MADISON, March 9, 2022 – Legislation that would require all businesses be treated equally during an emergency declaration has been approved by the Legislature and sent to Governor Tony Evers for signature. Bill G. Smith, State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in Wisconsin, the state’s leading small business organization,

The News: Attorneys at the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) issued a letter to Elmbrook Schools Superintendent, Dr. Mark Hansen, warning the district that federal and state nondiscrimination law applies to all people and all students. WILL’s letter comes in response to the written report from the Elmbrook Assistant Superintendent

As state officials have cut income taxes by billions of dollars during the past decade, average tax rates have declined for most Wisconsinites, but rates for those at the bottom of the income ladder  have risen, a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report concludes.  Sizable income tax cuts enacted last summer

Madison – The Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations is disappointed in Tuesday’s conclusion of the State Senate session, especially the passage of AB966 and AB970 and the legislature’s failure to use state surplus dollars to relieve chronic underfunding for students with disabilities. Due in large part to decades of

Farmers and industry stakeholders are invited to join the conversation around the future of dairy in Wisconsin. Local chapters of the Farmers Union and Farm Bureau are collaborating on a series of Dairy Together events happening around Wisconsin in late March. The events aim to educate and rally farmers around

Madison, WI – Yesterday the legislature declined to take up the opportunity to use a portion of  Wisconsin’s $3.8 billion budget surplus to provide desperately-needed funding for students with  disabilities. Meanwhile, the State Senate passed a slate of education-related bills including AB970 and  AB966, which would have particularly detrimental effects

[Madison, WI] — Senate President Chris Kapenga (R – Delafield) released the following statement after  both houses of the legislature passed AB 995 allowing parents to opt their child out of wearing a face  mask at school:   “Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, school mask mandates have superseded parental

Menomonie, WI—Today, Elect Democratic Women endorsed Deb McGrath for Wisconsin’s third Congressional district. Elect Democratic Women (EDW) was formed by Democratic Congresswomen who understand that Congress cannot and will not address the urgent needs facing women and their families by a Congress where less than one in five representatives are

Madison, WI – Today during Senate session, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) introduced for consideration Senate Bill 361, legislation would regulate and address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Wisconsin’s groundwater system. The amendment was struck down. Senator Melissa Agard released the following statement: “Having access to clean, usable water is

(MILWAUKEE) – Today, the legislature took up Assembly Bill 966 relating to breaking up the  Milwaukee Public School System into 4-8 smaller districts. Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee)  released the following statement on the bill:  “First of all, the idea that Sen. Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield) thought he would talk about the 

Madison – Governor Evers will soon have a choice: does he stand with students and parents or unions and bureaucrats? On Tuesday, the Wisconsin State Senate approved six bills that will shake up the status quo in education. One of the main authors of the package, Senator Alberta Darling, says

MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after 2021 Assembly Bill 727, which he authored with Representatives Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) and others, was passed by the Wisconsin State Senate during today’s floor period: “Clean waterbodies are as much a part of the foundation of our great state

MADISON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization — criticized the passage today of legislation by the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate that would allow lawsuits to be filed against school districts or school officials over the use of students’

MADISON, Wis. – Today, on the heels of Ron Johnson’s claim that if the GOP takes back control of government they should prioritize repealing the Affordable Care Act, Wisconsinites who rely on the ACA called out Senator Ron Johnson for doubling down on his self-serving agenda to rip away key

Madison, Wis. — Moments ago, the Wisconsin Senate passed historic legislation supported by IRG Action that would break up Milwaukee Public Schools. The Senate is also set to pass legislation that would dramatically increase educational options for children throughout the state. “The Senate is to be applauded for putting kids and

Madison, WI – Wisconsin Republicans passed no fewer than 16 bills related to K-12 and higher education in today’s Senate floor session, including what can best be referred to as a Book Burner’s Bill of Rights. Not one of these bills do anything to improve learning outcomes for our children, and

Madison, WI –Sen. Rob Stafsholt (R – New Richmond) released the following statement on passage of Assembly Bill 932 and Assembly Bill 316 in the Wisconsin State Senate: The first bill, Assembly Bill 932, would utilize $20 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to increase the number of approved apprenticeship

Washington, DC – Tonight, Rep. Ron Kind voted for overwhelmingly bipartisan legislation to take further steps to isolate Russia from the global economy and hold Putin accountable for his decision to invade Ukraine.   “The United States stands firmly with the people of Ukraine. To that end, I was proud to join my