Earlier today, Governor Tony Evers took action for working people by vetoing AB 269, the Gig Worker Carve Out Bill. This bill would have permanently stripped important protections like worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, minimum wage, and overtime pay from Wisconsin’s app-based delivery drivers, the first such statewide legislation in the nation. 

Madison, WI – Senator Julian Bradley (R-New Berlin) and Rep. Alex Dallman (R-Markesan) slammed Governor Tony Evers today for vetoing a bipartisan bill that would have made Wisconsin among the first states in the nation to create portable benefits accounts for app-based drivers. The Governor’s veto halts a transformative reform that

MADISON – A bipartisan bill to help families caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, authored by Rep. Dean Kaufert [R – Neenah], has been signed into law by the Governor. The bill (SB 152/AB 176) removes the outdated $48,000 income cap for families to access assistance

MADISON, WI — Americans for Prosperity–Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today applauded the signing of Assembly Bill 257 / Senate Bill 258, legislation that expands health care access across the state by modernizing regulations for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs). This reform, despite being vetoed twice in the past, will now empower nurse practitioners,

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today took action on 21 bills. The bills signed by the governor today include expanding eligibility for the Alzheimer’s Family and Caregiver Support Program, protecting patient privacy by requiring informed written consent for educational pelvic exams, increasing penalties for individuals who batter or threaten j… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a

The Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus (WLBC) stands with community residents and leaders as they work on solutions in response to the wave of grocery store and pharmacy closures across Milwaukee and Wisconsin. These closures are a tragedy to our community. The loss of local pharmacies and grocery stores strips residents

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers wrapped up a week-long tour of local health facilities in communities across the state, where he met with providers and highlighted investments made in the 2025-27 Biennial Budget to support Wisconsin’s healthcare industry and ensure Wisconsinites have access to quality, affordable health… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please contact schmies@wispolitics.com for subscription options on the

Madison, WI The Wisconsin Nurses Association (WNA) is celebrating the enactment of the APRN Modernization Act which was signed into law today by Governor Tony Evers. Wisconsin is the 29th state to achieve full practice authority, bringing Wisconsinite’s access to services provided by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses. With the enactment

MADISON, Wis. – Thanks to bipartisan legislation authored by Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) and Rep. Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc), qualified registered nurses in Wisconsin can now operate at the highest scope of their practice, which will help improve healthcare access in all corners of the state, especially in rural and underserved

MADISON, Wis. –This week, Governor Evers signed a six million dollar contract for repairs and construction to improve the Main Street Bridge in Oshkosh. Additionally, the state Building Commission approved funding for various projects throughout the state, including improvements to Oshkosh Correctional and needed demolition projects at UW-Oshkosh. Rep. Palmeri

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers will today sign Assembly Bill 257, now 2025 Wisconsin Act 17, a bipartisan bill relating to the independent practice of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). The bill signed by the governor today creates a new licensure opportunity for registered nurses (RNs) to become APRNs, ultimately incr… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, please

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that bonus antlerless harvest authorizations for the 2025 gun deer season will be available for purchase online through the Go Wild license portal and at license sales locations starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. Bonus authorizations are sold at a

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The Wisconsin Army National Guard will welcome home more than 250 Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, Saturday, August 9 at 11 a.m. at the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport. The unit, based in Eau Claire, recently returned from a nearly year-long deployment to the U.S.

MADISON, Wis. – UW Health | Carbone Cancer Center invites the community to support pancreatic cancer patients and research efforts at the 12th annual Roll & Stroll for Pancreas Cancer. Roll & Stroll is organized by the Pancreas Cancer Task Force, a group of volunteers dedicated to raising funds for

Milwaukee – The 3rd Annual Future Voters Fest/Festival de Futuros Votantes, an informative fun event to promote voting, will be held August 13 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at La Plazita Parklet, S.16th St. & Forest Home Ave. Event sponsors are:  League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County; Muskego Way Forward; La

Madison, WI – Today, Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge William M. Conley ruled that homeowners in Lac du Flambeau homeowners “hold valid, enforceable easements” and roads that the Lac du Flambeau Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians had barricaded must remain open

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #271 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff across the state from sunrise until sunset on Sat., Aug. 9, 2025, in honor of U.S. Army Air Forces Private Herbert E. McLaughlin, who lost his life during World War II at Hickman Field following the attack on

MADISON, WI — Following Governor Tony Evers’ letter opposing potential changes to the Solar for All grant program, Americans for Prosperity–Wisconsin (AFP-WI), today, is pushing back on the false promise of subsidized energy schemes that only raise costs for ratepayers. AFP-WI State Director Megan Novak issued the following statement: “Governor Evers’

Inappropriately partisan letter sent unsolicited to former students MADISON, Wis. – Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) is responding to an inappropriately partisan eight-page letter that a University of Wisconsin-Madison educator sent to his former students at the close of the most recent semester. Sen. Testin was forwarded an email that

MADISON, Wis. — On the same day  Senator Tammy Baldwin met with Wisconsin business owners to discuss the negative impact the tariff tax is having on their companies, GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Berrien doubled down on his unequivocal support of this policy. But Berrien, in what is becoming a theme of his campaign, flip-flopped on his