Assembly passes bill to withhold pay for judges suspended for alleged criminal misconduct
Three Democrats – Rep. Steve Doyle of Onalaska, Rep. Jenna Jacobson of Oregon and Rep. Tara Johnson of Shelby – crossed party lines to send AB 380 to the Senate on a 57-42 vote.
WisDems: Forced Derrick Van Orden to vote in favor of extending ACA tax credits
MADISON, Wis. — Since Derrick Van Orden’s support of the GOP’s Big Ugly Bill and his crusade against continuing ACA premium tax credits, which is causing tens of thousands of his constituents to pay more for health care, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Dept. of Justice: Former pastor convicted of child sexual assault in Douglas County
TOWN OF SUMMIT, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul and Douglas County District Attorney (DA) Mark Fruehauf announced that a Douglas County jury found Jeffrey Anthony Charles, age 64, guilty of one count of Repeated Sexual Assault of a Child,
Medical College of Wisconsin: Receives prestigious, nationwide designation for excellence in community engagement
MILWAUKEE – Jan. 13, 2026 – The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is proud to announce it has received the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement (CE) Classification, a designation awarded by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to
Assembly approves constitutional amendments on discrimination, closing places of worship during emergencies
The state Assembly today approved a pair of constitutional amendments that would bar discrimination or preferential treatment based on certain characteristics and protect the right to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency.
U.S. Sen. Baldwin: WATCH: Baldwin takes to Senate floor to stop GOP attacks on Affordable Care Act and attempt to kick people off coverage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) took to the Senate floor to rail against Republicans’ repeated attacks on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including the Trump Administration’s effort to terminate health insurance for 1.8 million Americans and raise costs on
Rep. Rivera-Wagner: Testifies in support of bill he co-authored to cut red tape, lower housing costs
Madison – State Representative Amaad Rivera Wagner (Democrat, Green Bay) testified today before the Senate Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues, and Forestry in support of Senate Bill 663, bipartisan legislation he co authored to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy in housing construction and
DCCC: WKOW: Derrick Van Orden’s website “says one of his campaign priorities is to fully repeal Obamacare”
After months of doing nothing to extend ACA tax credits as they expired and costs skyrocketed for Wisconsinites, Derrick Van Orden’s campaign website still lists his true priority: repealing the Affordable Care Act. WKOW reports that Van Orden’s website “says
Wisconsin All Copays Count Coalition: New Jersey bans copay accumulators, Wisconsin now officially an outlier as 26 states ban predatory PBM practice
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin patients are falling further behind as New Jersey becomes the 26th state in the nation to ban “copay accumulator” programs, a controversial and predatory pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practice that prevents manufacturer assistance from counting toward patients’
Tiffany campaign: Three additional Wisconsin sheriffs endorse Tom Tiffany for Governor
WAUSAU, WI – Three more Wisconsin sheriffs have formally endorsed Tom Tiffany for Governor, further strengthening his broad support among law enforcement leaders across the state. These endorsements build on previous backing from twenty sheriffs, along with the Milwaukee Police Association
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce: Reacts to Governor Evers’ property tax plan
MADISON — Today, Governor Tony Evers announced a plan to pursue $1.3 billion in property tax relief, focused largely on additional government spending while failing to address the primary drivers of higher property taxes. The plan comes after the Wisconsin Supreme
Fair Wisconsin: Releases statement calling on elected leaders to stop attacking transgender Wisconsinites and instead, do their jobs
Facing another hearing on three more bills targeting Wisconsin’s transgender community, the decision by two Wisconsin hospitals to stop providing gender-affirming care for youth under threat from the federal government, new rules from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Dept. of Public Instruction: Summer Food Service Program seeking sponsors to provide healthy meals to children
Program offers meals to children and teens in low-income and rural areas during summer months MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is seeking sponsors to provide meals to children living in economically disadvantaged and rural areas in Wisconsin
Steven Walters: Evers’ last appeal to the GOP Legislature
Will governor’s last State of the State speech call out Robin Vos?
Michael Lucas: ROFR Loses, Wisconsin Wins
MISO has just announced the winners of two regional transmission projects being built in Wisconsin. In a turn of events that will surprise few, Wisconsin’s transmission company, ATC, was not selected for either project.