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

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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

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THU AM Update: Kelly considering running for full term on Supreme Court

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — While he hasn’t formally announced his intentions for seeking a full 10-year term, state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly says he “can’t imagine wanting to do anything other than this.” Kelly, appointed by Gov. Scott Walker to the

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DC Wrap: New Gallagher bill aims to combat ‘court packing’

Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly. Quotes of the week Congress and the American people deserve to read Mueller’s full report, and we must demand complete transparency. It’s the only way forward from here. –

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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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