MADISON, Wis. — Today, Governor Tony Evers called for a special session on education funding, asking the state legislature to do what’s best for our kids and our schools. Republicans plan on convening a last-minute session tomorrow for the purpose of overriding the governor’s veto and ending federal unemployment benefits

Appleton, WI – U.S. Senate candidate and Outagamie County executive Tom Nelson announced in a video today that he will tour all of Wisconsin’s 72 counties in 72 days on the “Full Nelson 72 Counties Tour” starting on July 28. “I come from the Fox Valley, a tough place for

WASHINGTON — On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined by Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) wrote a letter to President Biden expressing deep concern with the White House’s announcement that it

July 26, 2021 Senator Howard Marklein – (608) 266-0703 Representative Mark Born – (608) 266-2540 Co-Chairs Statement on Governor’s Political Special Session Call Madison – The Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance, State Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) and State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green), released the following statement in

July 26, 2021 Contact: WisDems Communications (press@wisdems.org)   Fourth Anniversary of Walker-Kleefisch Administration’s Failed Foxconn Deal MADISON, Wis. — Today is the fourth anniversary of Scott Walker and likely GOP gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch’s disastrous deal with tech giant Foxconn. Earlier this year, Governor Evers cleaned up the mess left

07/26/2021 CONTACT: Nicole Tardif, NTardif@afphq.org Americans for Prosperity Launches Robust Grassroots Thank You Campaign for Legislators’ Leadership Amid Major Budget Battle MADISON, WI—Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today announced its expansive grassroots campaign to thank legislators who fought for Wisconsin taxpayers, businesses, and families during this year’s major budget battle. Wisconsin legislators

 July 26, 2021 Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov    Gov. Evers Calls Legislature into Special Session to Do What’s Best for Kids Governor announces special session plan to put more than $400 million into K-12, more than $100 million into higher education MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced he signed Executive Order #127, calling a special session of the

[Madison, WI, July 26, 2021—] Question: State appropriations per student are greater at UW-Madison than at UW-Milwaukee (UWM). In the face of no additional state funding for the UW System, should we move resources away from UW-Madison and towards UWM? Why are state appropriations so much higher at Madison? Are they

The Fish Hatchery Road ramp to the eastbound Beltline (US 12/18) in Madison will be closed starting 7 p.m. Tuesday (July 27) until Wednesday, August 4. Motorists must use alternate local routes during the closure. Crews will reconstruct a portion of the ramp as part of the Flex Lane project.

WISCONSIN — Wisconsin members of MoveOn Political Action have voted decisively to support Mandela Barnes in the state’s U.S. Senate race, with an overwhelming 83% of votes cast in favor of backing Barnes. MoveOn also released an ad contrasting Barnes’ record of fighting for working families against Johnson’s advocacy for his fellow members

Last week, two new national polls showed that President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework supported by Democrats and Republicans in Congress, remains wildly popular among voters of all backgrounds and political ideologies. In fact, new polling from Navigator Research, The Associated Press, and CBS News found

MADISON – This weekend, Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin held a community outreach event aimed at educating Trempealeau County Residents – particularly those from the Latino community – about their rights under Wisconsin’s recently adopted crime victims’ rights constitutional amendment known as Marsy’s Law. “Since Marsy’s Law was enacted last year, we have