Madison, Wis. — Hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin families continue to benefit from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, including Wisconsinites in Republican-led congressional districts whose representatives voted against the lifesaving economic relief.   A staple of the American Rescue Plan is the expanded Child Tax Credit, which provides additional relief

MADISON – Today, State Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa), State Representative Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit), and State Senator Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) introduced the Epi Access bill to make epinephrine more accessible and affordable in Wisconsin. The first part of the bill directs the Department of Health Services to reimburse ambulance providers in Wisconsin

MADISON, WI – Oct. 27 – Today, Assembly Republicans voted to pass several politically motivated reproductive health restrictions over the strong objections of the medical community. The medical community opposed the series of restrictions because they are a dangerous intrusion in the patient-physician relationship that prevents doctors from providing a patient with

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

Cancer Drug Parity Act Would Make Oral Cancer Medications as Affordable for Patients as Intravenous Chemotherapy   WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is supporting the introduction of bipartisan legislation to ensure cancer patients who receive oral medications are not hit with thousands of dollars in unaffordable out-of-pocket costs. The Cancer

MADISON, Wis. — As Ron Johnson finds himself in yet another scandal, he has ignored Wisconsinites’ demands to answer a simple question: why did he pay virtually nothing in state income taxes in 2017, despite reporting nearly half a million dollars in income?   Johnson paid $2,105 dollars in state

A new report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says either State Rep. John Macco or businessman Eric Hovde are considering joining the Wisconsin GOP primary for governor, threatening Rebecca Kleefisch. Macco and Hovde have teamed up to decide whether one should jump in, a decision the Sentinel says would “shake up” the primary. If either

MADISON – A bill authored by State Representative Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) that requires life-saving care to babies who survive abortions passed the state Assembly Wednesday. The proposal, which has already been approved by the state Senate, now heads to the governor’s desk for a final signature. “In other circumstances, a baby

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly voted several of anti-abortion bills aimed at blocking access to abortion in Wisconsin. Representative Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement regarding the bills on the floor today: “Wisconsin Republicans were able to rush these anti-abortion bills through the legislative process, simply due

Madison, WI — On Wednesday, State Representative Alex Dallman joined his Assembly colleagues in passing a pro-life legislative package on the session floor. “I am always honored to take a stand for the unborn,” said Representative Dallman. “When I ran for office last year, I wanted to make it my mission

This afternoon, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed four pro-life bills that were previously passed in the State Senate:  The Born Alive Survivors Protection Act (AB6), A Woman’s Right to Know Act (AB593), the Prenatal Diagnosis Information Act (AB594), and the Shield the Vulnerable Act (AB595). “The heart of the pro-life

Madison…The bill Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) co-authored to give women information when on the abortion pill regimen, passed along party lines in the Assembly. The Woman’s Right to Know Act increases transparency in healthcare by requiring a woman who is considering taking an abortion-inducing pill to be notified by her physician that

Multistate Amicus Brief Urges the Court to Allow Challenges to Abortion Ban to Go Forward MADISON, Wis. – Following a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that it will hear two challenges to Texas’ unconstitutional six-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 8 (S.B. 8), Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a coalition

MADISON, Wis.—Four University of Wisconsin System students and three educators are being recognized today by the UW System and Alliant Energy Foundation for their outstanding achievements. The Alliant Energy Erroll B. Davis, Jr. Achievement Awards recognize the outstanding academic and community-service efforts of students from traditionally underrepresented minority groups who

Madison, Wis. — Today, Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly passed legislation attacking reproductive health care. These bills are a part of a national effort to ban abortion and interfere with a person’s ability to make their own health care decisions. Gov. Tony Evers has always fought for access to health care, including reproductive