Today, State Representative Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) and State Senator André Jacque (R-DePere) released LRB-4877, relating to filing a complaint with the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC). This bill came about after a constituent investigated and discovered that his 103 year old mother had voted in the November 2020 election despite having

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Pedro Colón announced his candidacy for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District 1. He aims to succeed Court of Appeals Judge Timothy Dugan, who declared he would not be running for re-election. “I am excited to announce my candidacy for the Wisconsin Court of

MADISON, Wis. – Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) released the following statement: “After several weeks of meetings and negotiations with all parties involved – Democrats, Republicans, towns, villages, cities and counties – we reached a shared revenue proposal we believe the public will support.” “It’s

MADISON – Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) is proud to join Representative Joy Goeben (R-Hobart) for two upcoming listening sessions on Monday, May 8th. The first event will occur at D2 Restaurant in Hobart (located at 530 Larsen Orchard Pkwy.) from 4 PM until 5 PM. The second discussion will

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Democratic and Republican colleagues in introducing the Kids Online Safety Act, comprehensive bipartisan legislation to protect children online and hold Big Tech accountable. “Big Tech has proven time and again that they will put profits ahead of the safety of our kids and

The Dane County Circuit Court heard oral arguments today in Attorney General Josh Kaul’s lawsuit against Wisconsin’s abortion ban. Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski is seeking dismissal of the lawsuit on the grounds that the plaintiffs are not threatened by prosecution under the abortion ban; he also states that,

EDGEFIELD, S.C.—NWTF volunteers and staff joined state legislators in Madison, Wisconsin, at the Wisconsin State Assembly to witness the passage of LRB 2479/1, a joint resolution commemorating the NWTF’s 50 years of mission delivery from a both a national level and in Wisconsin. “The Wisconsin State Chapter is honored to

KENOSHA, Wis. – Earlier today, Opportunity Wisconsin, For Our Future Wisconsin, and Protect Our Care Wisconsin, along with Kenosha-area seniors, health care workers, and community leaders, joined together to call on Congressman Bryan Steil to fight to lower costs for working families and stand up to corporations. Participants highlighted Rep.

(WISCONSIN) –  On Tuesday, the 16 member Republican-led Joint Finance Committee (JFC) removed a total of 545 items from the Wisconsin State budget, including measures to restore access to drivers licenses for immigrants as well as in-state tuition equity for immigrant students.   Voces de la Frontera (Voces), Wisconsin’s largest grassroots immigrant rights organization,

On 5/3/21, representatives from CUNA Mutual Group (CMFG) and OPEIU 39 met for a first joint mediation session. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services (FMCS) Mediator Tom Olson met with the parties independently the prior week before convening a meeting with labor and management together. The purpose of the meeting was

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting comments through May 10, 2023 for a proposed experimental use permit (EUP) registration to control ticks at Fort McCoy. The EUP registration proposed by DATCP is for proprietary dissemination stations that are manufactured by BanfieldBio Inc.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) co-lead a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough alongside Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and 54 colleagues, in which they call out the Department’s “dishonest and shameless” lies regarding the Limit, Save, Grow Act. “As a retired Navy SEAL,

MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA) joined a growing coalition of community organizations including Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT), Black Leaders Organizing Communities (BLOC), Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Schools and Communities United, Parents for Public Schools and the Alliance for Youth Action in opposition to a bill announced last

MADISON, Wis. — Restoring workplace freedoms for thousands of workers and increasing retirement security for employees of small businesses could have taken a step towards becoming law today. But, action earlier this week by the Republican majority on the legislature’s budget committee is preventing a vote, or even debate, on these

MILWAUKEE – The ACLU of Wisconsin today condemned AB 245 – the shared revenue proposal introduced by Republican legislators yesterday – calling it an anti-democratic attempt to force local governments to hand their power over to the state legislature in exchange for state aid. The ACLU takes particular issue with

Contact: info@pedrocolon.com Will bring nearly 25 years of experience, proven progressive values, and a record of fairness and justice to the District I Bench MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Pedro Colón announced his candidacy for Wisconsin Court of Appeals District 1. He aims to succeed Court of Appeals

This is State Senator Mary Felzkowski with an update on where we’re at in the state budget process. From last fall until today, we’ve been working hard to gather input, research programs, and discuss the merits of every idea in Governor Evers’ budget proposal. Agencies told the Governor they need

MADISON — Today, the Democratic members of the Joint Committee on Finance will continue their efforts to encourage the committee to be responsible stewards of the budget process by offering a motion to give the Legislature oversight of outside counsel. The committee will vote on a number of budget items

Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued the following statement regarding the rapidly advancing Milwaukee Bailout Bill that also includes new money for the Shared Revenue Program:  “There are serious issues with both the process used to develop this bill behind closed doors and the actual language of the bill only released

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers is calling on the Wisconsin State Legislature to provide more resources to local communities and remove restrictions on local control in legislation regarding shared revenue that was introduced earlier this week. Gov. Evers today released a statement responding to the proposal, AB 245, indicating he cannot support the proposal and will veto it in its entirety if