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Madison—February 21, 2024—Lakes at Stake Wisconsin, a grassroots organization committed to protecting Wisconsin lakes from enhanced wakes, today announced its support for a research bill being circulated at the State Capitol to fund a comprehensive study that would quantify the

Madison, WI – Today the Assembly passed SB 736, relating to postelection audits by the Legislative Audit Bureau. “Audits are a regular part of business and non-profit organizations, because they demonstrate legitimacy. We all benefit from the integrity that audits

MADISON – Today, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) and Representative Clinton Anderson (D-Beloit) to support the City of Evansville passed the Wisconsin State Assembly. This legislation will enable city leaders to bring jobs and economic activity to

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Wisconsinites gathered outside California bank owner Eric Hovde’s Senate campaign launch event to highlight how Hovde’s out of touch with Wisconsin values.  “In the very first moment of his campaign, Wisconsinites made clear they don’t want a California bank owner who is

Madison, WI — State Representative Alex Dallman (R-Green Lake) had three bills up for a vote this week in the Assembly: Assembly Bill 255, Assembly Bill 318 and Assembly Bill 689. All three of these bills secured enough votes to pass

Madison – Today, the Assembly was in session to take up a long list of bills, many of which went through the Education Committee. Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) issued the following statement on the passage of these bills: “Wisconsin students deserve to receive

MADISON, Wis. – After five years as Executive Director of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, Mark Jefferson will be departing the RPW in early March.  He previously served the Party in the same position from 2007 to 2011 and has served

MADISON – State Representative Mike Bare (D-Verona) released the following statement after the Wisconsin State Assembly voted to pass Assembly Bill 689, legislation that would change the way that the Department of Administration administers a number of grant programs that

MADISON – Today, the Assembly unanimously passed Senate Bill 744, legislation that makes the National Guard tuition grant program more accessible to students serving our state. Under this bill, instead of a reimbursement to the student, the Department of Military

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released the following statement after the Wisconsin Assembly voted in favor of Assembly Bill 900, legislation that “decouples” public school spending from spending on parental choice and independent charter school programs in

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) yesterday announced that many Wisconsin businesses may be eligible for a federal disaster loan program if they have suffered losses due to this year’s unusually mild winter, which lacked Wisconsin’s typical snowfall in many areas of the

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the publication of the 2022-2023 Annual Runoff Management Grant Report. The report summarizes financial assistance provided by the DNR for projects that prevent polluted runoff from entering the state’s waterways.

Washington, D.C. — This week, NextGen America launched its 2024 athlete influencer program, building on the success of its inaugural launch in 2022. Recognizing that democracy is a team sport, NextGen will collaborate with dozens of college athletes, predominantly Division I, and leverage

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WIS 19 between WIS 78 in Mazomanie and US 12 in Springfield Corners will be closed February 22 through mid-November for construction work in the area. The posted detour route will utilize WIS 78 and US 12.  For more information

The free event is sponsored by the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership  and the Schreiber Institute for Women’s Leadership Green Bay, WI – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will welcome Major General (Ret.) Marcia Anderson for a free

MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin launched “Hovde for California” to kick off California bank owner Eric Hovde’s (R–Laguna Beach) entry into the Wisconsin Senate race. To highlight Hovde’s ties to California, Wisconsin Democrats are launching a website and Twitter/X account calling

MADISON, Wis. — California banker Eric Hovde’s dangerous opposition to Wisconsinites’ reproductive freedom is the issue in a new radio ad from A Better Wisconsin Together. The spot began running today on radio stations across the state. The spot can be

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Madison, Wis. — Today, a proposal to create a tax-free retirement in Wisconsin was adopted by the Wisconsin Legislature. State Representative David Steffen (R – Howard) and State Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R – Appleton) authored the bill, which will exempt certain