Contact: Rep. Greta Neubauer, (608) 237-9166 MADISON — On Tuesday, Assembly Republicans took up their version of the state budget, which misses out on many of the opportunities addressed in Governor Evers’ plan. Rep. Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following
Rep. David Crowley 608.266.5580 920.915.0479 MILWAUKEE, WI – Representative David Crowley (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement on the Republican Assembly Budget: “As a representative of Milwaukee, I will not stand by and let politicians ignore the problems that threaten my
Contact: Aaron Collins, 608-266-2254 GOP Falls Far Short of Governor Evers’ Plan MADISON — On Tuesday, Republicans took up their version of the state budget which misses out on many of the opportunities addressed in Governor Evers’ plan. Assembly Democratic
CONTACT: Rep. Considine Rep.Considine@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-7746 Madison – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly is debating the 2019-2021 state budget. After hours of debate, the Assembly will vote on the budget as it has been amended by the Joint Finance Committee
Contact: Aaron Collins, 608-266-2254 Promises made, Promises broken by Assembly Republicans MADISON — In his official response to Governor Evers’ State of the State address, Representative Robin Vos (R-Burlington) stated, “We can increase our investment of K-12 education to two-thirds
Further Information Contact: Rep. Adam Neylon (608) 266-5120 Madison— Today State Representative Adam Neylon (R-Pewaukee) issued the following statement in response to the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that the legislature and governor have oversight of Department of Public Instruction administrative
Contact: Aaron Collins, 608-266-2254 Moral, Fiscally Responsible Decision Rejected by GOP MADISON — Since 2014, Wisconsin Republicans have continued to turn away Medicaid expansion despite the positive impacts it would have on our state. Expanding Medicaid would save taxpayers $324
CONTACT Peter Skopec, WISPIRG (847) 687-7229 (c); peter@wispirg.org Letter calls on legislature to focus on local road maintenance and public transit MADISON – As the legislature takes up the state budget this week, a coalition of consumer, civil rights and
Contact: Jodi Emerson, 608-266-7461 MADISON – Representative Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) released the following statement ahead of today’s Assembly floor vote on the 2019-2021 state budget. “Governor Evers proposed a budget that made the critical investments in health care, education,
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Baldwin Underscores Urgent Need to Examine Negative Health Effects of Family Separation Policy Senate Must Hold Trump Administration Accountable for Disgraceful Treatment of Children WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is calling on leaders of
New state Dem Chair Ben Wikler is starting a national search for a single executive director to help lead the party, one of his first significant staffing moves since winning election to the post earlier this month. Wikler’s predecessor, Martha
Assembly Republicans are proposing an amendment to the budget that would add more assistant DA positions, allow car manufacturer Tesla to sell directly to consumers rather than through a dealer and provide towns an additional $5 million for roads. It
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul, along with a multistate group of 18 other attorneys general, today sent a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposal to narrow the interpretation of joint employment, thereby complicating how states
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers released the following statement in response to today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court decision: “This issue was already decided three years ago in Coyne v. Walker. Both conservative and liberal justices agreed then that the constitution prevented the governor from
MADISON, Wis.—Across the University of Wisconsin System, incoming freshman students are hearing a new phrase: “15 to Finish.” It’s the idea that taking 15 credits each semester or 30 credits per year makes a student more likely to stay on
Fitchburg – Today the Wisconsin State Assembly will vote on the state budget, which once again denies Wisconsinites the Medicaid expansion. Rep. Jimmy Anderson released the following statement: “As we round out the budget for the 2019-2021 fiscal year, we
MADISON, Wis. — As the state Assembly began debating the budget today, six groups representing dairy farmers, processors, cooperatives and other related businesses in Wisconsin called again for support of a university-based Dairy Innovation Hub. The proposal would add researchers
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) applauded the state Supreme Court on Tuesday for upholding the rule of law and ensuring state agencies operate within their authority granted by the legislature. The 2017 REINS Act requires agencies to provide scope
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Contact: Rep. Greta Neubauer, (608) 237-9166 MADISON — On Tuesday, Assembly Republicans took up their version of the state budget, which misses out on many of the opportunities addressed in Governor Evers’ plan. Rep. Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following statement: “Last fall, the people of Wisconsin asked us to
Rep. David Crowley 608.266.5580 920.915.0479 MILWAUKEE, WI – Representative David Crowley (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement on the Republican Assembly Budget: “As a representative of Milwaukee, I will not stand by and let politicians ignore the problems that threaten my home and our state. I understand that, as elected officials,
Contact: Aaron Collins, 608-266-2254 GOP Falls Far Short of Governor Evers’ Plan MADISON — On Tuesday, Republicans took up their version of the state budget which misses out on many of the opportunities addressed in Governor Evers’ plan. Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement: “Governor Evers
CONTACT: Rep. Considine Rep.Considine@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-7746 Madison – Today, the Wisconsin State Assembly is debating the 2019-2021 state budget. After hours of debate, the Assembly will vote on the budget as it has been amended by the Joint Finance Committee and Assembly leadership. Representative Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) offered these statements
Contact: Aaron Collins, 608-266-2254 Promises made, Promises broken by Assembly Republicans MADISON — In his official response to Governor Evers’ State of the State address, Representative Robin Vos (R-Burlington) stated, “We can increase our investment of K-12 education to two-thirds funding.” Then on May 22nd, in a press conference announcing
Further Information Contact: Rep. Adam Neylon (608) 266-5120 Madison— Today State Representative Adam Neylon (R-Pewaukee) issued the following statement in response to the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that the legislature and governor have oversight of Department of Public Instruction administrative rules: “This is a landmark ruling for the separation of
Contact: Aaron Collins, 608-266-2254 Moral, Fiscally Responsible Decision Rejected by GOP MADISON — Since 2014, Wisconsin Republicans have continued to turn away Medicaid expansion despite the positive impacts it would have on our state. Expanding Medicaid would save taxpayers $324 million in this budget alone, draw down $1.6 billion in
CONTACT Peter Skopec, WISPIRG (847) 687-7229 (c); peter@wispirg.org Letter calls on legislature to focus on local road maintenance and public transit MADISON – As the legislature takes up the state budget this week, a coalition of consumer, civil rights and environmental organizations urged decisionmakers to prioritize investments in public transportation
Contact: Jodi Emerson, 608-266-7461 MADISON – Representative Jodi Emerson (D-Eau Claire) released the following statement ahead of today’s Assembly floor vote on the 2019-2021 state budget. “Governor Evers proposed a budget that made the critical investments in health care, education, clean water, and transportation that Wisconsin needs. Unfortunately, legislative Republicans
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Baldwin Underscores Urgent Need to Examine Negative Health Effects of Family Separation Policy Senate Must Hold Trump Administration Accountable for Disgraceful Treatment of Children WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is calling on leaders of the Senate Health Committee—on which she serves—to hold a hearing
New state Dem Chair Ben Wikler is starting a national search for a single executive director to help lead the party, one of his first significant staffing moves since winning election to the post earlier this month. Wikler’s predecessor, Martha Laning, had split the executive director’s job into two positions.
Assembly Republicans are proposing an amendment to the budget that would add more assistant DA positions, allow car manufacturer Tesla to sell directly to consumers rather than through a dealer and provide towns an additional $5 million for roads. It also would pump another $6.2 million into the lottery credit
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul, along with a multistate group of 18 other attorneys general, today sent a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposal to narrow the interpretation of joint employment, thereby complicating how states enforce labor laws and leaving millions of workers vulnerable to
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers released the following statement in response to today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court decision: “This issue was already decided three years ago in Coyne v. Walker. Both conservative and liberal justices agreed then that the constitution prevented the governor from vetoing rules overseeing public schools. “The facts didn’t change in
MADISON, Wis.—Across the University of Wisconsin System, incoming freshman students are hearing a new phrase: “15 to Finish.” It’s the idea that taking 15 credits each semester or 30 credits per year makes a student more likely to stay on track and graduate on time. “We want to make sure
Fitchburg – Today the Wisconsin State Assembly will vote on the state budget, which once again denies Wisconsinites the Medicaid expansion. Rep. Jimmy Anderson released the following statement: “As we round out the budget for the 2019-2021 fiscal year, we stand exactly where we were over five years ago: denying
MADISON, Wis. — As the state Assembly began debating the budget today, six groups representing dairy farmers, processors, cooperatives and other related businesses in Wisconsin called again for support of a university-based Dairy Innovation Hub. The proposal would add researchers at the University of Wisconsin System’s three agricultural colleges —
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) applauded the state Supreme Court on Tuesday for upholding the rule of law and ensuring state agencies operate within their authority granted by the legislature. The 2017 REINS Act requires agencies to provide scope statements to the Department of Administration and the governor to
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