Lisa Subeck

Greta Neubauer Reelected as Assembly Minority Leader

Democrats gained 10 seats, the largest increase in more than half a century.

Democrats Benefit From How Republicans Weakened State’s Fundraising Laws

In first half of 2024, Wisconsin Democrats raised 10 times more than the state GOP.

Representative Shelia Stubbs Celebrates Unveiling of Historic Vel Phillips Statue at State Capitol

Top GOP Legislator Pushes Plan to Find Non-Citizens on Voter Rolls

Experts say its illegal and could result in legal voters being taken off the rolls.

Two Wisconsin Lawmakers Push “Right To Contraception” At State and Federal Levels

Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Rep. Lisa Subeck say protection would ensure personal autonomy.

State Democrats Make Push To Codify Right To Birth Control

But Republicans aren't expected to advance proposal.

Bill That Would Hold Students Back For Truancy Passes First Major Hurdle

Assembly passes bill that would make frequently absent students repeat their current grade, sends it to Senate.

Legislature Approves Bill Allowing Nurses to Write Prescriptions

Also would allow nurses to treat patients without oversight. Evers expected to veto.

Bill Allows 17-Year-Olds to Provide Emergency Medical Services

Proposal aims to address staffing shortages, but some EMS groups oppose it.

Assembly Passes Broad Parental Rights Bill, Firearm Tracking Ban

Also bills on reciprocal credentialing and expanding definition in statute against strip search.

Bill Prevents Domestic Violence Offenders From Carrying Guns

Democratic proposal addresses 'dangerous loophole' in current gun laws.

Attorney General Kaul Announces Legislation to Keep Guns Out of the Hands of Domestic Abusers

November 13, 2023

Legislative Democrats Push Health Care Agenda

Proposal is a statement of Democrat priorities, despite the fact that GOP will likely block adoption.

Assembly Bill Would Allow Milwaukee, Other Cities To Count Absentee Ballots Early

Day-before processing seeks to end late night results.

Bills Targeting Transgender Youth Draw Heated Hearing At Capitol

Gov. Evers has vowed to veto bills.

Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Expand Vaccine Access

The bills, aimed at addressing state's decreasing vaccine rates, are unlikely to advance in the Republican-led Legislature.

Push Underway For Better Care For Pregnant Inmates

Proposals, led by Sen. Lena Taylor, include banning shackling during labor.

Gov. Evers Releases Statement Regarding the Anniversary of the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

Assembly Passes Bill To Overhaul How Reading Is Taught

DPI gives support after changes. Plus: Pharmacists could prescribe birth control, alcohol regulations overhauled.

Democrats Push Gun Safety Bills

Democratic legislators, attorney general support background checks, red flag laws.

Bill Would Increase Penalties For Those Supplying Drugs That Lead To Death

But some legislators, including Ryan Clancy, speak out against increasing reckless homicide penalty.

Bipartisan Bill Allows Pharmacists To Prescribe Birth Control

Shortage of primary-care doctors in many parts of state limits access to birth control.

Assembly Passes Bills Making It Harder To Access Unemployment Benefits, BadgerCare

Republicans, in casting party-line vote, say policies will help state workforce shortage.

Researchers Find BadgerCare Changes Would Worsen Care, Violate Federal Law

Advocates for proposal say it would combat fraud.

Democrats’ Bill Repeals State Abortion Ban

Gov. Evers supports Restore Roe bill, which would overturn pre-Civil War criminal ban.

Senator Agard Backs Restore Roe Legislation Introduced by Democratic Colleagues

Gov. Evers, Democrats Announce Legislation to Repeal Wisconsin’s 1849-era Criminal Abortion Ban

Bill Would Ban Shackling of Pregnant Inmates, Create Doula Program

An estimated 58,000 pregnant people are incarcerated every year, and thousands give birth while in custody.

85 of 86 Incumbent State Legislators Won in 2022

Just one lost. Experts blame Republican gerrymandering and uncompetitive districts.

Democrats Offer Abortion Referendum. Again

Asks voters if 1849 ban should be repealed. But referendum must wait for April 2024.

2022 Roundup: Gov. Evers Highlights 2022 Accomplishments

Federal Judge Allows Ballot Assistance for Disabled Voters

Judge strikes down state Supreme Court ruling that all voters must return ballots themselves.

GOP Lawmakers Strike New Blow Against Absentee Ballots

Legislators nix rule allowing clerks to correct minor errors on envelopes, setting stage for legal battle.

The Gableman Conspiracy ‘Circus’

Offers hours of conspiracy-laden testimony and new report pushing to decertify 2020 election which Republican calls illegal, a ‘fool’s errand.'

Assembly Passes Early Vote Counting Bill

A raft of election related bills passed, some adding additional requirements to absentee voting.

Assembly Committee Hears Unsupported Claims of Voter Fraud

A convicted fraudster, who once worked with Michael Gableman, makes wild allegations.

Bill Blocks Competition on Transmission Lines

Does bipartisan proposal insure access to reliable power or favor established state utilities?

Democrats Push Abortion Rights Bill

Without Roe, old state law would prevail, making abortion a felony, with penalty of up to 6 years in prison

Republicans Push Pro-Gun Bills

Allowing guns to be carried on school grounds, in places of worship and by those as young as 18.

Democrats’ Revolving Door Swings Again

Assembly minority leader Gordon Hintz's decision to step down the latest of many leadership changes.

Hintz Will Quit As Assembly Minority Leader

Democrat will resign position in January, cites need to spend more time with family.

Wisconsin Republicans to Hold Hearing on Bill Allowing Guns in Schools One Week after Michigan School Shooting Tragedy

Poverty Worsening For Some In State

70,000 households have children who went hungry because family couldn't afford food.

Democratic Legislators Refuse to Meet Privately With Gableman

Head of elections probe refuses to answer questions in public, committee members charge.

Legislature Passes Bills Restricting Abortions

Republicans try again with bills that Evers previously vetoed.

State Republicans Pushing Abortion Restrictions

Gov. Evers has previously vetoed four of the bills being advanced.

State Democratic Lawmakers Propose Campaign Finance Reforms

Lawmakers say they face "uphill battle" to pass bills in republican controlled Legislature.

Democrats’ Bill Tightens Campaign Finance Laws

Aim is 'to stop this mudslide of money before it suffocates our democracy.'

GOP Legislators Order UW System to Submit COVID-10 Safety Measures

Thompson warned that ending UW System control would be "biggest threat.”

What Democrats Got In GOP Budget

Long list of proposals killed or altered in final Assembly bill. Yet four Democrats voted for it.

Bill Gives Union Rights to UW Health Staff

Nurses demand collective bargaining rights, but GOP legislators may balk at overriding Act 10.

Legislators Reinstate Work Search Rule

On party line vote Republicans add work search requirement for those getting unemployment benefits.

State Law Makes Abortion a Felony

If U.S. Supreme Court overrules Roe v. Wade as many predict, 1849 Wisconsin law will be activated.

Legislature Has Dramatic Debate

Over its power, purpose, prestige... and whether Robin Vos hates Tony Evers.

34 State Legislators Endorse Jill Underly for State Superintendent

Republicans Attack Zuckerberg Election Grants Again

Using emails from Green Bay's former clerk, GOP lawmakers are calling for an investigation.

Rep. Robyn Vining Applauds Wisconsin Equal Rights Amendment Introduction

Bipartisan Support For Teaching The Holocaust

As incidents of antisemitism rise in state, bipartisan bill mandates Holocaust education.

Will Budget Hearings Be Superspreader Events?

Mask wars pit Democrats against Republicans in Legislature.

Republican Bill Makes Voting Harder

List of restrictions will make it less likely that disabled, nursing home residents and others vote.

Underly Campaign Announces Endorsement of 12 State Legislators

Mass Vaccination Bill Clears Committee

One provision would expand vaccination to everyone by March, DHS says bill doesn't address "critical limitation."

Rep. Lisa Subeck Joins Governor’s Call to ‘Get to Work’ for the People

Democrats are ready to put people first on Wisconsin’s road to recovery

GOP Lawmakers Strip Emergency PFAS Rule

Committee votes to eliminate targets for safe levels of the harmful forever chemical.

Legislative Committee Rolls Back Rule to Protect Water from Dangerous PFAS Chemicals in Firefighting Foam

Why Republicans Won’t End Election Complaints

It’s no longer about electing Trump. It’s laying the groundwork for voter suppression.

Democrats Slam Assembly Elections Committee

A ‘forum for debunked conspiracies’?

Legislative Houses Elect Their Leaders

Democrats call for action on COVID-19 crisis.

Hintz Re-Elected to Lead Assembly Democrats

Rep. Hesselbein Re-Elected Assistant Democratic Leader

Representative Subeck Elected Assembly Democratic Caucus Vice-Chair

Democratic Committee Members Reject Speaker’s Manufactured Controversy

Elected Officials Across the State Join Call for Peaceful and Fair Vote Count

Republicans Have ‘Blood On Their Hands”

Evers signals he will ignore Legislative restriction, challenges GOP to present their pandemic plan.

Justice Can’t Wait: Representative Subeck Decries Republican Delays to Justice Reform Package

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Celebrates Endorsed Candidates Advancing to General Election

People’s Action Endorses Wisconsin Movement Politics Candidates

272 Candidates Running for State Legislature

Highest number since 2012, many contested primaries.

Representative Lisa Subeck Supports Vote by Mail Legislation

Vote by Mail Will Protect Our Health and Our Democracy

Representative Lisa Subeck Stands with Governor Evers on Suspending In-Person Voting

Democrats Call for Paid Sick Leave Bill

Under state law, as workers have to self-quarantine, they are left with no pay.

Supreme Court Case Could Affect Abortion Access in Wisconsin

The High Court weighs case that could effectively overturn Roe v. Wade.

GOP Tax Cut Passes Assembly

Plan costs state $248 million annually, saves average Wisconsin income tax filers $106 annually.

Assembly Rejects Bipartisan Rape Kit Bill

Republicans pass bill with "poison pills' that will force veto by Gov. Evers.

Put Victims First by Passing Bipartisan Bill (AB 214/SB 200) to Eliminate Future Backlogs for Sexual Assault Kits

Representative Subeck Calls on Assembly Republicans to Put Sexual Assault Victims Ahead of Petty Partisan Politics

Will Republicans Kill Rape Kit Bill?

30 states passed bills to assure rape kits are processed. Only Wisconsin has made it partisan, expert testifies.

Rep. Zamarripa Statement on Living Wage for Wisconsin Workers

Representative Subeck Supports Governor Evers’s Call to Action for Wisconsin

I stand with Governor Evers when he says it is time to set politics aside and to work together to move our state forward.

Democrats Denounce Citizens United

On 10th anniversary of decision, legislators call for statewide advisory referendum to amend constitution.

Representative Lisa Subeck & Senator Andre Jacqué Introduce Legislation to Help Individuals with Disabilities and their Families Save for the Future

Bill would open doors for participation by Wisconsin families in Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Savings Accounts

Representative Lisa Subeck Testifies on Pair of Bills Addressing Food Allergies

Assembly Republicans Fail to Override Evers’ Veto

First floor session of 2020 saw partisan attacks and the passage of controversial legislation.

Bipartisan Legislation Expanding Eligibility for Adoption Assistance Passes State Assembly

Representative Lisa Subeck Upholds Governor’s Veto

Rep. Brostoff Statement on AB 76 Veto Override Attempt

“Today, I was Proud to Stand with Governor Evers, Wisconsin’s CNAs, and Those in Need of Care”

Contribution to JoCasta Zamarripa of $250

AG Kaul Urges Assembly Health Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Legislation to Prevent Future Backlog of Untested Sexual Assault Kits

"This legislation will help prevent another backlog of untested sexual assault kits."

Seeking an RX for Rising Drug Prices

Governor’s task force brings business, consumers, Republicans and Democrats to the table

Assembly Debates Christmas, er, Holiday Tree

"I don’t expect a big issue” or “holy wars”, Rep Hintz says. Wrong.

Gov. Evers Announces Appointments to Governor’s Task Force on Reducing Prescription Drug Prices

The first meeting of the Governor’s Task Force on Reducing Prescription Drug Prices is scheduled for November 20.

Wisconsin legislators rally behind Judge Jill Karofsky for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Judge Karofsky currently serves as a criminal court judge in Dane County.

Contribution to JoCasta Zamarripa of $100

Contribution to Chantia Lewis of $25