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MADISON, WI… Bipartisan legislation authored by Senator André Jacque (New Franken) and Representative Robert Brooks (Saukville) to grant greater financial flexibility to disabled individuals who are working and receiving support through the Medical Assistance Purchase Plan (MAPP), Assembly Bill 253, unanimously passed the Senate on

As Wisconsinites see rising costs, higher gas prices, and uncertainty over their retirement and savings accounts due to the war in Iran, the White House chief economic advisor Kevin Hassett made a stunning admission that hurting consumers is “the last of our

Toni Herkert, the Government Affairs Director of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, released the following statement after the unanimous Senate action on Assembly Bills 130 and 131 today. This legislation also passed the Assembly on a 93-0 vote on Friday,

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University Law School will release the results of a statewide poll with an in-person event featuring Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, and Derek Mosley, director of the school’s Lubar Center for Public Policy

MADISON, WI – On March 14th, Representative Lori Palmeri (D-Oshkosh), along with fellow members of the Assembly Democratic Caucus introduced a proposal to use $1.3 billion of the state’s surplus to hold property taxes and increase general aid funding for

Madison, WI – State Representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez would like to thank the entire Senate and Assembly.  I am happy to announce that the Senate in Wisconsin, just passed DACA Occupational Licensing, 31-2.   The house passed AB759 on February 20th 97-0. Rep. Ortiz-Velez gives a special

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Franklin, WI – Forward Latino, a national non-profit, non-partisan service and advocacy organization headquartered in Franklin, Wisconsin, applauds the Wisconsin Legislature for passing S.B. 745, legislation that expands access to professional licensing for recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

MADISON, WI – Today, Senator Van Wanggaard announced he will not be seeking reelection in Wisconsin’s 21st district.  Racine Transit Director and candidate for State Senate in the 21st district, Trevor Jung, on Sen. Wanggaard’s retirement: “With Senator Wanggaard announcing he

Jacque authored legislation increases penalties to combat “brutal form of modern slavery” MADISON…Child sex traffickers would face life in prison with no chance of parole under legislation authored by Senator André Jacque (New Franken) headed to the desk of Governor

MADISON – Today, State Senator Mark Spreitzer and Representative Brienne Brown introduced a package of three bills aimed at continuing the vital conversation around preserving and enhancing local journalism in Wisconsin. The legislation includes a bill to create a state

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin will mark the anniversary of the landmark Gideon v. Wainwright decision this Wednesday with a failure to approve new resources for public defenders. Lawmakers cut short a lifeline for Wisconsin’s overburdened public defense system when the bipartisan

MADISON, Wis. — According to reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Tom Tiffany said in an interview that he doesn’t believe “we should be doing mail-in voting” in Wisconsin despite having voted absentee in 12 elections in the past 10 years. Tiffany’s opposition

 Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued the following statement in response to the deal cut between Senate Majority Leader LeMahieu and Senate Minority Leader Hesselbein to force through two very unpopular bills demanded by well-financed special interests: “Today, the people of

Madison — Earlier today, the Wisconsin State Senate passed Assembly Bill 454, a proposal authored by State Representative Amaad Rivera-Wagner of Green Bay to expand access to homeownership for working families across Wisconsin. The bill now heads to Governor Tony Evers

Madison… Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement regarding the State Senator Van Wanggaard’s decision not to seek reelection: “I have known and been close friends with Van for over 25 years. Van has led a selfless career

Madison — This afternoon, on a bipartisan vote of 31-2, the State Senate passed Assembly Bill 759 (AB759).  Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green Bay), a co author of the bill, applauded the final passage of the legislation, which  supports individuals enrolled

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement regarding the passage of 2025 Assembly Bill (AB) 180 to support the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as FoodShare in Wisconsin, which provides food assistance to over 700,000 Wisconsinites, including 270,000 kids. The bill, which Gov. Evers and the

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Maria Lazar dodged questions in a recent interview about whether the results of the 2020 presidential election should have been overturned, this follows a network of election deniers who attempted to block certification of the election,

MADISON, Wis.- Representative Clinton Anderson joined Senator Chris Larson to introduce legislation, LRB-6565/1 to strengthen open records laws in the State Legislature. This bill would require the state legislature to have the same record retention requirements as local governments. Currently