restaurant industry is when delivery and rideshare companies offer public food and drink

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has a new resource available to keep motorcyclists safe on the roads. The updated 2023 Wisconsin Motorcyclists’ Handbook explains the rules of the road and important safety tips specific for motorcycle riders. “Reviewing WisDOT’s Motorcyclists’ Handbook and understanding the safety challenges unique to motorcycle riding is the

Last week, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party forced a university conducting military research to permanently close its CCP-aligned Confucius Institute, implored the DOJ to protect small business from CCP intellectual property theft, and spoke out against the 30-year history of failed engagement with Communist China. Find highlights

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that as of June 29, 2023 the Hunt Wild mobile application will be retired. Instead, hunting and regulation resources can be found on the DNR’s Hunting webpage. The Hunt Wild mobile application was launched in 2018 to provide mobile access

MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Communications Workers of America D4 announced their endorsement for Tammy Baldwin’s U.S. Senate reelection campaign. “Sen. Tammy Baldwin knows that Labor and Working families are the backbone of America,” said CWA D4 Vice President Linda L. Hinton. “Tammy is a proven leader who will make

WISCONSIN STATE CAPITOL… The Disability Service Provider Network (DSPN) praises the actions by the Joint Committee on Finance to increase funding for Family Care providers. With the motion adopted by the committee, providers will realize the full benefit of rate increases established in 2021. The committee also endorsed additional investments

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 Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers for his appointment of Judge Pedro Colón to the  Wisconsin Court of Appeals where he will serve out the term of

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today his appointment of Judge Pedro Colón to the Court of Appeals – District I. The appointment will fill the vacancy being created by Judge Timothy G. Dugan’s retirement, effective November 18, 2023. Colón will complete a term ending July 31, 2024. “Judge

Madison, WI – Rep. Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) is excited to announce an upcoming “Coffee with Scott” on Monday, June 26th from 5:30-6:30 P.M. at the Steaming Cup at 340 W Main St, Waukesha, WI 53186. The event will be BYOC (Buy Your Own Coffee). Constituents interested in conversing with Rep. Allen about any

MADISON, WIS. – Raising Wisconsin is deeply concerned with members of the state Joint Committee on Finance (JFC)’s decision not to fund the Child Care Counts program with $300 million in the 2023-25 state budget. The JFC vote on the Department of Children and Families budget, which took place around

MADISON, WI – State Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde and State Representative Samba Baldeh oppose the use of firearms by Senegal’s State Security Forces against citizen demonstrators. Earlier this month, at least 16 people were killed and over 350 were injured by state security forces in protests in Senegal. In addition to