Milwaukee, Wisc. March 8, 2022 — The Wisconsin State Senate has passed a series of bills to empower parents and expand parental school choice program access. The bills will now go to the desk of Governor Tony Evers, who is expected to veto the legislation. These bills, part of the larger

BELOIT – Today, State Representative Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) released the following statement after the announcement from State Senator Janis Ringhand (D-Evansville) that she will be retiring from the Wisconsin State Senate at the end of her term: “Janis has been a friend, a mentor, and a role model to me

MADISON, Wis. (March 9, 2022) – Tax season is in full swing, and for families across Wisconsin, that means evaluating their financial situations and creating budgets and financial roadmaps for the future. With more than 1.2 million children under the age of 18 in the state, college savings should be

Madison, WI – Today, Senator Janis Ringhand (D-Evansville) announced she would not seek reelection in 2022 for her State Senate seat. Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement regarding Ringhand’s announcement: “Senator Ringhand has been a wonderful leader and colleague in the State Senate. She has always been dedicated

State Senator Janis Ringhand (D-Evansville) has announced that she will not seek re-election to the State Senate. “It has been a great honor to serve the people of the 15th Senate district. While I will miss working with colleagues on important issues, I think that this is the right time to

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, introduced the bipartisan Legacies of War Recognition and Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act to recognize the contributions of the many communities and Diasporas from Southeast Asia who supported and defended the United States Armed Forces

Madison, WI – Yesterday the Wisconsin State Senate had their last session day for the 2021-22 legislative session. Senator Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement: “Every two years as legislators, we have the opportunity to prioritize the issues affecting our state. Instead of continuing to work for the Wisconsin people

MADISON, March 9, 2022 – Legislation that would require all businesses be treated equally during an emergency declaration has been approved by the Legislature and sent to Governor Tony Evers for signature. Bill G. Smith, State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in Wisconsin, the state’s leading small business organization,

The News: Attorneys at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) issued a letter to Elmbrook Schools Superintendent, Dr. Mark Hansen, warning the district that federal and state nondiscrimination law applies to all people and all students. WILL’s letter comes in response to the written report from the Elmbrook Assistant Superintendent

As state officials have cut income taxes by billions of dollars during the past decade, average tax rates have declined for most Wisconsinites, but rates for those at the bottom of the income ladder  have risen, a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report concludes.  Sizable income tax cuts enacted last summer

Madison – The Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations is disappointed in Tuesday’s conclusion of the State Senate session, especially the passage of AB966 and AB970 and the legislature’s failure to use state surplus dollars to relieve chronic underfunding for students with disabilities. Due in large part to decades of

Farmers and industry stakeholders are invited to join the conversation around the future of dairy in Wisconsin. Local chapters of the Farmers Union and Farm Bureau are collaborating on a series of Dairy Together events happening around Wisconsin in late March. The events aim to educate and rally farmers around

Madison, WI – Yesterday the legislature declined to take up the opportunity to use a portion of  Wisconsin’s $3.8 billion budget surplus to provide desperately-needed funding for students with  disabilities. Meanwhile, the State Senate passed a slate of education-related bills including AB970 and  AB966, which would have particularly detrimental effects

[Madison, WI] — Senate President Chris Kapenga (R – Delafield) released the following statement after  both houses of the legislature passed AB 995 allowing parents to opt their child out of wearing a face  mask at school:   “Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, school mask mandates have superseded parental

Menomonie, WI—Today, Elect Democratic Women endorsed Deb McGrath for Wisconsin’s third Congressional district. Elect Democratic Women (EDW) was formed by Democratic Congresswomen who understand that Congress cannot and will not address the urgent needs facing women and their families by a Congress where less than one in five representatives are

Madison, WI – Today during Senate session, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) introduced for consideration Senate Bill 361, legislation would regulate and address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Wisconsin’s groundwater system. The amendment was struck down. Senator Melissa Agard released the following statement: “Having access to clean, usable water is

(MILWAUKEE) – Today, the legislature took up Assembly Bill 966 relating to breaking up the  Milwaukee Public School System into 4-8 smaller districts. Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee)  released the following statement on the bill:  “First of all, the idea that Sen. Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield) thought he would talk about the 

Madison – Governor Evers will soon have a choice: does he stand with students and parents or unions and bureaucrats? On Tuesday, the Wisconsin State Senate approved six bills that will shake up the status quo in education. One of the main authors of the package, Senator Alberta Darling, says

MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after 2021 Assembly Bill 727, which he authored with Representatives Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) and others, was passed by the Wisconsin State Senate during today’s floor period: “Clean waterbodies are as much a part of the foundation of our great state