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Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released the below statement following the Wisconsin State Senate’s passage of COVID-19 response legislation and sent a letter calling for the bill to be sent to his desk immediately. “My
Contact: Usamah Andrabi, 832-878-4839 MADISON, WI—U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today released the following statement after the United States Air Force announced F-35 jets would be housed at Truax Field Air National Guard Base. “Today, the United State Air Force
Contact: Senator Janet Bewley (608) 266-3510 Delta, WI – Today, the Wisconsin State Senate passed 2019 AB 1038, a very preliminary attempt to address the COVID-19 crisis. Senate Assistant Minority Leader Janet Bewley released the following statement: “We always feel
Contact: Senator Fred Risser 608-266-1627 MADISON – Today the Wisconsin State Senate passed legislation in response to the State’s COVID-19 crisis. “I think this bill is but a small step in the right direction,” said Risser. “Quite frankly, this bill
(MADISON) – Today, Senator Patty Schachtner (D-Somerset) shared a response regarding her vote on the coronavirus relief package, Senate Bill 932: “Legislative leadership rejected the proposals from Governor Tony Evers that had been crafted with input from those folks, like
Bill includes coalition recommendations for addressing the crisis The Wisconsin Legislature just passed a bipartisan coronavirus response package that included policy reforms recommended by the Wisconsin Free-Market Coalition. The Legislature is to be commended for avoiding the temptation to turn
The state Senate — meeting virtually for the first time — today unanimously approved legislation responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, sending the bill to Gov. Tony Evers. The guv is expected to sign the bill quickly. The state faces deadlines
The state Senate met in a virtual session to approve a bill to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill was approved 31-0. See more on the meeting here. See the slideshow for images from the meeting. Screenshots are from WisconsinEye
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tomorrow: WisPolitics.com/Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon with State Party Chairs WisPolitics.com and the Milwaukee Press Club are holding a virtual event on the spring election during the lunch hour on Thursday with state GOP Chair
We must never forget that Republican legislative leaders and their cronies in the corrupt judiciary forced Wisconsinites to risk their lives to vote.
Make no mistake about it — last week, Wisconsin voters were subjected to full-fledged, unapologetic, anti-patriotic voter suppression.
Contrasting state’s official description vs. inmate’s account of prison life during pandemic.
One would think the most well-known civil rights group in the country — the American Civil Liberties Union — would be busily fighting the #EversEdicts. Instead, in Wisconsin, where civil rights have been trampled at lightening speed, the Badger State branch of the ACLU has been completely MIA.
Other state legislatures and governors have already allocated hundreds of millions to support hospitals and health care providers. I want to make sure our community hospitals survive. The people on the front lines deserve our support. We must make them a priority.
Highway funding, which relies on the gas tax, will be hard hit as fuel sales decline
It is certain that with job losses and crashing incomes, hunger will deepen in America this year.
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released the below statement following the Wisconsin State Senate’s passage of COVID-19 response legislation and sent a letter calling for the bill to be sent to his desk immediately. “My pen has been waiting for weeks to sign legislation that
Contact: Usamah Andrabi, 832-878-4839 MADISON, WI—U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today released the following statement after the United States Air Force announced F-35 jets would be housed at Truax Field Air National Guard Base. “Today, the United State Air Force selected Madison’s Truax Field Air National Guard Base as one
Contact: Senator Janet Bewley (608) 266-3510 Delta, WI – Today, the Wisconsin State Senate passed 2019 AB 1038, a very preliminary attempt to address the COVID-19 crisis. Senate Assistant Minority Leader Janet Bewley released the following statement: “We always feel a tension between short term and long term goals when
Contact: Senator Fred Risser 608-266-1627 MADISON – Today the Wisconsin State Senate passed legislation in response to the State’s COVID-19 crisis. “I think this bill is but a small step in the right direction,” said Risser. “Quite frankly, this bill doesn’t go far enough. It is unfortunate that given the
(MADISON) – Today, Senator Patty Schachtner (D-Somerset) shared a response regarding her vote on the coronavirus relief package, Senate Bill 932: “Legislative leadership rejected the proposals from Governor Tony Evers that had been crafted with input from those folks, like me, that are working to combat this pandemic on the
Bill includes coalition recommendations for addressing the crisis The Wisconsin Legislature just passed a bipartisan coronavirus response package that included policy reforms recommended by the Wisconsin Free-Market Coalition. The Legislature is to be commended for avoiding the temptation to turn this into a massive spending bill, opting instead to exercise
The state Senate — meeting virtually for the first time — today unanimously approved legislation responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, sending the bill to Gov. Tony Evers. The guv is expected to sign the bill quickly. The state faces deadlines this month to change eligibility requirements for the Medicaid program
The state Senate met in a virtual session to approve a bill to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill was approved 31-0. See more on the meeting here. See the slideshow for images from the meeting. Screenshots are from WisconsinEye video. Other photos are from Pat Poblete, WisPolitics.com, and Steve
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tomorrow: WisPolitics.com/Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon with State Party Chairs WisPolitics.com and the Milwaukee Press Club are holding a virtual event on the spring election during the lunch hour on Thursday with state GOP Chair Andrew Hitt and state Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler. They
We must never forget that Republican legislative leaders and their cronies in the corrupt judiciary forced Wisconsinites to risk their lives to vote.
Make no mistake about it — last week, Wisconsin voters were subjected to full-fledged, unapologetic, anti-patriotic voter suppression.
Contrasting state’s official description vs. inmate’s account of prison life during pandemic.
One would think the most well-known civil rights group in the country — the American Civil Liberties Union — would be busily fighting the #EversEdicts. Instead, in Wisconsin, where civil rights have been trampled at lightening speed, the Badger State branch of the ACLU has been completely MIA.
Other state legislatures and governors have already allocated hundreds of millions to support hospitals and health care providers. I want to make sure our community hospitals survive. The people on the front lines deserve our support. We must make them a priority.
Highway funding, which relies on the gas tax, will be hard hit as fuel sales decline
It is certain that with job losses and crashing incomes, hunger will deepen in America this year.