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Madison, WI – On Thursday, the Wisconsin State Senate convened a floor session to cast votes on a number of bills and provisions, including three veto overrides and a bill to extend post-partum care for Wisconsinites on Medicaid. In order to

Madison – State Representative Karen Hurd (R-Fall Creek) and her colleagues in a bi-partisan vote passed a non-partisan redistricting bill based on the model used in Iowa. This bill creates a  nonpartisan redistricting commission to draw legislative maps in accordance with

MADISON, Wis – Late last night, Legislative Repbulicans passed Assembly Bill 415 (AB415), which determines how Wisconsin draws legislative and congressional districts. Republican Leadership claims it is a non-partisan process done by the Legislative Reference Bureau, but there are provisions in

MADISON – Today, following the passage of Assembly Bill 415 in the Wisconsin State Assembly, Representative Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) released the following statement: “Throughout my time in the Legislature, I have strongly advocated for a fair, nonpartisan redistricting process to ensure

MADISON… Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) released the following statement in reaction to the passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 415.  Drafted based on the Iowa model, AB 415 would implement non-partisan redistricting in Wisconsin.  “Voters should choose their

Madison – Representative Chanz Green (R-Grand View) voted in favor of a package of bills that would expand child care, which is aimed at helping families afford childcare and increasing accessibility across our state. “I have gotten a lot of emails

Madison – Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) gave a statement following the passage of AB 415 which creates a non-partisan redistricting process for legislative maps. Rep. Donovan said: “As an Alderman, I ran in non-partisan elections for years. I believe it allowed the best

Madison – Today, the Assembly voted on a number of bills that would reform childcare laws and redistricting in the state of Wisconsin. Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) issued the following statement on the passage of these bills: “The people of Wisconsin want

MADISON – Today, Assembly Representative Jacobson (D-Oregon) issued the following statement regarding Assembly Republican’s child care bills discussed in today’s session: “The child care bills brought before us today disregard the needs and voices of our child care industry, parents,

Madison – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly convened to debate a Republican-led package of legislation that would make changes to Wisconsin’s child care regulation. Representative Lee Snodgrass (D-Appleton) released the following statement regarding the child care legislation: “Earlier this year, Governor

MADISON – Today, Assembly Republicans passed a series of bills (AB 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392) relating to the childcare crisis in Wisconsin. Representative Madison (D-10) issued the following statement: “The proposals passed today are woefully inadequate approaches to

Madison, WI – State Representative William Penterman (R – Columbus) released the following statement following today’s Assembly floor session addressing childcare: “Today, I voted in favor of a multi-pronged, targeted approach to supporting families and child care providers. From the

MADISON – On Thursday, Senate Bill (SB) 270 which was co-authored by Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora), was approved by both houses of the Legislature. The proposal reforms the process for compensating road-building contractors that are harmed by utility-caused delays. “As I travel

Middleton, Wisconsin – September 14th, 2023 – As the world watches with concern the situation unfolding in Ukraine, Phil Anderson, Libertarian candidate for the United States Senate from Wisconsin, has emerged as a steadfast advocate for peace and diplomacy. In

Madison – State Representative Joy Goeben (R-Hobart) presented her package of five child care bills to the Wisconsin Assembly. The Assembly passed the entire “Choices in Childcare” bill package. The Assembly also approved a non-partisan redistricting plan almost identical to Iowa.

MADISON – On Thursday afternoon, Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) and her Assembly colleagues voted to advance the ‘Choices in Childcare’ bill package. The package consists of a number of bills that alter the regulations surrounding childcare and create new programs

MADISON, WI – Today on the floor, Rep. Plumer voted for significant childcare reforms that  expand access and help reduce costs:  “Governor Evers insisted on using one-time federal funds meant to help with the pandemic to create a new on-going childcare

Madison, WI – Today, Representative Rick Gundrum (R-Slinger) voted in favor of investing in quality child care. After passage of the package of bills, he released the following statement: “It has been shown over the years that the current child

MADISON… Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) released the following statement in reaction to the passage of the Choices in Child Care legislative package:  “Wisconsin families are facing increased costs across the board due to skyrocketing inflation due to

MADISON, Wis. — Amid mounting proof that state Republicans’ effort to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz is extremely unpopular, Republicans are now attempting to shift the spotlight away from their still-active impeachment threats by trying to pass a bad faith redistricting bill