MADISON, WI – Today, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced the creation of a Special Assembly Committee on Trade and Supply Chain and named State Rep. Dave Armstrong (R-Rice Lake) as one of its members. “Across the state and country, demand is high, quantity is low, prices are increasing, and workers are scarce,”

(Oneida Reservation) – On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, Oneida Nation Chairman  Tehassi Hill released the following statement regarding the announcement by  Representative Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) that he will not be seeking re-election  in 2022.  “On behalf of the Oneida Nation I want to convey my appreciation to  Representative Jim Steineke

Appleton, Wis. – As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on landmark voting rights legislation today, a new video released Wednesday by the Nelson campaign highlights the personal efforts by Maria Nelson – wife of grassroots U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson – to fight back and expose the need for

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led their Senate colleagues in sending letters to President Joe Biden, Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton, and Secretary of the Senate Sonceria Ann Berry, urging them to prioritize the purchase of masks made in the U.S. with U.S.

MADISON, Wis. — Kevin Nicholson came out swinging this week with the first pillar of his policy platform for governor: shut down schools. You read that right — rather than offering up plans to improve public education and invest in our kids, Nicholson wants to divert public tax dollars to

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Gov. Tony Evers today, together with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, visited Prairie du Chien to announce a $250,000 state grant to help transform a blighted shopping mall into a vibrant commercial development and 96 affordable, family apartments. “Quality, affordable family housing is

MADISON, Wis. — Earlier today, Senator Tammy Baldwin, Congressman Mark Pocan, and the leadership of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin highlighted the successes of President Biden’s first year in office ahead of the one-year anniversary of his inauguration tomorrow. From getting shots in arms and putting checks in pockets to

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), a co-owner of a major sports franchise, slammed comments from another co-owner of a major sports franchise, Chamath Palihapitiya, for saying that “no one cares” about the ongoing genocide in China and that “until we actually clean up our own house, the idea

Today, Representative Macco, Representative Goyke, and Senator Ringhand introduced LRB 5348 that creates the 401(K)ids saving program to help every child in Wisconsin begin saving at birth. The bi-partisan group of legislators used framework provided by the Retirement Security Task Force to develop the initiative. 401(K)ids creates an IRA-like investment account for every child

(WISCONSIN) – Today, Voces de la Frontera Action (VDFLA), Wisconsin’s leading immigrant and workers rights organization, filed a lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court challenging the legality of an astoundingly broad and invasive subpoena issued on January 5 by the leader of the Republican-led sham election review, Special Counsel Michael Gableman.

MADISON, Wis. – This month, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin will report ending 2021 with approximately $6 million cash-on-hand across state and federal accounts, an impressive show of Democratic energy and enthusiasm heading into the election year.  Tuesday’s report came following the announcement that Gov. Evers ended the year with

I’m Matt Rothschild, the executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. Since 1995, we’ve been tracking and exposing the money in Wisconsin politics and advocating for a broad range of pro-democracy reforms. We strongly object to this motion to enlarge the scope of the special counsel’s role for the following eight reasons.

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Ayman EL-Refaie, Werner Endowed Chair in Secure/Sustainable Energy and professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Opus College of Engineering at Marquette University, was named the 2021 Engineer of the Year by STEM Forward, metro Milwaukee’s leading STEM education and outreach provider. The Engineer of the Year

MADISON – Today, candidate for U.S. Senate and Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski called on Congressional leaders to break up the Build Back Better plan, and swiftly introduce and pass its individual components separately. This solution provides the best opportunity to free up relief for working families from the legislative logjam that

Madison… Today, Speaker Robin Vos announced the creation of the Special Assembly Committee on Trade and Supply Chain. Representative Rob Brooks (R-Saukville) will Chair the new committee, joined by Vice-Chair Representative Alex Dallman (R-Green Lake), and Representatives Nancy VanderMeer (R-Tomah), Dave Armstrong (R-Rice Lake), John Spiros (R-Marshfield), Warren Petryk (R-Town

MADISON – On Tuesday, January 25th, at the nomination of Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point), the Wisconsin State Assembly will recognize Amherst Fire Chief Victor Voss and Assistant Fire Chief Brian Swan as “Hometown Heroes” during its scheduled floor session. Rep. Katrina Shankland nominated Chief Voss and Assistant Chief Swan

MADISON, Wis. – In an effort to improve consumer and stakeholder access to critical information and resources in underserved communities, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has hired Adin Palau as Diversity Outreach Specialist. DATCP’s Diversity Outreach Specialist will connect stakeholders and residents to the programs

In Wisconsin, we once had a “Regular Broken” school revenue system. Regular Broken was a system that was supposed to provide enough funding to keep pace with inflation but really didn’t. It was invented in 1993 by Governor Tommy Thompson and placed per-pupil revenue limits on schools. Schools could not

Madison… Today, Speaker Robin Vos announced the creation of the Special Assembly Committee on Trade and Supply Chain. Representative Rob Brooks (R-Saukville) will Chair the new committee, joined by Vice-Chair Representative Alex Dallman (R-Green Lake), and Representatives Nancy VanderMeer (R-Tomah), Dave Armstrong (R-Rice Lake), John Spiros (R-Marshfield), Warren Petryk (R-Town