MADISON – Rep. Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following statement reflecting on the one-year anniversary of the January 6th, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.: “Today marks one year since the Capitol insurrection in Washington, D.C., in which supporters of former President Trump stormed Congress in a

MADISON – State Representative Timothy Ramthun (R-Campbellsport) released the following  statement regarding facts surrounding election integrity efforts:   “It has been suggested that there are other issues believed to rank above election integrity. I would like to  remind everyone that this is not the case. Elections have consequences, and manipulated elections

Madison – State Representative Janel Brandtjen (R- Menomonee Falls), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections, issued the following statement regarding Green Bay Mayor’s refusal to cooperate with committee investigations: “On March 10th of last year, the Assembly’s Campaigns & Elections committee heard testimony, including hard, tangible evidence, that

The Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association (WSCGA) Board agreed Tuesday, January 5 to move their annual Winter Meeting from an in-person format to a virtual one. The event is held in conjunction with the annual Cranberry School put on by the Wisconsin Cranberry Research and Education Foundation (WCREF). The 2022

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin spoke on the Senate floor to mark the one-year anniversary of the violent January 6th insurrection and attack on our Democracy. A video of the speech can be downloaded here.

Washington, D.C. – Last year, when Democrats passed their so-called coronavirus relief bill, they (wrongly) claimed the trillions in wasteful spending was necessary to help schools reopen safely for in-person learning. Even then, the science told us that classrooms were already safe for in-person learning, but Democrats never miss a chance

MADISON, Wis. – Democratic Party of Wisconsin Interim Executive Director Devin Remiker issued the following statement on the anniversary of Derrick Van Orden’s attendance at the 1/6 attack on our democracy: “One year ago today, Derrick Van Orden disqualified himself for public office by crossing police lines to spectate as

MILWAUKEE – In recognition of the one-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol inspired by former President Trump’s lies, State Representatives Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee), Dora Drake (D-Milwaukee), Francesca Hong (D-Madison), Christine Sinicki (D-Milwaukee), Lee Snodgrass (D-Appleton), and Samba Baldeh (D-Madison) and State Senators Chris Larson

The Department of Health Services (DHS) today provided an update on Wisconsin’s efforts to help health and residential care providers provide critical care to Wisconsinites during this COVID-19 surge. In collaboration with our state’s hospitals and long-term care providers, since October 19, 2021, DHS has worked with staffing agencies to

Madison, Wis. — Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek urges Wisconsin residents to sign up for high-quality, affordable health insurance coverage before Open Enrollment ends on Saturday, January 15. During this limited time, all Wisconsinites are eligible to get enrolled in one of the many health plan options available on the federal marketplace

Hard working people in twenty states woke up on New Year’s Day with a little more money in their paychecks; those in five other states and the District of Columbia will take home more at some other point in 2022.  That’s because, whether through legislation or ballot measure, these twenty

APPLETON, WI – Outagamie County Executive and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson today called on the Select Committee investigating the January 6th attacks to subpoena testimony and records and testimony from U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.). In the letter to the committee (attached) sent on the anniversary of the

MADISON—Here in Wisconsin, we’ve had our own collaborators in the Jan. 6 coup attempt by far right Trumpites. I’m not even referring to the six Wisconsinites who were charged with crimes in the U.S. Capitol that day. I’m referring, instead, to Republican activists and elected officials who schemed to subvert the Electoral

MOUNT PLEASANT, WI JANUARY 6, 2022 – In November 2018, Mount Pleasant village officials were so sure the proposed Foxconn development would be such a great success they agreed to pay the Racine Water Utility for any water Foxconn didn’t use as part of the proposed $10 billion LCD factory

MADISON, Wis. – In the year following insurrectionists storming the U.S. Capitol building with the intention of overthrowing the 2020 election results, Ron Johnson spent his time defending and trying to justify the actions of the rioters rather than doing his job. Here are some of Johnson’s most outlandish actions

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding snowmobilers that safety is an important part of the ride. Whether you were gifted a snowmobile over the holidays or are a veteran of the ride, the department asks all riders to be in the know and review Wisconsin’s snowmobile

MADISON, Wis.—Today, Opportunity Wisconsin released the following statement on the one year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.  Meghan Roh, Opportunity Wisconsin program director: “Exactly a year ago today, Wisconsinites watched as rioters stormed the United States Capitol Building, which left multiple people dead, threatened the

MADISON, Wis. — Regardless of our race, economic status, or zip code, we understand the fundamentality of our nation-wide freedom to vote. But on January 6, 2021 that freedom was called into question when certain Republicans encouraged and enabled MAGA militants to attack the will of the American people. Thanks

FORT McCOY, Wis. — “I now see myself successful, instead of a failure.” That is how Cadet Chloe Halbrooks of Walworth, Wisconsin, described the impact the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy has made on her life. Halbrooks was among 71 cadets from 38 counties who graduated from the Challenge Academy’s

MADISON, Wis. – Jomol Mathew, Ph.D., has been named the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health’s inaugural associate dean for informatics and information technology. Mathew will work to foster an unparalleled data ecosystem that enables the school and researchers to better collect, share and analyze data from