MADISON – Senator Jeff Smith (D – Brunswick) released the following statement regarding today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court decision limiting Governor Tony Evers’ partial veto authority. This decision comes the day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled to uphold the lame-duck laws passed by Republicans in 2018. “Like a majority of

[Madison, WI] – The Republican Party of Wisconsin will host its annual state convention tomorrow in Green Bay, Wisconsin on Saturday, marking the party’s commitment to ‘Leading the Way to Victory’ in November. Leaders from the “Women for Trump” will speak at convention on behalf of President Trump’s campaign. Additional

As Wisconsin passes the 100-day milestone since the issuance of the Safer at Home order, AmeriCorps members continue providing crucial assistance to those impacted by COVID-19 and the closure of schools and other community resources. This includes over 6,500 hours by Dane County AmeriCorps members serving with seven programs during

La Crosse, WI—Today, Rep. Ron Kind announced his support for bipartisan legislation that would designate July 10 as Journeyman Lineworker Recognition Day in honor of the essential electrical workers who keep our communities running. Journeyman lineworkers are too often a forgotten part of our infrastructure, and risk perilous heights and energized electrical

MADISON – Children and teens may need extra support from caregivers as they react to and work through the unique changes and challenges of life during an outbreak. This is especially true as COVID-19 cases across the country and communities create, implement and adjust restrictions. “Teens may react to changes

Milwaukee, WI (July 9, 2020): The report of the court-ordered monitor at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake was filed today, in accordance with the settlement agreement from the 2017 lawsuit brought on behalf of the youth in those facilities by Juvenile Law Center, ACLU of Wisconsin and Quarles & Brady.

MADISON – Parasitic filarial nematodes infect hundreds of millions of people, causing diseases such as river blindness and lymphatic filariasis, which can lead to elephantiasis, a severe swelling of the limbs. Mosquitoes spread the parasitic worms, which engage in sophisticated migrations within their insect and mammal hosts. One worm, Brugia

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley announced today that Jeffery Roman will assume the role of Executive Director of the Office on African American Affairs (OAAA) effective July 13, 2020. Roman’s appointment, pending confirmation by the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, will enable the County to play a larger

GREEN BAY – Today, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) announced its endorsement of Kristina Shelton in a contested primary in Green Bay’s 90th Assembly District. Shelton is running against incumbent Staush Gruszynski, who faced serious and substantiated allegations of sexual harassment last year, resulting in his removal from the Assembly

MADSION — Staff at the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) and Lincoln Hills School/Copper Lake School have made the best of a challenging situation during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest report filed this week by the court-appointed monitor for the schools. “Agency and facility leadership are to be commended for their

MILWAUKEE — Dr. Nathan Weise, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Opus College of Engineering at Marquette University, is the recipient of a 2020 Way Klingler Young Scholar Award. The Way Klingler Young Scholar Award supports promising young scholars in critical stages of their careers. The award is

“Thanks to Governor Evers the people will have input into the creation of non-partisan district maps for the first time in our history. “The criticism from Republicans is not surprising given their fierce opposition to any effort to take away their ability to draw maps that will help them keep

Madison–State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Finance released the following statement: The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau released June tax collection information today. The memo shows collections continue to be lower than estimated. June collections were $370 million lower than they were in 2019. The first

HAGER CITY, WI – Yesterday, Derrick Van Orden was interviewed by WKBT in La Crosse about an incident that occurred at a campaign event. While Derrick was speaking, he saw several people moving with purpose into another area of the building. When he followed, he saw a woman sitting unresponsive and

Milwaukee—Community Advocates Public Policy Institute applauds two pieces of legislation introduced by Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) that would immediately address unemployment related to COVID-19 and lift families out of poverty in the long term. Baldwin’s Jobs for Economic Recovery Act of 2020 would immediately expand subsidized Transitional Jobs programs and finance six