Senator Chris Larson
@senchrislarson.bsky.social
Wisconsin State Senator - Milwaukee and South Suburbs. https://linktr.ee/senchrislarson
Today, Trump rolled back his excessive tariffs on coffee, beef, bananas, tomatoes, and more agricultural products, effectively admitting that he himself caused their prices to go up.
November 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Today, Trump rolled back his excessive tariffs on coffee, beef, bananas, tomatoes, and more agricultural products, effectively admitting that he himself caused their prices to go up.
The WI Legislature has been starving local gov't of resources for decades, and has provided few tools to make up the gap.
One tools is the VRF, or "wheel tax." As we saw in Cudahy last night - where a proposed $50 VRF failed to pass - adding fees to local property taxes is extremely unpopular.
One tools is the VRF, or "wheel tax." As we saw in Cudahy last night - where a proposed $50 VRF failed to pass - adding fees to local property taxes is extremely unpopular.
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The WI Legislature has been starving local gov't of resources for decades, and has provided few tools to make up the gap.
One tools is the VRF, or "wheel tax." As we saw in Cudahy last night - where a proposed $50 VRF failed to pass - adding fees to local property taxes is extremely unpopular.
One tools is the VRF, or "wheel tax." As we saw in Cudahy last night - where a proposed $50 VRF failed to pass - adding fees to local property taxes is extremely unpopular.
When I talk about private voucher schools being unaccountable, it makes some people very mad. But how do you explain this:
All Wisconsin public and private school choice schools must administer the Forward exam every year. Public schools had a participation rate of close to 98% in 2025.
All Wisconsin public and private school choice schools must administer the Forward exam every year. Public schools had a participation rate of close to 98% in 2025.
November 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
When I talk about private voucher schools being unaccountable, it makes some people very mad. But how do you explain this:
All Wisconsin public and private school choice schools must administer the Forward exam every year. Public schools had a participation rate of close to 98% in 2025.
All Wisconsin public and private school choice schools must administer the Forward exam every year. Public schools had a participation rate of close to 98% in 2025.
The federal government shutdown is over, and insurance premiums on the ACA Exchange are going to skyrocket for millions of families.
In the short term, Republicans absolutely should do the right thing and extend the Biden-era subsidies that made these plans affordable for so many.
In the short term, Republicans absolutely should do the right thing and extend the Biden-era subsidies that made these plans affordable for so many.
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The federal government shutdown is over, and insurance premiums on the ACA Exchange are going to skyrocket for millions of families.
In the short term, Republicans absolutely should do the right thing and extend the Biden-era subsidies that made these plans affordable for so many.
In the short term, Republicans absolutely should do the right thing and extend the Biden-era subsidies that made these plans affordable for so many.
For-profit utility company We Energies has a built-in incentive to build, build, build. Their investors are offered a 9.8% ROE for new power infrastructure in 2025/26. Wouldn't you know it, WE Energies just applied for $5.5 billion in new energy spending, enough to power over $2 million homes.
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
For-profit utility company We Energies has a built-in incentive to build, build, build. Their investors are offered a 9.8% ROE for new power infrastructure in 2025/26. Wouldn't you know it, WE Energies just applied for $5.5 billion in new energy spending, enough to power over $2 million homes.
Hidden in the U.S. Senate bill to end the government shutdown is a provision that would ban hemp-derived products like THCA, delta-8, HHC, THCV and CBD nationwide.
In WI, this means 100s of small businesses, 1000s of jobs, and millions of dollars of economic activity are at risk of disappearing.
In WI, this means 100s of small businesses, 1000s of jobs, and millions of dollars of economic activity are at risk of disappearing.
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Hidden in the U.S. Senate bill to end the government shutdown is a provision that would ban hemp-derived products like THCA, delta-8, HHC, THCV and CBD nationwide.
In WI, this means 100s of small businesses, 1000s of jobs, and millions of dollars of economic activity are at risk of disappearing.
In WI, this means 100s of small businesses, 1000s of jobs, and millions of dollars of economic activity are at risk of disappearing.
Our military veterans represent the very best of us. Today, we honor those brave men and women who have put themselves in harm’s way for our freedoms time after time after time.
November 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Our military veterans represent the very best of us. Today, we honor those brave men and women who have put themselves in harm’s way for our freedoms time after time after time.
The bill to reopen the federal government, currently awaiting a vote in the house, contains a provision that would allow Senator Ron Johnson and others to sue the government for at least half a million dollars.
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The bill to reopen the federal government, currently awaiting a vote in the house, contains a provision that would allow Senator Ron Johnson and others to sue the government for at least half a million dollars.
Today I was proud to join with colleagues, including Representative Darrin Madison and Representative Ryan Clancy, in introducing the Conditions of Confinement Legislative Package.
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Today I was proud to join with colleagues, including Representative Darrin Madison and Representative Ryan Clancy, in introducing the Conditions of Confinement Legislative Package.
President Trump has pardoned WI's fake electors and the attorneys who advised them in their efforts to overturn the 2020 election in our state.
This largely symbolic move has no effect on the state charges and civil claims against the individuals in question.
This largely symbolic move has no effect on the state charges and civil claims against the individuals in question.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
President Trump has pardoned WI's fake electors and the attorneys who advised them in their efforts to overturn the 2020 election in our state.
This largely symbolic move has no effect on the state charges and civil claims against the individuals in question.
This largely symbolic move has no effect on the state charges and civil claims against the individuals in question.
A reasonable person might say it’s inherently evil to tell Wisconsin they should pay the federal government back for legally authorized food assistance payments to hundreds of thousands of families in need, but the Trump Administration did exactly that.
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A reasonable person might say it’s inherently evil to tell Wisconsin they should pay the federal government back for legally authorized food assistance payments to hundreds of thousands of families in need, but the Trump Administration did exactly that.
Does it seem like groceries have gotten more expensive this year?
Unfortunately, you're right! Thanks in no small part to Trump's trade war, groceries in the U.S. are up 1.4% on average since January, with imported items like coffee and bananas up 15.3% and 7.9%, respectively.
Unfortunately, you're right! Thanks in no small part to Trump's trade war, groceries in the U.S. are up 1.4% on average since January, with imported items like coffee and bananas up 15.3% and 7.9%, respectively.
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Does it seem like groceries have gotten more expensive this year?
Unfortunately, you're right! Thanks in no small part to Trump's trade war, groceries in the U.S. are up 1.4% on average since January, with imported items like coffee and bananas up 15.3% and 7.9%, respectively.
Unfortunately, you're right! Thanks in no small part to Trump's trade war, groceries in the U.S. are up 1.4% on average since January, with imported items like coffee and bananas up 15.3% and 7.9%, respectively.
Great news! Because of a recent court order, November SNAP benefits for Wisconsin recipients were made available overnight. Members should feel free to use the funds as they normally would.
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Great news! Because of a recent court order, November SNAP benefits for Wisconsin recipients were made available overnight. Members should feel free to use the funds as they normally would.
Abortion is healthcare, and decisions regarding abortion care belong with patients and doctors, not politicians.
Today in committee my Republican colleagues put forward a bill (SB 553) that they claim is not about restricting abortion, merely "redefining" it.
Today in committee my Republican colleagues put forward a bill (SB 553) that they claim is not about restricting abortion, merely "redefining" it.
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Abortion is healthcare, and decisions regarding abortion care belong with patients and doctors, not politicians.
Today in committee my Republican colleagues put forward a bill (SB 553) that they claim is not about restricting abortion, merely "redefining" it.
Today in committee my Republican colleagues put forward a bill (SB 553) that they claim is not about restricting abortion, merely "redefining" it.
Much of the discussion around AI Data Centers has been about the environmental impacts, including land use, power consumption, and water usage. Equally important, and less discussed, is the tremendous potential to eliminate jobs with these technologies.
November 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Much of the discussion around AI Data Centers has been about the environmental impacts, including land use, power consumption, and water usage. Equally important, and less discussed, is the tremendous potential to eliminate jobs with these technologies.
Important SNAP/Foodshare update:
Yesterday, the Trump Admin said it would partially fund food assistance for November, after 2 court orders forcing him to do so.
Today, he posted on social media that he would ignore the orders and refuse to fund any food assistance until the shutdown ends.
Yesterday, the Trump Admin said it would partially fund food assistance for November, after 2 court orders forcing him to do so.
Today, he posted on social media that he would ignore the orders and refuse to fund any food assistance until the shutdown ends.
November 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Important SNAP/Foodshare update:
Yesterday, the Trump Admin said it would partially fund food assistance for November, after 2 court orders forcing him to do so.
Today, he posted on social media that he would ignore the orders and refuse to fund any food assistance until the shutdown ends.
Yesterday, the Trump Admin said it would partially fund food assistance for November, after 2 court orders forcing him to do so.
Today, he posted on social media that he would ignore the orders and refuse to fund any food assistance until the shutdown ends.
Armed thugs terrorizing families is cruel and un-American. I might also remind the President that some of the judges ruling against him were people he himself appointed.
It's not about party, it's about right and wrong.
It's not about party, it's about right and wrong.
November 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Armed thugs terrorizing families is cruel and un-American. I might also remind the President that some of the judges ruling against him were people he himself appointed.
It's not about party, it's about right and wrong.
It's not about party, it's about right and wrong.
The COVID crisis should have led to universal single-payer healthcare. Instead, it led to a new gilded age, and the dumbest politics imaginable.
November 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The COVID crisis should have led to universal single-payer healthcare. Instead, it led to a new gilded age, and the dumbest politics imaginable.
Wishing everyone a fun and festive Halloween weekend.
At a time when the truth is often stranger than fiction, and where real-life horrors rival those you might expect to see in a scary movie, it's important that we don't lose hope, and we continue to celebrate with friends as we always do.
At a time when the truth is often stranger than fiction, and where real-life horrors rival those you might expect to see in a scary movie, it's important that we don't lose hope, and we continue to celebrate with friends as we always do.
October 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Wishing everyone a fun and festive Halloween weekend.
At a time when the truth is often stranger than fiction, and where real-life horrors rival those you might expect to see in a scary movie, it's important that we don't lose hope, and we continue to celebrate with friends as we always do.
At a time when the truth is often stranger than fiction, and where real-life horrors rival those you might expect to see in a scary movie, it's important that we don't lose hope, and we continue to celebrate with friends as we always do.
Yesterday I participated in a food drive at Project Concern in Cudahy in light of November’s interruption of food assistance from the federal government.
If you have food to donate to those in need, you can bring non-perishable items to any Milwaukee Public School, Police District, or Library.
If you have food to donate to those in need, you can bring non-perishable items to any Milwaukee Public School, Police District, or Library.
October 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Yesterday I participated in a food drive at Project Concern in Cudahy in light of November’s interruption of food assistance from the federal government.
If you have food to donate to those in need, you can bring non-perishable items to any Milwaukee Public School, Police District, or Library.
If you have food to donate to those in need, you can bring non-perishable items to any Milwaukee Public School, Police District, or Library.
Big tech companies are proposing massive data centers in communities across WI, and they're becoming increasingly unpopular.
The latest MU Law Poll found that a majority of Wisconsinites think the downsides of these projects outweigh the positives. The results were similar regardless of party.
The latest MU Law Poll found that a majority of Wisconsinites think the downsides of these projects outweigh the positives. The results were similar regardless of party.
October 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Big tech companies are proposing massive data centers in communities across WI, and they're becoming increasingly unpopular.
The latest MU Law Poll found that a majority of Wisconsinites think the downsides of these projects outweigh the positives. The results were similar regardless of party.
The latest MU Law Poll found that a majority of Wisconsinites think the downsides of these projects outweigh the positives. The results were similar regardless of party.
The Trump Admin is withholding approx $114 million in food assistance for about 700,000 Wisconsinites this Nov, despite the existence of a multi-billion-dollar contingency fund that could maintain payments during the shutdown. 60% of households receiving SNAP benefits are families with children.
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Trump Admin is withholding approx $114 million in food assistance for about 700,000 Wisconsinites this Nov, despite the existence of a multi-billion-dollar contingency fund that could maintain payments during the shutdown. 60% of households receiving SNAP benefits are families with children.
You may have heard about the 6 bus routes scheduled for elimination in MKE County for 2026. A big part of this is stagnant state funding.
In the most recent state budget, a modest 10% increase in mass transit aid was requested by the county, but the budget signed this summer included a $0 increase.
In the most recent state budget, a modest 10% increase in mass transit aid was requested by the county, but the budget signed this summer included a $0 increase.
October 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
You may have heard about the 6 bus routes scheduled for elimination in MKE County for 2026. A big part of this is stagnant state funding.
In the most recent state budget, a modest 10% increase in mass transit aid was requested by the county, but the budget signed this summer included a $0 increase.
In the most recent state budget, a modest 10% increase in mass transit aid was requested by the county, but the budget signed this summer included a $0 increase.
The formula we use to fund public schools in Wisconsin is broken.
One example is the vast discrepancy in state support among districts. While a few districts get more than 80% of their funding from the state, an equal number get less than 40%, placing more of the burden onto property taxes.
One example is the vast discrepancy in state support among districts. While a few districts get more than 80% of their funding from the state, an equal number get less than 40%, placing more of the burden onto property taxes.
October 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The formula we use to fund public schools in Wisconsin is broken.
One example is the vast discrepancy in state support among districts. While a few districts get more than 80% of their funding from the state, an equal number get less than 40%, placing more of the burden onto property taxes.
One example is the vast discrepancy in state support among districts. While a few districts get more than 80% of their funding from the state, an equal number get less than 40%, placing more of the burden onto property taxes.
Interning at the Capitol can make you thirsty - but not as thirsty as an AI data center.
October 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Interning at the Capitol can make you thirsty - but not as thirsty as an AI data center.