MADISON – The following is a statement from Representative Tip McGuire on Gov. Evers’ investment of $170 million into Child Care Counts, helping stabilize the child care industry and ensure working parents have access to affordable child care: “As a member of the Joint Finance Committee this session, we went

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Gov. Evers announced he was directing $170 million in emergency funding to stabilize Wisconsin’s child care system after Republicans last week blocked action to maintain funding for child care providers. Thanks to this action by Gov. Evers, Wisconsin’s Child Care Counts program will continue at current levels through June

MADISON, Wis. — In response to Republicans in the state Senate replacing Governor Tony Evers’ workforce package – which aimed to provide affordable child care and comprehensive paid family leave for local working families – with a tax cut favoring the wealthiest, A Better Wisconsin Together Executive Director Chris Walloch released the

Madison, WI – The statewide kickoff event for Homelessness Awareness Month will be held at the Wisconsin State Capitol Rotunda on Nov. 1 at noon. This event is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend.  Speakers will include state representatives addressing the concerns of homelessness in Wisconsin and individuals speaking

Madison- Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu issued the following statement in response  to Governor Evers announcement allocating $170 million in federal pandemic relief to the Child  Care Counts program:  “Governor Evers vetoed the largest tax cut in state history and then spent months going  around the state telling child care

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers in a brief filed today by Attorney General Josh Kaul asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to declare Wisconsin’s legislative maps unconstitutional and institute new maps that avoid the partisan bias that has “infected” Wisconsin’s legislative maps “to the detriment of Wisconsin’s democracy.” “The entire point

State Senator Romaine Quinn has been recognized as the Northwest Wisconsin 2023 Champion for Children, an award given out by the Boys & Girls Clubs to an elected official who goes above and beyond to successfully advocate for the youth of Wisconsin. This past May, Senator Quinn and Senator Ballweg,

Wisconsin’s Catholic bishops today issued the following statement in response to the October 7  Hamas attack on Israel:  The Bishops of Wisconsin unequivocally condemn the Hamas terrorist attack on unarmed  Israeli civilians and the taking of women, children, and elders as hostages. We deplore  this and every form of antisemitism.

EAU CLAIRE – Democrat Eric Wilson today launched his campaign for Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District to defeat extremist Republican U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden and bring a fresh perspective to Congress. Wilson, who is openly LGBTQ, was born and raised in Western Wisconsin with deep family roots spanning five generations

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is joining a national celebration of forest products this week. National Forest Products Week (Oct. 15-21, 2023) highlights the value of forest products, their many contributions to society and the vital role they play in our daily lives. Many Wisconsinites appreciate

Madison – State Representative Nate Gustafson (R-Fox Crossing) voted last Thursday to protect minors from life-altering gender surgery (Assembly Bill 465) and save women’s sports in  Wisconsin (Assembly Bills 377 and 378).  “Minors are particularly susceptible to making emotional, impulsive decisions due to the fact that their brains do not

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of New London is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes: Replacement of watermains on Quincy Street, Beckert Road, Bruce Street, Wolf River

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association applauds Gov. Tony Evers’ allocation of $170 million in available  pandemic relief funding to continue Child Care Counts payments through June 2025, a measure which will  provide some stability and welcome relief to the early childhood field that has been struggling while planning  for the original

Raising Wisconsin applauds Gov. Tony Evers’ allocation of $170 million in available pandemic relief funding to continue Child Care Counts payments through June 2025, a measure which will provide some stability and welcome relief to the early  childhood field that has been struggling while planning for the original anticipated end

MADISON – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) introduced legislation to provide state, local, and school buildings with free menstrual products. Senator Agard released the following statement: “Menstruation is a natural process that has been stigmatized, hidden, and treated with shame and derision. Menstrual products are necessities, not luxuries,

Derrick Van Orden hasn’t said a word about the Farm Bill since he let it expire 16 days ago, much less done anything to pass a new one. Instead, Van Orden is sending a performative tweet about National Farmer’s Day that does nothing to help the more than 64,100 farms in Wisconsin or the 30,300 dairy jobs in

Madison – According to the newly released annual Domestic Violence Homicide Report, 96 people in Wisconsin lost their lives to domestic violence (DV) in 2022 – 16 more deaths than the previous year. This is the highest total since End Abuse began releasing the data in 2000 and a 20% increase from last year’s