The GOP-run Joint Finance Committee plans to pull 545 of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals from the budget, nixing items that range from putting $240 million of state money into a new paid family and medical leave program to capping co-pays on insulin.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Pete Sessions (TX-17), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), and Cathy McMorris Rogers (WA-05) reintroduced the Words Matter Act, bipartisan legislation that updates the U.S. Code by removing the more than two dozen
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced record participation in its Youth Apprenticeship (YA) programs, with 8,357 high-school juniors and seniors pursuing paid, on-the-job training in fields, including manufacturing, health, science, agriculture and more. This record number represents
MADISON, Wis. — Today, on Workers’ Memorial Day, A Better Wisconsin Together stands in solidarity with those who are fighting to strengthen workers’ rights and ensure safe workplaces for all, and encourage all elected officials in Wisconsin to pass legislation that
Ubet, WI—“The bipartisan dysfunction over the Federal national debt ceiling and the increasing deficits directly threatens every family in the country,” said the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI) Press Office, in a statement released this week. “Democrats and Republicans both hold absolute
His name does not adorn any building in town, but for half a century Gordon Derzon’s impact on this city has been historic.
Rewards for good teaching, wins for kids.
Simply put, it’s not a matter of “if” marijuana” will be legalized in Wisconsin but “when.” It’s time we do this in a manner that honors Wisconsin businesses, rights the past wrongs in our criminal justice system, and brings revenue back into our state that is currently flooding across our borders to neighboring states.
I hope this isn’t a back door into funding the Brewers’ stadium costs, but even if it is the good it will do for every local government in the state and the fact that it was negotiated on a bipartisan basis are reasons to cheer.
With discussions happening about how to keep the lights on in Milwaukee, this is the wrong time to be talking about hundreds of millions of dollars for a Brewers stadium deal.
The debate in America is no longer about left or right. It is fundamentally about right or wrong. Freedom of speech. Love of country. Belief in God.
As we address gun deaths, we must also recognize the death that occurs due to the failure to support and pass public policies that address healthcare, living wages and voter suppression.
The final hearing on the state budget wrapped up on Wednesday in Minocqua, and Wisconsinites from around the Northwoods (and as far away as Superior and Kenosha County) once again filled the Joint Finance Committee’s public listening session with the
BALSAM LAKE, Wis. –Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that a St. Croix County jury convicted former Burnett County Assistant District Attorney Daniel Steffen with three counts of representations depicting nudity. The complaint alleged Mr. Steffen created recordings of himself
La Quinta, California (April 20, 2023) —The American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), America’s only bipartisan association of political professionals, announced today the recipients of the AAPC Campaign Excellence Awards for exceptional work during the 2022 cycle. These awards were
MADISON – Today all across the State, press conferences were held by Assembly Republicans to suggest, without detail, a new shared revenue plan that would both give fewer dollars to local municipalities and counties than what is in the Governor’s
Madison, WI – This morning Representative Alex Dallman (R-Green Lake), along with his Assembly Republican colleagues and local elected officials from around the state, announced a historic investment into shared revenue for Wisconsin’s townships, villages, cities, and counties. The shared
MILWAUKEE – Rep. Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) joined her Assembly Republican colleagues, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, and other local officials from Southeastern Wisconsin in a press conference on Thursday afternoon to unveil a bipartisan package that will make historic changes to the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Secretary Craig Thompson is at the site of a train derailment today (April 27) near De Soto that sent part of a freight train into the Mississippi River along WIS 35. “The immediate concern is
Milwaukee – Today, Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) gave a statement regarding increased shared revenue and the plan for Milwaukee. The newly introduced shared revenue plan includes allocating 20% of the state sales tax revenue to local governments. A cost saving innovation fund
The GOP-run Joint Finance Committee plans to pull 545 of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals from the budget, nixing items that range from putting $240 million of state money into a new paid family and medical leave program to capping co-pays on insulin.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Pete Sessions (TX-17), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), and Cathy McMorris Rogers (WA-05) reintroduced the Words Matter Act, bipartisan legislation that updates the U.S. Code by removing the more than two dozen instances of “mentally retarded” from federal law, replacing the outdated
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today announced record participation in its Youth Apprenticeship (YA) programs, with 8,357 high-school juniors and seniors pursuing paid, on-the-job training in fields, including manufacturing, health, science, agriculture and more. This record number represents 30% more youth apprentices than the 2021-2022 school year. “With
MADISON, Wis. — Today, on Workers’ Memorial Day, A Better Wisconsin Together stands in solidarity with those who are fighting to strengthen workers’ rights and ensure safe workplaces for all, and encourage all elected officials in Wisconsin to pass legislation that protects Wisconsin workers. “As we honor and remember those who
Ubet, WI—“The bipartisan dysfunction over the Federal national debt ceiling and the increasing deficits directly threatens every family in the country,” said the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI) Press Office, in a statement released this week. “Democrats and Republicans both hold absolute responsibility for their ‘bullet-train’ deficit policies rapidly running out of
His name does not adorn any building in town, but for half a century Gordon Derzon’s impact on this city has been historic.
Rewards for good teaching, wins for kids.
Simply put, it’s not a matter of “if” marijuana” will be legalized in Wisconsin but “when.” It’s time we do this in a manner that honors Wisconsin businesses, rights the past wrongs in our criminal justice system, and brings revenue back into our state that is currently flooding across our borders to neighboring states.
I hope this isn’t a back door into funding the Brewers’ stadium costs, but even if it is the good it will do for every local government in the state and the fact that it was negotiated on a bipartisan basis are reasons to cheer.
With discussions happening about how to keep the lights on in Milwaukee, this is the wrong time to be talking about hundreds of millions of dollars for a Brewers stadium deal.
The debate in America is no longer about left or right. It is fundamentally about right or wrong. Freedom of speech. Love of country. Belief in God.
As we address gun deaths, we must also recognize the death that occurs due to the failure to support and pass public policies that address healthcare, living wages and voter suppression.
The final hearing on the state budget wrapped up on Wednesday in Minocqua, and Wisconsinites from around the Northwoods (and as far away as Superior and Kenosha County) once again filled the Joint Finance Committee’s public listening session with the needs and priorities facing them, their communities, and, almost invariably,
BALSAM LAKE, Wis. –Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that a St. Croix County jury convicted former Burnett County Assistant District Attorney Daniel Steffen with three counts of representations depicting nudity. The complaint alleged Mr. Steffen created recordings of himself engaged in sexual activity with two separate victims at his
La Quinta, California (April 20, 2023) —The American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), America’s only bipartisan association of political professionals, announced today the recipients of the AAPC Campaign Excellence Awards for exceptional work during the 2022 cycle. These awards were presented at a special ceremony in conjunction with the annual
MADISON – Today all across the State, press conferences were held by Assembly Republicans to suggest, without detail, a new shared revenue plan that would both give fewer dollars to local municipalities and counties than what is in the Governor’s proposed budget and would strip budgetary and policy autonomy away
Madison, WI – This morning Representative Alex Dallman (R-Green Lake), along with his Assembly Republican colleagues and local elected officials from around the state, announced a historic investment into shared revenue for Wisconsin’s townships, villages, cities, and counties. The shared revenue program provides unrestricted aid to Wisconsin counties and municipalities
MILWAUKEE – Rep. Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) joined her Assembly Republican colleagues, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, and other local officials from Southeastern Wisconsin in a press conference on Thursday afternoon to unveil a bipartisan package that will make historic changes to the state’s shared revenue program and will allow both the City
Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Secretary Craig Thompson is at the site of a train derailment today (April 27) near De Soto that sent part of a freight train into the Mississippi River along WIS 35. “The immediate concern is the safety of all those involved and surrounding this incident,”
Milwaukee – Today, Representative Bob Donovan (R-Greenfield) gave a statement regarding increased shared revenue and the plan for Milwaukee. The newly introduced shared revenue plan includes allocating 20% of the state sales tax revenue to local governments. A cost saving innovation fund comprised of $300 million would encourage the development of efficiencies