Sen. Larson: Right to internet privacy

Contact: Senator Larson, 608.266.7505                                                                     MADISON – Senator Chris Larson issued the following statement regarding the circulation of LRB 3273, the Internet Privacy Act, for co-sponsorship. The deadline for legislators to sign on to the bill is Friday, April

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U.S. Sens. Murray, Baldwin, Pocan: As LGBTQ students, schools grapple with “Trump effect,” senators redouble efforts to pass anti-harassment legislation

Contact: Jeff Sanchez (Murray), (202) 224-5398 Bill Neidhardt (Baldwin), (202) 224-5653 David Kolovson (Pocan), (202) 225-2906  Lawmakers reintroduce Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act to require colleges and universities to establish clear anti-harassment policies LGBTQ youth are twice as likely to be harassed than

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Speaker Vos: Announces Free Speech on Campus Act

Contact: Speaker Robin Vos, (608) 266-3387 Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) unveiled new legislation to protect free speech at UW System schools.  The bill fulfills the Assembly Republican promise to protect the First Amendment on college campuses, encouraging the debate of ideas and

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Sen. Larson: Right to internet privacy

Contact: Senator Larson, 608.266.7505                                                                     MADISON – Senator Chris Larson issued the following statement regarding the circulation of LRB 3273, the Internet Privacy Act, for co-sponsorship. The deadline for legislators to sign on to the bill is Friday, April 28. “The reasonable expectation of privacy and the right to

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U.S. Sens. Murray, Baldwin, Pocan: As LGBTQ students, schools grapple with “Trump effect,” senators redouble efforts to pass anti-harassment legislation

Contact: Jeff Sanchez (Murray), (202) 224-5398 Bill Neidhardt (Baldwin), (202) 224-5653 David Kolovson (Pocan), (202) 225-2906  Lawmakers reintroduce Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act to require colleges and universities to establish clear anti-harassment policies LGBTQ youth are twice as likely to be harassed than their peers   Yet there is no federal requirement that

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Speaker Vos: Announces Free Speech on Campus Act

Contact: Speaker Robin Vos, (608) 266-3387 Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) unveiled new legislation to protect free speech at UW System schools.  The bill fulfills the Assembly Republican promise to protect the First Amendment on college campuses, encouraging the debate of ideas and promoting diversity of thought. “Free speech means free speech for

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Milwaukee Co. Sup. Chairman Lipscomb: Co. Exec. Abele granted unlawful raises

Contact: Brian Rothgery, 414-278-4230 brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov Ruling affirms Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors authority over compensation of county employees MILWAUKEE – County Board Chairman Theodore Lipscomb, Sr., heralded the decision of a circuit court judge that was released yesterday, in a case brought by the Board of Supervisors, saying that “The

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