MILWAUKEE — The ACLU of Wisconsin filed a complaint earlier this week with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights asking them to investigate the Oshkosh Area School District after Black middle school students were expelled when they were racially harassed at school.   The complaint alleges that

MILWAUKEE (April 28, 2022) — Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) reminds riders that, as part of the transition to its new fare collection system, the Ride MCTS app will shut down this Friday, April 29. Ride MCTS has been replaced by a new app called WisGo, powered by Umo MobilityTM, which

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) released the following statement after voting no on S. 3522, the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022. “I strongly condemn Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. However, I learned a long time ago not to lend money unless you don’t mind never getting it

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) CEO and Executive Director Elmer Moore Jr., announced a $20 million investment to provide funding to help fill financing gaps for affordable multifamily developments that received 2020 and 2021 federal or state housing tax credits. “I often talk

Proposed rule only exacerbates Biden’s border crisis   WASHINGTON—On Thursday, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), member of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC), and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), along with 29 Senators and other House Republicans introduced a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to dissolve

Governor Evers ignores majority support, vetoes expansion Milwaukee, Wisc. April 27, 2022 — A new Marquette University Law School poll found that 58% of Wisconsin voters support “allowing all students statewide to use publicly funded vouchers to attend private or religious schools if they wish to do so.” Despite this majority support, Wisconsin

[Fox Crossing, WI] – Today, State Senator Andre Jacque (R- DePere) announced his endorsement of Rachael Cabral-Guevara in her run for State Senate. “I’m proud to endorse my friend Rachael Cabral Guevara to join me in the State Senate because she’s a strong social and fiscal conservative that will work

WAUWATOSA, WI — The Wauwatosa School District is pleased to announce that students from both Wauwatosa East and Wauwatosa West high schools recently excelled in the annual ‘We the People’ competition. Last weekend, both teams competed in the national competition as part of a field of roughly 1,000 students from

Congresswoman Moore and Congressman John Katko (R-NY) led 148 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the Appropriations Committee calling for $3.6 billion in funding in FY 22 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants (HAG) program. “I am proud that Milwaukee County is a national

Biden & Democrats Must Reject Far-Right Republican Strategy to Block Repeal of Racist Title 42 (WISCONSIN) – On Monday, a conservative, Trump-appointed judge temporarily blocked President Biden’s repeal of Title 42. Title 42 is a racist and anti-immigrant policy used by the Trump administration to deny asylum seekers humanitarian entry into the U.S.

Awards Recognize Individuals & Organizations for Excellence in Increasing Financial Literacy, Capability and Inclusion Among Wisconsin Residents   MADISON, Wis. – The Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy and Capability today announced the Council is accepting nominations for the 2022 Governor’s Financial Literacy Awards through December 2, 2022. The awards recognize individuals and organizations for

MADISON – Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin, along with 10 other victim advocacy and law enforcement organizations recently filed an amicus curiae brief with the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the ongoing litigation over the crime victims’ rights constitutional amendment commonly known as Marsy’s Law. Marsy’s Law was ratified by voters during the April 7,

Madison, Wis. — The Institute for Reforming Government has hired Quinton Klabon to be Senior Research Director to develop K-12 and higher education policy solutions for Wisconsin. He can be reached at QK@reforminggovernment.org. Quinton worked for seven years at Saint Marcus Lutheran School in Milwaukee, one of Wisconsin’s only five-star schools serving low-income, Black

Madison, Wis. — The Institute for Reforming Government has hired Quinton Klabon to be Senior Research Director to develop K-12 and higher education policy solutions for Wisconsin. He can be reached at QK@reforminggovernment.org. Quinton worked for seven years at Saint Marcus Lutheran School in Milwaukee, one of Wisconsin’s only five-star schools serving low-income, Black

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) has released its 2022 Community Impact Grant Program Request for Partnerships. Through the Community Impact Grant Program, the Wisconsin Partnership Program advances health equity in Wisconsin by supporting community-academic partnership initiatives that address the social determinants of health and root causes

During my career as an elected official I have always respected the boundaries between the legislative and judicial branches of government. However, when a case presents itself as not providing adequate justice or protection for the community, I feel obligated to speak out. This is one of those cases. The