MADISON, Wis. – Rep. Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) is pleased the Wisconsin State Assembly has passed a bill he co-authored that will help rural manufacturers that are having trouble attracting and retaining workers due to inadequate affordable housing. “Everywhere you go in my district you can see ‘help wanted’ signs,”

MADISON – Today, Democrats in the Wisconsin Legislature debuted the Raising the Bar on Clean Water legislative package. The package consists of five bills which repeal a multitude of regressive Republican water policies, reintroduce clean water initiatives that were removed from the governor’s biennial budget by legislative Republicans, and follow the recommendations

Madison, WI – Dental care in some parts of rural Wisconsin can be difficult to access – but legislation authored by Rep. Tony Kurtz (Wonewoc) and Sen. Patrick Testin (Stevens Point) aims to alleviate the region’s dental shortage.   “Bailey’s Bill,” which would create a scholarship program at the Marquette University

CONTACT: Rep. Jim Steineke (608) 266-2418 MADISON – Today, Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) showed his support for six bills that work to combat addiction and substance abuse in Wisconsin. The bills come as part of a larger legislative initiative, led by Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette), called the Heroin,

All too often, when a new occupational license is proposed in the state Legislature, the measure passes with little scrutiny and a previously unregulated profession is suddenly saddled with the most restrictive form of regulation. These licenses, in turn, can fence out aspiring workers, drive up costs for consumers and

MADISON – The Wisconsin State Senate today unanimously confirmed Caleb Frostman as Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development. Secretary Frostman released the following statement following the vote, thanking the members of the Senate for their support: “ I am honored by today’s unanimous, bipartisan vote in the State Senate to continue enacting

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MADISON – Today, Representative Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) co-authored two amendments to increase access statewide to school-based mental health care services. One amendment would provide $22 million annually in categorical aids for school mental health services. The other would provide $14 million in grant funding to school districts for collaboration with

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Madison… Today, Rep. Jon Plumer (R-Lodi) joined State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) at a press conference to announce a partnership to expand access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Access to MAT will be expanded across Wisconsin health plans through the elimination of prior authorization requirements in most cases. Prior authorization is the

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MADISON – Today, on the 10th Anniversary of the Citizens United decision, Representatives Chris Taylor (D-Madison) and Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) introduced a state constitutional amendment that corporations do not have a First Amendment right to unlimited campaign spending. The 2010 United States Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC overturned 100 years of precedent

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