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Since taking the majority, Derrick Van Orden and House Republicans have gone out of their way to defund local and federal law enforcement. Van Orden voted for the ‘Default on America Act,’ dangerous legislation that would have cut up to $10 billion from federal law

Today, the Wisconsin Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (WAND) presented state Representative Alex Joers (D-Middleton) with a WAND 2024 Legislator of the Year Award at the State Capitol in Madison. Representative Joers was named a 2024 WAND Legislator of the

MADISON, Wis. — New reporting today from Up North News uncovered more comments from Eric Hovde disrespecting working Wisconsinites. In the newly revealed comments, Eric Hovde, a megamillionaire owner of a $3 billion California bank, says that “the minimum wage was never supposed to

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called on the six Class I railroads to address severe staffing shortages that are endangering workers, increasing the risk of derailments and accidents, and raising costs for Wisconsin farmers, businesses, and consumers.

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare lizard and turtle, which may result from the I-90/94 at County Highway CS Restoration Project in Columbia County. Incidental

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Lake Michigan Fisheries Forum will host a public meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, at Lakeshore Technical College to discuss current and future rules governing the trawling for lake

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting applications for the Shooting Range Grant Program now through July 15, 2024.  The program has $800,000 available for range improvement projects. The grant program provides financial assistance for creating

End Citizens United // Let America Vote (ECU // LAV) today endorsed Katrina Shankland for Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. Shankland is refusing to take any corporate PAC money in her campaign.  “Our broken campaign finance system has allowed special interests

MADISON, WI — Last week, State Senator Brad Pfaff turned in over double the required number of nomination signatures to the Wisconsin Elections Commission to appear on the ballot this fall. This submission demonstrates the groundswell of grassroots support for

Madison… Senator Joan Ballweg and her Senate colleagues voted today to override several of the governor’s partisan vetoes. “The proposals the Senate voted to override today are important to communities across the state, especially rural communities like those in the 14th Senate

MILWAUKEE — Gov. Tony Evers today joined representatives from the National Football League (NFL), Green Bay Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy, Wisconsin Department of Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers, and other local elected officials and leaders in Milwaukee at the Lake Express Ferry

The Wisconsin Nurses Association (WNA) wants to share our appreciation to those State  Senators who voted to override Governor Evers’ veto of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse  Licensure Bill SB 145. This action supports licensure of over 8,000 Advanced Practice

Largest Center-Right Latino Political Organization Will Mobilize Hispanics in Support of Eric Hovde   Milwaukee, WI – The LIBRE Initiative Action, a political organization committed to working with those who want to advance freedom-minded policies that promote the well-being and self-sufficiency of the Hispanic community,

Madison, WI – Today, Senate Republicans voted to override Governor Evers’ veto on SB 312, legislation which would limit the ability to test, remediate, and hold polluters accountable for PFAS, while forcing impacted communities to compete with corporations to receive funding

Madison, WI – The Wisconsin State Senate took up several veto overrides on topics from election integrity to recruitment & retention challenges for law enforcement. Freshman lawmaker Nik Rettinger thanks his Senate colleagues for taking action to reverse these shameful

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MADISON – Senator Rob Cowles (R-Green Bay) delivered the following speech on 2023 Senate Bill 312 on the Senate Floor during today’s veto override session: “PFAS has impacted numerous sites throughout the state, and the truth is that we’re still

MADISON – Today, Senate Republicans overrode 9 of Governor Evers’ vetoes. These overrides still must move on to the State Assembly. Senator Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement: “After 13 years of legislative control, Republicans clearly sense that their days

MADISON — The state Senate voted today to override Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of Senate Bill 517, a bill of high priority to law enforcement as they seek to address challenges recruiting and retaining officers. This bill reforms a state law

STEVENS POINT, WI – Today, the American Federation of Teachers–Wisconsin (AFT-Wisconsin) announced that they have endorsed Katrina Shankland for Congress in Western and Central Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. The union represents thousands of public employees across the state, including K-12,