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MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly met in regular session. Representative Sue Conley (D-Janesville) issued the following statement in response: “We have a lot of work left to accomplish this session, and not many floor days scheduled to do so.

Madison – The Speaker’s Task Force on Childhood Obesity, led by Representative Karen Hurd  (R-Fall Creek) as chair and Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) as vice-chair along with Representative Behnke (R – Oconto), Representative Penterman (R-Columbus), Representative Rozar (R – Marshfield), Representative Schmidt

Madison – Representative Chanz Green (R-Grand View) had one of his bills pass the Assembly earlier today. Senate Bill 318 deals with allowing certain search and rescue organizations or recovery teams that use human remains detection canines to receive anatomical gifts for training

Madison – Today, the Assembly passed a number of bipartisan bills. Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) issued the following statement on today’s Assembly floor session: “Bipartisan bills are the product of working together and finding sound solutions. Today, I was happy to vote on

MADISON – Representative Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) voted for a package of bills aimed at promoting oral healthcare in Wisconsin. “Oral healthcare is so important to our overall health. Oral healthcare problems can increase a patient’s risk of certain diseases or

MADISON – Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after Senate Bill 415, a bill he authored with Representative Ron Tusler, passed the State Senate during Tuesday’s floor session: “There’s no question that Wisconsin’s state parks are wonderful

MADISON – Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after Senate Bill 155, a bill he authored with Representative Joy Goeben, passed the State Senate during Tuesday’s floor session: “Too many of our senior citizens and their families

Wisconsin’s frozen road law takes effect Thursday, January 18 at 12:01 a.m. for the northern half of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) designates the regions as Zone 1 and Zone 2 which includes US 10 near Stevens Point along with

Madison, WI – On Tuesday, the State Senate and the State Assembly overwhelmingly passed a package of bills intended to address the workforce shortage in the oral healthcare field. With 64 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties designated as dental professional shortage areas,

MADISON, Wis. – Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) is proud that the Wisconsin Senate passed a number of his bipartisan bills during today’s floor session, some of which focus on recognizing veterans, increasing access to dental services in underserved areas

DELAFIELD, WI – IRG Action Fund CEO, CJ Szafir, reacts to the news that Assembly Bill 541 has now passed the Senate 24-7 and will soon be on its way to the Governor’s Desk. “For too long, Wisconsinites have struggled to find mental

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Republicans in the Wisconsin State Senate advanced a tax scheme that experts have warned would skew a majority of the benefits to the wealthiest, while completely ignoring average working families and the issues that Wisconsinites have demanded action on. 

WASHINGTON — Today, Wisconsin lawmakers will meet for the first time this year to continue the 2023-24 legislative session. Democrats plan to focus this session on improving child care, as well as combating Republican attempts to ban abortion and undermine diversity

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues in introducing legislation to reduce the flow of fentanyl by providing much-needed resources to secure the southwest border. The Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act increases staffing capacity and technology to

MADISON – Public Service Commission (PSC) Commissioner Tyler Huebner released the following statement in response to today’s vote in the Wisconsin State Senate: “It has been an honor and privilege to serve the people of Wisconsin as a Public Service Commissioner

EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN – Democrat Eric Wilson, a candidate for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District today called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the ongoing conflict in Gaza following the October 7th attack. Wilson aims to encourage a diplomatic solution that

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today slammed Republicans in the Wisconsin State Senate for firing Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) Commissioner Tyler Huebner. The vote today is yet another escalation in an ongoing effort by legislative Republicans to baselessly fire Gov. Evers’ appointees or leave them indefinitely unconfirmed for months or even years. Senate Republicans in

“I believe Summer Strand and Tyler Huebner have two fundamentally different philosophies when it comes to their roles as Public Service Commissioners. I have met with Commissioner Huebner for several hours on several different occasions. Although he appears to be

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Congresswoman Ann Kuster (NH-02) introduced bipartisan legislation to support domestic hardwood products. H.R. 6880, the Hardwood Products Access and Development Program Act, permits the Secretary of Agriculture to authorize grants that bolster domestic industry efforts

MILWAUKEE – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) plays a crucial role in building our state’s economy by ensuring reliability and managing costs as we transition to a clean energy future. For our state to successfully achieve our clean energy