MADISON, Wis. — When introducing his Badger BounceBack Budget proposal, Governor Evers said, “Don’t let anyone tell you we can’t afford to make healthcare more accessible while saving your hard-earned tax dollars. Don’t let anyone tell you we can’t afford to
(MADISON) — Yesterday, the Wisconsin Senate Elections Committee held a hearing on Republican-led bills moving through the state legislature which would make it more difficult to vote absentee. These bills would pose a significant threat to voting rights for vulnerable populations and everyday election
Madison – Sen. Bob Wirch (D-Somers) issued the following statement following today’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) session, in which the Republican majority removed more than 380 items from Governor Tony Evers’ 2021-2023 budget proposal: “Republicans are using the line that most
Legislative Republicans Continue Political Games With Vote Against Medicaid Expansion, Marijuana Legalization, Clean Drinking Water (MADISON) — Today, Wisconsin Republicans continued playing political games with our state’s recovery and the lives of Wisconsin’s families as they voted to gut Gov.
Wisconsin Great River Road (May 2021): The “Welcome Back to Wisconsin’s Great River Road – On the Road Again” is a multifaceted sales promotion campaign to ramp up road trips and overnight stays on the Wisconsin portion of the Great River Road and
Madison – Today, Republicans on the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee are poised to ignore months of public testimony and support for Governor Evers’ Badger Bounce Back Budget, and remove 380 popular and important provisions from the budget. Sen. Kelda Roys made
By: DWD Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek The last year has brought countless challenges and struggles for the people of Wisconsin—workers worried about finding work or being safe at work, employers who are anxious about the future of their businesses and how
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today called on Wisconsinites to contact their senators and representatives in the Wisconsin State Legislature. The call comes as Republicans on the Joint Committee on Finance today voted to gut the governor’s Badger Bounceback agenda,
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to pull more than 380 items from Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, including his call to expand Medicaid. Dems decried the move, noting expanding the program would provide health care to an additional
Menomonie, Wis. — Three Dunn County institutions are partnering to offer a free Community Vaccination Clinic at University of Wisconsin-Stout. UW-Stout, Mayo Clinic Health System and Dunn County Public Health will hold the clinic from 1 to 6 p.m. on
While Republicans across the country are waging a coordinated attack on civil rights, Gov. Tony Evers is standing strong in defending the right to vote for Wisconsinites. Republicans in the Wisconsin state legislature are attempting to ram through a number
Contact Samara Sheff, 202-495-8879 Congresswoman Gwen Moore Joins Ways and Means Committee in Approving SECURE 2.0 Act and Commends Inclusion of Her Bipartisan Legislation to Support Domestic Violence Survivors This week, Congresswoman Moore joined the Ways and Means Committee in
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Audio file of Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address on the Wisconsin Tomorrow Small Business Recovery Grant program which will award up to $420 million to small businesses affected by
The Joint Finance Committee today unanimously approved nearly $66 million to expand the Mendota Juvenile Justice Treatment Center, a key step in the process to close the state’s troubled youth prisons. Even with the move, the state still would need
MADISON, Wis. — When introducing his Badger BounceBack Budget proposal, Governor Evers said, “Don’t let anyone tell you we can’t afford to make healthcare more accessible while saving your hard-earned tax dollars. Don’t let anyone tell you we can’t afford to fully fund our public schools while cutting taxes at the
(MADISON) — Yesterday, the Wisconsin Senate Elections Committee held a hearing on Republican-led bills moving through the state legislature which would make it more difficult to vote absentee. These bills would pose a significant threat to voting rights for vulnerable populations and everyday election workers in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Republicans are following the lead
Madison – Sen. Bob Wirch (D-Somers) issued the following statement following today’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) session, in which the Republican majority removed more than 380 items from Governor Tony Evers’ 2021-2023 budget proposal: “Republicans are using the line that most of these are ‘non-fiscal policy items’ that don’t belong in
Legislative Republicans Continue Political Games With Vote Against Medicaid Expansion, Marijuana Legalization, Clean Drinking Water (MADISON) — Today, Wisconsin Republicans continued playing political games with our state’s recovery and the lives of Wisconsin’s families as they voted to gut Gov. Tony Evers’ Badger Bounceback budget plan, removing common-sense policies supported
Wisconsin Great River Road (May 2021): The “Welcome Back to Wisconsin’s Great River Road – On the Road Again” is a multifaceted sales promotion campaign to ramp up road trips and overnight stays on the Wisconsin portion of the Great River Road and its 33 communities and 8 counties. The campaign is set
Madison – Today, Republicans on the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee are poised to ignore months of public testimony and support for Governor Evers’ Badger Bounce Back Budget, and remove 380 popular and important provisions from the budget. Sen. Kelda Roys made the following statement in response to their expected action: “Republicans
By: DWD Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek The last year has brought countless challenges and struggles for the people of Wisconsin—workers worried about finding work or being safe at work, employers who are anxious about the future of their businesses and how they will keep afloat, and entrepreneurs who had to halt
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today called on Wisconsinites to contact their senators and representatives in the Wisconsin State Legislature. The call comes as Republicans on the Joint Committee on Finance today voted to gut the governor’s Badger Bounceback agenda, the 2021-23 biennial budget, which includes provisions supported by an
The Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to pull more than 380 items from Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, including his call to expand Medicaid. Dems decried the move, noting expanding the program would provide health care to an additional 91,000 of the state’s working poor, children, elderly, those with
Menomonie, Wis. — Three Dunn County institutions are partnering to offer a free Community Vaccination Clinic at University of Wisconsin-Stout. UW-Stout, Mayo Clinic Health System and Dunn County Public Health will hold the clinic from 1 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 13, in the Multipurpose Room at the university’s
While Republicans across the country are waging a coordinated attack on civil rights, Gov. Tony Evers is standing strong in defending the right to vote for Wisconsinites. Republicans in the Wisconsin state legislature are attempting to ram through a number of proposals that would severely limit access to the ballot
Contact Samara Sheff, 202-495-8879 Congresswoman Gwen Moore Joins Ways and Means Committee in Approving SECURE 2.0 Act and Commends Inclusion of Her Bipartisan Legislation to Support Domestic Violence Survivors This week, Congresswoman Moore joined the Ways and Means Committee in advancing the H.R. 2954, the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov Audio file of Radio Address. MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address on the Wisconsin Tomorrow Small Business Recovery Grant program which will award up to $420 million to small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant program is funded by the
The Joint Finance Committee today unanimously approved nearly $66 million to expand the Mendota Juvenile Justice Treatment Center, a key step in the process to close the state’s troubled youth prisons. Even with the move, the state still would need to construct a new facility planned for Milwaukee to house