Sen. Kooyenga: Statement on local option sales tax proposal

Contact: Sen. Dale Kooyenga Sen.Kooyenga@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-2512 MADISON—In response to today’s announcement by a coalition of Milwaukee area elected officials and business leaders that they will pursue legislation authorizing a 1 percent local option sales tax, state Sen. Dale Kooyenga

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Empower Wisconsin: Wisconsin’s New conservative information hub

Contact: Matt Kittle – (608) 441-5110 Email: info@empowerwisconsin.org Madison, WI —- A new conservative education and advocacy organization, Empower Wisconsin, launched today with a multimedia website. Conservative activists including Eric O’Keefe and former Wisconsin State Representative Adam Jarchow will lead

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UW-Madison: Computer, data and information sciences

MADISON – The University of Wisconsin-Madison has established a School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) in the College of Letters & Science to strengthen research and education on campus, prepare tech-savvy graduates to fill new kinds of jobs,

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MON PM Update: Johnson aide Church considering 7th CD bid

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — With GOP state Sen. Tom Tiffany poised to formally enter the race tomorrow, Jason Church, an Army vet and aide to U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, has emerged as another possible candidate for the 7th CD. A GOP source said Church is seriously

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Milwaukee elected officials and community leaders: Propose a new revenue solution to invest in our communities

CONTACT: 414.278.4216 press@milwaukeecountywi.gov An unprecedented partnership will move forward to pursue new revenue solutions that provide property tax relief to residents through a local option sales tax Representative Evan Goyke and Senator La Tonya Johnson, in partnership with Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and local business leaders and

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Sen. Kooyenga: Statement on local option sales tax proposal

Contact: Sen. Dale Kooyenga Sen.Kooyenga@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-2512 MADISON—In response to today’s announcement by a coalition of Milwaukee area elected officials and business leaders that they will pursue legislation authorizing a 1 percent local option sales tax, state Sen. Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield) issued the following statement: “I appreciate the thought and

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Empower Wisconsin: Wisconsin’s New conservative information hub

Contact: Matt Kittle – (608) 441-5110 Email: info@empowerwisconsin.org Madison, WI —- A new conservative education and advocacy organization, Empower Wisconsin, launched today with a multimedia website. Conservative activists including Eric O’Keefe and former Wisconsin State Representative Adam Jarchow will lead the organization. The group has named investigative journalist and talk

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UW-Madison: Computer, data and information sciences

MADISON – The University of Wisconsin-Madison has established a School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) in the College of Letters & Science to strengthen research and education on campus, prepare tech-savvy graduates to fill new kinds of jobs, support a wave of Wisconsin entrepreneurs and partner with industry

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WisDOJ: AG Kaul joins 49 attorneys general in Google multistate bipartisan antitrust investigation

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that Wisconsin is joining 49 attorneys general in a multistate, bipartisan investigation of tech giant Google’s business practices in accordance with state and federal antitrust laws. The bipartisan coalition, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, announced plans to investigate Google’s overarching

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Bill Lueders: WILL issues report on Gov. Evers’ s record on open records

While It has not been my experience that the Evers administration is markedly less responsive to records requests than the Walker administration, it’s good that WILL is keeping the governor on his toes. Given the contempt for openness displayed by some members of the Legislature, it is vitally important that the executive branch be a paragon of transparency.

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Sen. Kooyenga & Rep. Kulp: Introduce MSA / HSA exemption bill

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: HSGAC hearing at 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New York reflects on national security challenges

Contact: Austin Altenburg WASHINGTON — The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee heard from three former homeland security secretaries at a field hearing at the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York Monday to discuss how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has evolved to address an ever-changing threat landscape

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