WASHINGTON –On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced the Safe Routes Act of 2023. This commonsense legislation allows logging trucks that meet state requirements to drive up to 150 miles on federal highways. Current laws limit logging trucks from using interstate highways when traveling from harvest sites to storage or processing

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi issued the following statement regarding the passing of community leader Juan Jose Lopez: “Juan’s passing is a shock and a great loss. Juan was a leader in both the Latino community as well as the greater Dane County community. He cared deeply about our children

MADISON – On Tuesday, June 6th, 2023, community leaders and members of the public gathered at the Madison City-County Building to celebrate Juneteenth and raise the Juneteenth flag. Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement: “Today, I joined elected officials, pastors, and community leaders to begin celebrating the Juneteenth

MADISON – Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison), Senate Democratic Leader, applauds Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation for recommending Assembly Bill 11 (AB 11) for passage. Senator Agard co-authored AB 11 and if it is signed into law, the annual vehicle admission fee for families of fourth grade students

Dane County and a number of community partners are teaming together on a series of new efforts aimed at reducing the number of people who die from drug poisoning, County Executive Joe Parisi announced today. Parisi held a news conference at Second Baptist Church in Madison to mark the launch

MADISON-Representative LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee), applauds election reform bills heard in the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections. Representative Myers released the following statement: “The four bills heard in committee–AB 282, AB 283, AB 298, and AB 299 today provide an equitable approach to ensure fidelity and access in the election

Bayfield, Wis. (June 6, 2023) – The Wisconsin Department of Tourism released 2022 economic impact data, showing the tourism industry generated a record-breaking $23.7 billion in total economic impact. The highest-ever overnight visitation helped fuel the growth, with Bayfield County playing a pivotal role by contributing $89 million in total economic impact. 

TOMAH, WI – In case you missed it, yesterday Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-3) joined Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough at the Tomah VA to discuss troubling reports of misdiagnoses by neurologist Dr. Mary Jo Lanska and the need to ensure quality health care for our veterans. Secretary McDonough also

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the release of a new water use StoryMap, showcasing water use in Wisconsin over the past decade, and the 2021 Water Withdrawals Report. Since the onset of the Great Lakes Compact, Wisconsin has required water users to register and annually report on

Washington, DC — Today, Republicans on the House Committee on Education & the Workforce will mark up legislation that would promote junk plans that lack patient protections under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Republicans have a long history of promoting junk plans, which can discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions

OSHKOSH — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers, today announced Wisconsin’s tourism industry saw a record-breaking year in 2022. According to 2022 economic impact data, the tourism industry generated $23.7 billion in total economic impact, surpassing the previous record year of $22.2 billion set in

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, and Manufacturing, announced a $2.6 billion plan to invest in Great Lakes and coastal resiliency through the Baldwin-supported Inflation Reduction Act. The funding, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will help

Madison, WI – Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) announced its endorsement of Bob Tatterson in the July 18th Special Election for the 24th Assembly District.   Statement from Steven Webb II, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of WI  “Bob Tatterson is the only candidate on the ballot who is

Madison, Wis. – The City of Superior’s state legislators re-introduced a bill today to allow for the creation of a local Exposition District to spur economic development. Superior residents, school officials, business owners, elected officials, labor representatives, community leaders, and hospitality providers have been asking for nearly a decade for

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

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After more than a year and a half of advocating on behalf of Wisconsin veterans, Senator Tammy Baldwin successfully pushed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to identify and reexamine approximately 600 veterans whose neurological conditions were misdiagnosed by a doctor at the Tomah VA Medical Center. As

Madison, WI – Rep. Treig E. Pronschinske released the following statement succeeding the decision by the Joint Committee on Finance to include the UW-Eau Claire Science Hall in the 2023-25 biennial budget: “The Joint Committee on Finance made a sensible decision this past week in allocating $230 million towards the building

MADISON – Wisconsin Women in Government (WWIG), a statewide, bipartisan, non-profit organization of women in government service, today announced it is seeking professional women to join the WWIG Board of Directors for a two-year term beginning August 2023. “We are seeking professional women interested in working collaboratively to carry out WWIG’s

This evening, the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, alongside Speaker Kevin McCarthy, held a roundtable event commemorating the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. The event featured powerful testimony from democracy and human rights activists Wei Jingsheng and Hengqing “Henry” Li. Mr. Wei Jingsheng is a Chinese

MADISON— New observations and excavations in South African caves have found that Homo naledi, an early human ancestor, intentionally buried their dead and made crosshatch engravings in the cave walls nearby. Fossils of Homo naledi were first discovered in these caves 10 years ago by a team of researchers led by paleoanthropologist Lee Berger,