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A new report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirms what other outside analysts have already written: the House Republican budget will result in severe cuts to Medicaid, ripping away health care for millions of families and children across the country, all

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing a legal challenge that, if successful, would severely limit the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ability to carry out

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Wisconsin Democrats launched The People v. Musk, a seven-figure organizing and communications campaign to stop Elon Musk from buying a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for extreme right-wing politician Brad Schimel. With Musk-backed groups already pouring in more than

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative will once again offer $10,000 in secondary education scholarships to its membership, the cooperative announced today. Edge is proud to award the children of its members who exemplify the voice of milk

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Delafield, Wis. –  The Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) is continuing its public polling project with Napolitan and Scott Rasmussen in 2025, conducting a poll on issues related to K-12 Education and the Department of Public Instruction. In its latest

MADISON, Wisc. — On Wednesday, Amy Loudenbeck, Campaign Manager for Kinser for WI Kids, released the following statements after the Marquette University Law Poll reported new polling numbers vital to the race for DPI Superintendent. “The Marquette Law School poll released

Madison – A bill sponsored by Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D-Green Bay) would require the Legislature to act in the event of a Presidential Executive Order that freezes federal funding for critical local services. Under the bill, such an Executive Order would

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s commitment to “resurrect the American shipbuilding industry” during his joint address to Congress. “I take great pride in representing Wisconsin’s shipbuilding industry,

WAUKESHA, Wisc. — In response to today’s Marquette University Law School poll, the Schimel for Justice campaign released the following statement from Communications Director, Jacob Fischer: “Learning nothing from November, the Democrats’ handpicked a deeply flawed candidate, Susan Crawford, who spent her

MILWAUKEE – A new Marquette Law School Poll survey of Wisconsin finds that large percentages of registered voters remain unfamiliar with the candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the state superintendent of public instruction less than a month before

Madison, WI – Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Energy and Tourism and the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities held a joint public hearing on Right of First Refusal (ROFR) legislation, SB 28 and AB 25. This legislation eliminates the competitive

MILWAUKEE — The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently awarded the silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence to the Progressive Care Unit at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center.  The AACN recognized 305 units from 186 hospitals worldwide who applied for the Beacon

MADISON, WI – It’s been 24 hours since the Trump administration announced its plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and slash $1 billion from Wisconsin schools—and Lobbyist Brittany Kinser has said nothing. No press releases.No social media posts.No answers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) questioned President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, on this Administration’s continued efforts to stop funding for research into cures for cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. The

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today slammed new plans by President Donald Trump and the Trump Administration to cut as many as 80,000 employees from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which comes as President Trump and the Trump Administration have already fired nearly

MADISON, Wis. — New reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel highlights yet another incident involving Rep. Derrick Van Orden, who this time was caught threatening former VA employee Tony Ruiz with a referral to Elon Musk’s ‘DOGE.’ After attacking Ruiz on LinkedIn, Van Orden

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is praising Governor Tony Evers and the State of Wisconsin for approving additional funding to complete the future home of the Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and Medical Examiner’s Office. Last week,

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a Broad Incidental Take Permit/Authorization for the incidental taking of rare fish, which may result from transportation projects, including road, rail and trail projects across the state.  

MADISON, Wis.—Leaders and researchers from the Universities of Wisconsin, UW–Madison, and UW-Milwaukee invite the media to a news conference on the importance of federally funded health research and its impact across Wisconsin. Researchers and a study participant will discuss critical research on Alzheimer’s