Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announce Wisconsin’s SeniorCare Program has received approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to cover certain vaccines that members receive in pharmacies. Vaccines covered include those that protect against shingles, tetanus, meningitis, and Hepatitis A and

Madison, WI  –  On Thursday afternoon, Starbucks workers from the Capitol Square location in Madison observed the National Labor Relations Board count their ballots in a union representation election. These workers demanded union recognition on March 29thth of this year and today in a landslide victory of 15 to 1,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that all 15 of his requested earmarks are advancing out of committee. These provisions will receive a vote in the House of Representatives as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Appropriations Bills. “Investments in education,

MADISON, Wis — In case you missed it, the Washington Post and the Cap Times highlighted how Governor Tony Evers is taking action and fighting for abortion rights in Wisconsin. Wisconsin’s criminal abortion law — which originated before the Civil War and is older than 20 states — could ban

Today, the United States Supreme Court effectively handcuffed the ability of the U.S. EPA to regulate environmental pollution – specifically limiting its ability to fight climate change, the most critical environmental issue of our time. In doing so, they also set a precedent to limit the authority of all federal

MADISON, Wis. — In a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library last night, Republican Congressional Representative Liz Cheney laid out a stark choice – Donald Trump or the United States Constitution – and called out those in her party for “enabling his lies.” A Better Wisconsin Together Executive Director

MADISON, Wis. – Today, in celebration of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson being sworn in to the Supreme Court, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: “Justice Jackson is one of our nation’s finest legal minds, with deep and varied experience and an unwavering dedication to the rule of

Windsor, WI – Today, Justice Louis Butler, the first (and only) Black Justice to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, endorsed Judge Everett Mitchell for Supreme Court. Justice Butler and Judge Mitchell issued the following statements. “It’s my honor to be able to support Judge Mitchell for Wisconsin Supreme Court.

APPLETON, Wis. – Outagamie County Executive and environmental champion U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson today condemned the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling effectively undermining the Clean Air Act and reiterated his call to expand the Supreme Court. Nelson, who has been endorsed by Sunrise Wisconsin, renewed his call to end the

In a 5-4 decision today, the Supreme Court ruled that President Joe Biden has the authority to repeal the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, which has been used to limit the flow of migrants and drugs across the porous southern border. This would only make the crisis on the border even

Governor Tony Evers welcomed the newest officers to the Wisconsin State Patrol after 37 graduates received their badges at a ceremony in La Crosse on Thursday. The graduates will join nearly 500 sworn officers assigned to State Patrol’s seven regional posts across Wisconsin. As keynote speaker for the graduation ceremony, Gov. Evers celebrated

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and their colleagues from the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) in a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen demanding answers on how the Department prepared for inflation early in 2021. The senators

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), in collaboration with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), announced that 11 agribusinesses will be receiving $110,000 in International Market Access Grants (IMAG). These grants were made available through the Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural Exports (WIAE), which

In response to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement of Mandela Barnes, and a new Marquette poll showing voters favoring Mandela over Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Working Families Party State Director Jake Spence said: “As Republicans continue to make outrageous power grabs and bulldoze basic norms, it’s no surprise that more and

Run for Something (RFS), the groundbreaking organization that supports strong voices in the next generation of progressive leadership, has endorsed Anna Halverson in the contested Democratic primary in the 80th Assembly District. “The GOP overturned Roe by playing the long game at the local level,” said RFS co-founder and co-executive director,

The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is issuing this consumer alert to all those who purchased certain life insurance products and annuity contracts from Time Insurance Company (Time). In 2020, Time was found to have become or about to become insolvent as defined under Wis. Stat. § 645.41