STEVENS POINT- Today, Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) announced that the RENEW Wisconsin Energy Fund has presented her with a Legislative Leadership Award in recognition of her outstanding record on renewable energy. RENEW Wisconsin is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing renewable energy in Wisconsin. Rep. Shankland released the following statement in response: “I am honored to receive this recognition for my work in clean energy. I have been advocating for renewable energy initiatives since long before I was elected, and I have introduced clean energy bills every year since I took office. Last year, I also had the

WISCONSIN – Yesterday, Protect Our Care Wisconsin was joined by Attorney General Josh Kaul, cancer survivor Renee Gasch and Emergency Room physician Chris Kapsner on a virtual press conference to discuss what’s at stake for Wisconsinites’ health care as Republicans rush to fill a Supreme Court vacancy with a nominee who has repeatedly opposed the Affordable Care Act during a global pandemic. As NBC26 reports, participants highlighted the grave threat that Wisconsinites will face if the Affordable Care Act is overturned when it comes before the Supreme Court next month.   On November 10, one week after the election, the

[WASHINGTON] — Seeking to protect the health of Wisconsin voters put at risk by the COVID-19 pandemic, an application was filed today in the U.S. Supreme Court that would restore the back-up option for voters who do not receive their absentee ballots in the mail. The application was submitted on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans and eight individual Wisconsin voters, who are looking to protect the lower court ruling they won that allowed Wisconsin voters an option to receive a replacement absentee ballot by email or online, should their originally-requested

[Madison, WI] – Wisconsin Democrats are following Joe Biden’s lead and refusing to say whether or not they support plans to pack the Supreme Court. Ron Kind, Tammy Baldwin, and other Democrats in congress could end up having a say on the issue, yet they continue to duck voters and the media on the question. WisGOP Chairman Andrew Hitt reacted in a tweet saying: “@JoeBiden and @WisDems won’t tell us if they want to pack the court because they don’t think you deserve to know about their plans to use the courts to advance their liberal agenda. Just unacceptable. Read the

Madison – Wisconsin Family Action Political Action Committees (federal and state, WFA PAC) today released the complete list of candidates they have endorsed for the fall general election.                                                                         WFA Federal PAC   President                                                                                     US House of Representatives Donald Trump                                                                      Scott Fitzgerald – Congressional District 5                                                                                         Glenn Grothman – Congressional District 6                                                                                         Tom Tiffany – Congressional District 7   WFA State PAC   State Senate Alciro Deacon – Senate District 6 Joan Ballweg – Senate District 14 Scott Barker – Senate District 16 Duey Stroebel – Senate District 20 Dan Kapanke – Senate District 32                                                                                  State Assembly                                                                                    

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) led their colleagues in expressing concerns with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar about the recent change in reporting requirements for hospitals and health systems that receive relief funds from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF). This change could force providers to return relief funding that they have already received or receive less assistance in the future. Rural hospitals and hospitals that serve high numbers of low-income and elderly patients could be particularly burdened by the new reporting requirements due to their already thin financial margins. “We

(Sun Prairie) – Yesterday, the Republican co-chairs of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules held a hearing to try to undermine the Evers administration’s Emergency Order limiting public gatherings. State Rep. Gary Hebl (D-Sun Prairie), the ranking assembly member on the committee, released the following statement afterwards: The committee hearing was an absolute sham. From the very outset it was clear that it was not a serious attempt to do our jobs as legislators. The co-chairs of the committee, without authority, want to try to force the Evers administration to convert their emergency order limiting public gathering to an

[Madison, WI] – Vice President Mike Pence was in Wisconsin again on Tuesday. Following his remarks in Waukesha, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Chairman Andrew Hitt: “Vice President Pence and the Trump Administration are working to get our economy back on track after this unprecedented pandemic. They’ve cut red tape, implemented policies that helped slash our unemployment rate, and fought for historic fair trade deals like the USMCA. This Administration puts Wisconsin workers first. “In the Vice Presidential Debate last week, Kamala Harris told hard-working Wisconsin families that they should expect a tax increase if

The public health emergency declared by Governor Tony Evers on September 22 enables the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to once again provide additional FoodShare benefits to eligible households. These benefits will help those Wisconsin families with the costs of food for October. Also, the federal government increased the limits of how much each household can receive per person, beginning October 1. Under the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, states with declared public health emergencies are able to provide FoodShare recipients with the maximum monthly benefit amount that is based on the number of people in their household.

(Fond du Lac, WI) – Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman introduces the Veterans for Glenn coalition. The 6th Congressional District is the proud home of approximately 44,000 veterans.  Many of these brave men and women are thankful of the work Glenn has done for them in Congress and are proud to stand with him. “I am honored to have received the support from so many heroes within our communities,” Grothman said. “Now, more than ever, it is imperative that we support our veterans. As your representative in Congress, I have the duty to make sure that the 44,000 veterans who live