Advocacy & Action Resources

To act on our positions, we need to use reliable sources from academia, news sources. League and other organizations. The following links are extremely useful, some in using advocacy resources and some for up-to- date information on the status of public policy issues of interest.

How to Track Legislation, by Andrea Kaminski, LWVWI Legislative Coordinator:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znJeclcxdMA

Includes how to access:

Wisconsin Legislature Website (legis.wisconsin.gov)

Wisconsin Legislative Notification (legis.wisconsin.gov)

Wisconsin Ethics Commission (lobbying.wi.gov)

ACLU GUIDE: How to Engage Elected Officials

https://www.aclu-wi.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/aclu_rightsforall_final.pdf

How to Talk to Legislators by the Legislative Committee: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r5VSQnQHvAxevlTQ3YuJb-eIG06fJRuW/view

The Wheeler Report – Good source for statements and information on state issues

as it contains many press releases and statements on issues.

http://thewheelerreport.com/

Wisconsin Politics – Political News Service 

More comprehensive reports on issues

https://www.wispolitics.com/

Milwaukee County Information

CLIC – links to agendas, minutes etc. regarding Milwaukee County

https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/County-Legislative-Information-Center

Milwaukee County Government

https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Our-County

Milwaukee County Municipalities

https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Municipalities

City of Milwaukee Information

https://milwaukee.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx

Stream live programming from the Wisconsin State Capitol

https://wiseye.org/live/

U.S. Congress (find your elected officials & track legislative activity)

https://www.congress.gov/

Protest Safety Guidance from LWVUS

Guidance for participating in public protests: protest safety guidance.