(Chicago, IL | December 13, 2023)—On December 13, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a petition that aimed to permanently dismantle the United States’ oldest school choice program, ruling unanimously in favor of school choice. In November, the Liberty Justice Center filed an amicus brief in Underwood v. Vos, urging the Court to reject a

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) released the following statement after voting to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.  “The American people deserve transparency, and this process will give the House additional investigative abilities to uncover the facts about the President’s involvement in his family’s foreign business deals,” said

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after passage of H.R. 1147, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which provides students greater milk choices in their school cafeteria. “This whole milk legislation was a win all around for Wisconsinites, particularly for our farmers and students,” said Rep. Fitzgerald. “Outdated

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced the Wisconsin State Building Commission approved a total of approximately $589 million in key projects across the state. “These critical investments will allow us to modernize our infrastructure and state agency operations while working to meet the needs of the next generation of leaders,”

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) joined Congressman David Scott (D-VA) and a bipartisan group of House Education and the Workforce Committee members on the introduction of the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act (POWADA), a bipartisan proposal to strengthen anti-discrimination protections for older workers. This legislation has been endorsed by

[Madison, WI] –  WISDOM, Milwaukee Inner City Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH) and Milwaukee Turners host End the Lockdowns and Justice Reinvestment Community Forum on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Turner Hall, 1034 Vel R. Phillips Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53203. Join us to meet Milwaukee elected officials,

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Democratic Party Chair of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court taking up the Fifth Circuit’s decision on mifepristone—a safe and effective medication prescribed by doctors to administer more than half of the abortions in the United States and manage miscarriages: “Make

MADISON, Wis. – The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents is scheduled to meet later today and take action on the proposed ultimatum from Speaker Vos and Legislative Republicans. Senate Democrats released the following joint statement:  “Let’s not lose sight of the false choices that brought us here. Republicans approved

MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents is set to meet to vote again on the proposed deal from Speaker Vos and Legislative Republicans. Assembly Democrats released the following joint statement:  “Speaker Vos and Legislative Republicans, in a blatant power grab, have held up pay raises for

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), today announced $414.4 million has been allocated for financial assistance through the Clean Water Fund Program to 84 municipalities to improve their wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. The funding will help municipalities across the state construct needed water infrastructure, including

MADISON, WI… Legislation aimed at preventing human trafficking and other illegal activity in strip clubs cleared an Assembly committee unanimously today, helping to protect women from becoming victims of sex slavery. Sen. André Jacque, co-author of the Human Trafficking Prevention Act along with Rep. Ty Bodden, said Wisconsin has been considered the

The ACLU of Wisconsin today filed records requests with six school districts – Menomonee Falls, Howard-Suamico, Waukesha, Elmbrook, Elkhorn, and Kenosha Unified school districts – seeking information about the decision to ban books from school libraries.  School officials have removed books in these six districts in response to pressure campaigns

MADISON – Today, legislative Republicans in the State Senate held a public hearing on two bills that would harm transgender and nonbinary youth. The Wisconsin Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus submitted the attached testimony in opposition to Senate Bill 377/Assembly Bill 378 and Senate Bill 378/Assembly Bill 377. The Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus

MADISON, WI –  After attending the White House State Legislative Convening on Gun Violence Prevention in Washington, D.C, Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement:   “I would like to thank the White House for gathering together state legislators of diverse personal and geographic backgrounds to discuss common-sense gun legislation that is

MADISON – Today, the United States Supreme Court announced it would hear a Biden Administration appeal in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, the ongoing federal lawsuit over the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, the drug most commonly used in medication abortions. A recent Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

The Wisconsin Transportation Projects Commission (TPC) today voted to advance two major highway projects that offer significant safety improvements along heavily used freight corridors critical to agricultural economies. The projects – along US 18/151 from Madison to Dodgeville and US 151 from Columbus to Waupun – received unanimous votes from

Today, on the one year anniversary of the Respect for Marriage Act championed by U.S.  Senator Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin’s Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus introduced a package of bills that would enshrine marriage equality into state law and safeguard the progress we have made in advancing the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ+