Madison – Today, State Senator Dan Knodl (R – Germantown) and the Senate Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections, and Consumer Protection heard public testimony on Senate Bill 488/Assembly Bill 415. This legislation ensures the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau, will draw

MADISON, Wis. — Today, a state Senate committee held a public hearing on a bad faith redistricting bill from Republicans that would keep the GOP majority of the legislature in charge of drawing Wisconsin’s legislative maps.  The bill – which was

MADISON, WI – In response to the Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER) decision to withhold pay raises for UW System Employees.   Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison) released the following statement:  “I am deeply disappointed to hear that the Joint Committee on Employment Relations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and 33 of her colleagues are calling on the Biden administration to deliver humanitarian aid, like food, water, and shelter, to the innocent civilians and help address the emergency needs in Gaza and

MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) job totals for the month of September 2023, which showed Wisconsin’s total non-farm jobs hit another record high of 3,017,800. This is 34,500

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul is pleased to announce the effort of the Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (WAHTTF) will continue for another three years with a newly awarded $2 million grant from the United States Department of

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a new webpage to help local governments address vapor intrusion in their communities. The new Vapor Intrusion for Local Governments webpage from the Remediation and Redevelopment (RR) Program provides tools and

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and it’s Restoring American Education initiative (RAE)—alongside award-winning Wisconsin educator and Thomas B. Fordham Institute Policy Associate, Daniel Buck—released a new roadmap for educators to help achieve strong educational outcomes for

MADISON, Wisc. – Representative John Macco (R-Ledgeview) issued the following statement about First Responders Appreciation Day at the State Capitol. “As part of Tuesday’s ceremony, I had the honor of recognizing Patrol Sergeant Michael Luberda as the 88th Assembly District’s 2023 First Responder

Madison – State Representative Karen Hurd (R-Fall Creek) presented Eau Claire Fire Department Firefighter Paramedic Heather Morning, Firefighter Paramedic Nathan Much, and Engineer EMT Scott Mohr with the 2023 “First Responders of the Year” award during the Assembly floor session on Tuesday. 

Washington, D.C. — Today, in the midst of growing opposition to Senate Bill 488/Assembly Bill 415, the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection will host a hearing on the bill. Wisconsin Republicans have claimed that the bill is

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is reminding farmers and manure applicators to check the runoff risk advisory forecast before spreading manure on fields. This tool helps determine the potential for manure runoff from a field depending

WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer involved critical incident in the City of Watertown, Wis. that occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 18, 2023. At approximately 11:17

For the second time in 24 hours, Derrick Van Orden has voted for extremist Jim Jordan for speaker. Van Orden has had every opportunity to embrace a bipartisan governing coalition, but once again caved to the demands of his far-right

Madison, WI – Representative Dave Maxey (R-New Berlin) issued the following statement after the  Assembly passed legislation providing funding for upkeep of American Family Field:  “I am no fan of being backed into a corner by a professional sports team

Madison, WI – Yesterday, Representative Rick Gundrum (R-Slinger) honored Slinger Fire Department member Ken Reiser with the First Responder of the Year Award. Every session, all members of the Assembly may honor a first responder in their district who is

Madison, WI – Senator Cory Tomczyk (R-Mosinee) issued the following statement on yesterday’s  floor session:  “Governor Evers’ rampant use of vetoes has prevented Wisconsin families from getting the relief  they desperately need from out of control inflation. The special session

SUN PRAIRIE, Wisconsin – On Wednesday, Oct. 18, representatives from the Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin (MEUW) met at the State Capitol with 108 legislators to talk about issues important to more than 80 communities in Wisconsin that count on

MADISON WI – Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition members will travel from across the state to give testimony in opposition to Senate Bill 488 and Assembly Bill 415, the fast-tracked legislative redistricting proposal finally receiving a public hearing before the State Senate Committee

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today his appointment of Blake Gross to serve as Ashland County District Attorney. The appointment fills a vacancy created by District Attorney David Meany’s resignation. Gross will serve for the remainder of the unexpired term that