Today the Wisconsin State Assembly was in session to debate the legislative maps Republicans introduced, which is done every 10 years. In 2011, the Republican-controlled Legislature in Wisconsin pushed through a plan which favored Republicans while packing Democratic voters into a small number of districts and weakened their voting power.

MADISON, Wis. – Recently, a COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 years old became available, and it opens the possibility of vaccinating the last large remaining segment of the population. There are about 28 million children in this age group in the United States, which makes up about

Madison – Sexual assault survivors are one step away from having access to information about their sexual assault kits. On Thursday, the Wisconsin State Assembly unanimously gave final approval to a bill authored by State Senator Alberta Darling that will create a Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System. “My bill

MADISON –Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly met in regular session and took up redistricting legislation. Rep. Conley (D-Janesville) released the following statement in response:  “Drawing our electoral maps is the most important issue that comes before the state legislature every ten  years. We know the maps proposed by Republicans are even

MADISON- Representative Katrina Shankland voted today to pass Assembly Bill 682, legislation authorizing the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to award loans and grants to support both the Verso and Park Falls mills. Rep. Shankland stated, “Over a year has gone by since the Verso paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids

MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after a bill he authored, 2021 Senate Bill 71, was passed by the Assembly on a voice vote during today’s floor period: “After several years of work with advocates and professionals in the field, I’m proud to see this important

MADISON – Today, the State Assembly voted on Senate Bills 71 and 94, bills aimed at addressing the sexual assault kit backlog in Wisconsin. The bills will be sent to Governor Tony Evers’ desk to await his signature. Senator Agard released the following statement regarding the passage of the two

MADISON – In the final Assembly floor session before the holiday recess, Representatives took up two bills relating to the outcomes of the 2020 census results and statewide redistricting. The bills proposed, AB 624, legislative redistricting, and AB 625, congressional redistricting, have been drafted by Republican Assembly and Senate leadership

MADISON — Following the passage of Republicans’ gerrymandered maps, Rep. Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement: “In 2011, after signing secrecy oaths to hide their partisan machinations from the public, Republicans passed a gerrymandered map to distort the will of the voters and guarantee a deep red legislature despite

MADISON – Today, Rep. Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) released the following statement after voting against the Republican gerrymandered redistricting maps: “I was proud to vote against Robin Vos’s gerrymandered redistricting maps today. As I have since I was elected to the State Assembly, I will continue to fight for fair maps

Madison – Today, the Wisconsin Assembly passed the proposed Republican legislative and congressional maps along party lines. The Senate passed these maps on Monday November 8th. Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) released the following statement on the passage of these maps: “Today I voted against the congressional and legislative maps put forward

Washington, D.C. — Today, Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General of the United States and chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, released the following statement in response to the Wisconsin State Legislature’s passage of gerrymandered legislative and congressional maps: “The Republican gerrymandered maps and the process that

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he has granted another 29 pardons, bringing total pardons granted by the governor since reinstating the Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board in 2019 to 307. The Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board heard from applicants virtually on Oct. 8, 2021, and applications that were selected for expedited review

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly voted on Republican-drawn district maps as part of the redistricting process. The redistricting process occurs every ten years, following the completion of the U.S. Census to establish the legislative and congressional district maps for the subsequent decade.   Rep. Katrina Shankland (D- Stevens Point)

MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after a bill he authored, 2021 Senate Bill 71, was passed by the Assembly on a voice vote during today’s floor period: “After several years of work with advocates and professionals in the field, I’m proud to see this important

MADISON – Today, the State Assembly voted on Senate Bills 71 and 94, bills aimed at addressing the sexual assault kit backlog in Wisconsin. The bills will be sent to Governor Tony Evers’ desk to await his signature. Senator Agard released the following statement regarding the passage of the two