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MADISON, Wis. — As the GOP refuses to continue health care funding and has shut the government down over it, experts are ringing the alarm bells that Wisconsinites across the state are going to see their health care costs go up or lose

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public that candlelight hikes, fall festivals and other seasonal events will be held throughout October and November at Wisconsin State Park System properties. With over 307,000 acres of public land, state parks,

The News: WILL is once again defending Wisconsin’s congressional maps, filing briefs in opposition to an overtly political, nonsensical, and last-minute attempt to redraw Wisconsin’s maps on the eve of the midterm election. The lawsuits, filed by Law Forward and Marc

MILWAUKEE – Residents and businesses impacted by the extreme storms and flooding in Milwaukee County and Southeastern Wisconsin have one month remaining to apply for federal aid. The application deadline for FEMA Individual Assistance is November 12, 2025. Affected residents can apply

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and 16 bicameral colleagues wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel requesting information about the

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Legislative Democrats introduced a bill to protect vital access to food and nutrition supports for Wisconsin’s pregnant women, mothers, and children. With the chaos of the Republican-led Congress, the federal government shutdown is now entering week two.  

MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin–Madison and TAE Life Sciences, a biotechnology company specializing in targeted radiation therapy for cancer care, have signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, announcing the intention to launch the first accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy center

Madison, WI — The Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association (GLTPA) commends the Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry for holding a public hearing on Senate Bill 456, the Wisconsin Forestry Revitalization Bill. This critical legislation aims to restore

MADISON, Wis. – Law Forward, along with co-counsel the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School, filed a brief with the Wisconsin Supreme Court defending the proper procedure for their clients’ challenge to Wisconsin’s gerrymandered maps of congressional districts. The

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans in Congress, led by Wisconsin Representatives Tom Tiffany, Derrick Van Orden, and Bryan Steil, are forcing the government to stay shut down so that they can further gut health care and keep giving tax breaks to billionaires like

“Politicians must hold corporations to the same standards as constituents” With new, hyperscale data centers popping up all over Wisconsin, from Mount Pleasant to Port Washington, the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin urges elected officials to listen to the concerns of

Madison, Wis. – This week, the State Assembly held a floor session to vote on a series of bills related to housing. Representative Randy Udell (D-47th District) released the following statement: “It is no secret that Wisconsin’s housing crisis is growing

MADISON – Today, Legislative Democrats introduced a package of bills related to UW System’s student success. Representative Brienne Brown is the lead author of the Tuition Promise Bill, similar to UW-Madison’s Bucky’s Tuition Promise for low-income, first-time students. Representative Brown

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and governors in an amicus brief supporting Oregon’s court challenge to the Trump administration’s attempt to illegally use the National Guard for civil law enforcement in that

New reporting finds that Derrick Van Orden failed to do anything to prevent a veterans home in Chippewa Falls from closing down – and even “personally balked at opportunities to save it.”  Klein Hall, a veterans home offering housing and

Today, Assembly and Senate Democrats introduced a package of bills to bolster Wisconsin’s university and technical college systems. The legislation was introduced at a joint press conference held at the State Capitol, attended by members of the Assembly and Senate

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and 49 Republican senators in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Food and Drug Administration

MADISON –Today, Wisconsin Legislative Democrats introduced the Higher Education Powers Wisconsin package aimed at strengthening the state’s higher education system. The package includes several key bills:  Student Success and Retention – Invests in programs to support student achievement and retention at both UW

Madison – This morning, Wisconsin Legislative Democrats announced legislation that provides funding for student advising and support to ensure students are able to stick with their programs and graduate, and opens the door for students of all income levels to attend

Their Bills Would Vastly Expand State Government, and Enable Dismantling of Our Administrative Code Today, in a joint hearing of the Assembly Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency Committee and the Senate Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs Committee, we heard