Voces De La Frontera: Wisconsin must restore driver licenses & in-state tuition for immigrants through standalone legislation

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, sfreeman@vdlf.org, 414-469-9206 MILWAUKEE – On Thursday afternoon, the Wisconsin state legislature’s Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to remove many so-called “non-fiscal” provisions from Governor Evers’ proposed budget, including measures to restore access to driver licenses and in-state tuition at public colleges to immigrants in Wisconsin. All Republicans voted to removed licenses and in-state, and all Democrats voted against. Voces de la Frontera released the following statement in response: “The justification given by the Republican leadership on the Joint Finance Committee to remove these pro-immigrant provisions because they are ‘non-fiscal’ items is false,” said Christine Neumann-Ortiz,

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Rep. Macco: To hold constituent listening sessions on Monday, May 13 in De Pere, Glenmore and Green Bay 

CONTACT STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MACCO                 (608) 266-0485 Madison…On Monday, May 13, State Representative John Macco of the 88th Assembly District will hold constituent listening sessions at the following locations and times: De Pere City Hall 335 South Broadway, De Pere 10:00AM – 11:00AM Glenmore Community Center 5718 Dickinson Road, Glenmore 12:00PM – 1:00PM University of Wisconsin – Green Bay University Union, Alumni Room (Room 103) 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay 2:00PM – 3:00PM Representative Macco (R-Ledgeview), chairman of the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, released the following statement: “I look forward to speaking with the constituents of the 88th Assembly

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for May 10

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the Joint Finance Committee’s first actions, the GOP abortion-related bills making their way through the Legislature and the Department of Corrections’ new program to provide raises for some correctional staff.

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One Wisconsin Now: No gifts for mothers as Republican legislature undermines women’s health in Wisconsin

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘These Guys Need to Show Women the Respect We Deserve’ MADISON, Wis. — Mere days before commemorating Mother’s Day committees in the Republican controlled state legislature acted to gut the funding source for the “Healthy Women, Healthy Babies” budget initiative and further imperil women’s access to birth control and medically accurate reproductive information. One Wisconsin Now Research Director, and mother of two, Joanna Beilman-Dulin blasted the disrespect being shown to women by partisan politicians trying to interfere in decisions that ought to be made by women with their families. “This is

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JAC: Audit examines WEDC’s operations

Note: If this post has anything to do with Evers, the Evers administration or lame-duck legislation and related lawsuits, please tag it as Evers Administration. Please delete this note before publishing.

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Voces De La Frontera: Wisconsin must restore driver licenses & in-state tuition for immigrants through standalone legislation

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, sfreeman@vdlf.org, 414-469-9206 MILWAUKEE – On Thursday afternoon, the Wisconsin state legislature’s Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to remove many so-called “non-fiscal” provisions from Governor Evers’ proposed budget, including measures to restore access to driver licenses and in-state tuition at public colleges to immigrants in Wisconsin.

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Rep. Macco: To hold constituent listening sessions on Monday, May 13 in De Pere, Glenmore and Green Bay 

CONTACT STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MACCO                 (608) 266-0485 Madison…On Monday, May 13, State Representative John Macco of the 88th Assembly District will hold constituent listening sessions at the following locations and times: De Pere City Hall 335 South Broadway, De Pere 10:00AM – 11:00AM Glenmore Community Center 5718 Dickinson Road, Glenmore 12:00PM

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for May 10

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the Joint Finance Committee’s first actions, the GOP abortion-related bills making their way through the Legislature and the Department of Corrections’ new program to provide raises for some correctional staff.

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One Wisconsin Now: No gifts for mothers as Republican legislature undermines women’s health in Wisconsin

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘These Guys Need to Show Women the Respect We Deserve’ MADISON, Wis. — Mere days before commemorating Mother’s Day committees in the Republican controlled state legislature acted to gut the funding source for the “Healthy Women, Healthy Babies” budget initiative and

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JAC: Audit examines WEDC’s operations

Note: If this post has anything to do with Evers, the Evers administration or lame-duck legislation and related lawsuits, please tag it as Evers Administration. Please delete this note before publishing.

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