Madison – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly convened to debate a Republican-led package of legislation that would make changes to Wisconsin’s child care regulation. Representative Lee Snodgrass (D-Appleton) released the following statement regarding the child care legislation: “Earlier this year, Governor
MADISON – Today, Assembly Republicans passed a series of bills (AB 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392) relating to the childcare crisis in Wisconsin. Representative Madison (D-10) issued the following statement: “The proposals passed today are woefully inadequate approaches to
Madison, WI – State Representative William Penterman (R – Columbus) released the following statement following today’s Assembly floor session addressing childcare: “Today, I voted in favor of a multi-pronged, targeted approach to supporting families and child care providers. From the
MADISON – On Thursday, Senate Bill (SB) 270 which was co-authored by Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora), was approved by both houses of the Legislature. The proposal reforms the process for compensating road-building contractors that are harmed by utility-caused delays. “As I travel
Middleton, Wisconsin – September 14th, 2023 – As the world watches with concern the situation unfolding in Ukraine, Phil Anderson, Libertarian candidate for the United States Senate from Wisconsin, has emerged as a steadfast advocate for peace and diplomacy. In
Madison – State Representative Joy Goeben (R-Hobart) presented her package of five child care bills to the Wisconsin Assembly. The Assembly passed the entire “Choices in Childcare” bill package. The Assembly also approved a non-partisan redistricting plan almost identical to Iowa.
MADISON – On Thursday afternoon, Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) and her Assembly colleagues voted to advance the ‘Choices in Childcare’ bill package. The package consists of a number of bills that alter the regulations surrounding childcare and create new programs
MADISON, WI – Today on the floor, Rep. Plumer voted for significant childcare reforms that expand access and help reduce costs: “Governor Evers insisted on using one-time federal funds meant to help with the pandemic to create a new on-going childcare
Madison, WI – Today, Representative Rick Gundrum (R-Slinger) voted in favor of investing in quality child care. After passage of the package of bills, he released the following statement: “It has been shown over the years that the current child
MADISON… Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) released the following statement in reaction to the passage of the Choices in Child Care legislative package: “Wisconsin families are facing increased costs across the board due to skyrocketing inflation due to
MADISON, Wis. — Amid mounting proof that state Republicans’ effort to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz is extremely unpopular, Republicans are now attempting to shift the spotlight away from their still-active impeachment threats by trying to pass a bad faith redistricting bill
https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230915gopaddress.mp3 Hi, I’m Senator Tomczyk representing Wisconsin’s 29th Senate district. Wisconsinites deserve to have faith in Wisconsin’s elections. It’s as simple as that. Republican Senators have heard loud and clear from their constituents on a bipartisan basis, there is discontent
https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230915demaddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address urging Republican lawmakers to take up his special session plan to address Wisconsin’s chronic workforce challenges, including helping strengthen high-need areas of our state’s workforce such as the
MEDIA CONTACTLucy Ripp, Communications Managerlucy@abwt.org · (608) 228-2148 MADISON, Wis. — A Better Wisconsin Together (ABWT) has launched a seven-figure media campaign to alert the public to the threat of the unlawful impeachment of newly elected Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicsz
MADISON – Today, on a party line vote, Wisconsin Republicans are attempting to remove from office one of the country’s most respected election officials, Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe. Executive Director Kerry Schumann had this to say about it:
MADISON – Today, Assembly Republicans passed several bills aimed at deregulating the child care industry that do nothing to address the child care crisis in the state. Representative Lisa Subeck released the following statement. “Republicans are once again pretending that
Johnson: “Republicans in Madison and Washington, especially Rep. Derrick Van Orden, continue to make dangerous attacks on access to abortion care and pushing for even more restrictions on our reproductive freedom.” “For over a year, women across Wisconsin have been
Madison… Senator Joan Ballweg’s (R-Markesan) bill to extend access to postpartum healthcare coverage passed the Wisconsin State Senate today. 2023 Senate Bill 110 extends access to Medicaid coverage for eligible women who are in the first year postpartum. This bill is widely
Madison – Today, State Senator Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) voted to override three gubernatorial vetoes: a middle-class income tax cut on income between $25,520-$280,950 (individual) and $34,040-$374,600 (married filing jointly), a veto triggering a 400-year annual property tax increase, and a
MADISON – Today, the Assembly voted on a variety of child care related bills. Representative Alex Joers (D-Middleton) voted against these pieces of legislation. He released the following statement: “I cannot begin to express my disappointment with how this fall session
Madison – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly convened to debate a Republican-led package of legislation that would make changes to Wisconsin’s child care regulation. Representative Lee Snodgrass (D-Appleton) released the following statement regarding the child care legislation: “Earlier this year, Governor Tony Evers released his plan to invest more than $300
MADISON – Today, Assembly Republicans passed a series of bills (AB 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392) relating to the childcare crisis in Wisconsin. Representative Madison (D-10) issued the following statement: “The proposals passed today are woefully inadequate approaches to solving the child care crisis in Wisconsin. They are a
Madison, WI – State Representative William Penterman (R – Columbus) released the following statement following today’s Assembly floor session addressing childcare: “Today, I voted in favor of a multi-pronged, targeted approach to supporting families and child care providers. From the investments that we made in the budget and the legislative
MADISON – On Thursday, Senate Bill (SB) 270 which was co-authored by Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora), was approved by both houses of the Legislature. The proposal reforms the process for compensating road-building contractors that are harmed by utility-caused delays. “As I travel the 87th Assembly District, one of the top concerns I hear
Middleton, Wisconsin – September 14th, 2023 – As the world watches with concern the situation unfolding in Ukraine, Phil Anderson, Libertarian candidate for the United States Senate from Wisconsin, has emerged as a steadfast advocate for peace and diplomacy. In contrast to the incumbent Senator Tammy Baldwin, Anderson is firmly
Madison – State Representative Joy Goeben (R-Hobart) presented her package of five child care bills to the Wisconsin Assembly. The Assembly passed the entire “Choices in Childcare” bill package. The Assembly also approved a non-partisan redistricting plan almost identical to Iowa. Goeben’s bills covered an array of options designed to empower
MADISON – On Thursday afternoon, Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) and her Assembly colleagues voted to advance the ‘Choices in Childcare’ bill package. The package consists of a number of bills that alter the regulations surrounding childcare and create new programs for families and providers. “This budget, we increased spending on
MADISON, WI – Today on the floor, Rep. Plumer voted for significant childcare reforms that expand access and help reduce costs: “Governor Evers insisted on using one-time federal funds meant to help with the pandemic to create a new on-going childcare program. His unilateral decision was unsustainable and did nothing to address
Madison, WI – Today, Representative Rick Gundrum (R-Slinger) voted in favor of investing in quality child care. After passage of the package of bills, he released the following statement: “It has been shown over the years that the current child care system is unsustainable. Governor Evers’ proposal to replace federal
MADISON… Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) released the following statement in reaction to the passage of the Choices in Child Care legislative package: “Wisconsin families are facing increased costs across the board due to skyrocketing inflation due to Bidenomics. Specifically, the high cost of child care continues to
MADISON, Wis. — Amid mounting proof that state Republicans’ effort to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz is extremely unpopular, Republicans are now attempting to shift the spotlight away from their still-active impeachment threats by trying to pass a bad faith redistricting bill that would keep the gerrymandered legislature in charge of how
https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230915gopaddress.mp3 Hi, I’m Senator Tomczyk representing Wisconsin’s 29th Senate district. Wisconsinites deserve to have faith in Wisconsin’s elections. It’s as simple as that. Republican Senators have heard loud and clear from their constituents on a bipartisan basis, there is discontent with how our elections are run here in Wisconsin. The
https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/230915demaddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address urging Republican lawmakers to take up his special session plan to address Wisconsin’s chronic workforce challenges, including helping strengthen high-need areas of our state’s workforce such as the healthcare and education sectors. More information on… Please log in
MEDIA CONTACTLucy Ripp, Communications Managerlucy@abwt.org · (608) 228-2148 MADISON, Wis. — A Better Wisconsin Together (ABWT) has launched a seven-figure media campaign to alert the public to the threat of the unlawful impeachment of newly elected Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicsz under consideration by some extremists Republicans. ABWT’s grassroots lobbying …
MADISON – Today, on a party line vote, Wisconsin Republicans are attempting to remove from office one of the country’s most respected election officials, Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe. Executive Director Kerry Schumann had this to say about it: “Time and again, the Wisconsin Republicans in the State Legislature
MADISON – Today, Assembly Republicans passed several bills aimed at deregulating the child care industry that do nothing to address the child care crisis in the state. Representative Lisa Subeck released the following statement. “Republicans are once again pretending that they care about working families in this state. If they
Johnson: “Republicans in Madison and Washington, especially Rep. Derrick Van Orden, continue to make dangerous attacks on access to abortion care and pushing for even more restrictions on our reproductive freedom.” “For over a year, women across Wisconsin have been hurt by a draconian law that criminalized abortion, putting far
Madison… Senator Joan Ballweg’s (R-Markesan) bill to extend access to postpartum healthcare coverage passed the Wisconsin State Senate today. 2023 Senate Bill 110 extends access to Medicaid coverage for eligible women who are in the first year postpartum. This bill is widely supported as 45 groups across Wisconsin have registered in support
Madison – Today, State Senator Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) voted to override three gubernatorial vetoes: a middle-class income tax cut on income between $25,520-$280,950 (individual) and $34,040-$374,600 (married filing jointly), a veto triggering a 400-year annual property tax increase, and a consumer protection bill he introduced prohibiting local governments from infringing
MADISON – Today, the Assembly voted on a variety of child care related bills. Representative Alex Joers (D-Middleton) voted against these pieces of legislation. He released the following statement: “I cannot begin to express my disappointment with how this fall session is beginning. After more than half a year of advocacy