The state Senate approved the first of three extraordinary session bills Tuesday evening after pulling a provision that Dems warned would prevent local governments from using their employees to do some road work if the project were funded with state
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Both houses of the Legislature went to the floor this afternoon for a frantic final push to approve a host of changes that would give GOP lawmakers more oversight over Gov.-elect Tony
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Rep. Gary Hebl, (608) 266-7678 (MADISON) – Today Rep. Hebl issued the following statement on the lame duck session called by legislative Republicans to curb the powers of incoming Governor Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh
The Senate voted 18-15 along party lines to approve 82 of Gov. Scott Walker’s appointments, including DOA Secretary Ellen Nowak returning to the Public Service Commission as chair. The other appointments included attorney Scott Beightol to the UW Board of
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2018 Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today appointed Attorney Tristan Eagon to the position of Columbia County District Attorney. Eagon will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Jane
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2018 Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON –Governor Scott Walker today appointed Attorney Joseph Schieffer to the position of Burnett County District Attorney. Schieffer will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of William Norine.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 4, 2018 Contact: EversPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-267-2560 MADISON – Today, Governor-elect Tony Evers released the following letter he sent to Governor Scott Walker asking him to withdraw the nearly fifty appointment referrals submitted to the State Senate:
For Immediate Release: December 4, 2018 Contact: Jared Leopold, 202-772-5600, leopold@dga.net Today, Democratic Governors Association Chair Governor Gina Raimondo (RI) released the following statement on the attempts by Republican lawmakers to restrict elected Democratic governors in Wisconsin and Michigan. “Changing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2018 Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker lit the 2018 State Capitol Christmas Tree today at the Wisconsin State Capitol. The balsam fir is decorated with “Wisconsin’s Dairyland” themed ornaments made
For Immediate Release December 3, 2018 Contact: Rep. David Crowley 608.266.5580, 920.915.0479 MADISON, WI – State Representative David Crowley (D-Milwaukee) made the following statement in response to Wisconsin Republicans special, lame-duck session to subvert the will of the voters with
For Immediate Release Contact: Sen. Hansen December 3, 2018 608-266-5670 “Having been rejected by the voters, Scott Walker and his lackeys in the legislature are resorting to doing what they do best: rigging the system any way they can for
FOR IMMEDIATE ADVISORY: For more information, contact: December 3, 2018 Aidan McMorrow (608) 266-5810 (MADISON) – Late Friday evening former President George H.W. Bush passed away at the age of 94. After hearing the news, Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) released
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 3, 2018 Contact: EversPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-267-2560 MADISON – Today, Governor-elect Tony Evers released his testimony to the Joint Committee on Finance in opposition to legislation before the committee for extraordinary session. Members of the Joint Committee
The state Senate approved the first of three extraordinary session bills Tuesday evening after pulling a provision that Dems warned would prevent local governments from using their employees to do some road work if the project were funded with state money. The bill also includes provisions that would make explicit
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Both houses of the Legislature went to the floor this afternoon for a frantic final push to approve a host of changes that would give GOP lawmakers more oversight over Gov.-elect Tony Evers and AG-elect Josh Kaul ahead of the Dems taking
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Rep. Gary Hebl, (608) 266-7678 (MADISON) – Today Rep. Hebl issued the following statement on the lame duck session called by legislative Republicans to curb the powers of incoming Governor Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul: Last month, Wisconsin voters decided that they wanted Tony
The Senate voted 18-15 along party lines to approve 82 of Gov. Scott Walker’s appointments, including DOA Secretary Ellen Nowak returning to the Public Service Commission as chair. The other appointments included attorney Scott Beightol to the UW Board of Regents. He replaces Republican Bryan Steil, who won a seat
On today’s Wispolitics MidDay: The assembly and senate are taking up three extraordinary session bills Governor Walker nominates Scott Beightol to the UW Board of Regents … 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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2018 Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today appointed Attorney Tristan Eagon to the position of Columbia County District Attorney. Eagon will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Jane Kohlwey. “Tristan Eagon is a respected community leader who has
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2018 Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON –Governor Scott Walker today appointed Attorney Joseph Schieffer to the position of Burnett County District Attorney. Schieffer will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of William Norine. “I am pleased to appoint Joe Schieffer as Burnett County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 4, 2018 Contact: EversPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-267-2560 MADISON – Today, Governor-elect Tony Evers released the following letter he sent to Governor Scott Walker asking him to withdraw the nearly fifty appointment referrals submitted to the State Senate: The Honorable Governor Scott Walker 115 East Capitol Madison, WI
For Immediate Release: December 4, 2018 Contact: Jared Leopold, 202-772-5600, leopold@dga.net Today, Democratic Governors Association Chair Governor Gina Raimondo (RI) released the following statement on the attempts by Republican lawmakers to restrict elected Democratic governors in Wisconsin and Michigan. “Changing the rules when you don’t like the outcome is a
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2018 Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker lit the 2018 State Capitol Christmas Tree today at the Wisconsin State Capitol. The balsam fir is decorated with “Wisconsin’s Dairyland” themed ornaments made by students from throughout the state. “This year’s Capitol Christmas
For Immediate Release December 3, 2018 Contact: Rep. David Crowley 608.266.5580, 920.915.0479 MADISON, WI – State Representative David Crowley (D-Milwaukee) made the following statement in response to Wisconsin Republicans special, lame-duck session to subvert the will of the voters with the expressed goal of maintaining and expanding their chokehold on
For Immediate Release Contact: Sen. Hansen December 3, 2018 608-266-5670 “Having been rejected by the voters, Scott Walker and his lackeys in the legislature are resorting to doing what they do best: rigging the system any way they can for their own benefit and the benefit of their corporate donors
FOR IMMEDIATE ADVISORY: For more information, contact: December 3, 2018 Aidan McMorrow (608) 266-5810 (MADISON) – Late Friday evening former President George H.W. Bush passed away at the age of 94. After hearing the news, Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “I join the nation in recognizing the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 3, 2018 Contact: EversPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-267-2560 MADISON – Today, Governor-elect Tony Evers released his testimony to the Joint Committee on Finance in opposition to legislation before the committee for extraordinary session. Members of the Joint Committee on Finance: Thank you for the opportunity to submit written