MADISON, WI – AARP Wisconsin thanks the Wisconsin State Senate for unanimously passing a bipartisan bill yesterday to create consumer protections around cryptocurrency kiosks. SB 975/AB 968 is designed to stop criminals from using crypto ATMs to steal from victims. “We applaud our Senators for taking action to prevent crimes

Madison, WI – Yesterday, the State Senate passed Assembly Bill 1032, introduced by Representative Cindi Duchow (R-Delafield) and Senator Patrick Testin (R–Stevens Point), via voice vote. The legislation authorizes the Natural Resources Board to sell certain Department of Natural Resources lands located within or adjacent to one mile of commercial egg farms

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that the 2026-2027 inland trout season will open on April 4 and run through Oct. 15, 2026, increasing harvest opportunities throughout the state’s inland streams, springs and spring ponds. This year’s trout harvest season opens a month earlier than

Madison, Wis. – Today, DOA Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld announced the sale of General Executive Facilities 2 and 3, located at 101 and 125 South Webster Street, also known as Block 107, as part of the state’s Vision 2030 framework to improving efficiency and delivering savings for Wisconsin’s taxpayers. “As part of our long-term

Reporting from Up North News and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reveals that Congressman Tom Tiffany has voted absentee a dozen times in the past decade, even as he backs ending mail-in voting in Wisconsin. Tiffany’s attacks on mail-in voting, which over a million Wisconsin voters rely on to cast their ballot, comes as Donald

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that she has successfully pushed U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy to release the more than $1 billion for the Blatnik Bridge replacement project. Baldwin has championed the reconstruction of the Blatnik Bridge project, including leading her colleagues in calling

MADISON, Wis. — One of the least active and least productive sessions of the Wisconsin state legislature has come to a close as the Senate Republicans adjourned the 2026 floor session for the year on Tuesday. “Wisconsinites needed the legislature to take action on important issues,” said Lucy Ripp, communications director

MADISON, Wis. – In 2025, a dusty plastic tub of crayons on a shelf sparked an idea in Dr. Amber McKenna’s mind to help improve the lives of people living with developmental disabilities. The idea may have fully come to life in 2026, but it really began four years earlier.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. –  Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin will be recognizing some of Wisconsin’s leading crime victim advocates who helped launch and execute the Marsy’s Law mapping exercises over the last four years. The mapping exercises literally “map” the journey a crime victim takes through the criminal justice system from the time

MADISON, Wis. – National Ag Day is coming up on March 24, with this year’s theme being “Together We Grow.” In advance of this national day of recognition, I encourage all Wisconsinites to take time to thank their local producers for the hard work they do every single day to

Today the state Senate passed AB 598, which lets hospitals pick a decision-maker based on a list set in statute (called a Patient’s Representative) if a patient does not have a Power of Attorney for Health Care and becomes unable to make medical decisions. This bill is broader, and grants much more

The WI State Senate passed Assembly Bill 759, a major step forward that allows DACA recipients to obtain professional licenses, opening the door for careers in teaching, nursing, skilled trades, and more. Nearly 6,000 DACA recipients call Wisconsin home. They’ve grown up here, invested in their futures, and contributed to

MADISON, WI – Today, the Wisconsin State Senate convened on the floor to take up over 100 bills on the calendar. Senator Habush Sinykin joined her legislative colleagues to unanimously pass Assembly Bill 130 and Assembly Bill 131, important legislation that will help equip local communities with the resources and funding to address

Toni Herkert, the Government Affairs Director of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, released the following statement after today’s broad bipartisan Senate action on Assembly Bill 194 and Senate Bill 480. These bills had previously passed the Assembly and now head to the Governor’s desk. “Housing is one of the top

Madison, WI – During today’s floor session, the State Senate approved over 90 bills, including several of Senate President Mary Felzkowski’s (R-Tomahawk) priorities. Senate Bill 456, The Forestry Revitalization Act, provides incentives for a historic economic development project in Northern Wisconsin. Tax credits will incentivize private investment for a new plant

Madison – Today, the Wisconsin State Senate held its last general-business session day before adjourning for the 2025-26 legislative session. Senator Sarah Keyeski (D-Lodi) released the following statement in response: “The Senate met for the final time today, and despite having over 100 bills on our calendar, Senate Republicans failed

MADISON, Wis. — Senator Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove) released the following statement following the adjournment of the Wisconsin State Senate’s final scheduled floor session of the 2025–2026 legislative term: “Today, Senate Republicans adjourned the final regular floor session of the year without taking action on meaningful proposals to lower costs

MADISON, WI – We’ve come to the end of the rainbow of the 2025-27 Session of the Wisconsin Legislature. Anyone hoping to find a pot of gold is destined to be disappointed. There’s a barley field of needs in our state right now. Our neighbors have been pretty clear. They want

Milwaukee, WI. March 17, 2026—  The Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance (WMCA) strongly condemns the Wisconsin State Senate’s decision to advance the IHRA-related bill today without a recorded roll call vote, raising serious concerns about transparency, accountability, and democratic integrity. At a time when legislation directly impacting constitutional rights is under

MADISON, WI…Legislation authored by Senator André Jacque (New Franken) to expand statewide instruction about adoption passed the Senate on a voice vote, and now moves to the governor’s desk. School districts in Wisconsin are not required to provide human growth and development instruction to students in K-12.  When a school