Madison – Representative Barbara Dittrich (R – Oconomowoc) issued the following statement regarding passage of the 2021-2023 Wisconsin State Budget: “Although Governor Evers surrounded himself with at least two state lawmakers who voted against the GOP-crafted biennial budget and failed to invite any Republicans to its signing, I applaud the fact

Starting Monday night (July 12), the I-39/90 northbound exit ramp to WIS 26/Milton Avenue (Exit 171 A) in Janesville will be closed until late July. Motorists must use the US 14/Humes Road interchange (Exit 171 B) to access WIS 26. Also Monday night, both directions of WIS 26/Milton Avenue, between

MADISON, Wis. — State Senator Julian Bradley, R-Franklin, released the following statement Thursday after the Wisconsin National Guard announced that Governor Evers is sending about 125 soldiers to the southern border on yearlong orders from President Biden: “In 2019, Governor Evers pulled Wisconsin’s National Guard troops from the southern border. Now,

MADISON, Wis. – A Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conservation biologist has found the “holy grail” of a rare plant in Wisconsin: A green violet long thought gone from the state, but growing by the hundreds in a State Natural Area (SNA) in west central Wisconsin. The species (Hybanthus concolor) was

MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers today signed the 2021-23 biennial budget, now 2021 Wisconsin Act 58, providing one of the largest tax cuts in Wisconsin state history. The Governor also announced the investment of $100 million federal dollars in Wisconsin’s public schools. Representative Hong released the following statement:  “ Against all

[Milwaukee, WI] The Milwaukee River Estuary is identified by the EPA as an environmental “Area of Concern” and is among one of the most polluted sites included in the 1987 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.  A group of legislators led by State Senator Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield) and State Representative Jessie

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on behalf of a Milwaukee resident challenging a Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) union leave policy. Under this policy, MPS pays public employees full wages and benefits to engage in union-related activities instead of the

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Governor Tony Evers signed the 2021-2023 biennial state budget, opting to accept a bipartisan compromise and put Wisconsinites ahead of political games. Governor Evers put forward a budget proposal in February, which would have brought federal dollars flooding into our state, expanded healthcare access, and made