LA CROSSE – Despite being rejected by voters in three straight elections (2010, 2011 & 2016), Republicans announced Dan Kapanke is once again running for office. As a previously recalled GOP politician with a history of ethics violations and out-of-touch
MADISON – State Representative Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) joined her legislative Republican colleagues in supporting a variety of bills aimed at fighting crime in Wisconsin. The legislation addresses many goals of the legislature, including promoting consumer protection, making our roads safer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined 32 of her Senate colleagues, led by Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), in introducing legislation that would put the United States on a path to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by no
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee has a packed schedule today. First up is a 13.10 hearing, which includes hearing the Evers administration’s request for $184 million in borrowing to
A bill that would raise mandatory minimum prison sentences for fifth- and sixth-offense drunk driving offenses is on its way to the governor’s desk. Under current law, a person convicted for a fifth or sixth time of operating a motor
A divided Assembly voted along party lines to move forward with a bill that would put guidelines in place for the collection, testing and storage of sexual assault kits. But Dems accused Assembly GOP lawmakers of playing politics with a
The Assembly approved largely along party lines a series of bills from the GOP “Tougher on Crime” package meant to increase penalties for repeat offenders. But Dems quickly criticized the package as going in the opposite direction of a national
LA CROSSE – Despite being rejected by voters in three straight elections (2010, 2011 & 2016), Republicans announced Dan Kapanke is once again running for office. As a previously recalled GOP politician with a history of ethics violations and out-of-touch views, Kapanke’s candidacy is the latest sign of Republican struggles
MADISON – State Representative Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) joined her legislative Republican colleagues in supporting a variety of bills aimed at fighting crime in Wisconsin. The legislation addresses many goals of the legislature, including promoting consumer protection, making our roads safer and keeping our communities safe. Legislation relating to consumer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined 32 of her Senate colleagues, led by Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), in introducing legislation that would put the United States on a path to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by no later than 2050. The Clean Economy Act heeds the call for bold
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee has a packed schedule today. First up is a 13.10 hearing, which includes hearing the Evers administration’s request for $184 million in borrowing to cover the cost of two new state juvenile correction facilities
A bill that would raise mandatory minimum prison sentences for fifth- and sixth-offense drunk driving offenses is on its way to the governor’s desk. Under current law, a person convicted for a fifth or sixth time of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated must be fined at least $600 and
A divided Assembly voted along party lines to move forward with a bill that would put guidelines in place for the collection, testing and storage of sexual assault kits. But Dems accused Assembly GOP lawmakers of playing politics with a similar bipartisan proposal by adding “poison pill” provisions such as
The Assembly approved largely along party lines a series of bills from the GOP “Tougher on Crime” package meant to increase penalties for repeat offenders. But Dems quickly criticized the package as going in the opposite direction of a national trend of criminal justice reform. “Today this is the last