WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the spirit of National Use Your Common Sense Day, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today encouraged House Democrats to pause their radical tax and spending plan to consider basic questions about the policies they’re proposing. In a video highlighting some of the many nonsensical provisions in the reconciliation

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) spoke with Pamela Brown on CNN this afternoon to discuss the Build Back Better Act. Click here to watch the full interview, and find excerpts of Rep. Pocan’s remarks below. “We want to get this done. We’ve been negotiating for a number of

Madison, WI – Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) announces pediatric COVID-19 vaccination clinics for 5 to 11-year-old members will begin this Saturday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) both approved the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency use authorization of the

Madison…On Wednesday, November 3, 2021, Arts Wisconsin Executive Director Anne Katz is set to testify at the Wisconsin State Capitol with leaders from across the state in favor of Assembly Bill 422, relating to the creation of a Rural Creative Economy Grant Program. The bipartisan legislation authored by Representative Donna

MADISON, WI – A new legislative proposal to assist with the sale and reactivation of two paper mills in Central Wisconsin received a big boost this afternoon at a public hearing on the proposal. Action on the bill is expected next week. Assembly Bill 682 (AB 682) was introduced by

MADISON – Yesterday, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) was unanimously elected to serve as the Vice-Chair for the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board (SCERB). Senator Agard released the following statement: “As a lifelong Madison resident, it is an honor to serve on the State Capitol and Executive Residence Board. Having

Milwaukee, WI— Today the Wisconsin Public Service Commission voted to approve We Energy’s proposal for a new Liquified Natural Gas storage (LNG) facilities in Ixonia and Bluff Creek. With an announcement by We Energy parent company WEC Energy Group earlier this week to move away from coal by 2035, as well

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve in key regional roles at the United States Department of Agriculture and the Small Business Administration: Thaddeus Fairley, State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, Mississippi Eugene Schriefer, State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, Wisconsin

Madison – The Chair of the Senate Committee on Education urges Governor Tony Evers to put politics aside and sign three important education bills when they reach his desk. On Thursday, Senator Alberta Darling sent a letter to the governor asking that he sign Senate Bills 463, 373, and 454. Senator Darling says

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ron Kind voted the Protect Older Job Applicants Act. This legislation will codify and clarify protections for older job applicants in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). Currently, two federal circuit court decisions have ruled that certain ADEA federal anti-age discrimination provisions only apply to employees, leaving job applicants

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07), with Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05), Congressman Ronny L. Jackson (TX-13) and Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36), sent a letter to President Biden demanding that he take decisive actions against the Mexican government and other Central American governments who are contributing to chaos on the

Background: On September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to issue a rule to “require all employers with 100 or more employees, that together employ over 80 million workers, to ensure their workforces are fully vaccinated or show a negative test at least once a week.” The announcement came mere months