MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Senate Bill 254, now 2021 Wisconsin Act 80. Senate Bill 254, now 2021 Wisconsin Act 80: Allows holders of certain unexpired construction or building permits or approvals to seek extension of the permit or approval term if the permit is subject to administrative,

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) sent a letter to Facebook expressing concern that content on Instagram may promote eating disorders among young users, specifically teenagers and girls. In the letter, the senators highlighted Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen’s testimony to the

[Madison, WI] – Following Ron Kind’s endorsement of Brad Pfaff in the Democrat primary for the third congressional district, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Executive Director Mark Jefferson: “Brad Pfaff is officially the choice of the Swamp. Pfaff would be little more than an empty vessel for

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) joined 145 Republicans in signing a letter to President Biden raising concerns about the rising prices of oil and gas. The letter comes after the Biden Administration’s recent request to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and 10 other oil-exporting nations, known collectively

MILWAUKEE – Earnell Lucas, Milwaukee County Sheriff and candidate for mayor of Milwaukee, today issued the following statement regarding the Republican National Committee’s inquiry into holding their 2024 convention in Milwaukee:   “Over the past few years, Milwaukee has demonstrated its ability to host major events in our city. Coming

MADISON, Wis. — While Democrats are hard at work in negotiations to get across the finish line and pass the Build Back Better agenda and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, Republicans in Congress have spent nearly nine months proving time and again that they have no interest in helping the people

MADISON – On Thursday, Representative Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton), Senator Jeff Smith (D-Brunswick), and Representative Dora Drake (D-Milwaukee) introduced legislation to establish the Office of Student Loan Ombudsman and create a Borrower Bill of Rights. Last summer, Governor Evers convened his task force on student loan debt to produce recommendations on

(MADISON) – Today Representative Gary Hebl (D- Sun Prairie) and Sen. Jeff Smith (D-Brunswick) circulated LRB-4951, a constitutional amendment that will give more power to the citizens of Wisconsin by enabling them to veto legislatively-passed laws at the ballot box.   In order to get a citizen veto referendum on the

MADISON, Wis. —  Today, the USA Today Network-Wisconsin Editorial Board slammed Michael Gableman and the Wisconsin GOP for “flushing taxpayer dollars down the drain” to further Donald Trump’s “Big Lie” about an election that was proven to be secure nearly a year ago.   The editorial board said, “Republicans should be embarrassed that

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Clerk George Christenson issued the following statement today on the passing of Milwaukee County Election Commissioner Rick Baas: “I am extremely saddened to learn of Rick Baas’ passing and my thoughts are with his family during this difficult time. I have known Rick for several years and

MADISON, Wis. —  This week, Governor Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul announced a $45 million investment in making our communities safer in Wisconsin. Under the plan, Gov. Evers is investing $25 million into violence prevention efforts and $20 million to support victim services.   This investment is made possible thanks to

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will meet in-person for the October board meeting to consider several proposed rules, hearings, management and master plans, land items and donations. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, originating from Public Meeting Room G09, at the State Natural Resources

Madison, Wis. — Today at Ron Johnson’s Madison office, Wisconsinites gathered to call out Senator Johnson for abandoning working families and working against the Build Back Better agenda. Johnson has opposed the Build Back Better agenda at every step, standing against middle-class tax cuts, lower health care costs, critical pandemic

NEW YORK — Vote Mama, the first PAC focused solely on electing Democratic moms, today announced its endorsement of two additional federal candidates running for election to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives:   Sarah Godlewski — United States Senate, Wisconsin Cindy Axne — United

MADISON, Wis. — Every day there’s a new twist and turn to the blundered Republican sham election review, led by disgraced ex-justice Michael Gableman. With that in mind, A Better Wisconsin Together is launching a new website with a comprehensive documentation of the ongoing failures of the sham election review. The

WASHINGTON  – On Thursday, The Federalist published an op-ed by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) regarding President Biden’s freedom-robbing mandate and the dire effects it already is having on the American workforce and our economy.   The full op-ed can be found here, and excerpts are below.   Like President Biden, who said in

Audio file of Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address highlighting new investments announced earlier this week in American Rescue Plan dollars providing $45 million into ensuring safer communities through violence prevention and support for crime victims. Hey, folks. Governor Tony Evers here. I’m proud of