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Contact: (608) 266-5340 Rep. Hesselbein and Sen. Erpenbach join Governor Evers touring free health clinic in Middleton MADISON – Today, Governor Tony Evers visited Benevolent Specialists Project Free Clinic in Middleton. Governor Evers toured the clinic and then announced the
Members of the public will be able to provide testimony next week before the Finance and Personnel Committee during a special virtual public hearing on how the City of Milwaukee should use funds from its $394 million American Rescue Plan
Contact: WisDems Communications (press@wisdems.org) MADISON, Wis. — Today, Gov. Evers called for a special session of the legislature to expand BadgerCare and reinvest cost savings into much-needed projects throughout the state to support economic development and Wisconsin’s economic recovery. Expanding
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) led 20 of his Senate Republican colleagues in calling on President Biden to reverse his executive order that revoked federal agencies requirement to post guidance documents in a searchable database. The executive order was modeled after
Envision a work zone in Wisconsin and you’ll likely picture orange barrels, heavy equipment and workers in hard hats. Technology may not come to mind, but it is playing an increasingly important role in keeping motorists and workers safe. In
The News: Attorneys with The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) issued a Notice of Claim to the Kettle Moraine School District that a District policy allowing students to change their gender identity at school, without parental
Madison, Wis. — Today, the Institute for Reforming Government launched a new interactive website that allows the general public to build their own state budget. The first-of-its-kind dashboard in Wisconsin gives people an insight into the world of a state lawmaker by allowing the public
MADISON, Wis. – Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted a 14-day waiting period between receiving a COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines. After almost 300 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered across the United States,
Governor’s proposal calls for reinvesting BadgerCare expansion cost savings into economic development projects across the state MIDDLETON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced he is calling a special session to expand BadgerCare and invest the $1 billion in cost savings
Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) has reintroduced the Ending Sanctuary Cities Act to the 117th Congress. This bill will prevent state and local governments that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities from receiving any federal grants.
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For Further Information, Contact: Jason: (920) 212-1467 [Waukesha County, Wisconsin] Joe Handrick, a former Republican state lawmaker, has been hired as the Executive Director of Common Sense Wisconsin. “We are incredibly pleased to bring Joe Handrick on board to help
Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today was selected by House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-AL) to serve as the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. The subcommittee is responsible for military personnel policy,
CONTACT: Senator Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703, Sen.Marklein@legis.wi.gov Speaker Robin Vos, 608-266-9171, Rep.Vos@legis.wi.gov Bill to encourage individuals to return-to-work amid massive worker shortage MADISON— Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) today announced Workforce Recovery legislation encouraging unemployed individuals to return-to-work
Contact: Samara Sheff 202-495-8879 “My Native sisters are suffering, facing one of the highest rates of violence in the country. It’s on Congress to acknowledge the epidemic of violence against Native women, so we can take meaningful action to save
Contact: Alexa Henning Vanessa Ambrosini WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, on Tuesday questioned witnesses regarding the full scope of threats the United States faces, including the Biden-made crisis at the
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Contact: (608) 266-5340 Rep. Hesselbein and Sen. Erpenbach join Governor Evers touring free health clinic in Middleton MADISON – Today, Governor Tony Evers visited Benevolent Specialists Project Free Clinic in Middleton. Governor Evers toured the clinic and then announced the signing of Executive Order #116 calling for a special session
Members of the public will be able to provide testimony next week before the Finance and Personnel Committee during a special virtual public hearing on how the City of Milwaukee should use funds from its $394 million American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation. We strongly recommend that citizens take advantage
Contact: WisDems Communications (press@wisdems.org) MADISON, Wis. — Today, Gov. Evers called for a special session of the legislature to expand BadgerCare and reinvest cost savings into much-needed projects throughout the state to support economic development and Wisconsin’s economic recovery. Expanding BadgerCare would cover 90,900 Wisconsinites and save the state $1.6 billion over
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) led 20 of his Senate Republican colleagues in calling on President Biden to reverse his executive order that revoked federal agencies requirement to post guidance documents in a searchable database. The executive order was modeled after bipartisan legislation, the Guidance Out of Darkness Act (GOOD Act) that was
Envision a work zone in Wisconsin and you’ll likely picture orange barrels, heavy equipment and workers in hard hats. Technology may not come to mind, but it is playing an increasingly important role in keeping motorists and workers safe. In the latest episode of Transportation Connects Us, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
The News: Attorneys with The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) issued a Notice of Claim to the Kettle Moraine School District that a District policy allowing students to change their gender identity at school, without parental consent and even over the objections of parents, violates parents’
Madison, Wis. — Today, the Institute for Reforming Government launched a new interactive website that allows the general public to build their own state budget. The first-of-its-kind dashboard in Wisconsin gives people an insight into the world of a state lawmaker by allowing the public to: 1. Start with the surplus that Governor Evers’ inherited.
MADISON, Wis. – Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted a 14-day waiting period between receiving a COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines. After almost 300 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered across the United States, there is now sufficient data to allow coadministration of vaccines
Governor’s proposal calls for reinvesting BadgerCare expansion cost savings into economic development projects across the state MIDDLETON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced he is calling a special session to expand BadgerCare and invest the $1 billion in cost savings realized under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) into Wisconsin’s
Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) has reintroduced the Ending Sanctuary Cities Act to the 117th Congress. This bill will prevent state and local governments that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities from receiving any federal grants. It would also protect state and local governments from federal
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For Further Information, Contact: Jason: (920) 212-1467 [Waukesha County, Wisconsin] Joe Handrick, a former Republican state lawmaker, has been hired as the Executive Director of Common Sense Wisconsin. “We are incredibly pleased to bring Joe Handrick on board to help guide our young, eager organization as we work to improve
Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today was selected by House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Mike Rogers (R-AL) to serve as the Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. The subcommittee is responsible for military personnel policy, military education, military healthcare, Reserve Component integration and employment issues,
CONTACT: Senator Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703, Sen.Marklein@legis.wi.gov Speaker Robin Vos, 608-266-9171, Rep.Vos@legis.wi.gov Bill to encourage individuals to return-to-work amid massive worker shortage MADISON— Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) today announced Workforce Recovery legislation encouraging unemployed individuals to return-to-work amid a massive, statewide worker shortage. The legislation ends Wisconsin’s
Contact: Samara Sheff 202-495-8879 “My Native sisters are suffering, facing one of the highest rates of violence in the country. It’s on Congress to acknowledge the epidemic of violence against Native women, so we can take meaningful action to save Native women’s lives,” said Congresswoman Moore. “For far too long, violence
Contact: Alexa Henning Vanessa Ambrosini WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, on Tuesday questioned witnesses regarding the full scope of threats the United States faces, including the Biden-made crisis at the southern border, cyber-attacks, any violence regardless of political ideology, and