With Wisconsin losing more than two family farms a day, state lawmakers convened in a special session are considering largely symbolic measures that fail to address the driving forces behind the farm crisis and responding to hemorrhaging rural communities by offering to hand out what amounts to cosmetics gift sets. “The agenda the governor put forward for the special session was puny. The agenda legislative leaders are now settling on is puny. The ideas are all well and good. But they don’t get anywhere close to the root of what’s gone haywire in the farm economy and what’s killing rural

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“I’m proud to stand with the survivors of sexual assault, advocates for survivors, and criminal justice professionals who support bipartisan legislation that could prevent a future backlog of untested sexual assault kits. It’s extremely disappointing that Assembly Republicans continue to block that legislation and have instead passed a mess of an alternative that won’t become law and that is opposed by those who work day in and day out to support survivors and fight sexual assault. Survivors—and all Wisconsinites—deserve better.”

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Madison, WI – It ended in less than two months, but the men and women who served in Operation Desert Storm still feel its impact nearly three decades later. This Tuesday, Representatives from both sides of the aisle came together to honor Wisconsin’s Gulf War veterans with the passage of Assembly Joint Resolution 127. The proposal brought back a lot of memories for Representative Tony Kurtz, the author of the Joint Resolution and a veteran of the conflict. “I had the pleasure of serving with fine people from all over the United States, including my wife Kim,” recalled Rep. Kurtz.

Contact: Bill Esbeck, WSTA Executive Director Phone: 608-469-7171  Email:  bill.esbeck@wsta.info Madison, WI – Wisconsin’s premier telecommunications industry association applauds the Assembly floor vote in support of Assembly Bill 344 (AB 344). The legislation incentivises rural broadband deployment through targeted tax exemptions for investments in rural or underserved communities. “WSTA is extremely pleased to see a strong bipartisan Assembly vote in support of AB 344.” said Bill Esbeck, executive director of the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association (WSTA). “This legislation helps our members stretch their working capital in rural areas. Simply put, the bill will help connect more broadband customers in rural

MILWAUKEE – The ACLU of Wisconsin denounced the Wisconsin Assembly’s passage of a package of legislation that would worsen the state’s mass incarceration crisis. The organization asserted the measures would weaken public safety, weaken communities, waste taxpayer money, and divert resources away from priorities like mental health and addiction treatment.   “These measures would only worsen Wisconsin’s mass incarceration crisis and weaken public safety — all at a massive cost to taxpayers,” stated Chris Ott, Executive Director of the ACLU of Wisconsin. “Wisconsin taxpayers should not be on the hook for this harmful and counterproductive approach. We urge the Senate to