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Madison, WI – Rep. Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) is excited to announce an upcoming “Coffee with Scott” on Monday, June 26th from 5:30-6:30 P.M. at the Steaming Cup at 340 W Main St, Waukesha, WI 53186. The event will be BYOC (Buy Your Own

MADISON, WIS. – Raising Wisconsin is deeply concerned with members of the state Joint Committee on Finance (JFC)’s decision not to fund the Child Care Counts program with $300 million in the 2023-25 state budget. The JFC vote on the

MADISON, WI – State Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde and State Representative Samba Baldeh oppose the use of firearms by Senegal’s State Security Forces against citizen demonstrators. Earlier this month, at least 16 people were killed and over 350 were injured by

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) in introducing a Senate resolution in honor of Juneteenth. Full text of the resolution can be found here and below: “Commemorating June 19, 2023, as ‘Juneteenth National Independence Day’ in recognition

Madison, WI – State Representative David Steffen (R-Howard) authored a state budget motion that would create a permanent sales tax exemption for baby-related products. The exemption would cover a variety of baby necessities including everything from diapers and wipes to

MADISON, Wis. — In honor of Juneteenth, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler and Vice Chair Felesia Martin released the following statements: Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler: “On Juneteenth, we honor the day that word of emancipation reached

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced that his staff will be available for mobile office hours at the times and locations listed below. These office hours give constituents the opportunity to meet with Sen. Johnson’s staff to request assistance

(Madison, WI) LeadingAge Wisconsin thanks members of the state’s biennial budget-writing  committee for providing significant investments in support of long-term care (LTC) programming and  services across the state.   “The Joint Committee on Finance’s investments last night set a much-needed payment

APPLETON, WI — Today, Rep. Gallagher joined members of the Appleton Area School District, local veterans, and members of the Appleton community in surprising WWII Veteran Armin Barth with his high school diploma. Barth, a long-time Appleton resident, had never earned his

MADISON, Wis. — As Tom Tiffany continues to prepare to run for Senate by promoting his “Tiffany Blueprint” on how Republicans can win elections, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin is launching TiffanyBlueprint.com.  The site highlights how Tom Tiffany’s ‘blueprint’ for Wisconsin is an extremist, ultra-MAGA agenda

GENOA, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in Genoa, Wis. that occurred on the evening of June 16, 2023. At approximately 5:55 p.m., Vernon County Sheriff’s

MADISON, Wis. — Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach) left the comfort of his $10 million oceanside mansion in Laguna Beach, California to make it just in time for the Wisconsin Republican State Convention this weekend, as he starts to make his case that a California

Late last night, the republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee gutted the supports that struggling families across Wisconsin desperately need.  “Many of Wisconsin’s families–especially our Black and Brown families–are in crisis mode,” stated Michele Mackey, Kids Forward CEO, “On the eve of

The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee last night voted on disability priorities in the Department of Health Services (DHS) section of the state budget that takes some first steps toward addressing the most pressing needs of the disability community: adequate supports

MADISON, WI – This week the Assembly passed the highly anticipated Workforce Housing package, including important legislation authored by Rep. Plumer. A statement on passage: “If you’ve tried to become a homeowner, upgrade to a bigger home, or are looking

MADISON – Earlier today, Governor Evers joined the Legislative Black Caucus to raise the Juneteenth Flag above the Wisconsin State Capitol and honor the federal holiday to occur on Monday, June 19.  On Juneteenth, we commemorate the ending of slavery

MADISON – In the early morning hours of June 16, Republican legislators on the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) passed a motion that would prevent Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming surgery or puberty-blocking drugs used for gender dysphoria or transition in

MADISON – Early this morning while many Wisconsinites were sleeping, Republicans on the state’s budget writing committee voted to end Governor Evers’ critical Child Care Counts program, and refused to include a very popular and needed postpartum maternal healthcare provision

WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced that Wisconsin is receiving $10.2 million in federal funds to help strengthen the electric grid to reduce the impacts of extreme weather and natural disasters. The funding comes from the Grid Resilience State

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) Chairman and Ranking Member of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, met with Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at the U.S. Capitol this week. In the meeting,