Contact: Senator Devin LeMahieu, 608-266-2056 Madison – Following Governor Evers’ decision to halt negotiations with the Senate and Assembly over Covid-19 relief and release a new proposal, Senate Majority Leader-elect Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) issued the following statement: “I’m disappointed that Governor Evers has decided to back away from our Covid-19 relief talks.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, was joined by Sens. Lee (R-Utah), Paul (R-Ky.), Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Braun (R-Ind.), Lankford (R-Okla.), and Inhofe (R-Okla.) in sending a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate has passed Senator Tammy Baldwin’s bipartisan Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act, which reauthorizes and expands funding for the Great Lakes. The legislation passed the House earlier this year and now heads to the President’s desk.   The bipartisan bill will reauthorize the Great

EAU CLAIRE, Wis.— Today Opportunity Wisconsin released the following statement after U.S. Senator Ron Johnson voted against the bipartisan COVID aid package, which aims to bring much-needed and long-overdue economic relief to folks across the Badger State, and includes direct payments, COVID test funding, rental and nutrition assistance, unemployment benefits,

Washington, DC —Last night, Rep. Ron Kind voted to support the year-end package that included a number of priorities he has worked on for Wisconsin families. “I’m glad to see Congress come together in a bipartisan manner to get this year-end package done,” said Rep. Ron Kind. “This legislation included a number of

MADISON, WI — The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today cheered news that U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) secured $22 million in support for Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBII) in the omnibus spending package approved by Congress late last night.  The allocation represents a funding increase of $2 million over

Dec. 22, 2020 – As leaders of the State Bar of Wisconsin, we denounce vicious personal attacks targeting Wisconsin Supreme Court justices and any judge for the decisions they are asked to make while upholding our Constitution and the rule of law. According to various media reports, justices and judges

MILWAUKEE — In Case You Missed It… Sen. Ron Johnson chose to reject the compromise COVID relief package, after attempting to block stimulus checks, and failed to support even minimal aid for Wisconsinites struggling during the pandemic. In response, Protect Our Care’s Coronavirus War Room Director Zac Petkanas released the

Madison, Wis. – Today, the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) issued a bulletin affirming that the COVID-19 vaccine will be provided at no cost for all Wisconsin residents. As described in the bulletin and in accordance with federal guidance, all health insurers will be prohibited from applying cost

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), today announced a new contract with Vault Medical Services that will add an additional tool to the Wisconsin COVID-19 testing toolbox starting today. At-home COVID-19 saliva collection kits will be available to everyone who lives in Wisconsin, with

MADISON —​ Gov. Tony Evers today announced that since the state began publishing its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) in 1990 the State’s General Fund is no longer running a deficit for the first time since the Thompson Administration. In Gov. Evers’ first two years in office, the state’s former Generally Accepted

MADISON, WI—Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today issued a statement following Congress’s recent votes on the $2.3 trillion Omnibus and COVID spending package. Wisconsin’s senior Senator Ron Johnson and five House republicans voted against the measure, citing frustrations with the massive, wasteful spending included in the proposal.   AFP-WI State Director

For the Wisconsin National Guard, one theme has consistently shined through in a year filled with changes and adaptation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic – growth. Since March, the Wisconsin National Guard has been supporting the state’s COVID-19 response efforts. A mission that started with approximately 30 Guardsmen to

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber, manufacturers’ association and safety council – called on Gov. Tony Evers and leaders of the legislature to include liability protections for businesses, universities, schools and other organizations in the current COVID-19 response legislation. In the most recent bill draft

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), successfully secured provisions from her Working Students Act in the year-end, bipartisan government funding legislation to support students who are working their way through school. This year-end, bipartisan government funding legislation, which

Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued the following statement in response to a supposed compromise Covid-19 Recovery Bill offered by Governor Evers on December 21st:   “Governor Evers has offered what he calls a compromise Covid-19 Recovery Bill.  The only compromises in it would be on the part of Republicans giving