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Wisconsin Legislature Passes SB 110 to Extend Postpartum Health Coverage for New Mothers and Infants

September 23, 2023

By Karen Stokes The Wisconsin Legislature has taken a positive step forward to safeguard the well-being of new mothers and their infants. The passage of SB 110, will extend health care coverage … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Karen Stokes, Legislation, Postpartum Health Coverage, SB 110

Wisconsin Democrats on ‘Veto Watch’ After Tony Evers Blocks 10 Bills

August 19, 2023

Republicans don’t control two-thirds of the Assembly, but they only need two-thirds of those present on a session day to override the governor’s veto. By Jack Kelly Wisconsin Watch and Matthew … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Gubernatorial Vetoes, Jack Kelly, Legislation, Line-Item Vetoes, Matthew DeFour, Tony Evers

Milwaukee Common Council Votes to Raise Taxes

July 14, 2023

By Karen Stokes On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Common Council voted to raise the sales tax 2% next year. The bipartisan plan aims to avoid bankruptcy and secure the city’s financial stability. With … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Cavalier Johnson, Karen Stokes, Legislation, Milwaukee Common Council, Sales Tax

Wisconsin Billionaires Quietly Bankroll Effort to Shrink State’s Social Safety Net

July 14, 2023

A group funded by deep-pocketed GOP donors is pushing to make it harder to vote and to receive unemployment insurance and Medicaid By Jacob Resneck Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin Watch is a … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Adam Gibbs, Chris Kapenga, Dan Feyen, Jacob Resneck, Legislation, Melissa Agard, Richard W. Graber, Social Safety Net, Wisconsin Billionaires

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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

July 8, 2023

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor These days, I can barely catch my breath. One far reaching legislative decision or policy proposal after another has been introduced/passed. … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affirmative Action, Gun Law, Legislation, Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor

Wisconsin’s Republican Controlled Senate Rejects Democrat Substitute Amendment, Approves Welfare and Bail Amendments

January 21, 2023

By Karen Stokes Hours before the state senate was to be convened on Tuesday for the first time in 2023, Democrats posed a standoff. Legislative Democrats put forth a substitute amendment on … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Abortion, Karen Stokes, Legislation

Senator Baldwin Secures Over $255 Million for Wisconsin in Senate Appropriations Legislation

December 23, 2022

Projects championed by Senator Baldwin were included in Fiscal Year 2023 bipartisan bill WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: government, Legislation, Omnibus Appropriations Act, Tammy Baldwin

Emmett Till Antilynching Bill Heads to Biden’s Desk

March 11, 2022

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In 1955, Emmett Till, was tortured and murdered. He was a 14-year-old Black boy whose supposed crime was talking to a white woman. Emmett’s death was part of the catalyst … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Emmett Till, Emmett Till Antilynching Act, Legislation, Lynching

‘We know that Wisconsin is Ready for Legalization’: Sen. Agard Reintroduces Bill to Legalize Cannabis

August 13, 2021

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Eight years ago, Sen. Melissa Agard (D-Madison) introduced a bill on the senate floor to legalize cannabis in Wisconsin. The bill received little support, but during a … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Cannibas Legalization, Legalizing Marijuana, Legislation, Melissa Agard

County Executive Signs “Right to Counsel Milwaukee” Into Law

July 24, 2021

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz For over a year, tenants have been spared of eviction due to the national eviction moratorium in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The moratorium is … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, David Crowley, Evictions, Legislation, Right to Counsel, Ryan Clancy

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