Madison, WI – Early this morning, the Department of Corrections (DOC) notified Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) and Representative Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk) of an incident that occurred yesterday at the Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake Facility which left two youth counselors injured, with one currently still hospitalized due to a severe injury: “Our thoughts

KRONENWETTER, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved incident in Kronenwetter, Wis. that occurred on the evening of Tuesday, June 11, 2024. At approximately 7:23 p.m., Officer Mason Dallman, with over one year of law enforcement experience, with the Kronenwetter

District includes Milwaueke’s East Side, Downtown, and Bay View neighborhoods MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley endorsed Jarrod Anderson today for State Assembly District 19, emphasizing the strong partnership and advocacy that Jarrod will bring to Madison on behalf of Milwaukee County. “Jarrod Anderson is the advocate Milwaukee County

Madison, WI – ABC for Health, Inc. (ABC) will be opening its doors to the community for an “Open House” on July 1, 2024. The event will celebrate 30 years of legal advocacy and health benefits counseling designed to help people in Wisconsin negatively affected by health disparities access the health care and

The union joins historic labor coalition for Shankland, including the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO STEVENS POINT, WI – The United Auto Workers (UAW) Region 4 has endorsed State Rep. Katrina Shankland for Congress in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. The union joins the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO and 14 other unions in endorsing Shankland

MADISON – Today, several Dane County food pantries hosted a press conference to share an open letter signed by over 35 organizations calling for increased financial and operational support to meet increased demand. Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) issued the following statement regarding the press conference and open letter: “No one

MADISON, Wis. — Thanks to new, fair maps Wisconsin voters will have an opportunity this fall to hold Republicans like Duey Stroebel and Joan Ballweg accountable for their extreme attacks on reproductive freedom. The two year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision serves as a reminder to voters that Stroebel and

MADISON – A coalition of 36 Dane County food pantries released a letter to the community on Tuesday, sounding an alarm about the rising number of people facing food insecurity and the need for both immediate support and longer-term solutions to the challenges of distributing enough food to meet the growing

Appleton, WI– A new, free resource has been launched in Northeast Wisconsin, called MotherhoodAlliance. The Motherhood Alliance aims to offer a resource of holistic practitioners and resourcesin Northeast Wisconsin for families looking for preventative care, holistic health services, birth andpostpartum services, mental health and more. The resource has been founded

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges ATV/UTV riders to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday responsibly, ride sober and keep their speed in check. So far this year, 17 people have been killed in ATV/UTV crashes. Most of them were not wearing seat belts or helmets, and

Child care providers and early childhood educators increasingly report seeing challenging behaviors and big feelings among the children in their care. To help, the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health (OCMH) adapted its popular Feelings Thermometer to offer calming strategies for pre-school aged children. The Early Childhood Feelings Thermometer is a visual

WISCONSIN – Today, a bipartisan collection of former elected officials launched the Democracy Defense Project in Wisconsin and several other states. Democracy Defense Project will work to defend the transparency, safety, security and validity of Wisconsin’s elections system. Former Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, former Wisconsin Attorney General JB Van Hollen, form… Please log in to access subscriber

The Milwaukee Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) opposes the efforts to recall members of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors as privatizers seek to further undermine the public school system. The recall effort comes as several board members, including DSA-endorsed member Missy Zombor, supported necessary funding measures to continue vital

Hi folks! Welcome back to Tammy Tuesdays, our weekly update email on Tammy’s work and the big fights she’s taking on for Wisconsin families. Tammy knows that there’s more that unites us than divides. She understands that Wisconsin’s middle-class families all want good paying jobs, affordable health care, and the

Milwaukee WI – On Friday June 21st, the City of Milwaukee and the US Secret Service released their map of the hard and soft security zones, as well as where their vehicle checkpoints will be during the Republican National Convention. These zones are unjust, and reflect the City and Secret

MADISON, Wis. — Earlier today, Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski, Eighth District Congressional Candidate Dr. Kristin Lyerly, and WisDems Chair Ben Wikler held a virtual press call to discuss the devastating effects of overturning Roe v. Wade on the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision.  Two years ago, women in Wisconsin and across the country were

WISCONSIN – Today, The CapTimes published an op-ed penned by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) on the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and highlighting her work to protect women’s reproductive rights: The CapTimes: Two years after Roe fell, Americans want their rights back On the morning of June

Today, on the anniversary of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, Biden-Harris National Advisory Board Member Senator Elizabeth Warren hosted a panel discussion highlighting how Donald Trump caused the downfall of Roe – and that reproductive freedom is on the ballot this November. Senator Warren was joined by Lieutenant Governor Sara

(Brookfield, WI) – Today, June 24, 2024, marks the 2nd anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. Pro-Life Wisconsin State Director Dan Miller offered his remarks on this day of hope and action: On this second anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, we

MADISON, Wis. – Street-level mobilization, an outreach strategy aimed at making participatory budgeting more inclusive, can only partially achieve its goal for marginalized groups, according to a multiyear ethnographic study in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood by Assistant Professor Denia Garcia of the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Participatory budgeting