Senate Democratic Leader, Senator Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton), released the following statement on the Democrats’ Equality Agenda which was introduced today: “Today, Democrats introduced our Equality Agenda: bills and resolutions that will promote equality and improve safety for LGBTQIA+ Wisconsinites. Standing up for equal rights and protections for our LGBTQIA+ neighbors

Governor delivers weekly radio address highlighting key efforts to support state’s farmers and producers  Hey there, folks! Governor Evers here to kick off June Dairy Month! Dairy is more than a $50 billion industry in our state. This month, we celebrate the hardworking folks who make it all happen—who churn

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Rock County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The result was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. The positive result came from a 5 1/2-year-old doe.

MADISON, Wis. — Ahead of Pride Month, the Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus introduced the “Equality Agenda” legislative package to promote equality and improve safety for LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites. After the introduction, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following statement: “Alongside my colleagues and fellow members of the Wisconsin Legislative

MADISON – Today, after introducing the 2025 Equality Agenda to promote equality and improve safety for LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites, Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus Chair State Senator Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) released the following statement:  “From Ashland to Racine—and everywhere in between— members of the Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus gathered today with legislative

MADISON–The Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus and the Transgender Parent and Nonbinary Advocacy Caucus (TPANAC) introduced the “Equality Agenda” at a press conference today, a package of bills to promote equality and improve safety for LGBTQIA+ Wisconsinites. Included in this package is a bill authored by Rep. Robyn Vining and members of

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for landowners to host hunters with disabilities for the Gun Deer Hunt For Hunters With Disabilities, which will take place Oct. 4-12, 2025. To be part of the Gun Deer Hunt For Hunters With Disabilities program, landowners must have at least

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) announced the award of $750,000 to non-profit and higher-learning entities that will help people in Wisconsin access essential telecommunications services. The Commission awarded a total of 19 grants from the 2025 rounds of the Nonprofit Access Grant Program and the Lifeline Outreach Grant

MADISON, WI – This morning, Senator Dassler-Alfheim (D-Appleton) and the legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus introduced the 2025 Equality Agenda bill package. The package includes four bills that provide equity and protections for the LGBTQ+ community in Wisconsin, and two joint resolutions that designate June 2025 as Pride Month and remove marriage

Last week, Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil voted to slash Medicaid and force Wisconsinites to foot the bill for tax cuts for the ultra-rich.  What exactly does that mean for WI-03 and WI-01? According to new analysis based on the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) data, the cuts Van Orden and Steil

MADISON, Wis. – A new report from Forward Analytics, A Funding Choice, Mixing Public & Private School Funding, examines the impact of decoupling funding of School Choice, Independent Charter Schools, and the Special Needs Scholarship Program from the public school revenue limit and general aid formulas. While school funding is extremely complex, the

WISCONSIN – Last week, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released a series of resolutions on election integrity issues, but voters in Wisconsin have already indicated that they reject partisan involvement in election systems and support commonsense legislation already under discussion. Per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, resolutions around election law that were put

Madison, WI – Today the Senate Committee on Health held a public hearing on SB 264, also known as “Gail’s Law.” Introduced by Representatives Cindi Duchow (R – Delafield) and Amanda Nedweski (R – Pleasant Prairie) and Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R – Appleton), SB 264 requires health insurance providers to

MADISON – Rep. Amanda Nedweski (R–Pleasant Prairie) testified today alongside legislative colleagues, advocates, and breast cancer survivors during a public hearing of the Senate Health Committee on Senate Bill 264. The legislation, known as Gail’s Law in honor of the late Gail Zeamer, seeks to close the insurance gap for supplemental breast cancer screenings

LA CROSSE, Wis — Today, Senator Brad Pfaff (SD-32), Medicaid recipient and Chippewa County Democratic Party Chair Jaime Halfen, and Driftless Seed Supply business co-founder Dylan Bruce participated in a video press conference where they called out Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s for casting the tie-breaking vote to gut Medicaid and

Contact: DOJCommunications@doj.state.wi.us MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that Wisconsin has joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) attempt under the Trump Administration to gut funding for critical scientific research and education at universities in Wisconsin and across

The News: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened an investigation into the Green Bay Area Public School District (GBAPS) for discriminating against a dyslexic student based on his race. OCR is also investigating whether the school district unlawfully delayed the student’s special education evaluation. WILL

MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto) issued the following statement after testifying on Senate Bill 280, his bill that would return $172 million in interest gathered on unspent federal Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CSLFRF) dollars to the state’s General Fund, during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Government Operations,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Peter Welch (D-VT) to introduce the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act. The legislation would expand the number of drugs that Medicare can negotiate lower drug prices for, reduce federal spending, and give the Department of

Despite repeatedly promising he’d oppose cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, Derrick Van Orden cast the deciding vote last week to slash both programs in order to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy at the expense of his constituents. Wisconsinites are noticing that Van Orden “has an interesting way of doing one thing