Wisconsin Assembly Republicans Release “Forward Agenda” The Wisconsin State Assembly Republicans held a press conference last Wednesday to announce their “Forward Agenda”.  Consisting of almost 100 goals, the agenda builds off of previous legislation focusing on the caucus’s philosophy of “less government is good government”. In a statement released Wednesday, Rep. Vos made the following … Read more

Gov. Walker Announces New Contract to Expand Broadband Last Tuesday, Governor Walker traveled to Southern Door County High School to announce the state’s new contract with AT&T and its partners to increase broadband speeds on the BadgerNet Converged Network (BCN).  The move is set to save tax payers nearly $8 million annually. “Faster, more reliable … Read more

Courts Decision Allows for Early Voting in Wisconsin Last session, Republicans passed a number of controversial bills focusing on the current election system.  Though each piece of legislation was signed into law, the organization One Wisconsin Institute immediately sued, stating the new laws were unconstitutional and restricted voters. U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson made … Read more

Gov. Walker Promotes College Affordability   Last week, Governor Walker toured technical colleges across the state in an effort to shine a light on student debt issues in Wisconsin.  The Governor touted his recent actions, including legislation that created a student loan debt specialist position, need based grants for college students, and froze tuition for … Read more

Trump Recruits Wisconsin Women In a new effort to increase his poll numbers, Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump announced the Wisconsin Women for Trump Coalition.  Though the group includes a few big names in Wisconsin, including Joint Finance Co-Chair Sen. Alberta Darling, Senate President Sen. Mary Lazich, and former Lt Gov. Margaret Farrow, there were … Read more

Wisconsin Candidates Face Partisan Primary On August 9th, Wisconsin voters took to the polls to cast their ballots in the partisan primary elections.  Traditionally a quieter election day, many key districts turned out to support their high profile candidates, including Sen. Ron Johnson, Former Sen. Russ Feingold, and Congressman Paul Ryan.  The following are results … Read more