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[Milwaukee, WI] – The League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County has published its VOTE411.org voter guide to help citizens prepare to vote in the upcoming August 9 primary election. The League encourages citizens to learn about the candidates so they can

MADISON, Wis. – The extremist Republicans running for governor all support restrictive abortion bans with no exceptions for rape, incest, or health of the mother. The Wisconsin Examiner outlined how this extreme stance could harm pregnant cancer patients, who already have to make

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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