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Contact: Anna Watson, 608.266.0660 Anna.Watson@legis.wi.gov The Township of Peru, and all the people of Wisconsin, acquired a state natural treasure this past Monday April 24th. The Wisconsin Legislative Joint Finance Committee voted to approve a Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund purchase by our
Contact: Jonathan Fera, 414.286.5579 jfera@milwaukee.gov Denim Day Milwaukee part of international effort to support survivors, challenge myths around sexual assault MILWAUKEE – Mayor Tom Barrett is calling on all Milwaukee area residents to wear jeans on Wednesday, April 26, as a
Contact: Rebecca Normington, 715-221-9726 normington.rebecca@securityhealth.org MARSHFIELD – In times of crises, American service men and women leave their families, homes and jobs to protect basic human rights and needs. The Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) ensures veterans’ basic needs are
Contact: Peter Skopec, (608) 268-1656 (office), (847) 687-7229 (mobile) peter@wispirg.org The Financial CHOICE Act is a Cruel Choice for Wisconsin Consumers, Students MADISON – A wave of attacks on consumer protections and financial regulation is coming through Congress this week, some led
Contact: Scott Fitzgerald, (608)-266-5660 [Madison, WI] – Today, Governor Scott Walker announced that the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) will amend the terms of their loan guarantees to dairy farmers and processors in order to provide more favorable
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker announced today that the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) will provide amended loan guarantees to dairy farmers and processors with more favorable terms. Effective immediately, the loan guarantees will
While it was disappointing that Wisconsin’s prevailing wage law as not fully repealed in 2015, state lawmakers now have the opportunity to finish the job for the benefit of state taxpayers.
In Wisconsin courtrooms, you’re going to need a good lawyer and a good credit score.
The court’s collapse as a functional branch of state government was confirmed last week when the five-member majority refused to abandon the practice of justices ruling on cases involving major financial backers.
We must dilute the undue influence of money in politics, starting with full and public disclosure of political contributions and spending—even the Citizens United decision didn’t prohibit that and if people’s intentions were good they would not feel it necessary to hide their “free speech.”
Who is going to pay for lead pipe replacement?
I became a legislator to change our justice system after being a lawyer in it for under a decade. My next legislative installment, the Fresh Start Package, is a part of my continued effort to create that change.
At the heart of both the corporate greed of United and the Trump deregulation push is the questionable ideology that the free market alone can be relied upon to serve the needs of Americans.
An ocean away, echoes of some of the same political themes that drove Donald Trump to victory in Wisconsin last fall are reverberating across France.
My fellow liberals, enraged by last November’s election, have taken to calling themselves “the resistance.”
Contact: Anna Watson, 608.266.0660 Anna.Watson@legis.wi.gov The Township of Peru, and all the people of Wisconsin, acquired a state natural treasure this past Monday April 24th. The Wisconsin Legislative Joint Finance Committee voted to approve a Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund purchase by our Department of Natural Resources to obtain part of the Tyrone
Contact: Jonathan Fera, 414.286.5579 jfera@milwaukee.gov Denim Day Milwaukee part of international effort to support survivors, challenge myths around sexual assault MILWAUKEE – Mayor Tom Barrett is calling on all Milwaukee area residents to wear jeans on Wednesday, April 26, as a sign of support for local survivors of sexual assault. The
Contact: Rebecca Normington, 715-221-9726 normington.rebecca@securityhealth.org MARSHFIELD – In times of crises, American service men and women leave their families, homes and jobs to protect basic human rights and needs. The Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) ensures veterans’ basic needs are met during their times of personal crisis, too. Security Health
Contact: Peter Skopec, (608) 268-1656 (office), (847) 687-7229 (mobile) peter@wispirg.org The Financial CHOICE Act is a Cruel Choice for Wisconsin Consumers, Students MADISON – A wave of attacks on consumer protections and financial regulation is coming through Congress this week, some led by Wisconsin legislators. Consumer advocates and faith leaders highlighted the
Contact: Scott Fitzgerald, (608)-266-5660 [Madison, WI] – Today, Governor Scott Walker announced that the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) will amend the terms of their loan guarantees to dairy farmers and processors in order to provide more favorable repayment and collateral terms to farmers and increased guarantees for
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker announced today that the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) will provide amended loan guarantees to dairy farmers and processors with more favorable terms. Effective immediately, the loan guarantees will help Wisconsin dairy producers and processors access much-needed capital to
While it was disappointing that Wisconsin’s prevailing wage law as not fully repealed in 2015, state lawmakers now have the opportunity to finish the job for the benefit of state taxpayers.
In Wisconsin courtrooms, you’re going to need a good lawyer and a good credit score.
The court’s collapse as a functional branch of state government was confirmed last week when the five-member majority refused to abandon the practice of justices ruling on cases involving major financial backers.
We must dilute the undue influence of money in politics, starting with full and public disclosure of political contributions and spending—even the Citizens United decision didn’t prohibit that and if people’s intentions were good they would not feel it necessary to hide their “free speech.”
Who is going to pay for lead pipe replacement?
I became a legislator to change our justice system after being a lawyer in it for under a decade. My next legislative installment, the Fresh Start Package, is a part of my continued effort to create that change.
At the heart of both the corporate greed of United and the Trump deregulation push is the questionable ideology that the free market alone can be relied upon to serve the needs of Americans.
An ocean away, echoes of some of the same political themes that drove Donald Trump to victory in Wisconsin last fall are reverberating across France.
My fellow liberals, enraged by last November’s election, have taken to calling themselves “the resistance.”