Rep. Johnson: Introduces Child Care Counts Bill

MADISON, WI — This morning, Representative Johnson (D-Town of Shelby) and her Democratic legislative colleagues unveiled the Child Care Counts Bill. This legislation invests $440 million in Child Care Counts, a statewide program under the Department of Children and Families giving

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Gov. Evers: Joins coalition of governors urging Congress to reject Trump Administration’s proposed cuts to Head Start funding

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, alongside a coalition of 15 other governors from states and territories across the nation, sent a joint letter to members of the U.S. Senate and House Committees on Appropriations, urging them to defend funding for Head Start programs that offer high-quality early learning, health, and family

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Rep. Neubauer: Wisconsin must fund child care

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Wisconsin Democrats introduced legislation to make direct investments in our state’s child care industry, supporting providers and working families in every community. After the introduction, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following statement: “Child

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Discover new Wisconsin State Park System merch

Available At Properties Across The State Celebrate 125 years of the Wisconsin State Park System with commemorative merchandise. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the launch of a merchandise line commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Wisconsin State Park System.  The merchandise line will

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Rep. Johnson: Introduces Child Care Counts Bill

MADISON, WI — This morning, Representative Johnson (D-Town of Shelby) and her Democratic legislative colleagues unveiled the Child Care Counts Bill. This legislation invests $440 million in Child Care Counts, a statewide program under the Department of Children and Families giving monthly stabilization payments to eligible child care providers.  The 96th

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Weekly Dem Radio Address: Gov. Evers highlights need for continued investment in improving Wisconsin’s roads, bridges, and infrastructure in next Biennial Budget, celebrates annual statewide Pothole Patrol tour

Hey there, folks. Governor Tony Evers here.    When I ran for governor, I promised to fix the darn roads, and we’ve been hard at work ever since doing just that.    And our hard work is paying off—over the last six years, my administration has improved more than 8,600

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Institute for Reforming Government Action Fund: To lawmakers: Pass bipartisan pro-family reforms to improve Wisconsin’s child welfare system

Delafield, WI — IRG Action Fund sent a memo on Tuesday this week to the Legislature’s powerful Joint Committee on Finance urging the adoption of common-sense, pro-family child welfare reforms in the upcoming state budget. The reforms originated in the Institute for Reforming Government’s (IRG) report earlier this year, Building Brighter Futures: Reforming Child

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Sen. Roys: Democrats unite to establish reliable funding for health care

MADISON — In every community in the state, families need affordable, high quality child care. Currently, parents are being forced to sacrifice financial stability because they cannot find child care. Today, Democratic legislators are introducing legislation modeled on the successful Child Care Counts program to directly invest in childcare providers

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Weekly GOP radio address: Land of the free because of the brave

Since the founding of our nation, more than 1.3 million Americans have paid the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our freedoms. Ordinary men and women, like you and I, who made an extraordinary sacrifice. On Monday, Memorial Day, we honor, them and their families. Freedom isn’t free. It’s earned and defended

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Rep. Subeck: Democrats introduce bill to protect Wisconsin families and communities by investing in childcare

MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) joined fellow Democratic legislators in introducing a bill (LRB 3322/1) that would invest $480 million to expand access to high quality, affordable childcare across Wisconsin. The proposal mirrors a provision from Governor Evers’s 2025-27 executive budget, which was recently cut by Republicans on the

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Rep. Stubbs: Joins Democratic colleagues in support of child care counts

MADISON, WI – Today, Democratic legislators in both houses of the Wisconsin State Legislature introduced a bill that would invest $480 million in Child Care Counts. Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement:  “Today I am proud to join my Democratic colleagues in introducing a bill that will invest

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Gov. Evers: Joins coalition of governors urging Congress to reject Trump Administration’s proposed cuts to Head Start funding

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, alongside a coalition of 15 other governors from states and territories across the nation, sent a joint letter to members of the U.S. Senate and House Committees on Appropriations, urging them to defend funding for Head Start programs that offer high-quality early learning, health, and family support services to over 800,000 kids nationwide. The coalition’s letter comes as the Trump

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Sens. Baldwin, Collins: Introduce bipartisan bill to ensure more Americans can access lifesaving cancer screenings

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) re-introduced their bipartisan Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act to reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), a lifesaving program that provides breast and cervical cancer screening and

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Rep. Neubauer: Wisconsin must fund child care

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Wisconsin Democrats introduced legislation to make direct investments in our state’s child care industry, supporting providers and working families in every community. After the introduction, Assembly Democratic Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following statement: “Child care professionals are the backbone of our workforce, and the

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WisDems: Derrick Van Orden voted to threaten health care and food security for Wisconsin families and children in order to give billionaires an even bigger tax handout

MADISON, Wis. — Earlier this morning, Rep. Derrick Van Orden voted for a budget that could threaten Medicaid and the SNAP benefits that tens of thousands of Wisconsinites in his district rely on for health and food security, respectively. Previously, Derrick Van Orden promised his constituents that their benefits would “not be cut by

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