October 2, 2020 Rep. Allen, I felt compelled to write to you in the wake of your ongoing “series” about Black Lives Matter education in schools outside of your district. Your recent interest in spreading coordinated disinformation under the guise of some sort of investigative journalist notwithstanding, I’d encourage you

MADISON, Wis. – A bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general, including Attorney General Josh Kaul, yesterday sent a letter urging Congress to enact new consumer protection measures for airline industry customers whether as part of a financial relief package or in separate legislation as soon as possible. “Any airline bailout

MADISON – Rob Stafsholt of New Richmond has been endorsed by the Volunteers for Agriculture® Committee for the 10th Senate District. The VFA is the political action arm of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. Stafsholt was endorsed because of his track record partnering with farmers to protect water and promote land stewardship.

Madison, WI – The Arc Wisconsin is pleased to support the recommendations shared with the Governor this week by the Task Force on Caregiving. The Arc Wisconsin’s Executive Director Lisa Pugh was appointed as co-chair of the Task Force and led the group over the past year in deliberations on the final

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today introduced the Student Empowerment and Financial Literacy Act, a bill that would create a grant program within the Department of Education to promote financial literacy programs in K-12 schools. The grants would be awarded for three years on a competitive basis, and would

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Biden campaign ramps up messaging on health care with Supreme Court vote looming [By Molly Beck, 9/30/20] MADISON – The issue of whether pre-existing health conditions will continue to be covered has returned as a central issue to the presidential campaign here in Wisconsin — a message Democrats

One of the winners of the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award is proof that organizations from different sectors can work together to meet complex sustainability challenges. In a recent episode, Dairy Stream podcast host Mike Austin talks with Ryan Flaherty, director of business partnerships at Sustainable Conservation; Richie Mayo, farm manager at

WAUKESHA – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber, manufacturers’ association and safety council – filed a lawsuit on Thursday asking for an injunction to stop Gov. Tony Evers’ release of business names that have had employees test positive for COVID-19. Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Lloyd V. Carter

(Brown County, Wis.) – Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach on Thursday introduced his 2021 budget proposal, which provides another major property tax rate cut which will reduce the rate to its lowest level in four decades. “I’m excited to introduce my 2021 budget proposal that includes historic financial achievements not

(WISCONSIN) — Today, three women veterans from Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District held a press conference expressing their outrage following revelations of Derrick Van Orden’s troubling history of sexual harassment in the United States Navy. Last week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first reported that in his 2015 book, Derrick Van Orden bragged about sexually harassing two

Madison – State Representative Janel Brandtjen (R- Menomonee Falls) issued the following statement regarding Governor Evers’ decision to target businesses: “Governor Evers’ flip-flopping on the business community over public health open records requests puts more burdens on businesses. The Governor now plans to fill the open records requests to list

[Madison, WI] – Tonight, Democrats in Wisconsin continue their ‘nonpartisan’ redistricting lie, with special guest Ex-Obama Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder is a partisan Democrat who has repeatedly endorsed liberal judicial candidates in the state of Wisconsin. Ahead of his testimony, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement after the House again failed to pass a bipartisan Coronavirus relief package. “This morning, the Speaker made her views clear: when it comes to Coronavirus relief, she thinks nothing is better than something. The businesses on the brink of

Now that classes are underway this semester and we are just about one month from the November 3 election, NOW is a good time for college and university students to make sure they are ready to vote in Wisconsin. Common Cause Wisconsin has updated the information students need to be ready to

MADISON​ —​ Gov. Tony Evers announced today that Wisconsin’s statewide COVID-19 information and resources website received a bronze Summit Creative Award in the Coronavirus Response category out of more than 4,000 submissions from 27 countries. “I want to commend NIC Wisconsin and the folks in my office who worked on creating a

WAUWATOSA — Today, State Representative Robyn Vining (Assembly District 14) implores people to be heroes and vote.   As Americans, we vote for our values, and we vote for our communities. As such, it’s important to recognize that for our votes to count in this extraordinary year, early voting by

HAGER CITY, WI – Following Joe Biden’s endorsement of Ron Kind yesterday, Derrick Van Orden released the following statement:   “Joe Biden endorsed Ron Kind because Kind supports his $4 trillion tax hike, because together they lack support for law enforcement, and because Kind supports giving $1200 of Wisconsinites’ tax dollars to