Gov. Tony Evers has signed two bills to advance the state’s nuclear energy landscape. Both were supported by the Wisconsin Technology Council. The first (Senate Bill 124) requires a study of nuclear energy opportunities and potential nuclear power and fusion sites in Wisconsin and creating a Nuclear Power Summit Board

175 Year Old Law Overturned, Judicial Opinion Weak Madison – Representative Joy Goeben (R-Hobart) expressed her frustration and disappointment in the ruling handed down today by the Wisconsin Supreme Court regarding the 1849 abortion law. She shared the following statement: “Today, Wisconsinites have witnessed firsthand a prime example of judicial overreach. The

Madison- Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) issued the following statement after the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling in Kaul v. Urmanski: “Today is a sad day for the state of Wisconsin. “The court’s role is to analyze the law free from political influence. The majority ignored that constitutional responsibility today

An estimated $1 billion worth of repairs needed across the system MADISON, Wis. – As Wisconsin celebrates the 125th anniversary of its state parks system, state legislators have negotiated parts of the state’s next budget, which was due to be submitted on Monday. Not included in negotiations was Gov. Tony Evers’

Wear A Life Jacket And Stay Sober MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public to boat responsibly during the Fourth of July weekend by staying sober and always wearing a life jacket. Operator inexperience, inattention, recklessness and speeding are the four leading causes of watercraft crashes,

The Embrace Them Both Coalition denounces the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in Kaul v. Urmanksi, which finds that Wisconsin’s abortion ban has been impliedly repealed and is now unenforceable. Today’s decision is a failure for women, for preborn children, for Wisconsin. Abortion never heals; it only harms. It never solves;

The Wisconsin Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of Wisconsin’s bishops, decries the failure of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to protect the most vulnerable in its decision that Wisconsin Statute 940.04, the state’s abortion ban, is unenforceable due to implied repeal. Today, in Kaul v. Urmanski, the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Governor signs four additional bills filling gaps to ensure kids in crisis can get the close-to-home care they need, strengthening support for statewide child advocacy centers, and supporting workplace safety for local police and fire MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today took action on six bills, including two bills to advance the state’s nuclear energy innovation by requiring a study of nucl… Please log

Rep. Ryan Clancy, Rep. Francesca Hong, Rep. Darrin Madison, Rep. Christian Phelps Will Vote No MADISON, Wis. – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly will convene to consider the Wisconsin 2025-27 state budget proposal negotiated by Governor Tony Evers and Speaker Robin Vos and approved in a 12-4 party line vote by the Joint Finance Committee

MADISON —Today, Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jill Underly issued a statement in response to the agreement reached on state education funding.  “I want to thank Governor Evers and legislative leaders for coming together to make progress in funding our schools. The budget compromise provides needed increases to special

Taylor has spent her career fighting to protect the rights and freedoms of Wisconsinites, while Justice Rebecca Bradley once again votes to take rights away MADISON, Wis. – Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court released its decision in Kaul v. Urmanski, concluding that Wisconsin’s 1849 Abortion ban, which, if implemented, would prohibit abortion

Milwaukee, Wisconsin- Today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling confirmed what we already knew: abortion care is healthcare. Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade there have been serious concerns and confusion for Wisconsinites regarding the legality of abortion in our state. Josh Kaul v. Joel Urmaski sought to clarify if a

The Senate version of the bill cuts Wisconsinites’ health care even more than the House version Steil and Van Orden voted for in May  MADISON, Wis. – As the House begins debate on the Senate version of Republican Tax Scam today, Congressmen Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil have an

MADISON—County Executive Melissa Agard released the following statement on the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s ruling on the 1849 abortion law: “Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the 176‑year‑old abortion ban marks a watershed moment for reproductive freedom in our state. I welcome today’s ruling as a major victory

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today issued the following statement applauding the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in Kaul v. Urmanski. “This marks a major victory for reproductive freedom following the uncertainty and harm to women’s health that have resulted from the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade,” said

(Brookfield, WI) – Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court concluded in Kaul v. Urmanski that Wisconsin Statute 940.04 does not ban abortions in Wisconsin; rather that the laws of our state surrounding abortion enacted since the 1973 Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision are what govern abortion. It is the opinion of the Court “that

MADISON, Wis – Representative Clinton Anderson released the following statement following the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision striking down the 1849 abortion ban. “While this legal clarity is a step in the right direction, full reproductive freedom is not secured until the Legislature does our job to codify a statutory right

Madison – Representative Barbara Dittrich (R-Oconomowoc) issued the following statement regarding the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling in the case Kaul v. Urmanski: “To no one’s surprise, the extreme leftist majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned standing law dating back to 1849. Sadly, most Wisconsinites want at least some limitations on abortions,

MADISON, WI – State Senator Melissa Ratcliff (D-Cottage Grove) released the following statement in support of the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision to officially overturn the 1849 abortion ban—a law rooted in a pre-Civil War era that had stripped generations of Wisconsin women of their reproductive freedom: “Today marks a victory

The state’s liberal majority on the state supreme court has ruled the pre-Civil War law as invalid MADISON, Wis. — In response to the Wisconsin State Supreme Court ruling, in a 4-3 decision, to invalidate the 1849 Abortion law, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s first Vice-chair Sarah Godlewski released the following statement