Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced on May 30, 2019, that he is seeking applicants for appointment as coroner in Jackson County. The deadline to send application materials has been extended to 5 p.m. on Monday, July 8,
Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org MADISON — The following is a statement from Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler on the decision by the conservative majority of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court to uphold laws passed by the Republican legislature in December to undercut the incoming
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has gone out of his way to avoid collaborating with Gov. Tony Evers even when his positions align with the governor’s.
Let’s not settle for the broken Republican status quo. Let’s invest in our state and restore Wisconsin’s reputation as a place where the next generation wants to live, work and raise a family.
MADISON – Today, Governor Tony Evers vetoed Assembly Bills 179, 180, 182, and 183, legislation that would have restricted access to reproductive health care for Wisconsinites and punished doctors for approriately caring for their patients. Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) issued
MADISON – Today, Governor Evers vetoed Assembly Bills 179, 180, 182, and 183, a package of anti-women’s health bills that would restrict access to reproductive health care. State Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) issued the following statement in response. “I applaud
MADISON – Statement from Sara Finger, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health (WAWH): “We are so proud to have Governor Evers standing strong with us, fighting for women’s access to abortion care at a time when we
MADISON – Governor Tony Evers today vetoed a package of anti-women’s health bills aimed at misinforming the public about abortion care. Statement from Mike Murray, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI): “These bills and their supporters are making
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released the following statement on today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court decision: “Today’s decision is disappointing and, unfortunately, all too predictable. It is based on a desired political outcome, not the plain
A split state Supreme Court today upheld the Legislature’s power to meet in extraordinary session and rejected a challenge to the actions Republicans took in December to undercut powers of the incoming Dem guv and AG. In a 4-3 ruling,
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MADISON — A new analysis from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue shows that Wisconsin taxpayers will pay more than $2 billion over the next biennium in federal income taxes for other states to expand their Medicaid programs. Because Wisconsin has
Contact: State Senator Janis Ringhand: (608)266-2253; Sen.Ringhand@legis.wisconsin.gov State Senator Janis Ringhand (D-Evansville) has been appointed by Tony Evers to serve on Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy. The mission of the Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy is to measurably improve the
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers issued a proclamation declaring June 19th as Juneteenth Day throughout the state of Wisconsin. Juneteenth commemorates the day, in 1865, where the last slaves were informed of their freedom, effectively ending
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today ordered the flags of the United States and the State of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff as a mark of respect for Patrol Officer John D. Hetland of the Racine Police Department, who
Property taxes on a median-value home would go up the same amount under the GOP’s budget plan as they would under Gov. Tony Evers’ original proposal, according to a Legislative Fiscal Bureau analysis. That’s despite JFC Republicans last week pumping
The Assembly today approved a bill that would address step therapy, a cost-saving method employed by insurance companies The legislation — introduced by Joint Finance Committee Co-chairs Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette — would address
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced on May 30, 2019, that he is seeking applicants for appointment as coroner in Jackson County. The deadline to send application materials has been extended to 5 p.m. on Monday, July 8, 2019. The appointment will fill the vacancy created by the
Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org MADISON — The following is a statement from Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler on the decision by the conservative majority of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court to uphold laws passed by the Republican legislature in December to undercut the incoming Democratic administration: “Republicans hijacked Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, rigged the legislature,
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has gone out of his way to avoid collaborating with Gov. Tony Evers even when his positions align with the governor’s.
Let’s not settle for the broken Republican status quo. Let’s invest in our state and restore Wisconsin’s reputation as a place where the next generation wants to live, work and raise a family.
MADISON – Today, Governor Tony Evers vetoed Assembly Bills 179, 180, 182, and 183, legislation that would have restricted access to reproductive health care for Wisconsinites and punished doctors for approriately caring for their patients. Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) issued the following statement: “I was proud to stand with Governor
MADISON – Today, Governor Evers vetoed Assembly Bills 179, 180, 182, and 183, a package of anti-women’s health bills that would restrict access to reproductive health care. State Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) issued the following statement in response. “I applaud Governor Evers for vetoing these divisive and inflammatory anti-women’s health
MADISON – Statement from Sara Finger, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health (WAWH): “We are so proud to have Governor Evers standing strong with us, fighting for women’s access to abortion care at a time when we see governors across our nation slamming that door shut. Abortion
MADISON – Governor Tony Evers today vetoed a package of anti-women’s health bills aimed at misinforming the public about abortion care. Statement from Mike Murray, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI): “These bills and their supporters are making claims that inflammatory, offensive and blatantly false. Over the last
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released the following statement on today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court decision: “Today’s decision is disappointing and, unfortunately, all too predictable. It is based on a desired political outcome, not the plain meaning and text of the constitution. “The state constitution is
A split state Supreme Court today upheld the Legislature’s power to meet in extraordinary session and rejected a challenge to the actions Republicans took in December to undercut powers of the incoming Dem guv and AG. In a 4-3 ruling, the court found the Legislature has the power to set
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MADISON — A new analysis from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue shows that Wisconsin taxpayers will pay more than $2 billion over the next biennium in federal income taxes for other states to expand their Medicaid programs. Because Wisconsin has not expanded Medicaid, state residents experience no return on these
Contact: State Senator Janis Ringhand: (608)266-2253; Sen.Ringhand@legis.wisconsin.gov State Senator Janis Ringhand (D-Evansville) has been appointed by Tony Evers to serve on Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy. The mission of the Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy is to measurably improve the financial literacy of Wisconsin citizens. The Council collaborates with government
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers issued a proclamation declaring June 19th as Juneteenth Day throughout the state of Wisconsin. Juneteenth commemorates the day, in 1865, where the last slaves were informed of their freedom, effectively ending slavery in the United States. “Juneteenth is recognized throughout the
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today ordered the flags of the United States and the State of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff as a mark of respect for Patrol Officer John D. Hetland of the Racine Police Department, who tragically died in the line of duty on June 17,
Property taxes on a median-value home would go up the same amount under the GOP’s budget plan as they would under Gov. Tony Evers’ original proposal, according to a Legislative Fiscal Bureau analysis. That’s despite JFC Republicans last week pumping $58.6 million into the lottery to free up additional money
The Assembly today approved a bill that would address step therapy, a cost-saving method employed by insurance companies The legislation — introduced by Joint Finance Committee Co-chairs Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette — would address step therapy. That’s a cost-saving method employed by insurance companies;