Contact: Ben Voelkel (Johnson) Christopher Knight (Collins) WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) today announced legislation to ensure federal workers that are deemed “excepted” are paid for their
CONTACT: Rep. Mary Felzkowski 608-266-7694 Madison, WI – Representative Felzkowski (R-Irma) made the following statement after meeting with Governor Tony Evers in the district this afternoon: “I want to thank Governor Evers for prioritizing a visit to Northern Wisconsin in his
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Legislative study committees wrapping up work as new session convenes Former Walker administration officials explore opportunities, take on new roles Assembly GOP leaders OK hiring lawyers
CONTACT: Andrew Savagian, DNR Office of Communication, 608-261-6422 MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary Preston Cole today announced the first appointments to his leadership team. Elizabeth Kluesner has been named deputy secretary. She is currently the DNR liaison to
Contact: Ron Boehmer, 202-225-2906 Vedant Patel, 202-379-6013 WASHINGTON, DC – Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led 48 House Democrats inwriting to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), calling for the agency to withdraw “The Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status” proposed
Contact: Rep. Robyn Vining 608-266-9180 MADISON – Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) announced today her committee assignments for the 2019-2020 legislative session of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Rep. Vining was elected to serve the 14th Assembly District in 2018. Rep. Vining
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Currently, 420,000 federal workers are being forced to work without pay, and another 380,000 federal workers were sent home over the holidays without pay WASHINGTON, D.C. – Twenty days into the federal government shutdown, the Senate yesterday
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, sfreeman@vdlf.org, 414-469-9206 RACINE, WISCONSIN – On Thursday, the City of Racine Affirmative Action and Human Rights Commission unanimously approved an advisory resolution endorsing the restoration of access to driver license access to undocumented immigrants and those who
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” is with Saran Ouk, CEO and founder of ConNEXTions, a Madison nonprofit startup connecting low-income youth with mentorship and financial education. She says the goal of her business is to guide underrepresented
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov Evers says he plans to address “the crumbling Wisconsin roads” in his first state budget. Elections Commission wants Republicans to hold hearings and vote to confirm it’s new administrator. Rep. Anderson suing the state
Contact: Rebecca Lynch 262-676-2587 Electing a school board to serve MPS students; strengthen and fund public education; fight back against ineffective charter programs MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Working Families Party is endorsing a strong slate of public school advocates for the
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Sticks Taxpayers With $1 Million Plus Annual Tab for His Personal Legislative Staff MADISON, Wis. — For 2019 Republican Speaker of the State Assembly Robin “Boss” Vos will have a million
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 ‘Attempts to Rig the Rules on Voting and Suppress Legal Voters Were Unconstitutional in 2016 and They Remain Unconstitutional Today’ MADISON, Wis. — Plaintiffs in the federal voting rights lawsuit One
Contact: Ben Voelkel (Johnson) Christopher Knight (Collins) WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) today announced legislation to ensure federal workers that are deemed “excepted” are paid for their work despite the partial government shutdown. The Shutdown Fairness Act
CONTACT: Rep. Mary Felzkowski 608-266-7694 Madison, WI – Representative Felzkowski (R-Irma) made the following statement after meeting with Governor Tony Evers in the district this afternoon: “I want to thank Governor Evers for prioritizing a visit to Northern Wisconsin in his first week of office. This afternoon, the Governor and his
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Legislative study committees wrapping up work as new session convenes Former Walker administration officials explore opportunities, take on new roles Assembly GOP leaders OK hiring lawyers to defend lame-duck laws Week ahead Political TV Names in
CONTACT: Andrew Savagian, DNR Office of Communication, 608-261-6422 MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary Preston Cole today announced the first appointments to his leadership team. Elizabeth Kluesner has been named deputy secretary. She is currently the DNR liaison to local and federal government. Previous to holding this position, she
Contact: Ron Boehmer, 202-225-2906 Vedant Patel, 202-379-6013 WASHINGTON, DC – Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) led 48 House Democrats inwriting to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), calling for the agency to withdraw “The Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status” proposed rule, which would overturn the Obama-era Browning-Ferris standard of joint-employment. This new
Contact: Rep. Robyn Vining 608-266-9180 MADISON – Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) announced today her committee assignments for the 2019-2020 legislative session of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Rep. Vining was elected to serve the 14th Assembly District in 2018. Rep. Vining will serve on the following committees: Children and Families, Financial
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Currently, 420,000 federal workers are being forced to work without pay, and another 380,000 federal workers were sent home over the holidays without pay WASHINGTON, D.C. – Twenty days into the federal government shutdown, the Senate yesterday unanimously passed a bipartisan bill cosponsored by U.S. Senator Tammy
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, sfreeman@vdlf.org, 414-469-9206 RACINE, WISCONSIN – On Thursday, the City of Racine Affirmative Action and Human Rights Commission unanimously approved an advisory resolution endorsing the restoration of access to driver license access to undocumented immigrants and those who have lost their licenses due to unpaid fines. A similar
This week’s episode of “WisBusiness: The Podcast” is with Saran Ouk, CEO and founder of ConNEXTions, a Madison nonprofit startup connecting low-income youth with mentorship and financial education. She says the goal of her business is to guide underrepresented adults in the Madison area toward financial, educational and career
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov Evers says he plans to address “the crumbling Wisconsin roads” in his first state budget. Elections Commission wants Republicans to hold hearings and vote to confirm it’s new administrator. Rep. Anderson suing the state legislature for violating open meeting laws during the extraordinary session.
Contact: Rebecca Lynch 262-676-2587 Electing a school board to serve MPS students; strengthen and fund public education; fight back against ineffective charter programs MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Working Families Party is endorsing a strong slate of public school advocates for the Milwaukee Board of School Directors to create a board that
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Sticks Taxpayers With $1 Million Plus Annual Tab for His Personal Legislative Staff MADISON, Wis. — For 2019 Republican Speaker of the State Assembly Robin “Boss” Vos will have a million dollar staff, literally. As reported by state media, Vos has
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 ‘Attempts to Rig the Rules on Voting and Suppress Legal Voters Were Unconstitutional in 2016 and They Remain Unconstitutional Today’ MADISON, Wis. — Plaintiffs in the federal voting rights lawsuit One Wisconsin Institute, et. al. v. Thomsen, et. al. have filed