Madison, WI – Today, Senate Republicans voted to override Governor Evers’ veto on SB 312, legislation which would limit the ability to test, remediate, and hold polluters accountable for PFAS, while forcing impacted communities to compete with corporations to receive funding from the PFAS trust fund. State Senator Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska)

Madison, WI – The Wisconsin State Senate took up several veto overrides on topics from election integrity to recruitment & retention challenges for law enforcement. Freshman lawmaker Nik Rettinger thanks his Senate colleagues for taking action to reverse these shameful vetoes carried out by Governor Evers. After the State Senate

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MADISON – Senator Rob Cowles (R-Green Bay) delivered the following speech on 2023 Senate Bill 312 on the Senate Floor during today’s veto override session: “PFAS has impacted numerous sites throughout the state, and the truth is that we’re still learning more about PFAS every day. One thing that’s not

MADISON – Today, Senate Republicans overrode 9 of Governor Evers’ vetoes. These overrides still must move on to the State Assembly. Senator Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement: “After 13 years of legislative control, Republicans clearly sense that their days of holding a gerrymandered majority are coming to an end.

MADISON — The state Senate voted today to override Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of Senate Bill 517, a bill of high priority to law enforcement as they seek to address challenges recruiting and retaining officers. This bill reforms a state law predating statehood that allows limitless, court-authorized investigations into any citizen,

STEVENS POINT, WI – Today, the American Federation of Teachers–Wisconsin (AFT-Wisconsin) announced that they have endorsed Katrina Shankland for Congress in Western and Central Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. The union represents thousands of public employees across the state, including K-12, higher ed, the tech college system, and other state workers.  

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MADISON, Wis. – Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) is pleased the Wisconsin State Senate voted today to override the governor’s veto of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Modernization Act. “It’s no secret that we are experiencing significant workforce challenges in the healthcare industry and it’s only expected to get worse,”

MADISON, WI —Today, Senator Eric Wimberger (R – Green Bay) voted to overturn the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 312, which delivers relief to people across Wisconsin affected by polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS. Last summer, Legislative Republicans created a $125 million PFAS Trust Fund in the 2023-25 Wisconsin State Budget. Senate

Madison, WI – On Tuesday, the Wisconsin State Senate was successful in overriding eight vetoes previously made by Governor Evers, including $125 million for PFAS. The Governor submitted an irresponsible 13.10 motion to the Joint Committee on Finance, asking to unconstitutionally release this funding. Since the Governor vetoed SB 312 and

Madison, WI – Representative Chanz Green (R-Grand View) is thanking Senate Republicans for overriding the vetoes of several bills that have to do with $15 million in Chippewa Valley for healthcare access, $125 million for PFAS, and establishing a statewide wolf population goal. Rep. Green issued the following statement: “First off, I want to thank the

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund released the following statement in response to the announcement of Rep. Byron Donalds as a speaker at the Republican Party of Wisconsin Convention: “This weekend, MAGA loyalist Rep. Byron Donalds will take a quick break from his role in Trump’s New York

Today we witnessed the last gasps of a desperate Republican caucus.   More interested in ducking responsibility for a do-nothing session than doing any good on their last day, Senate Republicans fled the scene and left critical work undone. I’m proud of the work my Democratic colleagues did in pointing out

“Today, Senate Republicans took decisive action to address PFAS and health care access in Wisconsin by overriding Tony Evers’ vetoes on a series of bills addressing these critical issues. We also overturned Evers’ veto of a bill improving student teaching. Senate Democrats voted in lockstep with Governor Evers to avoid

MADISON –Sen. Jesse James (R-Altoona) issued a statement Tuesday following the Wisconsin State Senate’s veto override of several bills, including SB1014, relating to funding for hospital emergency department services. The bill, intended for use in the Chippewa Valley following the regional pullout of HSHS and Prevea Healthcare systems, outlined guidelines for

Madison, WI – Today, the Senate voted to override many of Governor Evers’s vetoes. The post-election audit bill (SB 736) authored by Rep Allen and Sen. Tomczyk is one such bill that the Senate voted to override. “Today, the Senate took action to override Governor Evers’ veto on a sensible

MADISON, Wis. — In honor of today’s observance of Hmong-Lao Veterans Day, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement: “Today, we honor the sacrifices made by Hmong-Lao veterans fighting alongside the United States during the Vietnam War and celebrate the thousands of Hmong-Lao veterans who call Wisconsin home. The Hmong-Lao