Politics

• Schatz, Pocan Reintroduce Legislation To End Student Loan Debt Crisis

  Mar 6th, 2019 by U.S. Rep Mark Pocan

  Support Grows With 40 Lawmakers Joining Schatz and Pocan

• Governor Evers Makes Historic Investments in Health Care Coverage and Access

  Mar 6th, 2019 by Wisconsin Department of Health Services

  “Governor Evers’ budget makes historic investments in the health and well-being of every Wisconsinite,” said Secretary Designee Palm.

• Major Conservative Groups Agree

  Brian Hagedorn’s Extremism and Homophobia Have No Place State High Court

  Mar 6th, 2019 by One Wisconsin Now

  U.S. Chamber of Commerce Follows Wisconsin Realtors in Refusing to Support Hagedorn Wisconsin State Supreme Court Campaign

• U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Introduces Legislation to Protect Rights of Disabled Airplane Passengers

  Mar 6th, 2019 by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

  “We need to break down the barriers that individuals with disabilities and our veterans face when they travel.”

• Kathryn Gabor Announces Run for Milwaukee Public School Board – 8th District Seat

  Mar 6th, 2019 by Kathryn Gabor

  Gabor, a staunch advocate for public education including charter schools, believes that parents, teachers, and other front-line school employees deserve more support and a voice in the District's decision making.

• AFP-WI Ad Campaign Thanks Reps. Kind and Gallagher, Targets Tariffs

  Mar 5th, 2019 by AFP Wisconsin

  The bill would give Congress a vote on certain tariffs proposed by a president before they can take effect.

• U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Joni Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Transportation Access for Workers and Families

  Mar 5th, 2019 by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

  Bipartisan reform expands resources to help solve mobility challenges and boost economic opportunity

• Representative Subeck Stands with Governor Evers’s Efforts to Combat Medicaid Fraud

  Mar 4th, 2019 by State Rep. Lisa Subeck

  The False Claims Act allows individual whistleblowers to bring lawsuits against companies who are defrauding the state’s Medicaid program

• One Wisconsin Institute Statements on Gov. Tony Evers’ Executive Order Increasing Access to State ID

  Mar 4th, 2019 by One Wisconsin Now

  “Legal voters in Wisconsin ought not be denied the right to have their voices heard in our elections because of bureaucratic roadblocks like a lack of access to a DMV."

• Gov. Tony Evers Signs Executive Order #14 Related to Accessibility of DMV Facilities and DOT-Issued Voter Identification

  Mar 4th, 2019 by Gov. Tony Evers

  Governor Tony Evers today signed an executive order relating to the accessibility of Department of Motor Vehicles facilities and Department of Transportation-issued voter identification.

• Rural and Urban School Districts Express Support for Governor Evers’ Budget

  Mar 1st, 2019 by Milwaukee Public Schools

  Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance, Milwaukee Public Schools, Madison Metropolitan School District, and Racine Unified release letter of support

• Coalition for More Responsible Transportation Members Applaud Gov. Evers’ Proposed Transportation Budget

  Mar 1st, 2019 by Coalition for More Responsible Transportation

  Groups support transit, road maintenance increase and focus on fixing instead of expanding highways