MADISON – The Wisconsin State Senate is poised to pass a state budget that does not support the hardworking people of the state. Today, Senate Democrats offered several amendments to provide Senate Republicans with one final opportunity to honor the will of the people. Republicans squandered this opportunity by rejecting each of Senate Democrats’ amendments. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement:

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http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/voters-2022-getty-s430.pngSCOTUS decision today is a victory for those fighting in both state and federal court for fair maps that protect and strengthen the right to vote for all eligible Americans.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/women-health-black-s456.png"Together, we will restore reproductive freedom in our state and make sure our kids and grandkids don’t grow up in a world where they have fewer rights than we did," says Governor.

MADISON – Tomorrow marks one year since the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion access. State Senate Democratic Leader, Sen. Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement:

MADISON – Thursday, Republican members on the Joint Finance Committee announced a planned $4.4 billion worth of tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit millionaires over the biennium. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement:

STATEWIDE - We are joined by State Representative Kristina Shelton to discuss the state budget battle in Madison and why she voted in “radical solidarity” against the structurally racist Shared Revenue-Education deal. In more positive news, we look beyond the state budget and discuss Rep. Shelton’s vitally important BadgerCare Public Option bill that will be reintroduced in the Legislature later this year and should be the centerpiece of the Democratic Party’s 2024 election agenda. In a major breakthrough for climate change and racial economic equity, the Milwaukee Climate and Economic Equity Plan passed the City Council this week and will be signed by the mayor on Friday. We discuss the potential to spread the transformational planning to other Wisconsin cities. We close with a discussion of the growing rift within the Wisconsin Supreme Court's conservative wing and the opportunity it presents the new Court for a more democratic and transparent Supreme Court.

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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address on the legislation signed earlier this week providing historic shared revenue increases for local communities, including a 20 percent increase in support to most municipalities statewide. This historic bipartisan compromise also includes more than $1 billion that can be used for our kids in the classroom and increasing the low revenue ceiling by $1,000 per student while continuing to support school-based mental health services and setting aside funding to improve literacy and reading outcomes across Wisconsin. More information on this historic bipartisan compromise can be found here.

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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address celebrating 2022 economic impact data showing Wisconsin’s tourism industry generated $23.7 billion in total economic impact, surpassing the previous record year of $22.2 billion set in 2019. More information on Wisconsin’s record-breaking year can be found here, and more information on Governor Evers’ plans to bolster the state’s tourism industry can be found here.