If you read the headlines from just about any newspaper these days, you’ll see that rising costs are breaking the bank for the vast majority of Americans. Now the cost of gas is skyrocketing with a gallon of diesel fuel over $5 a gallon in some places. That’s not just a problem for...

This week, I highlight my ongoing concerns with the increasing trend of Committee Chairs issuing "paper ballots" to vote on bills in the privacy of our offices instead of holding in-person executive sessions...

I’m here today to talk about the end of session. We are nearing the end in the State Senate. The Republicans have already canceled and gaveled out of the Assembly in February. The rest of the year, they are taking off...

Today, I invited my friends from the Chippewa Valley, Phil Swanhorst and Mark Quam, to talk with me about the need to pass the Senate Joint Resolution honoring Transit Equity Day on February 4th...

This Thursday, dozens of business and community leaders from the Chippewa Valley were in Madison for the 32nd Annual Chippewa Valley Rally. It was great meeting with them at the Capitol to discuss...

Today, Representative Joe Sheehan and I talk about our bill to eliminate sales tax on over-the-counter medications. At a time when we are all feeling the pain at the check out counter...

Today, I invited George Moore of the George Moore Recovery Foundation to talk with me about one of the most urgent public health crises facing our state—the opioid epidemic...

This week, I met up with my colleagues Sen. LaTonya Johnson and Rep. Alex Joers on the Senate floor to talk about something we hear about everywhere we go in Wisconsin: the crushing cost of child care...