MILWAUKEE, WI – Freedom. It is our nation’s founding principle. Sadly, the freedoms of far too many Americans have been shamefully limited throughout our 249-year history. From the institution of slavery to the treatment of indigenous nations and immigrants to the persistent patriarchy in our society, we have had to struggle

MADISON, WI – Today, Legislative Democrats circulated the Reproductive Freedom Act, which restores basic healthcare rights to women across Wisconsin. Senator Dassler-Alfheim (D-Appleton) released the following statement:  “There’s a lot going on right now, but we cannot leave the women of Wisconsin behind. This bill, which reflects views held by

Madison, Wis. –– Today, Legislative Democrats introduced the Wisconsin Abortion Rights Restoration Act, increasing access to reproductive and abortion care services for people across the state of Wisconsin. The bill states that every individual has a fundamental right to bodily autonomy, including the right to access abortion. It additionally specifies that

MADISON, Wis. – Yesterday, as reported by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and other publications, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan apparently attempted to protect a defendant from ICE agents attempting to detain that defendant. Judge Dugan allegedly protected the defendant from detention by giving them sanctuary in her chambers. Several

MADISON – Today, alongside several health care providers and advocates, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) and Senator Kelda Roys (D-Madison) introduced LRB-2921, the Abortion Rights Restoration Act (ARRA). The bill would establish a statutory right to abortion and repeal a number of dangerous and medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion care. Representative

MADISON – Rep. Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) joined her Assembly Republican colleagues on Wednesday in supporting a package of bills aimed at building Wisconsin’s workforce. Assembly Bill 164 (AB 164) modernizes the Unemployment Insurance program and renames the program as ‘Reemployment Assistance’. “Unemployment Insurance is intended to help those down on their

Madison, Wis. – Today legislators introduced the Abortion Rights Restoration Act, new and historic legislation centered on a patient’s fundamental human rights and the freedom to bodily autonomy in Wisconsin. Having led efforts to restore and protect reproductive freedom in Wisconsin, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) was proud to

RACINE, Wis. – Tomorrow, former Maryland Governor and Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O’Malley will join the “Citizens’ Town Hall” in Racine to answer questions about proposed Republican-backed cuts to Medicaid, how Elon Musk’s DOGE is threatening Social Security, and more.  The event, hosted by Fair Share America, Opportunity Wisconsin,

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (“WILL”) has notified the Trump Administration of its latest report entitled, Roadmap to Equality: Healthcare, which identifies over fifty U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) programs and initiatives that mandate, permit, or promote discrimination on the basis of race in the public

The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI) will be celebrating all things Libertarian this coming weekend, April 25-27 at Treehaven UW-Stevens Point. All interested persons can tune in to the livestream of the convention at 9am Saturday morning, April 26th, on the LPWI website, lpwi.org. This year, the LPWI is proud to host Jenn Gray

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking qualified stakeholder applicants to serve on the DNR’s Wolf Advisory Committee (WAC). Applications will be accepted until Sunday, May 4, at 11:59 p.m. Visit the DNR’s Wolves in Wisconsin webpage (go to the Advisory Committee tab) for more information and links to the committee’s

This spring, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) revoked the dealer license or wholesale dealer license from 35 dealers throughout the state for illegal activities, including selling directly to consumers, failing to maintain a dealer bond and other infractions. After investigations by DMV’s Dealer and

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting comments through April 29, 2025 for a proposed special pesticide registration to control weeds in carrots. The special registration proposed by DATCP is for Lorox® DF herbicide, which is manufactured by Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. and contains the

WISCONSIN — Yesterday, Protect Our Care joined a host of advocacy organizations led by Opportunity Wisconsin to host a town hall meeting hosted by Congressman Mark Pocan in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden was a no-show to speak with his own constituents regarding his votes to

EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – Today, the campaign to elect Rebecca Cooke in Wisconsin’s competitive Third Congressional District announced the endorsement of fifteen Members of Congress. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Don Beyer (D-VA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Susie Lee (D-NV), Scott Peters (D-CA), Ted

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced that $320,600 in state funds is anticipated to support improving more than 930 miles of county forest roads in 24 counties across the state. Supporting the safety, security, and reliability of Wisconsin’s county forest roads is vital, as, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Re…

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Madison, WI – On Tuesday, State Representative Cindi Duchow (R-Delafield) voted for several bills that increase accountability and reduce the potential for fraud of our state’s public benefit programs.  Rep. Duchow released the following statement upon the conclusion of the Assembly Floor Session: “I will always support accountability for how

MADISON, WI – Representative Alex Dallman released the following statement regarding a package of workforce and unemployment insurance (UI) bills that passed the Wisconsin State Assembly. “UI benefits should be for those Wisconsinites who are in need of help temporarily while they find employment,” said Representative Dallman. “These public benefits should

Madison, Wis: Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly voted on eight Republican backed bills, six of which would cause confusion and limit Wisconsinites’ ability to access their earned benefits. While the current federal administration has launched the world economy into dangerous and uncertain territory, Wisconsin Republicans are trying to make it