Milwaukee, Wisc. February 23, 2022 — Yesterday, the Wisconsin Assembly passed a series of bills to expand parental school choice program access and protect parental rights in education. These bills, part of the larger Empowering Parents K-12 Education Reform Package, include: AB 963, which protects the rights of parents and guardians

Madison, WI – The importance of education cannot be understated as it is the foundation of cultivating productive members of society. Ensuring that every student receives quality education is essential for long term social justice. The reality is that each child is special, and has a unique set of skills,

The News: The Senate Committee on Education is holding a public hearing on a series of important K-12 education reform bills, including a parent bill of rights, an expansion of the parental choice program, and legislation to expand charter school options. WILL Director of Education Policy, Libby Sobic, will testify, along with engaged Wisconsin

The state Senate passed two bills, AB 934 and AB 936, that will impact people with disabilities and family caregivers who have healthcare in BadgerCare. BadgerCare covers some people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) who do not meet the criteria for long-term care programs, people waiting for a disability

Yesterday the Senate passed a package of bills that change election laws. While SB 937 makes positive clarifications to the definition of Indefinitely Confined Voters, most provisions in these bills make it harder for people with disabilities to vote and will disproportionately disenfranchise this part of the electorate. Read BPDD’s testimony.

The state Senate passed two bills they claim will strengthen Wisconsin’s workforce, but instead they will make it less likely WIsconsinites can keep the health coverage they need through BadgerCare. These changes will create more barriers that make it harder and more complicated for people to keep their coverage, and

MILWAUKEE, WI – The Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR) will host a press conference on Friday, February 25, 2022, outside of City Hall at noon. At this press conference, MAARPR will be demanding that the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission (FPC) create the following policy: policy that

Madison, Wis. — IRG Action Fund Executive Vice President, Chris Reader, released the following statement Tuesday after UI and welfare reform legislation passed the Wisconsin Senate. “Thank you to Republicans in the Senate for focusing on the worker shortage that has held back our economy for too long. The bills passed today

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Senate unanimously voted to fund a replacement for the troubled Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth correctional facilities. The bill now moves to the Wisconsin Assembly for approval. If the Assembly does not approve the funding before the end of the Legislative session, the

MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after a bill he authored with Representative Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) to allow the Oneida Nation to place signs related to their designation as a ‘Purple Heart Reservation’ in state highway rights-of-way passed the State Senate during today’s floor period: “The

Madison – Two common-sense election reforms are getting the approval of the Wisconsin State Senate. On Tuesday, two bills authored by Senator Alberta Darling will help clerks better operate elections. “These bills won’t prevent anyone from voting who is legally eligible,” Darling said, “They will improve the way we handle

Madison, WI – State Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) voted in favor of several bills today that will empower parents to have more choices for their children’s education. The Assembly took up legislation to expand private school and charter school options, improve literacy, and create more transparency in outcomes at K12

(MADISON) On Tuesday, February 22, Wisconsin Assembly Republicans passed a slew of bills attacking public education. Rep. Gary Hebl (Sun Prairie) released the following statement in response: It started in 2011, when Governor Walker introduced his attacks on teachers under the guise of a “budget repair bill,” which later became known

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin Senate passed a proposed constitutional amendment giving judges more flexibility while setting cash bail amounts. Senator Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) and Representative Cindi Duchow (R-Delafield) authored Assembly Joint Resolution 107 (AJR 107)  allowing judges to consider the seriousness of an alleged crime, the past violent criminal

MADISON – State Representative Jim Steineke (R- Kaukauna) joined his Assembly colleagues today in passing reading readiness reform. The move comes after a recent report showed less than 40 percent of Wisconsin’s third through eighth graders were proficient in English Language Arts. “For nearly a decade, Tony Evers ran the state

Madison – Today, the Assembly took up a number of bills that would diminish the local control of school boards and expand spending of taxpayer dollars on private schools, among other actions. Rep. Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) released the following statement on the passage of these bills: “As a parent, grandparent, former

MADISON, WI- Today, Stockbridge-Munsee President Shannon Holsey delivered the 18th annual State of the Tribes address. On this occasion, Representative Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement. “It was an honor to hear the wise words of Stockbridge-Munsee President Shannon Holsey, and to recognize the sovereign tribal nations of Wisconsin. It is

Madison, WI — The theme of Tuesday’s Wisconsin State Assembly session was education. A plethora of bills were passed and State Representative Alex Dallman voted in support of all of them. “Parents around the State of Wisconsin feel as if their voices aren’t being heard in regards to their children’s education,”

Madison… Parents will have the choice to opt their children out of school mask mandates, and schools will be required to offer an in-person learning option for students, thanks to a bill passed by the Wisconsin State Assembly. This legislation will still allow schools to implement mask mandates but requires

Madison, WI – We should be doing all we can to make sure all Americans have their vote counted in a democracy. Unfortunately, Republican politicians are moving Wisconsin away from our closely held democratic ideals. Ever since Joe Biden became President-elect, Republicans in our state have been undermining faith in our