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Madison, WI — State Representative William Penterman (R-Hustisford) backed a slate of common-sense bills that will strengthen fiscal responsibility, preserve state traditions, and ensure consumer choice across Wisconsin. Assembly Bill 308 (AB 308) prohibits taxpayer funding of health care for individuals who

Madison – Today, the Wisconsin Assembly took up a number of bills on a variety of subjects. These legislative proposals included requiring state employees to work in person, restricting the display of political or ideological flags over government buildings, prohibiting

MADISON – Rep. Amanda Nedweski (R–Pleasant Prairie) issued the following response to the passage of Assembly Bill 39, a bill that will require state employees to return to in-office work at least 80% of the work month: “Over five years

Bill barring distribution of AI-created sexually explicit images goes to Governor MADISON, WI… Victims whose images are nonconsensually twisted into synthetic “deep fake” pornographyfor online display and distribution would finally have strong legal protections under bipartisan legislation(Senate Bill 33) that

Brought on by instability and federal changes, the move will impact 6,955 residents across the two counties  MADISON, WI – Non-profit health insurance provider Common Ground Health Care Cooperative recently sent out letters to consumers in 11 counties across Wisconsin,

MADISON, WI — The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) is scheduled to meet on Sept. 18, 2025 to discuss its ongoing project to revise and consolidate the state’s election manuals, which are used by local election officials and poll workers. This

Madison, WI – The Wisconsin State Assembly today voted on party lines 51-44 on legislation mandating state workers to return to state agency offices. 2025 Assembly Bill 39 requires state employees to perform at least 80% of their required work

Madison – Today on the Assembly Floor, Rep. Chuck Wichgers spoke in support of Assembly Bill 58 – relating to flags that are flown, hung, or displayed from the State Capitol and State of Wisconsin and local government buildings. Representative Wichgers released

Madison, WI – State Representative Dave Murphy (R-Greenville), Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities and a board member of Free Speech for Campus, issued the following statement in response to the tragic assassination of conservative activist Charlie

MILWAUKEE — The Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education at Marquette University Law School will host a panel discussion for an “On the Issues” program on how Wisconsin businesses and residents are navigating the current export and

MADISON, Wis. — At a time where most American politicians are calling for calm in the wake of the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk, WI-03 Rep. Derrick Van Orden has tweeted nearly 100 times, spewing violent rhetoric towards Democrats and the press, while also

MADISON, WI – Today, Rep. Deb Andraca (D-Whitefish Bay) and Democratic colleagues introduced a package of public education bills to increase general school aid, index revenue limits to inflation, require property tax bills to disclose the impact of voucher programs,

WISCONSIN – On the heels of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Democracy Defense Project – Wisconsin (DDP-WI) Board released the following statement. “Yesterday’s violence was heartbreaking, and a continuation of political violence on both sides of the aisle that is trending

Hey there, folks. Governor Tony Evers here.  I’ve been clear from the get-go that Republicans’ so-called ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is bad for Wisconsin.  It’s bad for the 270,000 Wisconsinites who will get kicked off their healthcare coverage, and tens of

Across Wisconsin, families are finding it hard to get ahead because of the high cost of daily living. Meanwhile, government isn’t cutting back its spending, but seems content in taking more than it needs out of each of our weekly

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) introduced a resolution condemning the Trump administration’s plan to implement a new Medicare requirement, dubbed the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model, to force recipients of traditional Medicare to receive prior

Event provides opportunities to advance public health and safety The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is lifting up substance use prevention efforts across the state through a new grant program and awards recognizing exceptional local work improving the health

MADISON, Wis. — On Thursday, September 11th, Legislative Democrats introduced the “Kids First” package to increase general aid to schools, relieve the property tax burden on working families, feed our students, and do the right thing for Wisconsin. After the

Madison, WI – Yesterday, Representative Steve Doyle (D – Onalaska) and Senator Brad Pfaff (D – Onalaska) reintroduced legislation to create a Wisconsin suicide prevention program which would include administering grants, building community networks, conducting suicide prevention trainings, and more. The

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to report when and where they see frogs, salamanders, lizards or snakes, known collectively as herptiles, crossing the road during the late summer and early fall.  As temperatures