Rep. Armstrong: Assembly holds final floor session, passes Armstrong bills
MADISON, WI – The Assembly met for what may be its final floor session of the 2025-2026 legislative session on February 19, which continued February 20. As is usually the case at the end of session, the Assembly passed a very long
Rep. Billings: Statement on passage of PFAS assistance funding
Madison – Today, Representative Jill Billings voted to pass bills to provide over $130 million in PFAS remediation and assistance funding. Rep. Billings represents French Island, one of the communities most effected by PFAS contamination in Wisconsin, and she released
Rep. DeSanto: Response to unanimous passage of Assembly bills 131 and 130
MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly voted on Assembly Bills 131 and 130 which This bill appropriates funding from the segregated PFAS fund to the Department of Natural Resources for general operations, new PFAS grant programs, the well
Rep. Bare: Celebrates progress and laments work still to be done
Late tonight, the Republican majority gaveled out the Wisconsin State Assembly with ten months left in the year. There are things to celebrate, and more progress still to be made. As one of its last acts, the Assembly finally passed
Sen. Wimberger: Assembly passes historic PFAS legislation
MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Gillett) released the following statement after the Wisconsin State Assembly passed Assembly Bill 130 and Assembly Bill 131, the landmark legislation he authored with Representative Jeff Mursau (R-Crivitz) to direct funding from the PFAS Trust
Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association: Applauds legislative action to fund FoodShare, clarify PFAS liability, and improve ag roads
MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded members of the State Assembly for passing legislation to stabilize the FoodShare program and ensure continued access to nutritious dairy products, including high-protein options like dairy-based protein bars, to clarify PFAS liability
Rep. Doyle: Applauds passage of PFAS legislation, $130 million in relief funds
Today the State Assembly passed two bills following an agreement between the State Assembly and the Governor on PFAS mitigation. The bills will allow for the immediate release of $130 million directly to communities that need it most. Rep. Doyle
Rep. Roe: Statement on the final week of the 2025-2026 legislative session
Madison, Wis. — Today, the Assembly Republican majority ended work months early. Since day one of the 2025–2026 Wisconsin Legislative Session, Rep. Ann Roe (D-Janesville) and Assembly Democrats have focused on lowering costs and improving lives. Even as Republicans gavel out under
Rep. Palmeri: Statement on PFAS vote
MADISON, WI – Tonight, the Assembly voted on the negotiated PFAS language to pass AB 130 and AB 131, releasing the $132 million that has been held in the PFAS trust fund for over 900 days. Rep. Palmeri released the
Rep. Piwowarczyk: Champions laws helping families, improving health care, and protecting taxpayers
Madison, WI — Representative Jim Piwowarczyk is proud of the Assembly’s passage of several bipartisan bills supporting Wisconsin families, improving maternal health care, strengthening cancer detection, and protecting taxpayers. The Assembly approved AJR 127, a proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit
Survival Coalition, Wisconsin Aging Advocacy Network: Statement on passage of AB 598: Bill lets hospital pick a decision maker, puts patient’s rights at risk
Today the state Assembly passed AB 598, which lets hospitals pick a decision-maker based on a list set in statute (called a Patient’s Representative) if a patient does not have a Power of Attorney for Health care and becomes unable
Rep. Goeben: Stands with WI parents to protect kids online
Madison – Today, Rep. Joy Goeben (R-Hobart) shared the following statement about her package of bills protecting kids online: “This legislation addresses a growing crisis facing families across Wisconsin: children navigating a digital world that too often exposes them to
Rep. Jacobson: Applauds unanimous passage of Oregon area Fire/EMS district funding bill
MADISON-Today, Representative Jenna Jacobson (D-Oregon) released the following statement following unanimous passage of the bill to fund the Village of Oregon, the Town of Oregon, and the Village of Rutland for their joint Fire/Emergency Medical Services District with the Town
WisDems: Tom Tiffany supports (even more) illegal tariffs
MADISON, Wis. — Hours after the conservative U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Donald Trump’s tariffs violate federal law, Trump unilaterally announced a ten percent global tariff tax. Tom Tiffany has enthusiastically and unapologetically supported Trump’s illegal tariff taxes that are
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative: Commends U.S. agreement on reciprocal trade with Indonesia
GREEN BAY, Wis. —Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the country based on milk volume, commends the administration’s signing of a new Agreement on Reciprocal Trade with Indonesia. “The recent signing of the agreement with
Fox Valley Technical College: A smarter route to a business degree: FVTC & UWGB launch 2+2 pathways
(Appleton, WI) – Students pursuing business careers now have a faster, more affordable path to a bachelor’s degree thanks to new 2+2 transfer agreements between Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The agreements create seamless
Wisconsin Farmers Union: Supreme Court rules tariff powers belong to congress
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. – The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled 6–3 that President Donald Trump exceeded his constitutional authority when he used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping global tariffs. The Court reaffirmed that the power to
Sen. Smith: Eau Claire lawmakers introduce premium assistance tax credit to protect affordable health coverage
Madison, Wis. — Today, Sen. Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) and Rep. Christian Phelps (D-Eau Claire) introduced legislation to create a state level Premium Assistance Individual Income Tax Credit to help Wisconsinites maintain access to affordable health coverage. “Health care affordability shouldn’t
Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association: UW now live — unpacking the changing new world order
MADISON, WI (February 20, 2026) — Global power is shifting — and the ripple effects are impacting alliances, trade, security, and humanitarian crises. Join “UW Now Live” for a fact-based conversation on today’s geopolitical shake-up, including Western Hemisphere influence; tensions involving Greenland,
Protect our Care Wisconsin: National Caregivers Day: Trump and Republicans sold out millions caring for loved ones to pad the pockets of billionaires and big corporations
This National Caregivers Day, Republicans are showing their “appreciation” by waging a war on health care — jacking up premiums, imposing burdensome work reporting requirements, and ransacking Medicaid to bankroll tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. The63 million caregivers