Contact: Lori Getter ngwi.pao@mail.mil 608-242-3239 MADISON, Wis. – Time is running out for Wisconsin residents to register for federal disaster assistance, if they had property damage caused by the flooding and storms the state experienced in August and September of this
Contact: Greta Neubauer 608-237-9166 Rep.Neubauer@legis.wisconsin.gov Republican Plan to Change Election Schedule Interferes with Separation of Powers, will Cost Taxpayers Millions MADISON, WI – Legislative Republicans continue to scheme new ways to maintain their grip on power here in Wisconsin. Most
Contact: Rick Reyer, Central Regional Manager 715-261-6391 rick.reyer@wpr.org Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) unwraps gifts of music, entertainment and conversation this holiday season. A familiar voice returns to WPR on Christmas Eve at 11 a.m. Just before loading
Elected officials should begin by working on a series of issues in desperate need of reform. These include criminal justice reform, transportation reform, and energy reform. Not only are these worth pursuing on policy grounds, they will provide political dividends.
Somebody has to reject the tribalism that has come to define our politics and start trying again to define a common, unifying vision for what it means to be an American or a Wisconsinite. Ironically, rebuilding the center is the only way for progressives to make progress.
After years of enjoying a solid advantage over the Democrats’ finance and field operations, Republicans are now at a point where we need to reconnoiter and retool.
WMC’s current CEO, former banking lobbyist Kurt Bauer, is probably right that his organization and Gov. Scott Walker did damage the state’s long history of progressiveness. Where Bob La Follette and his crew drove out the special interests and removed their chokehold on lawmakers and judges, WMC and its allies have bought and bullied their way back into control. Perhaps he shouldn’t forget what happened when they began abusing their power and insisting everything go their way. Those progressives are far from dead.
27 women Democrats running for Assembly lost, women leaders point to gerrymandering.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** NOMINATE TOP WISPOLITICOS, ADS OF 2018 WisPolitics.com will again hand out its annual awards for the top Democratic and Republican “WisPolitico” of the year. We are also looking for nominations for the top liberal ad
Speaker Robin Vos today added Reps. Terry Katsma, of Oostburg, and Shannon Zimmerman, of River Falls, to the Assembly GOP Joint Finance team. The two replace outgoing Rep. Dale Kooyenga, who won his race for state Senate, and Rep. Mary
Contact: Rep. Terry Katsma (608) 266-0656 Madison—Representative Terry Katsma (R–Oostburg) has been appointed by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R–Rochester) to serve as a member of the Joint Committee on Finance during the 2019-20 legislative session. “It is my great privilege
Contact: Amy Loudenbeck Rep.Loudenbeck@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-9967 Madison- Representative Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) was appointed to serve as the Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Finance today by Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester). “I am pleased to serve as Vice Chair of the Joint
Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Madison– State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance released the following statement regarding new appointments to the Joint Committee on Finance: “I would like to extend my congratulations to
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Madison- Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) would like to announce the Assembly appointments to the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), the budget-writing committee responsible for approving state expenditures. Speaker Vos recently announced Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette)
Last week, I sent a letter to the President of Marquette University, Dr. Lovell, regarding homelessness in Milwaukee and proposed the possibility of opening up the vacant Ramada Inn as a temporary homeless shelter. I want to take a moment
Contact: Rep. Patrick Snyder (608) 266-0654 Rep. Snyder highlights foster care reforms in GOP radio address Madison- Representative Patrick Snyder (Schofield) delivered the weekly Wisconsin GOP radio address today. Reflecting on his first term in office, Rep. Snyder discussed policies implemented by
Contact: Jason Stein, Research Director 608-241-9789 x23 WPF Report Provides Context in Debate Over State Incentives MADISON – Although its share of Wisconsin’s overall economy has declined in recent years, manufacturing continues to have an outsize impact on the state’s
Milwaukee, WI – This morning at about 4:50 a.m. an inmate assigned to work duty ran from the dock area where the inmate and a correctional officer were taking out trash. The inmate, Douglas Slock II, age 45, of Greendale,
Contact: Jess Noelck 608.665.7861 jess.noelck@cunamutual.com Wendy Serafin 608.665.7690 wendy.serafin@cunamutual.com Compliance Systems Acquisition Enhances CUNA Mutual Group’s Document Processing and Compliance Technology Capabilities MADISON, Wis. – CUNA Mutual Group today announced the acquisition of Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Compliance Systems, Inc., a privately-held technology company specializing in compliance
WEDC, DVA, DWD officials to detail the next phase of state’s $1.9 million campaign to attract military personnel to Wisconsin when they leave the service WHAT: Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Deputy Secretary and COO Tricia Braun and Steve Janke, Statewide
Contact: Lori Getter ngwi.pao@mail.mil 608-242-3239 MADISON, Wis. – Time is running out for Wisconsin residents to register for federal disaster assistance, if they had property damage caused by the flooding and storms the state experienced in August and September of this year. If you sustained flood or storm damage, and live
Contact: Greta Neubauer 608-237-9166 Rep.Neubauer@legis.wisconsin.gov Republican Plan to Change Election Schedule Interferes with Separation of Powers, will Cost Taxpayers Millions MADISON, WI – Legislative Republicans continue to scheme new ways to maintain their grip on power here in Wisconsin. Most recently, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Senate Majority Leader
Contact: Rick Reyer, Central Regional Manager 715-261-6391 rick.reyer@wpr.org Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) unwraps gifts of music, entertainment and conversation this holiday season. A familiar voice returns to WPR on Christmas Eve at 11 a.m. Just before loading up his sleigh, Santa Claus makes his annual visit to
Elected officials should begin by working on a series of issues in desperate need of reform. These include criminal justice reform, transportation reform, and energy reform. Not only are these worth pursuing on policy grounds, they will provide political dividends.
Somebody has to reject the tribalism that has come to define our politics and start trying again to define a common, unifying vision for what it means to be an American or a Wisconsinite. Ironically, rebuilding the center is the only way for progressives to make progress.
After years of enjoying a solid advantage over the Democrats’ finance and field operations, Republicans are now at a point where we need to reconnoiter and retool.
WMC’s current CEO, former banking lobbyist Kurt Bauer, is probably right that his organization and Gov. Scott Walker did damage the state’s long history of progressiveness. Where Bob La Follette and his crew drove out the special interests and removed their chokehold on lawmakers and judges, WMC and its allies have bought and bullied their way back into control. Perhaps he shouldn’t forget what happened when they began abusing their power and insisting everything go their way. Those progressives are far from dead.
27 women Democrats running for Assembly lost, women leaders point to gerrymandering.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** NOMINATE TOP WISPOLITICOS, ADS OF 2018 WisPolitics.com will again hand out its annual awards for the top Democratic and Republican “WisPolitico” of the year. We are also looking for nominations for the top liberal ad and top conservative ad of the year — TV, radio
Speaker Robin Vos today added Reps. Terry Katsma, of Oostburg, and Shannon Zimmerman, of River Falls, to the Assembly GOP Joint Finance team. The two replace outgoing Rep. Dale Kooyenga, who won his race for state Senate, and Rep. Mary Felzkowski, who was recently elected assistant majority leader. Vos today
Contact: Rep. Terry Katsma (608) 266-0656 Madison—Representative Terry Katsma (R–Oostburg) has been appointed by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R–Rochester) to serve as a member of the Joint Committee on Finance during the 2019-20 legislative session. “It is my great privilege to be asked to serve the people of Wisconsin as
Contact: Amy Loudenbeck Rep.Loudenbeck@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-9967 Madison- Representative Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) was appointed to serve as the Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Finance today by Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester). “I am pleased to serve as Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Finance and look forward to the new term.
Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Madison– State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance released the following statement regarding new appointments to the Joint Committee on Finance: “I would like to extend my congratulations to Representative Terry Katsma (R-Oostburg) and Representative Shannon Zimmerman (R-River Falls)
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Madison- Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) would like to announce the Assembly appointments to the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), the budget-writing committee responsible for approving state expenditures. Speaker Vos recently announced Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette) will continue to lead the committee as the JFC Assembly
Last week, I sent a letter to the President of Marquette University, Dr. Lovell, regarding homelessness in Milwaukee and proposed the possibility of opening up the vacant Ramada Inn as a temporary homeless shelter. I want to take a moment to clear up some of the misconceptions that have arisen
Contact: Rep. Patrick Snyder (608) 266-0654 Rep. Snyder highlights foster care reforms in GOP radio address Madison- Representative Patrick Snyder (Schofield) delivered the weekly Wisconsin GOP radio address today. Reflecting on his first term in office, Rep. Snyder discussed policies implemented by the legislature during the past two years including increasing education
Contact: Jason Stein, Research Director 608-241-9789 x23 WPF Report Provides Context in Debate Over State Incentives MADISON – Although its share of Wisconsin’s overall economy has declined in recent years, manufacturing continues to have an outsize impact on the state’s workforce, wages, exports, and gross domestic product, according to a
Milwaukee, WI – This morning at about 4:50 a.m. an inmate assigned to work duty ran from the dock area where the inmate and a correctional officer were taking out trash. The inmate, Douglas Slock II, age 45, of Greendale, was in custody since September 30 on charges of OWI-5th offense,
Contact: Jess Noelck 608.665.7861 jess.noelck@cunamutual.com Wendy Serafin 608.665.7690 wendy.serafin@cunamutual.com Compliance Systems Acquisition Enhances CUNA Mutual Group’s Document Processing and Compliance Technology Capabilities MADISON, Wis. – CUNA Mutual Group today announced the acquisition of Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Compliance Systems, Inc., a privately-held technology company specializing in compliance technology for financial services, to expand the company’s lending technology
WEDC, DVA, DWD officials to detail the next phase of state’s $1.9 million campaign to attract military personnel to Wisconsin when they leave the service WHAT: Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Deputy Secretary and COO Tricia Braun and Steve Janke, Statewide Veterans Field Representative for the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs