MADISON, WI – The Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER), which approves state employee compensation plans and contracts with represented state employees met today for the first time since February, 2018. Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) along with other Republicans on the committee approved a motion to increase their own

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today thanked Wisconsin State Senators André Jacque (R-De Pere) and Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire), and State Representatives Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City), Dave Considine (D-Baraboo), and Gary Tauchen (R-Bonduel) for introducing LRB 5012 to streamline dairy industry regulations. “Dairy farmers and processors

MADISON – Representative LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee) urged state and local law enforcement agencies to act equitably and proceed with caution with regard to implementation of Operation Relentless Pursuit (ORP).  Operation Relentless Pursuit announced earlier today by Attorney General William Barr is an initiative aimed at combating violent crime in seven American

Bipartisan legislation authored by Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) that helps individuals with previous convictions find a better chance of employment passed the Senate Tuesday as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The legislation now awaits President Trump’s signature. “Getting people back to work improves

WASHINGTON – Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) are seeking records from and transcribed staff interviews with five former Obama administration officials: Antony Blinken Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Amos Hochstein

(Hudson, WI) – Jason Church, Republican candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s Seventh Congressional District released the following statement on today’s impeachment vote: “With Democrats set to vote to impeach President Donald Trump today, it is clear we must rally behind our President. Democrats and career politicians are voting to impeach

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) applauds members of the Wisconsin State Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions who today approved two bills to protect consumers from misleading labels on imitation “dairy” products. “Our dairy processor members are deeply gratified that our state leaders recognize

MADISON, WI – The Joint Committee on Employment Relations that oversees employee compensation plans and contracts with represented state employees met to consider the 2019-2021 Compensation Plan. Senate Democratic Leader Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) and Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statements after legislative Republicans refused to

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, John Jacobson, the Government Relations Director for Wisconsin Property Taxpayers Inc., set aside time to visit the State Capitol to present Senator Patrick Testin (Stevens Point) with the 2019 Property Taxpayer Champion Award.   “It’s important for us to recognize legislators

(MADISON, WI) — Donald Trump and his right-wing henchman are already hard at work trying to rig the 2020 election as they try to purge 234,000 voters from the rolls. “Trump and his right-wing allies know that after three years of broken promises to lower prescription drug costs, raise wages, and

Madison – Today, State Representative Barbara Dittrich (R-Oconomowoc) is pleased to share the news that all 8 bills introduced by the Speaker’s Task Force on Adoption were passed by the Assembly Committee on Family Law on Tuesday, December 17th. “I am exceptionally delighted to see these bills move through the committee

We provided an unmodified opinion on the financial statements of the State Investment Fund for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019. The financial statements and our audit opinion are published separately in the State of Wisconsin Investment Board’s State Investment Fund Annual Report for the fiscal year ended June

MADISON – Yesterday, State Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa), State Representative Jimmy Anderson (D-Fitchburg), Representative Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) and State Senator Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) introduced the “Universal Changing Stations” bill, LRB-3453, that would install adult sized changing stations in certain buildings and create a tax credit for small businesses to install

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), on behalf of a group of Madison parents, issued a demand letter to the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) urging the district to respect the rights of parents to be involved in significant decisions affecting their children’s health and well-being. Specifically, WILL

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of State notifying the federal government of Wisconsin’s intent to continue supporting refugee resettlement in the state. This announcement follows an executive order issued by President Trump requiring states and localities provide written consent for refugee resettlement. “In Wisconsin, we believe

After evaluating both challengers to Scott Walker-appointed Justice Daniel Kelly, here’s the verdict from the 15,000 workers of IBEW State Conference: Judge Jill Karofsky is by far the best choice to be the next Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Working families in Wisconsin are tired of seeing judges contort their

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Dan Kelly compared funding for Social Security to slavery in a blog post he tried to scrub from the internet and hide from public view. Kelly posted extensively on a blog with several other individuals from 2012 through 2015. In 2016, after being