July is #DisabilityPrideMonth. Every person, regardless of disability, has the right to participate fully in civic life - to work, to play, and to access basic services without discrimination.

There are lots of reasons to legalize cannabis, with freedom, jobs, justice reform, and medicinal potential chief among them. However, the ability to raise revenues to pay for critically underfunded services like public education is also a piece of the puzzle.

If you read one thing today, make it this first-hand account by Salah Sarsour on his experience as a 30-year legal U.S. resident with no criminal record being targeted for detention and possible deportation for his status as a Palestinian and his willingness to speak out on the genocide in Gaza.

Election bribery is a crime.

Joan Sebastian Guerrero is the latest victim of Trump's murderous, incompetent regime. He was a father, was legally authorized to work in the United States, and was not even the person federal agents were looking for.

Yet another example of our broken healthcare system. West Allis doctor Lindsay Schmidt had been told she needed a procedure to close a hole in her heart. And yet, because she hadn't yet had a stroke, the insurance company denied her claim.

Life has become significantly more expensive under Trump 2.0, but by how much? According to a new analysis by the Center for American Progress, the average household has spent an extra $2,072 in gas, utility, and tariff costs through June 30, owing to decisions by POTUS and his allies in Congress.

Trump's armed thugs continue to murder human beings. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo had no criminal record, was a beloved member of his community, and wasn't even the person they were looking for.

Did you know that in Wisconsin, buildings built before 1974 are generally not required to have fire sprinkler systems? Not only that, Republicans in 2013 made it illegal for local communities to require older buildings to add sprinklers.

8 people who protested the Trump Administration in Texas have been given sentences of 30 to 100 years. At least one woman received 50 years for running a book club that an FBI agent testified in court was “nothing illegal.” Perhaps our government needs a refresher on the Bill of Rights. I’ll start:

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate together in Bay View, Cudahy, and Saint Francis today!

Happy 250th Birthday, America! The arc of the moral universe is long, and it only bends toward justice if we stand together and make it so. With deep love for our country, and in full recognition of the ways in which we have fallen short, I wish all of you a wonderful Independence Day.

Every working person deserves a living wage. We will continue to lose workers to our neighboring states if we don't boost wages. Sadly, WI is part of a minority of states that refuses to raise its minimum wage above the poverty-level $7.25/hr. It's past time to #RaisetheWage

Who exactly is ICE picking up as part of their recent slew of detentions across WI? It’s people like Giovanni Sosa. Sosa came to the U.S. as a child and has known no other home. He has zero criminal record & his wife & child are U.S Citizens. He now sits in a jail cell away from his family.

Wonderful news! I hope the Trump Administration acts according to this order as soon as possible so Mr Sarsour can come home.

In the Capitol Rotunda this month, there is a display to honor the memory of many of the kids who were lost to this senseless violence. We must make preventing #gunviolence one of our top priorities in the next legislative session.

46 children are lost to gun violence in Wisconsin each year. For the past 15 years, Republicans in the legislature have refused to address our gun violence epidemic, and have proposed policies that would make things worse.

AI data center construction has exploded in recent years, & WI's boneheaded tax exemption has made our state an emerging hub for these goliaths. In April, a stunning milestone was reached. Per US Census data, AI data center construction ($50.7 billion) outpaced all public $ on transportation.

As we start Pride Month, let us remember not only how far we've come, but also, how far we have yet to go. Pride means never having to hide, and is a challenge for allies to step up and push back against hateful attacks and legislation aimed at our LGBTQIA+ neighbors. Love will always win.

That feeling when you get caught taking credit for $94 million in lead abatement funding for your home state when you voted against the bill.

Trump’s ICE thugs pepper-sprayed US Senator Andy Kim as he was attempting to de-escalate a situation near a detention facility. There is no end to the abuses of this Administration.

I was honored to spend the morning in fellowship with local veterans as we paid tribute to their fallen brothers and sisters in arms on Memorial Day. Thank you to the Oak Creek, Cudahy, and South Milwaukee communities for the invitation to take part in these wonderful events.

At all levels of government, we invest enormous sums of money in policing and incarceration, and not enough on strengthening communities. According to a new nationwide study, the men and women of law enforcement agree.

The $300 refund checks ($600 for married couples) in the Evers-Vos proposal to recklessly spend our state's surplus will NOT go to the people who need them the most. If you didn't pay state income tax in 2024, you get $0.

When a millionaire president of a multi-billionaire company is in talks with trillion-dollar tech companies to do something 70% of the people disagree with - that’s oligarchy. We need an AI data center moratorium now!

Trump’s reckless, largely illegal tariffs have led to worse job growth and higher prices. Doing nothing at all would have been better than this.

TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 5th from 4:30-7:30pm at Saint Francis High School, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is hosting an open house on the I-794 redesign project. This is a great chance to make your voice heard on this project. www.794lakeinterchange.wisconsindot.gov/i794outreach...

This morning I took part in the City of Oak Creek Government Health Dept Legislative Breakfast. As a legislature, we need to do a better job of helping our local health departments build capacity and extend the great work they’re already doing to keep their communities healthy.

Nobody who works full-time should be paid anything less than a living wage. Supply-side economics is a failure - unless you’re a member of the 1%. I’m proud to join Sen. Kelda Roys, WI State Representative Angelina Cruz, and all the other co-authors of Wisconsin’s $20 minimum wage bill.

Today is #EarthDay. I am proud to be fighting for a 100% clean energy future, a moratorium on water-hungry, energy-sucking AI data centers, and clean air and water for all. We only get one planet - our way of life depends on our stewardship.