U.S. Sen. Johnson: Applauds President Trump’s action targeting harmful EPA WOTUS rule

Contact: Brittni Palke, (202) 224-0382 Ben Voelkel, (202) 228-0071   WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, had this to say following executive orders from President Trump today on the harmful EPA Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule: “I along with farmers, manufacturers and other Wisconsinites

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Sen. Kapenga: Circulates Article V resolution calling for a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution

Contact: Senator Chris Kapenga, (608) 266-9174 Madison – On Wednesday, Senator Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) circulated for co-sponsorship a resolution that requests that congress call a convention under the authority of Article V of the United States Constitution. The purpose of the convention would be to draft the language for a proposed constitutional amendment

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Bill Lueders “Transparency and Truth in Government” talk

“Never have issues such as transparency and truth in government been more important given our current president,” said Chuck Ogg of the Rock County Progressives. “Therefore we are excited to have Bill Lueders, associate editor at The Progressive magazine speak on this at our upcoming educational forum.  Bill has worked

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The Heartland Institute: Heartland expert: Prevailing-wage reform bill gives taxpayers more bang for their buck

Contact: Jesse Hathaway, 312/377-4000 jhathaway@heartland.org A new bill introduced in Ohio would give more freedom to local governments, enabling them to save taxpayer money by contracting with companies of their choosing rather than being forced to hire only companies that pay wages mandated by the state. The following statement from Jesse Hathaway,

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Sen. Carpenter: Delay will not fix Gov. Walker’s DOT budget crisis 

Contact: Stuart Ewy, 608.266.8535 Madison – Today State Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement calling on Governor Walker and Republican leadership to take ownership of the problems with our infrastructure and to take steps to fix it instead of kicking it down the road again into the next budget

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