PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI – Derrick Van Orden joined his fellow Navy SEAL Congressional candidates Ryan Zinke, Eli Crane, Morgan Luttrell, and Brady Duke yesterday for interviews on the stakes of the 2022 midterm elections. Each of those SEALs is running again because they believe our country is headed in

MILWAUKEE – Dr. John Raymond, president and CEO of the Medical College of Wisconsin, will be the featured guest at a virtual Newsmaker Lunch Hour set for noon on Tuesday, November 2. Raymond is a practicing nephrologist who has led the Medical College since July 1, 2010. Throughout the pandemic,

Testimony in Opposition to SB 621/AB 624 – Legislative Redistricting & SB 622/AB 625 – Congressional Redistricting Chair Stroebel, Chair Swearingen & Members of the Committee, I’m Jay Heck and, since 1996 I have had the privilege of serving as the Executive Director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, the state’s

CHIPPEWA FALLS – The ACLU of Wisconsin announced today that it had filed an appeal with the Department of Public Instruction on behalf of Ti’nya Singletary, a Black 8th-grade student who experienced racial harassment, disparate discipline, and inadequate curriculum on Black history while attending Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District

Madison – Between October 14-21, it appears that at least nine people died and two were injured from domestic violence homicide related incidents in Wisconsin. In all cases, which are still under investigation and occurred in Milwaukee, Kenosha, and Green Bay during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, firearms were the weapon used to

The News: A non-profit finally acquired a vacant elementary school in Mattoon, Wisconsin, subject of a lengthy legal dispute over ownership, and intends to start a private choice school in the underserved community. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) represented the non-profit, Shepherd’s Watch, in the legal fight over ownership of the building

MADISON, Wis. — Since Radical Rebecca Kleefisch announced her run for governor, it’s time to revisit some of her most controversial comments to remind Wisconsinites why they rejected her in the first place. She said what? Kleefisch holds intolerant views on the LGBTQ community that have no place in Wisconsin.

MADISON – A bill that would add the teaching of Wisconsin’s Safe Haven laws for health classes in schools authored by Rep. Todd Novak (Dodgeville) and State Sen. Joan Ballweg (Markesan) passed the Senate and the full Assembly on a unanimous bipartisan vote. The bill will now advance to the

Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater), Co-chairman of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR), released the following statement in response to the UW System’s announcement that they will be using Biden’s federal executive order as an excuse to advance a Covid-19 vaccination mandate.  The System is trying to hide details of

MILWAUKEE – In response to the passage earlier today of a number of anti-choice bills in the Assembly, State Rep. David Bowen (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “Let’s be very clear: the anti-choice bills on today’s Assembly calendar were not about any kind of meaningful policy debate. Instead, these bills

City of Racine – The City of Racine, Racine County, AMI Health, and Health Care Network will partner this weekend to bring mobile pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics directly to neighborhoods this Saturday. Clinics will be run out of the City’s Mobile Voting Unit (which looks like a big City branded RV) and canvassers

MILWAUKEE, WI – This morning, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley joined Hennepin County Board Chair Marion Greene, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, Franklin County Commissioner John O’Grady, and King County Executive Dow Constantine for a virtual press conference about the historic investments and generational impacts for local communities and families that

MADISON, Wis. – Rep. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) is honored that the state Assembly has passed his bill that gives women more choices when it comes to their reproductive healthcare. Under current state law, women can only obtain most birth control through a prescription from a physician or an advanced

[Madison, WI] – During today’s State Assembly floor session, State Representative Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk) along with his Assembly Republican colleagues passed a series of pro-life legislative proposals. “One of the most important things I can do as your state representative is help protect those who can’t protect themselves,” stated Rep. Callahan.

Two Bills Authored with Sen. Testin, One Bill Authored with Sen. Stroebel   Madison – Representative Barbara Dittrich (R – Oconomowoc) proudly voted yes on the three pro-life bills she authored today as well as others on the Assembly floor. Those authored by the Representative are Assembly Bill 493, Assembly Bill 594,

MILWAUKEE – County Supervisor Sequanna Taylor presented five budget amendments at Tuesday’s County Board Finance Committee meeting. Four of the amendments were recommended for adoption with numerous Supervisors joining as co-sponsors. “I brought forward these budget amendments after speaking with District 2 constituents, community organizations, and community leaders,” said Supervisor Taylor. “These

MADISON – Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) joined her Assembly Republican colleagues today in supporting a package of bills aimed at reducing the instances of induced abortions in Wisconsin: the ‘Time for Life’ package.   “One bill I’d like to highlight is Assembly Bill 36, which, with certain safeguards in place, would

Donated solar panels will allow the nonprofit organization to produce nearly all of its own energy Ashland, Wis. – The Ashland Area Development Corporation (AADC) is installing 317 donated solar panels on its steel roof to create the area’s largest rooftop solar installation. The 120kW DC solar system will provide approximately