Contact: Representative Ron Tusler (608) 266-5831 Representative Ron Tusler and state lawmakers to use audit report to find DOT Savings MADISON – “We as Assembly Republicans are working hard to make sure every tax dollar is spent wisely. This audit
MADISON – State Representative Lisa Subeck (D – Madison) released the following statement today in response to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruling that orders new legislative maps to be drawn by the Wisconsin Legislature
MADISON- Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ordered the state legislature to draw new, constitutional legislative districts by November 1, 2017. In response, State Representative Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) released the following statement: “Today’s order is
MADISON – Today, a federal U.S. District Court ordered Wisconsin’s legislative district boundaries to be redrawn by November 1st of this year. This order follows the court’s ruling last fall that Wisconsin’s legislative boundaries are an “unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.” In
Contact: Britt Cudaback, 608-266-0960 People should get to pick their legislators, not vice versa (MADISON) – Representative Melissa Sargent (D-Madison) released the following statement relating to today’s court ruling ordering the Wisconsin Legislature to redraw Assembly and Senate Districts before
KENOSHA – Representative Tod Ohnstad (D-Kenosha) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. District Court’s ruling requiring Wisconsin’s political maps to be re-drawn constitutionally and used for the 2018 elections: “Today’s court decision is an important step
Madison – Today, the U.S. District Court of Western Wisconsin ruled that the unconstitutional, gerrymandered legislative district lines drawn by Republican leaders in 2011 need to be redrawn by November 1, 2017. The court continued to acknowledge the process taken
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Walker announced the appointment of Judge Timothy Van Akkeren to the Ethics Commission today. Van Akkeren is the Wisconsin Legislature’s minority party nominee and will replace Judge Robert Kinney, who resigned from
WASHINGTON – A three-judge panel in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin today permanently blocked the state’s redistricting plan that unconstitutionally denies voters the ability to elect lawmakers. This ruling by the court ensures that new,
CONTACT: Bill McCoshen, (608) 444-7526 (Madison, WI) – The DRIVE board of directors released the following statement in response to the Legislative Audit Bureau release of the WisDOT audit: “This much-needed Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) audit confirms what Wisconsin
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-9171,Senator Roger Roth (608) 266-0718 Madison…The 100th Anniversary State Capitol Commemorative Commission is announcing the first of many events to mark the 100th year of the Capitol. Centennial Kick-off Celebration Tuesday, January 31, 10 a.m.
A federal panel today ordered lawmakers and Gov. Scott Walker to draw up and approve new Assembly district maps by Nov. 1. But the state DOJ says it expects to appeal the decision. The three judge-panel, which in November ruled
From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker touts his package of welfare changes in his radio address this week, saying it’s aimed at getting all Wisconsinites to “fulfill their true potential through the dignity that comes from work.” Walker likens
Contact: Representative Ron Tusler (608) 266-5831 Representative Ron Tusler and state lawmakers to use audit report to find DOT Savings MADISON – “We as Assembly Republicans are working hard to make sure every tax dollar is spent wisely. This audit has helped us find inefficiencies that we can fix,” Rep.
MADISON – State Representative Lisa Subeck (D – Madison) released the following statement today in response to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruling that orders new legislative maps to be drawn by the Wisconsin Legislature before November 1, 2017: “Today’s ruling is a victory for
MADISON- Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ordered the state legislature to draw new, constitutional legislative districts by November 1, 2017. In response, State Representative Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) released the following statement: “Today’s order is a victory for all Wisconsin residents. We are one step
MADISON – Today, a federal U.S. District Court ordered Wisconsin’s legislative district boundaries to be redrawn by November 1st of this year. This order follows the court’s ruling last fall that Wisconsin’s legislative boundaries are an “unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.” In response, State Representative Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) released the following
Contact: Britt Cudaback, 608-266-0960 People should get to pick their legislators, not vice versa (MADISON) – Representative Melissa Sargent (D-Madison) released the following statement relating to today’s court ruling ordering the Wisconsin Legislature to redraw Assembly and Senate Districts before November 1, 2017: “The cornerstone of democracy is that the
KENOSHA – Representative Tod Ohnstad (D-Kenosha) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. District Court’s ruling requiring Wisconsin’s political maps to be re-drawn constitutionally and used for the 2018 elections: “Today’s court decision is an important step toward returning political power from legislative Republicans to the people
Madison – Today, the U.S. District Court of Western Wisconsin ruled that the unconstitutional, gerrymandered legislative district lines drawn by Republican leaders in 2011 need to be redrawn by November 1, 2017. The court continued to acknowledge the process taken up by Republican legislators in 2011 represents an “unconstitutional partisan
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Walker announced the appointment of Judge Timothy Van Akkeren to the Ethics Commission today. Van Akkeren is the Wisconsin Legislature’s minority party nominee and will replace Judge Robert Kinney, who resigned from the Ethics Commission on December 12, 2016. Judge Timothy Van
WASHINGTON – A three-judge panel in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin today permanently blocked the state’s redistricting plan that unconstitutionally denies voters the ability to elect lawmakers. This ruling by the court ensures that new, constitutional maps will be in place for the next state
CONTACT: Bill McCoshen, (608) 444-7526 (Madison, WI) – The DRIVE board of directors released the following statement in response to the Legislative Audit Bureau release of the WisDOT audit: “This much-needed Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) audit confirms what Wisconsin motorists already know: Our roads are getting worse. Wisconsin roads
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-9171,Senator Roger Roth (608) 266-0718 Madison…The 100th Anniversary State Capitol Commemorative Commission is announcing the first of many events to mark the 100th year of the Capitol. Centennial Kick-off Celebration Tuesday, January 31, 10 a.m. Wisconsin State Capitol Rotunda All current and former legislative leaders,
A federal panel today ordered lawmakers and Gov. Scott Walker to draw up and approve new Assembly district maps by Nov. 1. But the state DOJ says it expects to appeal the decision. The three judge-panel, which in November ruled the current maps were an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander, ignored the
From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker touts his package of welfare changes in his radio address this week, saying it’s aimed at getting all Wisconsinites to “fulfill their true potential through the dignity that comes from work.” Walker likens his proposals to the efforts in the 1990s from former