Joe Zepecki

Democratic Governor Tony Evers has announced that more than 15,000 Wisconsin residents are taking part in registered apprenticeships – more than at any time since 2001. The program allows apprentices to earn wages for their time worked in combination with classroom learning and on-the-job training in more than 200 career pathways. More than 2,500 Wisconsin…

Fond du Lac District Attorney Eric Toney, the Republican nominee for Wisconsin Attorney General, refused to rule out using state resources to prosecute doctors for providing abortions,  even in cases of rape or incest, in an interview that aired this week. Wisconsin is currently operating under an 1849 law banning all abortions – without exceptions…

The Wisconsin State Senate and State Assembly gaveled in and out of special session in less than 60 seconds this week – refusing to debate or vote on a proposal from Democratic Governor Tony Evers that would have improved the odds that abortion access would be protected despite the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v.…

Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, is poised to launch a statewide tour exposing incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson’s extreme record on abortion. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June that overturned Roe v. Wade after nearly 50 years, access to abortion has become a leading…

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul released his biennial budget request this month, providing a roadmap for how the state can increase its’ commitment to public safety after years of the Republican led legislature underfunding local units of government responsible for policing. According to reporting by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Kaul noted in an interview that…

Democratic Governor Tony Evers got an up-close look at a new scholarship and training program designed to encourage the next generation of rural school teachers this month. The Cambridge, Lodi, Sauk Prairie, and Wisconsin Heights school districts are taking advantage of Workforce Innovation Grants to provide scholarships to students identified as future educators in rural…

Democratic Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers delivered on a big promise he made during this 2022 State of the State address last week. The first term governor announced more than $30 million to support local emergency medical services (EMS) first responders. The grants will be distributed across nearly every single one of Wisconsin’s 72 counties, with…

Tim Michels, the Republican nominee for Governor, recently demanded that his opponent, Democratic Governor Tony Evers immediately stop the state of Wisconsin from even considering (much less granting) parole under any scenario to anyone in the criminal justice system. To cut right to it, such a move would be illegal.  The Governor has no legal…

Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul delivered the most high profile speech of the fall campaign this week during an appearance at the Wisconsin Counties Association annual conference in Baraboo. According to the Associated Press, Kaul told conference goers – county officials from across the Badger State – that his top priority as Attorney General has…

Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul delivered the most high profile speech of his general election campaign this week during an appearance at the Wisconsin Counties Association annual conference in Baraboo. According to the Associated Press, Kaul told conference goers – county officials from across the Badger State – that his top priority as Attorney General…