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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the nation celebrates National Nurses Week, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Steve Daines (R-MT) introduced the WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the brave women who were World War II

MADISON, Wis. — Last January, after it was revealed that George Santos was a serial liar who falsified business and campaign finance reports, Congressman Mike Gallagher dismissed Santos’ behavior, but promised if “actual illegal behavior” was found, “then we can have

MADISON – This morning, the Assembly Committee on Local Government held an executive session on Assembly Bill (AB) 245, the Republican plan to overhaul shared revenue.  Democratic members of the Committee introduced an amendment to strip the bill of numerous

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, two bills led by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) passed out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions with Democratic and Republican support and now head to the full Senate for a vote. TheFair

Washington, D.C. – Look Ahead America Executive Director Matt Braynard made the following statement: As a result of Look Ahead America’s election integrity research, Wisconsin Election Officials, the Yuma County Recorder Office, and the Yuma County Sheriff’s Department all agree

Hello, I’m State Senator Joan Ballweg. I represent Wisconsin’s 14th State Senate District, located in central Wisconsin.  I have been hard at work with my colleagues in the state legislature and my fellow members of the budget writing committee to

MADISON, Wis. – Today the Assembly Committee on Local Government voted AB 245 out of committee along party lines. The bill contains not only shared revenue; it includes many preemptions to local governments.The committee voted down a Democratic proposal on

MADISON – The Assembly Committee on Local Government held an Executive Session today on Assembly Bill 245. This bill continues to use the same inequitable shared revenue distribution formula our state has had for more than 20 years. AB 245 additionally

MADISON– On Monday, Governor Evers signed Senate Bill 13 into law as 2023 Wisconsin Act 6. This legislation to eliminate the defunct Land Recycling Loan Program, which was authored by Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) and Representative William Penterman (R-Columbus), was passed

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) today sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator, Deanne Criswell, expressing concern over domestic and foreign automakers’ decision to drop AM radio access in many new electric

MADISON, Wis (May 11, 2023) – The Wisconsin All Copays Count Coalition (WACCC) which represents patients whose health and finances are at risk from an unfair insurer policy that stops drug assistance programs from counting toward patient deductibles or out of pocket

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party and Select Committee members sent a letter to TikTok CEO Show Chew expressing grave concern about TikTok’s ongoing censorship and monitoring individuals who view

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will meet in-person for the May board meeting to consider several proposed rulemaking documents, fish and wildlife matters, and donations. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, originating from

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today, during National Travel and Tourism Week, delivered the Democratic Radio Address highlighting his plan to bolster and continue the success of Wisconsin’s tourism industry, including outdoor recreation. More information regarding Gov. Evers’ plan to

MADISON, Wis. — According to a new report from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, an examination of state campaign finance records found “that the vast majority of donors who identified themselves as teachers have contributed to Democratic candidates and Democratic-affiliated organizations.”

Franklin, WI – Forward Latino, a non-partisan, non-profit service, and advocacy organization is calling for bipartisan action on the United States’ broken immigration system and for emergency aid to be rushed to the border to provide relief to immigrants and

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reminds drivers to keep an eye out for deer on the roads in the coming weeks to avoid potentially dangerous crashes. Deer crash numbers typically increase in May and June in Wisconsin when does look

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jim Risch (R-ID) led a bipartisan group of colleagues calling out the Biden Administration’s misguided draft guidance that allows non-dairy product imitators to use dairy names, like milk, when labeling their

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue a permit for the incidental taking of a rare lizard, which may result from the Mirror Lake Dredging Project in Sauk County.   Incidental take refers to the

Madison, WI–In response to the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa filing a motion in  federal court to immediately shut down the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline, Assembly Committee on  Energy and Utilities Chairman David Steffen released the following statement: