MILWAUKEE – Today, Governor Evers announced the appointments of stakeholders from across the state to his Green Ribbon Commission on Clean Energy and Environmental Innovation, including five partners from the Clean Economy Coalition of Wisconsin (CECW). The Green Ribbon Commission on Clean Energy and Environmental Innovation will advise on creating the state’s first

MADISON, WI – Rep. Plumer released the following statement after voting to create a new reading plan to help struggling students across Wisconsin: “Despite the Legislature continuing to increase K-12 school funding, reading proficiency for students in Wisconsin is woefully inadequate. While there are great schools and great teachers doing

Madison, WI – State Representative William Penterman (R – Columbus) released the following statement following today’s bill signing of Assembly Bill 267 into law. “Today the governor signed Assembly Bill 267 into law,” said Representative Penterman. “This is my second bill of the session to become law. It will have a real impact to

MADISON, WI – Governor Evers has signed into law a package of housing bills designed to address Wisconsin’s ongoing housing shortage.  Among the proposals is Assembly Bill 264 – now Act 14 – which Rep. Dave Armstrong (R-Rice Lake) had introduced. “I am ecstatic that the Governor has signed these housing bills

MADISON, Wis. — With the one year anniversary of the Dobbs decision coming up on Saturday, and Wisconsinites still living under a dangerous, near-total abortion ban from 1849, here’s a reminder of the radical, anti-freedom agenda that Tom Tiffany wants to impose on us: “As Wisconsinites continue to have their freedoms restricted by an archaic

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today signed five bipartisan bills to help expand access to safe, affordable housing for working families, a critical effort to help support the state’s workforce and maintain the state’s economic momentum.    “Access to safe, reliable, and affordable housing statewide is an absolutely critical part of addressing Wisconsin’s long-standing workforce challenges,” said Gov. Evers. “But even beyond that, making sure we have safe, reliable,

MADISON, Wis. — An estimated 450 people got a closer look at the Wisconsin Army National Guard during a warm Saturday June 3 at Warner Park. The inaugural event was an open house of sorts to reacquaint the public with the Wisconsin Army National Guard, and it went very well

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act, legislation to provide women the support they need to access reproductive health services by providing grants to organizations, including abortion funds, to offset the cost of travel-related expenses. “Right now, in states across

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the that the agency recently received the Outstanding Internship Program Award from the Milwaukee Area College Internship Consortium (MACIC) for implementation of the State of Wisconsin Student Diversity Internship Program. The State of Wisconsin Student Diversity Internship Program is administered by

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address on the legislation signed earlier this week providing historic shared revenue increases for local communities, including a 20 percent increase in support to most municipalities statewide. This historic bipartisan compromise also includes more than $1 billion that can be

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointments to the Green Ribbon Commission on Clean Energy and Environmental Innovation. In April, Gov. Evers signed Executive Order #195 to create the Commission to advise on the state’s first-ever Green Innovation Fund, the first environmental and clean energy fund in Wisconsin. Both the Green

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, secured major wins in the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed out of the House Armed Services Committee after more than 12 hours of committee deliberation and debate.  The NDAA

Madison, WI – Today, Senate Bill 247 (Act 13), called the Agriculture Road Improvement Program (ARIP), authored by State Representative Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City) and State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green), was signed into law by Governor Tony Evers. ARIP will invest $150 million in making long-term improvements to rural roads, bridges, and culverts

MADISON – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly pulled Assembly Bill 2 from the floor after pushback from  Wisconsin technical colleges and local businesses. Republicans passed Assembly Bill 2 through the Assembly  Committee on Ways and Means last week in a contentious executive session. Democratic members of the committee Rep. Sue