WED PM Update: Appeals court stays Dane Co. judge’s ruling in lame-duck lawsuit

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The 3rd District Court of Appeals today stayed a Dane County judge’s ruling that prevented enforcement of all laws and appointments Republicans approved in the December extraordinary session. But other pieces of the package remain on hold after a Dane County judge in a second case this week ruled they violated the separation of… 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     Forgot Password

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Sen. Fitzgerald, Rep. Vos: Joint statement: Appellate Court decision on the extraordinary session

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608)-266-5660 [Madison, WI] — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) released the following statement regarding the stay issued in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District 3. “Last week’s circuit court ruling created a constitutional crisis — established law says that the court cannot tell the Legislature how to set its rules. Extraordinary sessions have been called for decades. “Today, the rule of law has prevailed. Independent judges have put a Dane County ruling on hold that was based on politics, not the law. A judge should not violate the Legislature’s basic

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Appeals court stays lame-duck ruling

The 3rd District Court of Appeals today stayed a Dane County judge’s ruling that prevented enforcement of all laws and appointments Republicans approved in the December extraordinary session. But other pieces of the package remain on hold after a Dane County judge in a second case this week ruled they violated the separation of powers. GOP leaders, who have vowed to appeal the second ruling as well, hailed today’s decision, which put Judge Richard Niess’ decision on hold as the broader appeal of his ruling is heard. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said

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Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: Joins School Choice Wisconsin Action to sue DPI in school choice lawsuit

Collin Roth | WILL Director of Communication collin@will-law.org | 414-727-7418 State’s ed agency illegally preventing private choice schools from counting “virtual instruction” towards classroom learning requirements The Breaking News: Today WILL attorneys, on behalf of School Choice Wisconsin Action, sued State Superintendent of Public Instruction Carolyn Stanford Taylor and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), the state ed agency, for their unfair, illegal treatment of private schools in Wisconsin’s choice programs. DPI is denying private choice schools the opportunity to fully utilize online, virtual learning as part of classroom instruction. The lawsuit can be found here. The Story: Due to massive snowstorms

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Announces new federal funding to help Wisconsin combat the opioid epidemic 

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 Wisconsin receives $6,253,212  Senator Baldwin worked to secure federal funding that invests in prevention, treatment and recovery in local communities WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today announced that an additional $6.25 million in federal grant funding was awarded to help Wisconsin combat the opioid epidemic. “I have worked in a bipartisan way to make sure local communities in Wisconsin have the federal resources they need to support local prevention, treatment and recovery efforts,” said Senator Baldwin. “Washington needs to do more to address the opioid epidemic and a strong partnership with state and local officials is essential to

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U.S. Rep. Pocan: Members of Congress celebrate Public Schools Week

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 More than 70 Democrats and Republicans have signed onto H.Res 254 – Expressing support for the designation of the week of March 25 through March 29, 2019, as “Public Schools Week” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Sam Graves (MO-06), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) this week led a bipartisan group of 74 Members of Congress in introducing H.Res.254, which expresses support for the designation of the week of March 25 through March 29, 2019, as “Public Schools Week.” “More than 3.2 million dedicated teachers and administrators are working to educate the next generation of American students,

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: And bipartisan group of senators introduce bill to expand family farm reorganization options

Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), with a bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), introduced the Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019 Wednesday, legislation that would help family farms reorganize after falling on hard times. “For a host of reasons, farm bankruptcies have increased. Current policies don’t accurately reflect the increased cost of running a farm in today’s day and age. This legislation is designed to help keep more of Wisconsin’s family farms operating by allowing them access to a streamlined path to reorganization to get through tough times,” Johnson said. Text of the legislation can

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U.S. Rep. Sensenbrenner: Leads bipartisan effort to ease online sales tax concerns

Christopher Krepich, 202-225-5101 Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05), Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (CA-14), Congressman Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), and Congresswoman Ann Kuster (NH-02) introduced the Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure that states cannot require remote online sellers to collect sales tax retroactively on transactions made before January 1, 2019. It would also relieve small online businesses from sales tax collection obligations on transactions made in another state. Rep. Sensenbrenner: “I’ve heard from online sellers in Wisconsin and across the country who are concerned with the complexity of the post-Wayfair tax regime. Small

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WHEDA: State Rep. David Crowley joins WHEDA board

Contact: Kevin Fischer, WHEDA, 414-227-2295 or 608-354-3580, kevin.fischer@wheda.com Madison – State Representative David Crowley (Milwaukee) has been appointed to serve as a member of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) Board of Directors. “I am honored and excited to join the board of WHEDA,” said Crowley. “Providing and maintaining affordable housing is the cornerstone of a thriving economy that works for everyone. Especially in my home city of Milwaukee, balancing the thriving economy while ensuring the availability of affordable housing is of the utmost importance. I’m excited to get to work with the organization to help people and communities realize their hopes and dreams.”

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Will serve on new Senate Democratic Special Committee on the Climate Crisis

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 New Committee Will Investigate, Hold Hearings, And Issue Findings On Economic And National Security Consequences Of Climate Change And How Acting On The Climate Crisis Presents Significant Opportunities For Jobs, Public Health, And The Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) established a new Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis. The committee—comprised of ten Democratic senators including U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin— will be tasked with investigating, holding hearings, and issuing findings on the economic and national security consequences of climate change and how acting on the climate crisis presents significant opportunities for jobs, public health, and

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Voces de la Frontera Action: Endorsements for the April 2nd elections

Wisconsin is holding very important statewide elections on Tuesday, April 2nd, and I want to tell you about the candidates that we are endorsing. In 2018, we made history by increasing the Latinx vote by over 33% statewide. In many of Milwaukee’s majority-Latinx South Side neighborhoods, the turnout in the 2018 mid-terms was actually higher than in the 2016 Presidential election. That’s a big deal and we need to keep the momentum going. Our votes on April 2nd will shape the state’s government for years to come and build our voting power for 2020. We want to start by telling you why we’re supporting Judge Lisa Neubauer

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Dept. of Justice: Files brief in U.S. Supreme Court defending Wisconsin’s implied consent impaired driving law

MADISON, Wis. – On behalf of the State of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Department of Justice today filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s implied consent law, Wis. Stat. § 343.305, as it applies to an unconscious intoxicated driver. “We need to reduce drunk and drugged driving in Wisconsin,” said Attorney General Josh Kaul. “The state law DOJ is defending provides a tool that law enforcement officers can use as they work to keep our roads safe.” Like the other 49 states, Wisconsin has an implied consent law that deems an intoxicated driver to have

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Rep. Taylor: Speaker Vos’ lame duck goes down…again!

Rep. Chris Taylor, 608-266-5342 Another Victory Declared for the People of Wisconsin, not Power Hungry Politicians MADISON – Tuesday, March 26th, marked the second victory in the past week for the people of Wisconsin when Dane County Judge Frank Remington ruled in favor of Wisconsin union groups arguing that Speaker Robin Vos and Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald’s lame duck legislation violated the separation of powers enshrined in our state’s constitution. These lame duck bills, passed during an “Extraordinary Session” last December, included attempts to unconstitutionally consolidate Republican power into the Legislature while eroding the powers of the people’s newly elected

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Appeals court stays lame-duck ruling

The 3rd District Court of Appeals today stayed a Dane County judge’s ruling that prevented enforcement of all laws and appointments Republicans approved in the December extraordinary session. But other pieces of the package remain on hold after a Dane County judge in a second case this week ruled they

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Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: Joins School Choice Wisconsin Action to sue DPI in school choice lawsuit

Collin Roth | WILL Director of Communication collin@will-law.org | 414-727-7418 State’s ed agency illegally preventing private choice schools from counting “virtual instruction” towards classroom learning requirements The Breaking News: Today WILL attorneys, on behalf of School Choice Wisconsin Action, sued State Superintendent of Public Instruction Carolyn Stanford Taylor and the Wisconsin

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Announces new federal funding to help Wisconsin combat the opioid epidemic 

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 Wisconsin receives $6,253,212  Senator Baldwin worked to secure federal funding that invests in prevention, treatment and recovery in local communities WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today announced that an additional $6.25 million in federal grant funding was awarded to help Wisconsin combat the opioid epidemic. “I have

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U.S. Rep. Pocan: Members of Congress celebrate Public Schools Week

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 More than 70 Democrats and Republicans have signed onto H.Res 254 – Expressing support for the designation of the week of March 25 through March 29, 2019, as “Public Schools Week” WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Sam Graves (MO-06), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) this

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: And bipartisan group of senators introduce bill to expand family farm reorganization options

Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), with a bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), introduced the Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019 Wednesday, legislation that would help family farms reorganize after falling on hard times. “For a host of reasons, farm bankruptcies have increased. Current

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U.S. Rep. Sensenbrenner: Leads bipartisan effort to ease online sales tax concerns

Christopher Krepich, 202-225-5101 Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05), Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (CA-14), Congressman Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), and Congresswoman Ann Kuster (NH-02) introduced the Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act. This bipartisan legislation would ensure that states cannot require remote online sellers to collect sales tax

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WHEDA: State Rep. David Crowley joins WHEDA board

Contact: Kevin Fischer, WHEDA, 414-227-2295 or 608-354-3580, kevin.fischer@wheda.com Madison – State Representative David Crowley (Milwaukee) has been appointed to serve as a member of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) Board of Directors. “I am honored and excited to join the board of WHEDA,” said Crowley. “Providing and maintaining affordable housing is

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Will serve on new Senate Democratic Special Committee on the Climate Crisis

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 New Committee Will Investigate, Hold Hearings, And Issue Findings On Economic And National Security Consequences Of Climate Change And How Acting On The Climate Crisis Presents Significant Opportunities For Jobs, Public Health, And The Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) established a new Senate Democrats’ Special

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Voces de la Frontera Action: Endorsements for the April 2nd elections

Wisconsin is holding very important statewide elections on Tuesday, April 2nd, and I want to tell you about the candidates that we are endorsing. In 2018, we made history by increasing the Latinx vote by over 33% statewide. In many of Milwaukee’s majority-Latinx South Side neighborhoods, the turnout in the 2018 mid-terms was

Read More »

Rep. Taylor: Speaker Vos’ lame duck goes down…again!

Rep. Chris Taylor, 608-266-5342 Another Victory Declared for the People of Wisconsin, not Power Hungry Politicians MADISON – Tuesday, March 26th, marked the second victory in the past week for the people of Wisconsin when Dane County Judge Frank Remington ruled in favor of Wisconsin union groups arguing that Speaker

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