CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after Congress received the Trump administration’s request for supplemental disaster relief funding in the wake of recent hurricanes: “This has been the worst hurricane season
Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today joined members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and advocates to call on Congress to reject the Ryan-McConnell tax plan. Republicans have finally unveiled their long-awaited tax framework,
Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today released the following statement regarding news that Russian-linked Facebook ads targeted Wisconsin during the 2016 Election. “Russia’s interference with our national elections hit home when we found
CONTACT: Sen. Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703 MADISON – State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) testified with Boscobel Volunteer Fireman and First Responder, Brent Brown, before the Senate Committee on Transportation & Veterans Affairs. Senate Bill (SB) 360 waives the special registration
CONTACT: Sen. Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703 MADISON – State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) testified with Curtis Eberle, owner of the Mixing Bowl Bakery in Sauk City, before the Senate Committee on Labor & Regulatory Reform today to support a bill
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Electeds from both sides of the aisle are paying tribute to Bob Gannon after the GOP lawmaker passed away yesterday. He was 58. “Our hearts and prayers go out to his wife,
State schools Superintendent Tony Evers today voted against a resolution aimed at finding more candidates from outside of academia for top UW System roles. Evers, who’s on the Board of Regents and is running for governor as a Dem, said
Law enforcement officers today lined up in support of a bill laying out standards for handling video from body cameras, saying it would protect privacy while encouraging more departments to use the technology. But media and free speech advocates worried
Three Madison Dems joined gun control advocates today to push for stricter firearm laws following the Las Vegas shooting on Sunday night. They also touted two Dem bills currently awaiting public hearings that look to reinstate a 48-hour firearm purchase
CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce Throughout October, DWD and workforce officials will recognize workers with disabilities and their employers MADISON – Governor Scott Walker has proclaimed October as Disability Employment Awareness Month to recognize the contributions
A Senate committee today signed off unanimously on two bills combatting homelessness that the Assembly approved earlier this year. The two bills would create an Interagency Council on Homelessness and let WHEDA pilot a program that lets the agency prioritize
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, sent a message to the Dem guv field via Twitter today after two candidates exchanged knocks via tweets yesterday. Pocan’s tweet read, “Our common goal = defeat @ScottWalker. Let’s keep eye on that. I will.
A bill that would end the so-called moratorium on sulfide mining in the state cleared a Senate committee this afternoon on a 3-2 party-line vote. Members also signed off on a series of GOP amendments on mostly party-line votes seeking
The state Department of Transportation is asking the feds to rescind its decision approving an expansion of an I-94 east-west corridor in Milwaukee County, essentially shutting down any chance of moving the project forward in the short term. DOT wrote
Contact: Rep. Mark Spreitzer, 608-237-9145 MADISON- Anticipating frenzied Senate and Assembly activity in Madison early next year, Rep. Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) introduced a bill today to bolster the legislative process. Spreitzer’s proposal will better ensure full and deliberate consideration of
Contact: Nathan Conrad info@developourresources.org 608-441-1647 [Madison, Wis.] – Today, the Natural Resource Development Association released a series of digital ads thanking members of the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry for voting in favor of SB 395, the
Racine County leaders hailed today’s announcement from the electronics manufacturer Foxconn that it’ll build a manufacturing campus in Mount Pleasant as a historic moment for southeast Wisconsin. A top Foxconn executive also promised that the news is not only about
The system is often arbitrary and varies from profession to profession October 4, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – Today, WILL Research Fellow Natalie Goodnow testified for informational purposes to the State Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform on SB 411, a bill
Contact: Zack Roday zroday@republicanags.com (202) 296-5915 WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel joined Jay Weber on WISN 1130 to discuss the Wisconsin redistricting case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Gill v Whitford. Check out the excerpts below or listen to
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after Congress received the Trump administration’s request for supplemental disaster relief funding in the wake of recent hurricanes: “This has been the worst hurricane season in recent memory. The devastation caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma,
Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today joined members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and advocates to call on Congress to reject the Ryan-McConnell tax plan. Republicans have finally unveiled their long-awaited tax framework, but rather than putting forward a plan for tax reform,
Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today released the following statement regarding news that Russian-linked Facebook ads targeted Wisconsin during the 2016 Election. “Russia’s interference with our national elections hit home when we found out that Russian backed interest groups bought ads in specifically
CONTACT: Sen. Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703 MADISON – State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) testified with Boscobel Volunteer Fireman and First Responder, Brent Brown, before the Senate Committee on Transportation & Veterans Affairs. Senate Bill (SB) 360 waives the special registration license plate fee for fire fighter, rescue squad, emergency medical
CONTACT: Sen. Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703 MADISON – State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) testified with Curtis Eberle, owner of the Mixing Bowl Bakery in Sauk City, before the Senate Committee on Labor & Regulatory Reform today to support a bill that would align laws related to children working in their
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Electeds from both sides of the aisle are paying tribute to Bob Gannon after the GOP lawmaker passed away yesterday. He was 58. “Our hearts and prayers go out to his wife, Kris, and their children as we mourn the loss of
State schools Superintendent Tony Evers today voted against a resolution aimed at finding more candidates from outside of academia for top UW System roles. Evers, who’s on the Board of Regents and is running for governor as a Dem, said the resolution the regents approved is a “solution seeking a
Law enforcement officers today lined up in support of a bill laying out standards for handling video from body cameras, saying it would protect privacy while encouraging more departments to use the technology. But media and free speech advocates worried the bill’s language is too restrictive and called on lawmakers
Three Madison Dems joined gun control advocates today to push for stricter firearm laws following the Las Vegas shooting on Sunday night. They also touted two Dem bills currently awaiting public hearings that look to reinstate a 48-hour firearm purchase waiting period that the Legislature nixed in 2015 and another
CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce Throughout October, DWD and workforce officials will recognize workers with disabilities and their employers MADISON – Governor Scott Walker has proclaimed October as Disability Employment Awareness Month to recognize the contributions that individuals with disabilities make to Wisconsin’s economy and highlight
A Senate committee today signed off unanimously on two bills combatting homelessness that the Assembly approved earlier this year. The two bills would create an Interagency Council on Homelessness and let WHEDA pilot a program that lets the agency prioritize chronically homeless individuals on its wait list to get housing
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, sent a message to the Dem guv field via Twitter today after two candidates exchanged knocks via tweets yesterday. Pocan’s tweet read, “Our common goal = defeat @ScottWalker. Let’s keep eye on that. I will. @DanaJWachs @Tony4WI @VinehoutK @McDenimRebel @andygronik @kurtjkober” The tweet was directed
A bill that would end the so-called moratorium on sulfide mining in the state cleared a Senate committee this afternoon on a 3-2 party-line vote. Members also signed off on a series of GOP amendments on mostly party-line votes seeking to address various concerns posed during the public hearing on
The state Department of Transportation is asking the feds to rescind its decision approving an expansion of an I-94 east-west corridor in Milwaukee County, essentially shutting down any chance of moving the project forward in the short term. DOT wrote a letter to the Federal Highway Administration asking that it
Contact: Rep. Mark Spreitzer, 608-237-9145 MADISON- Anticipating frenzied Senate and Assembly activity in Madison early next year, Rep. Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) introduced a bill today to bolster the legislative process. Spreitzer’s proposal will better ensure full and deliberate consideration of proposals in both legislative chambers. “In the past, the Senate
Contact: Nathan Conrad info@developourresources.org 608-441-1647 [Madison, Wis.] – Today, the Natural Resource Development Association released a series of digital ads thanking members of the Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry for voting in favor of SB 395, the Mining for America Act. “We couldn’t be more pleased to
Racine County leaders hailed today’s announcement from the electronics manufacturer Foxconn that it’ll build a manufacturing campus in Mount Pleasant as a historic moment for southeast Wisconsin. A top Foxconn executive also promised that the news is not only about the $10 billion facility and 13,000 jobs that Foxconn is
The system is often arbitrary and varies from profession to profession October 4, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – Today, WILL Research Fellow Natalie Goodnow testified for informational purposes to the State Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform on SB 411, a bill to reform apprentice-to-journeyworker ratios in the state of Wisconsin. The
Contact: Zack Roday zroday@republicanags.com (202) 296-5915 WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel joined Jay Weber on WISN 1130 to discuss the Wisconsin redistricting case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Gill v Whitford. Check out the excerpts below or listen to the whole interview here. AG Schimel on partisan social science: “What the