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MADISON – On Wednesday, State Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma), State Senator Julian Bradley (R-Franklin), State Representative Rob Brooks (R-Saukville), and State Representative Donna Rozar (R-Marshfield) introduced the Know Your Healthcare Costs Act (LRB-1676). Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), The Wisconsin Institute for

Today, Congresswoman Moore sent a letter to Postmaster General DeJoy calling for additional efforts to protect United States Postal Service (USPS) workers. This letter comes as Milwaukee police have reported five armed robberies of letter carriers this year alone and

MADISON, Wis. – Senators Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) and Julian Bradley (R-Franklin) joined Representative Rob Brooks (R-Saukville) on Wednesday morning to announce the Know Your Healthcare Costs Act. Healthcare costs have skyrocketed in recent years as Wisconsin families struggle to make ends meet.

MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) CEO and Executive Director Elmer Moore, Jr., announced today that developers of affordable multifamily housing will receive over $32 million in federal and state tax credits to help address

Today, State Representative Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) and State Senator Romaine Robert Quinn (R-Cameron) released, for co-sponsorship, LRB-2187: relating to sending notice of changed assessment by email.  This bill came about after a constituent missed the board review of a revised

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that a population of a rare parasitic plant was rediscovered on the dunes overlooking Lake Michigan in Manitowoc County. A trained volunteer for the Rare Plant Monitoring Program spotted the

MADISON, Wis. – Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and many Wisconsinites will give gifts of beautiful floral arrangements for the occasion. With the convenience of ordering online, it is easier than ever to find a local flower shop,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and JD Vance (R-OH) today introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that all goods sold online list their country-of-origin in order to protect Americans’ right to know where the products they buy are made

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has been selected to participate in an initiative to improve and sustain quality jobs throughout the state. Selection for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Quality Academy will support DWD’s efforts to

May 2, 2023 – Today, Wisconsin’s Joint Finance Committee, charged with crafting Wisconsin’s Biennial Budget voted on a party line to strip out policy items that would have increased fees for some dairy farmers and made it easier for these farms

MADISON – The Joint Committee on Finance approved a motion today that removes 545 of Governor Tony Evers’ proposals from the 2023-2025 budget, and not only blocked the ability of Democrats to reintroduce these items, but also silenced the Democrats

MADISON, Wis. — Despite a historic $7 billion surplus, Republican politicians on the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee today rejected more than 540 budget provisions advanced by Governor Evers to address the challenges and priorities of Wisconsin’s working families. Here are a few of

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe issued the following statement following the Joint Finance Committee’s vote to remove WEC’s major biennial budget decision items from consideration: “Following today’s Joint Finance Committee vote, I hope the Committee will

State Representative Scott Allen (R – Waukesha) sent a budget motion to the Joint Finance Committee that would provide a tax deduction on guardianship payments received by the state. “I would like to thank a constituent for bringing this issue

WASHINGTON, DC – Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the statement below following the release of the Safeguard Defenders report highlighting the alarming rise in the Chinese Communist Party’s use of exit bans.  “In his Westminster address, President Ronald Reagan said, ‘Of all

MADISON– Today, the Joint Finance Committee deleted hundreds of provisions from Governor Evers’ proposed 2023-25 state budget. Medicaid Expansion, PFAS funding, cannabis legalization were all removed by Republicans from the budget in one fell swoop. Senator Jeff Smith (D-Brunswick) released the

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a coalition of 24 states in support of reproductive healthcare provided by the Title X program, the sole federal program dedicated to family planning services. In an amicus brief, the coalition supported

WASHINGTON – On April 25, 2023, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting unredacted copies of 106 pages that

Madison, WI – On Tuesday, Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) and Representative Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc) introduced legislation that would revitalize communities through an overhaul of the old, broken shared revenue formula. Felzkowski commented: “We’ve held our communities frozen since 2004, requiring them

MADISON – The Democratic members of the Joint Finance Committee today expressed their deep disappointment and frustration as Republicans on the committee voted to remove 545 initiatives from Governor Evers’ proposed budget. Items stripped out were aimed at supporting families, expanding