WAUNAKEE – Today, State Representative Alex Joers (D-Waunakee) visited Arthouse Preschool with the new Department of Children & Families Secretary Jeff Pertl. During the visit, Representative Joers and Secretary Pertl heard from teachers about the challenges they face with the loss of Child Care Counts funding. “We know there is

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Accountability War Room launched a new website highlighting Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s (WI-03) embrace of the policies of Project 2025, an unprecedented and dangerous takeover by MAGA Republicans and wealthy billionaire donors that rolls back Americans’ rights and freedoms, threatens our democracy, and hurts the

Welcome to Wisconsin, Microsoft. Your highly anticipated artificial intelligence data center in Mount Pleasant is quickly becoming a reality, and many in our state have welcomed the project. But AI technology comes with enormous energy demands, and your data center is on the verge of being used to push Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE, WI – Senator LaTonya Johnson proudly endorsed State Superintendent Jill Underly today in her re-election campaign for the 2025 Spring General Election. “Jill Underly has shown incredible dedication to ensuring every child in Wisconsin gets the quality education they deserve. I fully support her re-election as State Superintendent to

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the one-year anniversary of U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) reviewing the video footage of an irate Representative Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) screaming at high school-aged Senate pages, Pocan sent a follow-up letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on Administration, Representative Bryan Steil (WI-01), calling on him to fin… Please

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wisc. – On Wednesday the 70th Secretary of State, the honorable Mike Pompeo, endorsed Wisconsin Congressman Derrick Van Orden in his campaign for re-election. In a statement of endorsement, Pompeo discussed Van Orden’s commitment to ensuring everyone can achieve the American dream. “Derrick Van Orden is a decorated

MADISON – Wisconsin entrepreneur Eric Hovde joined The Meg Ellefson Show, The Clay and Buck Show, and The Vicki McKenna Show, sharing his vision to restore the American Dream, while calling out Sen. Baldwin’s radical policies that have failed the people of Wisconsin. The Meg Ellefson Show  Eric and Meg discussed how

MADISON, Wis. – Last night Congressmen Bryan Steil and Derrick Van Orden voted in favor of a dangerous short-term spending plan that fails to provide much-needed funding for veterans’ health care programs and the Social Security Administration. “After failing to pass spending packages that support working families, seniors, and small businesses here in

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chair of the Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing, which oversees the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), held a subcommittee hearing on the Coast Guard’s role in combatting the fentanyl crisis and stemming the flow of drugs into the United

MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin announced Julia Louis-Dreyfus and the cast of Veep will reunite for a live virtual grassroots fundraising event, hosted by Stephen Colbert. During this one-of-a-kind event, the Veep cast will do a table read of the show’s third season episode, “Crate”—the episode where Vice President Selina

MADISON, Wis. – In a letter to Congress, Attorney General Josh Kaul and 41 other attorneys general called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, the Lodi Enterprise reported that a dark money special interest PAC was caught lying to voters in the 14th Senate District, running a false attack ad against Democrat Sarah Keyeski to prop up extremist state Senator Joan Ballweg. The pro-Ballweg ad falsely accuses Sarah Keyeski of voting to

With students across the state back in the classroom, it’s a good time to consider the status of our education system. Hi, Senator Rob Hutton here. Ensuring high academic achievement for all of Wisconsin’s students must continue to be our top priority. Unfortunately, many districts are still failing to get

Hey there, folks. Governor Tony Evers here.    Our UW System and our UW campuses are among the most valuable assets we have in Wisconsin.    UW is central to our state’s economy, it’s an essential part of our promise of public education, and it plays a critical role in helping our state recruit, train,

JANESVILLE, Wis. — Today, 1st Congressional District Democratic Chair James Foss submitted a letter altering local television stations that a campaign advertisement by Bryan Steil running in southeastern Wisconsin has run afoul of federal law. Bryan Steil pretends to care about the rule of law, but this violation tells a different

MADISON – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) is notifying residents of the various ways to participate in or observe the pending electric and natural gas utility rate cases coming before the Commission this fall. Members of the public who want to comment at a public hearing can do

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board election results. The following soybean producers started their three-year terms as elected members of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board on September 1, 2024: District 2: Justin Bauer, Eau ClaireBuffalo, Dunn, Eau

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Digital Impact Initiative (DII), a project of Priorities USA, has awarded 14 grants to organizations who aim to grow in their digital capacity in advance of the 2024 election. The DII Grant Program was created to support the smart use of digital at the grassroots level in competitive states, and