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MADISON, Wis. — It was already bad enough that Republicans in Wisconsin’s state Senate were voting to overturn a live-saving public health order, all to undermine the Democratic Governor. Now it’s clear that they didn’t bother to check on the consequences
HOLLANDALE, Wis. — Pecatonica Area School District Superintendent and candidate for Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly announced today she has been endorsed by education leaders John Matthews and Julie Underwood. “Jill has the most diversified experience, among all candidates, and understands
Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore introduced the Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act, legislation that will ban federal funds from being used to separate children from their parents solely due to poverty. In response, she released the following statement: “For far
Madison, WI – Senator Duey Stroebel again voted in favor of AB 1, a measure that contains numerous COVID-19 relief provisions including a recently added measure authorizing Gov. Tony Evers to declare a state of emergency for the sole purpose
Wisconsin—January 28, 2020 — Wood, Portage and Marquette County are taking the lead to let voters show the state legislature that Wisconsinites need clean water. Voters in these counties will have a clean water referendum question on their April 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), reintroduced legislation to reverse a damaging rule change made by the Trump administration that increased out-of-pocket costs for millions
Union leave policy results in public subsidy to labor unions, violates Constitution’s ban on compelled speech The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a Notice of Claim, Thursday, on behalf of a Milwaukee resident challenging a Milwaukee Public
MADISON, Wis. — It was already bad enough that Republicans in Wisconsin’s state Senate were voting to overturn a live-saving public health order, all to undermine the Democratic Governor. Now it’s clear that they didn’t bother to check on the consequences of that action. That, or they didn’t care that Wisconsin
HOLLANDALE, Wis. — Pecatonica Area School District Superintendent and candidate for Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly announced today she has been endorsed by education leaders John Matthews and Julie Underwood. “Jill has the most diversified experience, among all candidates, and understands the needs of children and teachers to move education forward
Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore introduced the Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act, legislation that will ban federal funds from being used to separate children from their parents solely due to poverty. In response, she released the following statement: “For far too long and too often, impoverished families have been punished
Madison, WI – Senator Duey Stroebel again voted in favor of AB 1, a measure that contains numerous COVID-19 relief provisions including a recently added measure authorizing Gov. Tony Evers to declare a state of emergency for the sole purpose of receiving federal FoodShare funds. Sen. Stroebel released the following
Wisconsin—January 28, 2020 — Wood, Portage and Marquette County are taking the lead to let voters show the state legislature that Wisconsinites need clean water. Voters in these counties will have a clean water referendum question on their April 2021 ballots as part of the Clean Water Now campaign. Clean
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), reintroduced legislation to reverse a damaging rule change made by the Trump administration that increased out-of-pocket costs for millions of Americans and made fewer Americans eligible for the Affordable
Union leave policy results in public subsidy to labor unions, violates Constitution’s ban on compelled speech The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a Notice of Claim, Thursday, on behalf of a Milwaukee resident challenging a Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) union leave policy. Under this policy, MPS pays public