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The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee last night voted on disability priorities in the Department of Health Services (DHS) section of the state budget that takes some first steps toward addressing the most pressing needs of the disability community: adequate supports

MADISON, WI – This week the Assembly passed the highly anticipated Workforce Housing package, including important legislation authored by Rep. Plumer. A statement on passage: “If you’ve tried to become a homeowner, upgrade to a bigger home, or are looking

MADISON – Earlier today, Governor Evers joined the Legislative Black Caucus to raise the Juneteenth Flag above the Wisconsin State Capitol and honor the federal holiday to occur on Monday, June 19.  On Juneteenth, we commemorate the ending of slavery

MADISON – In the early morning hours of June 16, Republican legislators on the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) passed a motion that would prevent Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming surgery or puberty-blocking drugs used for gender dysphoria or transition in

MADISON – Early this morning while many Wisconsinites were sleeping, Republicans on the state’s budget writing committee voted to end Governor Evers’ critical Child Care Counts program, and refused to include a very popular and needed postpartum maternal healthcare provision

WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced that Wisconsin is receiving $10.2 million in federal funds to help strengthen the electric grid to reduce the impacts of extreme weather and natural disasters. The funding comes from the Grid Resilience State

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) Chairman and Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, met with Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at the U.S. Capitol this week. In the meeting,

MADISON, WI – Today, the Juneteenth flag was raised over the Wisconsin State Capitol. Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement: “I am extremely proud to witness the 4th annual raising of the Juneteenth flag over the Wisconsin State Capitol.

MADISON, Wis. — As the Republican Party of Wisconsin kicks off their convention in La Crosse, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin released a new ad campaign congratulating the RPW and their attendees on their string of participation trophy victories since 2018. The

Last night the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) completed its work on the Department of Health Services (DHS) section of the state budget, which oversees many important disability programs and issues—including Family Care, IRIS, direct care worker wages, abuse and

“Republicans in the legislature have continued their destructive war on Wisconsin’s Transgender community by excluding gender affirming care from being paid for through Medicaid and by threatening to withhold shared revenue payments to Madison and Dane County because Dane County

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #205, raising the Juneteenth Flag for the fourth year in a row over the Wisconsin State Capitol in celebration of Juneteenth. “Today, we celebrate the hard-fought and hard-won progress we have made—progress made possible by the

MADISON, Wis. — In the early hours of June 16, Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee voted to end Governor Evers’ essential Child Care Counts program, which has helped child care providers and working families alike in keeping child care

President Donald Trump won the Wisconsin Republican straw poll at the state’s GOP convention.  WisPolitics reported that “just under 53 percent” of Republicans participating in the straw poll said they backed President Trump in the presidential race. DeSantis was second with

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) is mailing postcards this week to approximately 116,051 registered voters who have not voted in the past four years. The postcards are titled “Official Voter Registration Notice.” State law requires the WEC

MADISON – This week, Representative Lisa Subeck joined senior White House officials and state legislative leaders in Washington, DC, for the White House State Legislative Convening on Reproductive Rights. The convening brought together state legislative leaders and senior White House

The Wisconsin Assisted Living Association (WALA) wishes to thank members of the Joint Finance Committee for approving an omnibus motion that provides much needed funding to help assisted living providers deal with increased labor market wages and inflation. (see Legislative