Audio file of radio address. Lt. Gov. Barnes today delivered the Democratic Radio Address encouraging Wisconsinites who have recently lost their health insurance to get free help at WisCovered.com, a project of the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance. No one should have to worry about how to pay

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined her colleagues, led by Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) requesting that he support the funding amount and proposed funding flexibility for state and local governments that was included in the HEROES Act passed

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson today introduced a Senate Resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name one of the next available Virginia (SSN-774) class submarines the “U.S.S. Wisconsin” to honor Wisconsin workers, and the rich and historical connection

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald have long opposed any and all attempts to bring even an iota of fairness and impartiality to the redistricting process of state legislative and congressional districts in Wisconsin. Indeed, their fear of a fair system that would provide Wisconsin voters with legitimate

Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) International President Mary Kay Henry, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, and Wisconsin SEIU workers hosted a roundtable on Joe Biden’s new plan to invest in the caregiving workforce. Key excerpts from the discussion are included below: Congresswoman Gwen Moore: “We are fortunate

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson stopped an effort to burden American taxpayers Wednesday with the cost of an additional paid holiday for federal employees — at a cost that by some estimates would reach $6 billion over 10 years  — and to do so without even debate or a vote.

Madison – On Wednesday, Governor Tony Evers announced he would cut state funding $250 million due to the COVID-19 shutdown. The co-chair of the budget-writing, Joint Committee on Finance, State Senator Alberta Darling, issued the following response: “The governor should continue looking for ways to protect taxpayers. State government must

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tina Smith (D-MN), and U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17), introduced bicameral legislation that would address severe nationwide shortages of early childhood and K-12 teachers that disproportionately impacts students from low-income backgrounds and students of color. Exacerbated by low pay,

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the House of Representatives passed Bryan Steil’s amendment providing $5 million for the Dairy Business Innovation Initiative, a program that allows Wisconsin farmers and dairy businesses to modernize the industry. Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) joined Steil in his effort to adequately fund the program.  “The dairy industry is

(WISCONSIN) — Representative Robyn Vining and WOW County mothers Mary Lockwood and Sarah Knowles held a video press call highlighting how Trump’s failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including his failure to provide adequate funding for parents to get the child care they need for their kids. Rep. Vining highlighted her