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Governor Tony Evers congratulated the honorees at the 2025 Governor’s Service Awards, stating, “I want to recognize all the individuals and programs being honored today for the truly extraordinary work and service you’ve provided to communities across Wisconsin…and I’m incredibly

ANSWER: The wealthy. Van Orden provides decisive vote to cut anti-hunger program despite months of claiming otherwise  Derrick Van Orden has been lying to Wisconsinites’ faces. After claiming for months that he’d stand up for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

MADISON, WI – Today, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) released new revenue re-estimates. In response to the re-estimates, Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) Co-Chairs Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) made the following statement:  “While we

On Tuesday, May 13, 2025 the U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee held a markup hearing on its proposal to cut at least $715 billion in federal spending from Medicaid-the largest proposed cuts to the program in history. The scale

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following statement following oral arguments in the birthright citizenship case before the U.S. Supreme Court brought by AG Kaul and a coalition of state attorneys general. “It’s clear as day that President Trump’s

MADISON, WI — The Wisconsin State Senate on Thursday approved bipartisan legislation to waive the license plate personalization fee for the families of servicemen and women who died in the line of duty. Gold Star plates in Wisconsin signify that

MADISON, WI — Today the Wisconsin State Senate approved Assembly Bill 75 (Senate Bill 115), legislation that brings additional transparency to the state’s criminal justice system by requiring the Department of Justice to collect and publicly report detailed information about

Madison, WI – Today, the WI State Senate passed a resolution designating May 16–18, 2025 as “Syttende Mai Weekend”.  Syttende Mai which is Norwegian and translates to the 17th of May – is Norway’s Constitution Day, making Norway an independent

MILWAUKEE — The Marquette Law School Poll will release the results of its national survey of public opinion, over two days, May 21-22, via written releases. On Wednesday, May 21, the Marquette Law School Poll will release results of a

MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau released its revised revenue projection. State Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R-Fox Crossing), a nurse practitioner and chair of the Senate Committee on Health, released the following statement: “The new revenue projections show Wisconsinites are

MADISON – The State Senate passed three bills authored by Senator Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) today expanding transparency and efficiency in both government and public safety. “The key to faith in government and the justice system is transparency, knowing what’s going

Oregon, North Dakota, Indiana, and Vermont join 19 other states that have passed copay accumulator bans Madison, WI — As the national momentum to protect patients from harmful copay accumulator policies continues to grow, the Wisconsin All Copays Count Coalition calls on state

Initiative reducing recidivism and promoting efficient dispute resolution heads to Governor MADISON, WI… Legislation enhancing public safety and efficiency in our justice system by establishing specialized “problem-solving” courts in state law that provide expertise in the treatment of substance abuse,

MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) has appointed Supervisor Kathleen Vincent as the interim Region 11 Director, recognizing her decades-long dedication to education and school board service.  Vincent brings over 35 years of classroom teaching experience to

Bill establishing state nuclear siting study moves forward Madison, WI — On Thursday, the Wisconsin State Senate passed a bill that takes a big step toward ensuring the state’s energy needs are met by clean and efficient nuclear energy. The bill,

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced 3,053,700 total nonfarm jobs in the state, according to April 2025 preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Preliminary employment estimates for April 2025 showed Wisconsin’s seasonally

Senate clears bill barring distribution of artificially-created sexually explicit images MADISON, WI… Victims whose images are unknowingly twisted into synthetic “deep fake” pornography for display on social media or other distribution would finally have strong legal protections under bipartisan legislation

MADISON, Wis. – Earlier today, Representative Lori Palmeri held a press conference to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Wisconsin State Park System and highlight the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ commonsense budget proposals as we head into budget season. In

Bill recognizes allies who fought on the side of liberty in the ‘Secret War’ in Laos MADISON… Hmong and Laotian allies who fought on the side of liberty with U.S. soldiers would be formally recognized as Wisconsin veterans under legislation that

Bill Would Require Governor’s Administration to Follow State Law and Turn Over Millions in Covid-Era Interest Payments to State Treasury MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Oconto) released the following statement after introducing LRB-3000/LRB-3235, which would require Governor Evers and Department of