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MILWAUKEE – The City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County have opened an emergency warming shelter and are urging residents to take precautions as dangerously cold temperatures reach Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. The National Weather Service issued an Extreme Cold Warning for Southeast Wisconsin

MADISON, WI. – Yesterday, Representative Jim Piwowarczyk (R-Town of Erin) released a series of bills relating to Government Efficiency and Modernization. “Thank you, Speaker Vos, for appointing me chair of the Speaker’s Task on Government Efficiency and Modernization. The committee

MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from WPR reveals the Wisconsin College Republicans received $1 million in out-of-state donations from billionaire GOP megadonors. Apparently, the money is earmarked for their endorsed candidate in the gubernatorial race, Tom Tiffany. Tiffany voted for the legislation allowing these

MADISON— Yesterday, the Wisconsin State Assembly convened for a legislative floor session. Assembly Bill 472, a nuclear omnibus bill that creates a nuclear energy generation tax credit and prioritizes nuclear energy resources; passed the State Assembly 86 – 11. State

Madison, Wisconsin (January 23, 2026) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently voted to accept four cases, and the Court acted to deny review in a number of other cases at its November 3, 2025 conference. The case numbers, counties of

(Madison, WI) — Peter Barca, Chairman of Wisconsin Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future and former Democratic Congressman, appeared Sunday on WISN 12’s UPFRONT with Matt Smith to discuss new statewide polling showing strong Democratic and bipartisan support for natural gas as part of

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit and authorization for the incidental taking of rare species, which may result from beaver management in Wisconsin.    Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of

Mequon, WI– The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 215 proudly announced today its endorsement of Mike Thurow in his campaign for Congress in Wisconsin’s Sixth Congressional District. IAFF Local 215 represents professional firefighters and emergency medical personnel who serve their communities

MADISON, Wis. — Just weeks before legislative Republicans in Wisconsin pack up and go on a 10-month taxpayer funded vacation, the State Assembly and Senate had a clear opportunity this week to address the record-high property tax increases sweeping across the

Cuba City, WI — Not even below-zero wind chills and whiteout conditions could stop a few hardy neighbors from gathering Tuesday evening inside the big machine shed at Wilson Organic Farms for the launch of New Voice, New Vision — Lisa White’s campaign

Madison, WI — The State Assembly passed Assembly Bill (AB) 472 despite concerns raised by consumer protection and free market groups that the bill would use the state’s nuclear power momentum to give utility companies a handout while shifting the financial

MADISON, WI – Today State Senator Rob Hutton (SD-5) announced he is retiring from the legislature at the end of his current term and will not seek reelection in 2026. The announcement comes just days after the news that Robyn Vining outraised him by over $90,000

The Executive Committee of the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI) unanimously issued the following resolution condemning the Trump administration’s unconstitutional and violent immigration enforcement actions and calling for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):  Whereas, the Libertarian Party

The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI) proudly endorses the End Welfare for Non-Citizens Act, introduced by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY). This bill prohibits federal funds from providing welfare benefits—including TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, cash assistance, and tax credits—to refugees, asylees, or

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting to pass the final appropriations bills for FY26, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act.  “I voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act because it

MADISON – The Wisconsin State Assembly Committee on Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care unanimously passed Gail’s Law (2025 Assembly Bill 263), which requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for diagnostic breast examinations and for supplemental breast screening examinations for an

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed a resolution recognizing January 27, 2026, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The resolution, authored by Representative Lisa Subeck (D–Madison) and Senator Jodi Habush Sinykin (D–Whitefish Bay), passed unanimously. International Holocaust Remembrance Day was

MADISON – The Wisconsin State Assembly today passed AB 315 and AB 612 on a party-line vote. Charlie Carlin, representing Gathering Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts, issued the following statement: “Unfortunately, what passed today is Knowles-Nelson in name only.

MADISON — Today, the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions held a public hearing on the WisKids legislation, a bipartisan initiative that would give every child born or adopted in Wisconsin $25 in a state-managed 529 account to jumpstart their educational