est Point – Today, Governor Evers announced the official application and selection process for The People’s Maps Commission, the nonpartisan redistricting commission to draw fair, impartial maps following the 2020 U.S. Census. Wisconsin currently has extremely gerrymandered maps, which has cost Wisconsin taxpayers millions in lawsuits. Additionally, nonpartisan redistricting is

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined two dozen of her colleagues, led by Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), in urging Senate leadership to provide an additional $32 billion in emergency supplemental funding for public transit agencies in the next COVID-19 stimulus package. Transit agencies have been hit hard ever

Madison, Wisconsin – Common Cause in Wisconsin (CCWI) yesterday filed an amicus brief in four cases under the caption Democratic National Committee v. Bostelmann. That first case is a lawsuit filed by the DNC in March in federal district court in Wisconsin seeking the extension of the deadline for return

Today, Congresswoman Moore introduced the Earned Income and Child Tax Credit Outreach Act of 2020, legislation that would create an outreach program to inform Americans who are eligible for but may be missing out on accessing these important tax credits for working people for various reasons and the availability of

(Madison, WI) Today, Senator André Jacque delivered the weekly Republican Radio Address regarding the Wisconsin tourism industry. Listen to the radio address here. “Hi, State Senator André Jacque here to talk tourism. It’s an honor representing some of our state’s most exciting and breathtakingly beautiful destinations, including Door County, the

West Point – Today, Governor Evers announced the official application and selection process for The People’s Maps Commission, the nonpartisan redistricting commission to draw fair, impartial maps following the 2020 U.S. Census. Wisconsin currently has extremely gerrymandered maps, which has cost Wisconsin taxpayers millions in lawsuits. Additionally, nonpartisan redistricting is

(Sun Prairie) – Today, Governor Tony Evers announced the application and selection processes for The People’s Maps Commission, his effort to ensure that Wisconsin legislative districts are drawn fairly and transparent to the public. Rep. Hebl (D-Sun Prairie) released the following statement in response: I am very impressed with what I

The Wisconsin Health Care Association and the Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living (WHCA/WiCAL) thanked Gov. Tony Evers and his Administration for their commitment to cover the costs for a statewide COVID-19 skilled nursing facility staff testing initiative through the end of 2020, as was reported to providers by Department of

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that citizen soldiers staffing the Dane County National Guard COVID-19 testing sites have completed as many as 40 percent more tests per hour over two days last week thanks to the new COVID Connect testing registration system. The system was piloted by the state at the

The Trump recession is devastating Latino families. Our community is facing some of the highest rates of COVID infection and job loss as a result of the President’s failed response to the pandemic. 33.6% of cases and 17.1% of U.S. COVID-19 deaths are among Latinos. Unemployment rate hit 14.5% for the Latino community.

MILWAUKEE – In response to last week’s officer-involved fatal shooting of 32-year-old Kevan Ruffin, the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin called for Sheboygan Police to release body cam footage of the incident to Ruffin’s family as a way to provide transparency in the investigation. Chris Ott, Executive Director of

Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement concerning the decision handed down by the Wisconsin State Supreme Court in SEIU v. Vos: “Our state’s founders established co-equal branches of government in Wisconsin. This ruling reaffirms that each branch is equal to the other. This idea runs counter to what

(Madison) – Today, the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities “WAICU” and Wisconsin Technical College System “WTCS” announced a credit transfer agreement.  The agreement encompasses all WTCS schools and 16 WAICU institutions. On November 21, 2019, Governor Evers signed Assembly Bill 189 into law as Act 46.  Act 46 required WTCS

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Mark Pocan (D-WI) led more than 100 of their colleagues is opposing the Trump Administration’s changes to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) that would mean students taking a full online course load cannot remain in the United States, putting international students at

MADISON – Today, Governor Tony Evers announced the People’s Maps Commission application and selection processes. The People’s Maps Commission was announced at the State of the State address earlier this year, and created by Executive Order #66 to draw Fair Maps to present to the Legislature for consideration for redistricting purposes

Madison, WI – On Thursday, the State Supreme Court upheld several sections of state law allowing the State Legislature to oversee the activity of the Attorney General and state agencies. Senator Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) issued the following statement: “The Supreme Court has correctly sided with the State Legislature by allowing

Madison, WI — Senator Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) released the following statement in response to the continued failure of Gov. Evers’ administration to handle the ongoing backlog of unemployment claims, and the plan by Assembly Republicans to offer forgivable loans to those waiting to receive benefits.  “I appreciate the initiative my Assembly

[NEENAH, WI…]  The Assembly campaign of Rachael Cabral Guevara today announced the endorsement of current Wisconsin State Representative Shae Sortwell in the Republican primary race for Assembly District 55.   Rep. Sortwell (R-Two Rivers) endorsed Cabral Guevara, a small business owner, Nurse  Practitioner and nursing instructor at UW-Oshkosh.   “I’m