We have the sitting Republican governor running for reelection, Donald Trump and legislative Republicans lying through their teeth about Foxconn. Evers won’t say a word.
Wisconsin’s event barn owners and operators are unhappy about the direction of a legislative study committee on the state’s alcohol distribution laws so far. These “wedding barn operators,” as they’re commonly known, have good reason to be concerned.
An arm of the Democratic Governors Association has launched a new ad knocking Gov. Scott Walker over the state of roads, schools and health care in Wisconsin. The 30-second TV ad, from A Stronger Wisconsin, opens with shots of cars driving along cracked roads, before switching to footage of an empty classroom and then patients talking to their doctors. As the footage plays, the narrator highligh… 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
As the flood waters recede, let’s hope that the plainly obvious significance of public spending and public service so evident in Wisconsin’s flood-ravaged communities doesn’t dry up until the next calamity brings us back to basics.
Although Social Security has never missed a payment in more than 70 years, the constant repetition of such falsehoods as “Social Security is broke” or “the trust fund money was stolen” have led many, particularly the young, to fear that Social Security will not be available when it is their time to retire.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Sept. 19: WisPolitics.com Luncheon with Axios Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Johnston Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health, 1240 N. 10th Street, Milwaukee on Wednesday Sept. 19 with Axios Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Johnston. He is set to discuss t… 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.
Contact: Brian Sikma (608) 255-7513 Madison, WI – Senator Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) today gave the weekly Senate Republican radio address. Discussing the issue of transportation, Stroebel highlighted the prudent, common-sense reforms that have been pursued by Senate Republicans, as well as Republican budget decisions that have increased funding for vital infrastructure projects. “Through reforms, savings and targeted spending increases we have made transportation dollars go further without raising your taxes,” the Cedarburg lawmaker said. The full text of the address is below. As you drive across Wisconsin, orange barrels, traffic cones and flashing message boards warn motorists to slow down
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Latest examples occurred after Governor, Legislature reaffirmed Evers’ ability to act [Madison, WI] — The Republican Party of Wisconsin on Thursday launched a new TV ad targeting Democrat candidate for governor Tony Evers for his repeated failures to revoke the licenses of misbehaving teachers engaged in immoral conduct – with the latest cases involving a teacher who asked a student to have sex in a closet and another who was caught with his pants down in the classroom. This follows a previous TV ad from the WISGOP highlighting Evers’ inaction on the case of a Middleton teacher caught spreading
Joseph Kexel (262) 671-8933 kexel2018@gmail.com Joseph Kexel, running as an independent, announces his run for United States Congress. Kenosha, WI, August 23, 2018 – Joseph Kexel has announced his 2018 run for US Congress in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. He is running as an independent and supports “Liberty, Peace and Prosperity.” Kexel will not be on the ballot, but is registered as a write-in candidate. Kexel said, “It is harder this way (write-in), but if people truly want change they will remember to write me in on election day.” He said balancing the federal government’s budget is his top priority
Media Contact: Andrew Iverson, Communications Director JANESVILLE, Wis. – First Congressional District candidate Bryan Steil today challenged his opponent to three debates. Steil Campaign Manager Brandon VerVelde released the following statement: “We are challenging our opponent to three debates this fall. Bryan Steil believes that it is important to have debates on the issues held throughout the district. Voters will see a clear contrast between Bryan Steil’s Wisconsin Style Solutions and our opponent’s far-left agenda.” Bryan Steil was born and raised in Janesville, Wisconsin. He is a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and has a strong background as a
Rep. Chris Taylor, 608-266-5342 MADISON – Today, the UW Board of Regents will consider UW System’s 2019-21 budget proposal. In response to the proposal, Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) released the following statement: “It’s incredible to me that my Republican colleagues have continued to starve our UW System when new research indicates that investing in the UW reaps a 23-1 return on investment. These are the same people who are willing to hand over $3 billion in taxpayer money to a foreign corporation based on essentially no evidence that the jobs promised have any realistic chance of ever being created. “Unfortunately,
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure health insurance coverage for needed treatment and procedures for individuals both with congenital anomalies or birth defects. The Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act would close a coverage gap to ensure that health plans cover medically necessary services related to a patient’s anomaly or birth defect, including any serious dental and oral-related procedures that are necessary to maintaining health and overall function. Senator Baldwin worked on this legislation after hearing the story of 13 year-old Aidan Abbott of Slinger, Wisconsin who was born with Ectodermal
We have the sitting Republican governor running for reelection, Donald Trump and legislative Republicans lying through their teeth about Foxconn. Evers won’t say a word.
Wisconsin’s event barn owners and operators are unhappy about the direction of a legislative study committee on the state’s alcohol distribution laws so far. These “wedding barn operators,” as they’re commonly known, have good reason to be concerned.
An arm of the Democratic Governors Association has launched a new ad knocking Gov. Scott Walker over the state of roads, schools and health care in Wisconsin. The 30-second TV ad, from A Stronger Wisconsin, opens with shots of cars driving along cracked roads, before switching to footage of an
As the flood waters recede, let’s hope that the plainly obvious significance of public spending and public service so evident in Wisconsin’s flood-ravaged communities doesn’t dry up until the next calamity brings us back to basics.
Although Social Security has never missed a payment in more than 70 years, the constant repetition of such falsehoods as “Social Security is broke” or “the trust fund money was stolen” have led many, particularly the young, to fear that Social Security will not be available when it is their time to retire.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Sept. 19: WisPolitics.com Luncheon with Axios Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Johnston Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health, 1240 N. 10th Street, Milwaukee on Wednesday Sept. 19 with Axios Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Johnston. He is set to discuss t…
Contact: Brian Sikma (608) 255-7513 Madison, WI – Senator Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) today gave the weekly Senate Republican radio address. Discussing the issue of transportation, Stroebel highlighted the prudent, common-sense reforms that have been pursued by Senate Republicans, as well as Republican budget decisions that have increased funding for vital
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Latest examples occurred after Governor, Legislature reaffirmed Evers’ ability to act [Madison, WI] — The Republican Party of Wisconsin on Thursday launched a new TV ad targeting Democrat candidate for governor Tony Evers for his repeated failures to revoke the licenses of misbehaving teachers engaged in
Joseph Kexel (262) 671-8933 kexel2018@gmail.com Joseph Kexel, running as an independent, announces his run for United States Congress. Kenosha, WI, August 23, 2018 – Joseph Kexel has announced his 2018 run for US Congress in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. He is running as an independent and supports “Liberty, Peace and
Media Contact: Andrew Iverson, Communications Director JANESVILLE, Wis. – First Congressional District candidate Bryan Steil today challenged his opponent to three debates. Steil Campaign Manager Brandon VerVelde released the following statement: “We are challenging our opponent to three debates this fall. Bryan Steil believes that it is important to have debates on the
Rep. Chris Taylor, 608-266-5342 MADISON – Today, the UW Board of Regents will consider UW System’s 2019-21 budget proposal. In response to the proposal, Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) released the following statement: “It’s incredible to me that my Republican colleagues have continued to starve our UW System when new research
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) today introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure health insurance coverage for needed treatment and procedures for individuals both with congenital anomalies or birth defects. The Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act would close a coverage gap to ensure that health plans cover