Contact Dave Cieslewicz (chess LEV ich) at 608-698-4971 The Wisconsin Bicycle Federation is asking legislators to eliminate a state budget provision that could stop popular recreational trail projects in their tracks. The measure was slipped into the 19-page omnibus transportation
Contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 September 13, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty commends Governor Scott Walker for issuing a letter to State Superintendent of Public Instruction
The state Assembly has moved onto debating the biennial budget’s passage after approving what GOP authors called a “technical” amendment. Democrats, whose 19 amendments to the budget were rejected, complained they weren’t being given enough time to review the GOP
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans this afternoon were declining to make changes to the state budget to possibly win support from some of their GOP colleagues in the Senate. Though Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald
Contacts: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324 robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org Kevin Kane (414) 550 8280 kevin.kane@citizenactionwi.org Statewide: Healthcare providers across Wisconsin are praising US Senator Tammy Baldwin for co-sponsoring the recently unveiled “Medicare for All” legislation authored by Senator Bernie Sanders. The “Medicare for
Contact: Brian Rothgery, Public Information Manager 414-278-4230 or brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – A measure opposing the practice of shackling pregnant and postpartum women within Milwaukee County correctional facilities will come before the Judiciary, Safety, and General Services committee of the Milwaukee
CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin today urged lawmakers in the strongest possible terms to reject an 11th hour proposal to give sweeping new powers to the Wisconsin Public Finance Authority (PFA), an obscure, quasi-governmental agency
CONTACT: Rep. Subeck, (608) 266-7521 Rep. Berceau, (608) 266-3784 Rep. Sargent, (608) 266-0960 Rep. Taylor, (608) 266-5342 MADISON- During the last three weeks, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison), Representative Terese Berceau (D-Madison), Representative Melissa Sargent (D-Madison), and Representative Chris Taylor (D-Madison)
Contact: Bernadette Green, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today explored the growing threat to small businesses and franchises posed by the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Obama-era definition of the joint-employer standard during a combined House
Contact: Rep. Scott Allen (608) 266-8580 State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk sent an open letter to members of the Wisconsin State Legislature today in support of Rep. Allen’s and Sen. Nass’ Budget Transparency Act. Rep. Allen released the following statement: I
Contact: Rep. Jill Billings (608) 266-5780 MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin State Assembly is taking up the state budget proposal for a final floor vote today. In anticipation of the budget’s passage, Rep. Jill Billings (D-La Crosse) released the following statement:
Contact: Melaniec@wisdems.org, 608-260-2409 Madison, WI – When state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman announced in June he would not run for re-election next year, he indicated he planned to fill out his term on the court, allowing the Wisconsin people
Assembly Democrats say the biennial budget would re-segregate Racine-area schools by letting villages in the area vote to create their own school districts. But Republicans say the district has failed students with “embarrassing” test scores and graduation rates, adding that
Gov. Scott Walker today noted “a lot of interest” in Wisconsin during his trade trip so far relating to the Foxconn announcement, adding he’s heard from businesses interested in investing in the state because of it. Walker, on a press
State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is being vetted for a possible job in the Trump administration, a source confirmed today. The source said the vetting process began before Gableman announced earlier this year he would not seek re-election. The
Rep. Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, said today he hopes he’s got enough support from his colleagues to be the new minority leader but that he hasn’t had extensive conversations yet. He’s the only publicly announced candidate so far. The caucus, he
Assembly Republicans are continuing to reject a series of Dem amendments to the biennial budget, with 10 rejected as of 2:20 p.m. today. But they also are criticizing Democrats for their strategy to offer amendments that individually touch on a
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross today agreed with Assembly Speaker that there are winners under the Republican written 2017 state budget – private jets, private schools and private
CONTACT: AUSA ASSIGNED TO CASE PHONE: (608) 264-5158 (608) 264-5006 MADISON, WIS. — A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an
Contact: Anne Pankratz, 608-216-6537/apankratz2@wisc.edu; or Pat Batemon, 414-219-3417/ batemon@wisc.edu MILWAUKEE, Wis. – September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month. This month, the Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families (LIHF) is drawing Wisconsin’s attention to the unacceptable disparities in infant mortality in
Contact Dave Cieslewicz (chess LEV ich) at 608-698-4971 The Wisconsin Bicycle Federation is asking legislators to eliminate a state budget provision that could stop popular recreational trail projects in their tracks. The measure was slipped into the 19-page omnibus transportation budget amendment passed on a party line vote last week.
Contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 September 13, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty commends Governor Scott Walker for issuing a letter to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers that criticizes the missed opportunities to put forth
The state Assembly has moved onto debating the biennial budget’s passage after approving what GOP authors called a “technical” amendment. Democrats, whose 19 amendments to the budget were rejected, complained they weren’t being given enough time to review the GOP amendment. “You aren’t interested in lawmaking,” said Rep. Katrina Shankland,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Republicans this afternoon were declining to make changes to the state budget to possibly win support from some of their GOP colleagues in the Senate. Though Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has said he did not have the 17 votes needed
Contacts: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324 robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org Kevin Kane (414) 550 8280 kevin.kane@citizenactionwi.org Statewide: Healthcare providers across Wisconsin are praising US Senator Tammy Baldwin for co-sponsoring the recently unveiled “Medicare for All” legislation authored by Senator Bernie Sanders. The “Medicare for All” bill builds on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “The
Contact: Brian Rothgery, Public Information Manager 414-278-4230 or brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – A measure opposing the practice of shackling pregnant and postpartum women within Milwaukee County correctional facilities will come before the Judiciary, Safety, and General Services committee of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors at 9:00AM on Thursday, September 14,
CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin today urged lawmakers in the strongest possible terms to reject an 11th hour proposal to give sweeping new powers to the Wisconsin Public Finance Authority (PFA), an obscure, quasi-governmental agency that issues high risk bonds for government and non-profit construction
CONTACT: Rep. Subeck, (608) 266-7521 Rep. Berceau, (608) 266-3784 Rep. Sargent, (608) 266-0960 Rep. Taylor, (608) 266-5342 MADISON- During the last three weeks, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison), Representative Terese Berceau (D-Madison), Representative Melissa Sargent (D-Madison), and Representative Chris Taylor (D-Madison) distributed 300 backpacks to elementary school students in Madison. The
Contact: Bernadette Green, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today explored the growing threat to small businesses and franchises posed by the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Obama-era definition of the joint-employer standard during a combined House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and Subcommittee
Contact: Rep. Scott Allen (608) 266-8580 State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk sent an open letter to members of the Wisconsin State Legislature today in support of Rep. Allen’s and Sen. Nass’ Budget Transparency Act. Rep. Allen released the following statement: I am grateful for the State Treasurer’s support of AB 448,
Contact: Rep. Jill Billings (608) 266-5780 MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin State Assembly is taking up the state budget proposal for a final floor vote today. In anticipation of the budget’s passage, Rep. Jill Billings (D-La Crosse) released the following statement: “I am disappointed that the governor and Republicans have consistently
Contact: Melaniec@wisdems.org, 608-260-2409 Madison, WI – When state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman announced in June he would not run for re-election next year, he indicated he planned to fill out his term on the court, allowing the Wisconsin people to choose their next Supreme Court Justice in an open
Assembly Democrats say the biennial budget would re-segregate Racine-area schools by letting villages in the area vote to create their own school districts. But Republicans say the district has failed students with “embarrassing” test scores and graduation rates, adding that major changes are needed at the district. “What’s hurting [students]
Gov. Scott Walker today noted “a lot of interest” in Wisconsin during his trade trip so far relating to the Foxconn announcement, adding he’s heard from businesses interested in investing in the state because of it. Walker, on a press call with reporters this morning, said while he was in
State Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is being vetted for a possible job in the Trump administration, a source confirmed today. The source said the vetting process began before Gableman announced earlier this year he would not seek re-election. The source declined to provide details on what post Gableman may
Rep. Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, said today he hopes he’s got enough support from his colleagues to be the new minority leader but that he hasn’t had extensive conversations yet. He’s the only publicly announced candidate so far. The caucus, he told WisPolitics.com, is 100 percent “focused on the budget and
Assembly Republicans are continuing to reject a series of Dem amendments to the biennial budget, with 10 rejected as of 2:20 p.m. today. But they also are criticizing Democrats for their strategy to offer amendments that individually touch on a wide range of topics. One amendment, for example, would have
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross today agreed with Assembly Speaker that there are winners under the Republican written 2017 state budget – private jets, private schools and private equity fund managers. But Ross also noted that unfortunately, the
CONTACT: AUSA ASSIGNED TO CASE PHONE: (608) 264-5158 (608) 264-5006 MADISON, WIS. — A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and
Contact: Anne Pankratz, 608-216-6537/apankratz2@wisc.edu; or Pat Batemon, 414-219-3417/ batemon@wisc.edu MILWAUKEE, Wis. – September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month. This month, the Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families (LIHF) is drawing Wisconsin’s attention to the unacceptable disparities in infant mortality in the state. Throughout September, LIHF is hosting several local activities