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Washington, DC—This morning, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear Texas v. U.S., a partisan lawsuit originally led by now-defeated Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel and Governor Scott Walker. If successful, the lawsuit would strike down protections for people with pre-existing conditions and the entirety of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), putting health care for 2.5 million Wisconsinites who live with a pre-existing condition and 207,000 Wisconsinites who purchased their health care on the ACA exchange at risk. “The Affordable Care Act has provided millions of Wisconsinites with quality, affordable health care coverage and created protections for people with pre-existing conditions. If this

MILWAUKEE — Judge Jill Karofsky announced today she has earned the endorsement of former Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler  in her race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. “Jill Karofsky has spent her career standing up for the rule of law and she knows what it takes to stand up to corruption and push against special interest influences, making her the voice we need on our Supreme Court,” said Justice Butler. “Jill’s vast experience and strong history of advocating for victims will serve her well. I know she will do right by the people of Wisconsin and I wholeheartedly endorse her

Madison City Alder Lindsay Lemmer announced today that she is a candidate for the Wisconsin State Assembly, District 48. That district, which covers areas in Madison’s east and north sides, is currently represented by Rep. Melissa Sargent, who is leaving the Assembly to run for State Senate. A primary election will be held on August 11, 2020 with the general election scheduled for November 3, 2020. “This district includes some of the fastest growing areas in Madison, is home to important natural resources that need protection, and areas that have developed quickly and require state investment to make long overdue

ASHLAND— Gov. Tony Evers today signed Assembly Bill 531, requiring newly issued student IDs to include the contact information for local and national suicide prevention hotlines. The governor also signed Assembly Bill 644, establishing a school-based mental health consultation pilot program in Outagamie county and Senate Bill 527 which makes several improvements to state law regarding the use of seclusion and restraints on students with disabilities in the classroom.  “Whether it is bullying online, traumatic events at home or in the news, or stress, we know that kids across the state are struggling both in and out of the classroom with

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, House Financial Services Committee member, Rep. Bryan Steil (WI-01), introduced H.R. 6015, the Stop Evasion of Iran Sanctions Act. Steil’s bill gives the Secretary of the Treasury the explicit authority to sanction a financial institution operating outside the United States that knowingly conducts a significant sanctionable transaction related to the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX). House Financial Services Committee members Lee Zeldin (NY-01), French Hill (AR-02), Lance Gooden (TX-05), Denver Riggleman (VA-05), and William Timmons (SC-04) are original cosponsors of H.R. 6015. “We must prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and stop the regime’s support of terrorism. In

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a bipartisan group of senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to expand access to rural broadband by adjusting requirements of the ReConnect program, which currently blocks rural communities across 19 states from accessing federal funding intended to support rural broadband deployment.   In the letter led by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), the senators request Secretary Perdue to use his authority to broaden ReConnect eligibility, reading:   “USDA can, and should, fix this. USDA is neither statutorily required to eliminate FCC grant recipients from ReConnect eligibility, nor does it

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