Rep. Taylor: Rep. Bernier continues her crusade to shut up Democrats

Contact: Rep. Chris Taylor, 608-266-5342 MADISON – Tuesday, in the Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee, chaired by Representative Kathy Bernier, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Administrator Michael Haas provided an update regarding WEC proposed cyber-security policies. Democratic Committee members had pressed Rep. Bernier to hold such a hearing in the wake of the Russian hacking scheme which targeted 21 states, including Wisconsin. Rep. Bernier achieved some state-wide notoriety last year when she walked out of a meeting with her local school districts because of “vile political speech” by an attendee who compared Wisconsin to Minnesota. Though Rep. Bernier stated she

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Sen. Miller: Weekly Democratic radio address: Dark Stores Dark Intentions

MADISON, WI – Senator Mark Miller (D-Monona) offered the weekly Democratic radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen16/senatormillerradio113017.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hello, this is State Senator Mark Miller with this weeks, Democratic Radio Address:  “Something is happening all across the state of Wisconsin that many people are unaware of, but may dramatically raise your property taxes! “I’m talking about the Dark Store Issue.   A state Supreme Court decision in 2008 allowed large Big Box Stores and large chain stores, like Walgreens, to successfully challenge their property tax

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THU News Summary: Walker calls for ad campaign to attract workers to Wisconsin; Johnson plans tax bill amendment

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Dec. 19: WisPolitics Luncheon with Senate candidate Leah Vukmir Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday Dec. 19 with U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir, a Brookfield Republican state senator. Check-in and lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., with the program going from 12 p…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

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DC Wrap: Johnson votes to begin debate in Senate on GOP tax bill

Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about what Wisconsin’s congressional delegation is up to in Washington. Sign up for our mailing list here to receive our newsletter directly. Quotes of the week, Nov. 24-30 When the president of the United States tells you he’s going to fix your problem and he asks for your vote, I was more than willing to give it to him in conference here today. – U…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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THU AM Update: Johnson votes to begin debate on Senate tax bill, Baldwin opposes motion to proceed

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The U.S. Senate last night began debate on the GOP tax bill, with U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson joining all Republicans in voting to kick-start discussion. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, joined all Dems in voting against the motion to proceed. Johnson, R-Oshkosh, has expressed concern tha… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Rep. Taylor: Rep. Bernier continues her crusade to shut up Democrats

Contact: Rep. Chris Taylor, 608-266-5342 MADISON – Tuesday, in the Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee, chaired by Representative Kathy Bernier, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Administrator Michael Haas provided an update regarding WEC proposed cyber-security policies. Democratic Committee members had pressed Rep. Bernier to hold such a hearing in the

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Sen. Miller: Weekly Democratic radio address: Dark Stores Dark Intentions

MADISON, WI – Senator Mark Miller (D-Monona) offered the weekly Democratic radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen16/senatormillerradio113017.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hello, this is State Senator Mark Miller with this weeks, Democratic Radio Address:  “Something is happening

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THU News Summary: Walker calls for ad campaign to attract workers to Wisconsin; Johnson plans tax bill amendment

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Dec. 19: WisPolitics Luncheon with Senate candidate Leah Vukmir Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday Dec. 19 with U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir, a Brookfield Republican state senator. Check-in and lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., with

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