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Madison, Wis. – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly debated the 2023-2025 biennial budget. State Representative Deb Andraca (D – Whitefish Bay) issued the following statement: “From budget listening sessions in my district, hearings with the Joint Finance Committee, and conversations

MADISON – Assembly Representative Jacobson (D-Oregon) voted today against the 2023-2025 State Budget. “I was incredibly disappointed, but not surprised, when over 500 Wisconsin-supporting measures were stripped from the Governor’s budget; programs that were meant to grow our families, communities,

MADISON, Wis. – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly debated the 2023-2025 biennial budget. Representative Lori Palmeri (D-54) issued the following statement: “Over the last couple months, I’ve heard from the people of Oshkosh and Wisconsinites throughout the state about how

MADISON – Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora) released the following statement after voting in favor of the 2023-25 State Budget (Senate Bill (SB) 70) on Thursday evening: “Over the past several months, I’ve been listening to the people of the 87th

Madison – Tonight, the Wisconsin Assembly passed the Wisconsin State Biennial Budget 2023-2025 which cut countless investments from Gov. Evers’ budget while giving a historic tax break for millionaires and billionaires in the state. Representative Madison (D-10) issued the following

(MADISON) – After the Wisconsin State Assembly passed the 2023-2025 Budget tonight, Representative Melissa Ratcliff (D- Cottage Grove) released the following statement: “With a record surplus, we had an historic opportunity to create a budget that invested in our middle

Madison, WI – Today, State Representative Alex Dallman (R-Green Lake) joined his Republican colleagues in voting for the passage of the 2023-2025 state budget (AB 43/SB 70). Here are some of the highlights of the biennial budget that now heads to

DELAFIELD, WI – This evening, the Assembly approved the state budget, which will cut taxes in Wisconsin by an astounding $4.4 billion, $3.5 billion devoted solely to income tax relief. The budget will also provide increased funding for education and overhaul

MADISON – State Representative Dave Murphy (R-Greenville) applauded the budget passed by the State Assembly as a “budget built for the people” of Wisconsin. “We voted for an historic increase in K-12 funding,” said Murphy. “We’re going to make sure

Madison- Tonight, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed the biennial State budget. The budget, stripped of investments such as the Right to Counsel, will head to Governor Evers’ desk.           Representative Clancy (D-19) issued the following statement: “There is so much wrong here

MADISON – State Representative Mike Bare (D-Verona) released the following statement after the Wisconsin State Assembly voted to pass the 2023-2025 biennial state budget:  “A budget is about choices and priorities. Governor Evers proposed a budget that would set our

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly debated the 2023-2025 biennial budget. Representative Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) issued the following statement: “While there are good things in this budget, it does not serve the most pressing needs of the moment or adequately

MADISON, Wis. – Today the Wisconsin State Assembly voted to pass the 2023-2025 budget, while rejecting a collection of Democratic budget amendments.  “This budget is a missed opportunity to serve Wisconsin families while strengthening the Wisconsin workforce. By not funding

Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement on the passage of the budget in the Assembly. “This is a budget made for Wisconsin. I am proud to join my Republican colleagues by voting in favor of generational investments to

MADISON – Today, Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) voted in favor of 2023 Senate Bill 70 – Wisconsin’s 2023-25 budget bill. She issued the following statement: “Today I voted for a budget that is made for Wisconsin. My colleagues on the finance committee and

MADISON, Wis. — Rep. Neubauer released the following statement regarding the conclusion of debate on the 2023-2025 biennial budget: “The budget that legislative Republicans brought to the floor today simply does not meet the needs of the moment. I could

MADISON… Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) released the following statement regarding the passage of the biennial state budget bill by the State Assembly: “The Republican budget helps lower the tax burden on all Wisconsinites through a historic tax

Madison – Today, the Assembly convened to vote on Assembly Bill (AB) 43, the 2023-25 Biennial Budget Bill. Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) issued the following statement on the passage of the state budget: “I do not understand why the Joint Finance Committee (JFC)

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling that has dealt a major blow to affirmative action at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. This decision will effectively end the use of affirmative action to ensure

DELAFIELD, WI – It is a disgrace that Wisconsin children are not learning to read, especially low-income and special needs students statewide. Our literacy crisis has created a moral and economic crisis; that’s why IRG and IRG Action have worked on this