Madison – Today, Governor Evers signed SB 35 into law, creating Wisconsin Act 57. The legislation, authored by Sen. Jesse James (R-Altoona) and Rep. Loren Oldenburg (R-Viroqua), creates an opt-in emergency contact feature with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Soon, Wisconsin residents will be able to provide an emergency contact

Today, Governor Evers signed the Safe Haven Baby Box Bill, an expansion of Wisconsin’s Safe Haven law passed in 2001.   According to the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF), Safe Haven protocol, also known as “infant relinquishment,” allows a parent to anonymously leave their unharmed newborn baby (72 hours

Madison, WI – On Wednesday, Representative Ellen Schutt’s (R-Clinton) Safe Haven Law reform bill (the baby box bill) was signed into law as 2023 Wisconsin Act 79. “I am glad Wisconsin will now be able to provide parents in distress an option to complete anonymity when making the difficult choice to

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Governor Tony Evers vetoed a GOP bill that would ban life-saving gender affirming care for youth in Wisconsin. The veto comes as state Republicans continue to push legislation that puts themselves in charge of personal healthcare decisions – this time unjustly targeting LGBTQ+ youth. “We appreciate Gov.

Madison – Senator Jesse James (R-Altoona) and Representative Barbara Dittrich (R-Oconomowoc) celebrated the signing of Senate Bill 267 – now 2023 Wisconsin Act 72 – into law earlier today. Act 72 establishes a grant program to support a network of recovery high schools across Wisconsin. “Today is a win for

MADISON, Wis. — After the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spent this past summer feuding back and forth with leading potential Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate David Clarke, who thinks they “abhor winning,” they are now feuding with a new likely Senate candidate, Scott Mayer.  The new Mayer v. NRSC fight comes after the NRSC announced their support for California bank owner Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach).  Last

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressmen Glenn Grothman (R-WI) and Matt Cartwright (D-PA) have introduced the BOP Direct-Hire Authority Act, a bipartisan bill to alleviate staffing shortages at Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facilities across the country by cutting bureaucratic red tape, which will enhance the safety and security of BOP personnel. This legislation

MADISON – Today, Governor Evers signed five bills championed by Rep. Kurtz into law. Three of the bills, Senate Bills 166, 167 and 168, now 2023 Wisconsin Acts 47, 48, 49 are products of the Joint Legislative Study Committee on Wisconsin National Guard Sexual Misconduct Procedures that Rep. Kurtz chaired

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, FOX News published an op-ed by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) that addressed the “clear and present danger” of the open border under the Biden administration and called on Senate Republicans to deny cloture on any Ukraine support bill that does not include

MADISON – Today, less than 24 hours after a Dane County Judge ruled that an 1800s-era law that many interpreted to be a complete ban on abortion does not apply to consensual abortions, but only to the “intentional criminal act of feticide,” Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski announced that

MADISON – Governor Tony Evers today signed Senate Bill 134 making much needed updates to the Farmland Preservation Program. Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation thanks Gov. Evers and bill authors Senator Pat Testin (R-Stevens Point) and Representative Loren Oldenburg (R-Viroqua) for their leadership in updating the requirements and incentives provided by

MADISON – Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement after Governor Tony Evers vetoed Assembly Bill 465, which would prohibit gender-affirming care for LGBTQ+ youth: “I am grateful to Governor Evers for his steadfast promise to veto any legislation that harmfully targets the ability of LGBTQ+ people

MADISON — Gov. Evers today signed Assembly Bill 133, now Wisconsin Act 42, relating to expanding farmland preservation agreements and increasing farmland preservation tax credits. “Our farmers and our state’s agricultural industry are core to Wisconsin’s culture, heritage, and economy, and our farmers have always played a critical role in

On Wednesday morning, Governor Tony Evers kept his promise to protect transgender and non-binary youth in Wisconsin by vetoing Assembly Bill 465 and Senate Bill 480. This harmful legislation would have denied transgender youth the ability to access best practice gender-affirming care and allowed politicians to insert themselves into private

Madison, WI – Senator Duey Stroebel (R – Cedarburg) issued the following statement in response to Governor Evers vetoing AB 465, a bill to prohibit medical gender transition procedures for minors. “Governor Evers’s veto of AB 465 proves yet again that he is more concerned with kowtowing to the extremes

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today vetoed Assembly Bill 465, a bill passed by Republican members of the Wisconsin State Legislature banning gender-affirming care for minor patients with gender dysphoria. The governor has repeatedly signaled he would veto the bill as well as any other anti-LGBTQ legislation sent to his desk. Gender-affirming care is recognized by most major medical associations as the evidence-based treatment for transgender and

MADISON – Today, Governor Tony Evers vetoed AB 465, which would prohibit gender transition medical intervention for individuals under 18 years of age. State Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement:  “Every day I am glad that Governor Evers has the power to protect the most vulnerable populations in

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the village of Montfort and the city of Mayville are applicants for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve their public drinking water systems. Montfort plans to replace water mains. Mayville will replace the water