Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 MADISON- Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after 2017 Senate Bill 48, the Leading on Lead Act authored by Senator Cowles and Representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R-Fond du Lac), was passed
Contact: State Senator Janis Ringhand: (608) 266-2253; SenRinghand@legis.wisconsin.gov State Senate Republicans are rigging the Elections and Ethics Boards by voting to fire the Administrators of both panels without a public hearing or input. “The Senate Republican’s idea of fairness is
Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – As President Trump prepares to unveil his infrastructure proposal, the six bipartisan co-chairs of the House Rural Broadband Caucus, Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), David Loebsack (D-IA), and Robert Latta
A bipartisan bill that would let kids run their own lemonade stands without a license cleared the Assembly today on a voice vote. Under the bill, from Rep. Joel Kleefisch and Sen. LaTonya Johnson, minors would be able to operate
Contact: Phil Anderson, Anderson for WI Governor Phone: 608-361-8608 Email: phil@4PhilAnderson.org Fitchburg, WI – In what is clearly a panic move in response to recent GOP electoral setbacks, Scott Walker is proposing a series of interventions in the health insurance
Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org This statement is from Wisconsin AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer and Workers Compensation Advisory Council Co-chair Stephanie Bloomingdale. Wisconsin Assembly set to vote on AB 308 authored by Rep. John Spiros (R-Marshfield), a bill that would dismantle the composition
CONTACT: Rep. Riemer, 608.266.1733 Madison – Rep. Daniel Riemer (D – Milwaukee) released the following statement responding to Governor Walker’s election year announcement that he wants the Wisconsin State Legislature to pass a bill (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly
Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 GOP witch hunt removes officials that oversee state elections and ethics MADISON, WI – Senate Republicans voted to reject the appointments of Elections Administrator Mike Haas and Ethics Administrator Brian Bell despite both administrators receiving
The GOP-controlled state Senate today rejected along the party lines 18-13 the nominations of Brian Bell and Mike Haas as administrators of the Ethics and Elections commissions. Dems knocked the move as an attempt by Republicans to enact a vendetta
During his confirmation hearing, senators may bang on about Judge Michael Brennan’S politics or, as they did with another recent nominee, his religion. They may (falsely and unfairly) excoriate the Federalist Society as the Opus Dei of the legal profession – or at least what they imagine (falsely and unfairly) Opus Dei to be. None of it matters. Judge Brennan will not change the legal strike zone regardless of who is on the mound.
Schachtner win gives hope. But everything would have to go right.
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, (202) 224 – 6225 Bipartisan law to establish a national strategy to support family caregivers is endorsed by over 60 aging and disability organizations WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are applauding yesterday’s signage
Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Madison–State Representative John
DNR Board to Vote on Improved Manure Pollution Rules Tomorrow MADISON – With the Natural Resources Board set to vote tomorrow on improvements to manure pollution rules years in the making, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters called on them to put the health
MADISON — The Madison chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists shares information about these upcoming journalism events: Coping with #FakeNews: The State of Media in 2018 panel discussion will be held tonight, Jan. 23, at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St. Registration
Democrats have eked out important victories in districts that had traditionally been red, including the most recent in Wisconsin. Patty Schachtner, a medical examiner from St. Croix County, defeated state Rep. Adam Jarchow (R-Balsam Lake) last week for state Senate, surprising just about anyone paying attention.
Rep. Evan Goyke, a Democrat from Milwaukee, wrote the blueprint for closing the troubled youth prison Lincoln Hills. Does he have the roadmap back to power for Wisconsin Democrats?
State Rep. Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum) (608) 266-9175 January 23, 2018 Will not seek Re-election after Two Terms of Fighting for Conservative Reforms & Pre-Born Madison, WI – Today Rep. Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum) announced to his colleagues on the floor of
Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 MADISON- Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after 2017 Senate Bill 48, the Leading on Lead Act authored by Senator Cowles and Representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R-Fond du Lac), was passed by the Senate during today’s floor session: “Wisconsin has over
Contact: State Senator Janis Ringhand: (608) 266-2253; SenRinghand@legis.wisconsin.gov State Senate Republicans are rigging the Elections and Ethics Boards by voting to fire the Administrators of both panels without a public hearing or input. “The Senate Republican’s idea of fairness is to put their thumb on the scale and rig our
Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – As President Trump prepares to unveil his infrastructure proposal, the six bipartisan co-chairs of the House Rural Broadband Caucus, Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Peter Welch (D-VT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), David Loebsack (D-IA), and Robert Latta (R-OH), today sent a letter to the President, urging him to include
A bipartisan bill that would let kids run their own lemonade stands without a license cleared the Assembly today on a voice vote. Under the bill, from Rep. Joel Kleefisch and Sen. LaTonya Johnson, minors would be able to operate temporary stands on private property that bring in less than
Contact: Phil Anderson, Anderson for WI Governor Phone: 608-361-8608 Email: phil@4PhilAnderson.org Fitchburg, WI – In what is clearly a panic move in response to recent GOP electoral setbacks, Scott Walker is proposing a series of interventions in the health insurance market that are aimed at propping up the failing Obamacare
Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org This statement is from Wisconsin AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer and Workers Compensation Advisory Council Co-chair Stephanie Bloomingdale. Wisconsin Assembly set to vote on AB 308 authored by Rep. John Spiros (R-Marshfield), a bill that would dismantle the composition of worker advocates on Wisconsin’s Workers Compensation Advisory Council Dismantling
CONTACT: Rep. Riemer, 608.266.1733 Madison – Rep. Daniel Riemer (D – Milwaukee) released the following statement responding to Governor Walker’s election year announcement that he wants the Wisconsin State Legislature to pass a bill (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 365) that would allow health insurance companies to charge
Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 GOP witch hunt removes officials that oversee state elections and ethics MADISON, WI – Senate Republicans voted to reject the appointments of Elections Administrator Mike Haas and Ethics Administrator Brian Bell despite both administrators receiving reviews of confidence by their bipartisan boards and no evidence
The GOP-controlled state Senate today rejected along the party lines 18-13 the nominations of Brian Bell and Mike Haas as administrators of the Ethics and Elections commissions. Dems knocked the move as an attempt by Republicans to enact a vendetta against Bell and Haas over past John Doe probes that
During his confirmation hearing, senators may bang on about Judge Michael Brennan’S politics or, as they did with another recent nominee, his religion. They may (falsely and unfairly) excoriate the Federalist Society as the Opus Dei of the legal profession – or at least what they imagine (falsely and unfairly) Opus Dei to be. None of it matters. Judge Brennan will not change the legal strike zone regardless of who is on the mound.
Schachtner win gives hope. But everything would have to go right.
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, (202) 224 – 6225 Bipartisan law to establish a national strategy to support family caregivers is endorsed by over 60 aging and disability organizations WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are applauding yesterday’s signage of the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act
Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Madison–State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), released the following statement in regards to a
DNR Board to Vote on Improved Manure Pollution Rules Tomorrow MADISON – With the Natural Resources Board set to vote tomorrow on improvements to manure pollution rules years in the making, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters called on them to put the health and safety of Wisconsin families first. “Tomorrow marks an important step
MADISON — The Madison chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists shares information about these upcoming journalism events: Coping with #FakeNews: The State of Media in 2018 panel discussion will be held tonight, Jan. 23, at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St. Registration begins at 5 p.m., with the program at 5:30 p.m. The event is
Democrats have eked out important victories in districts that had traditionally been red, including the most recent in Wisconsin. Patty Schachtner, a medical examiner from St. Croix County, defeated state Rep. Adam Jarchow (R-Balsam Lake) last week for state Senate, surprising just about anyone paying attention.
Rep. Evan Goyke, a Democrat from Milwaukee, wrote the blueprint for closing the troubled youth prison Lincoln Hills. Does he have the roadmap back to power for Wisconsin Democrats?
State Rep. Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum) (608) 266-9175 January 23, 2018 Will not seek Re-election after Two Terms of Fighting for Conservative Reforms & Pre-Born Madison, WI – Today Rep. Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum) announced to his colleagues on the floor of the Assembly that after two terms and four years of