Officer Kenneth Chung Selected as First Responder of the Year

Representative Dianne Hesselbein awarded the First Responder of the Year Legislative Award to Officer Kenneth Chung of the Middleton Police Department.

Legislators Introduce Bill Advocating for Student Borrowers

On Thursday, Representative Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton), Senator Jeff Smith (D-Brunswick), and Representative Dora Drake (D-Milwaukee) introduced legislation to establish the Office of Student Loan Ombudsman and create a Borrower Bill of Rights.

Republicans Stoke Culture Wars and Leave Wisconsinites Behind

Today, the Wisconsin State Legislature met for the first time this fall to take up a host of Republican bills to continue the effort to further divide Wisconsinites and promote unproductive culture wars.

Hesselbein Statement on Gov. Evers Budget Action

Governor Tony Evers signed the biennial budget bill into law with significant line-item vetoes. Representative Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement after the governor’s actions.

Hesselbein urges UW System Campuses to Reconsider Start Date

The Wisconsin State Journal reported six UW System campuses will start the fall semester during the Jewish High Holy day of Rosh Hashanah. Representative Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton), the Democratic ranking member on the Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee, released this statement.

Hesselbein Statement on the Budget Passage

Republican budget actions are full of misplaced priorities, missed opportunities, and playing politics with Wisconsin’s future

Middleton Legislators Reintroduce Ghost Gun Safety Legislation

Senator Erpenbach and Representative Hesselbein are circulating a proposal to close the ghost gun loophole to keep Wisconsinites safe.

Republicans Push Through Anti-Trans Bills

The Wisconsin State Assembly passed a pair of bills to prohibit transgender student-athletes from participating in sports.

Republicans Scapegoat Struggling Families to Score Political Points

The Wisconsin State Assembly met in full session to consider a pair of bills including Assembly Bill 336 (AB 336). AB 336 discontinues all supplementary unemployment insurance (UI) programs created to address the hardships caused by the current pandemic. These programs are currently slated to end

Committee Passes Anti-Transgender Youth Bill

Today, the Assembly Committee on Colleges & Universities took a vote on Assembly Bill 195 (AB 195) in Executive Session. AB 195 relates to preventing transgender youth from participating in college sports based on their identified gender.