Bill Kaplan: Puerto Rico needs help

More than a week ago Puerto Rico was left completely devastated by super-Hurricane Maria. 3.4 million U.S. citizens, including thousands of veterans, have been left to live in an unfolding dire nightmare.

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Hintz appoints Taylor to Joint Finance Committee

Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz is appointing Rep. Chris Taylor to his spot on the Joint Finance Committee. Taylor, D-Madison, was a member of the committee until former Dem leader Peter Barca named Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, to one

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Rep. Hesselbein: Statement on DVA Secretary Zimmerman’s column

CONTACT: 608-266-5340 Madison – State Representative Dianne Hesselbein, the ranking-Democrat on the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, released the following statement after learning of a column written by DVA Secretary Daniel Zimmerman defending confederate statues now being removed

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MON PM Update: Settlements up for DOJ in environmental enforcement cases

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state DOJ’s new environmental enforcement record shows the agency’s settlements are at the highest they’ve been under GOP Attorney General Brad Schimel. The new information comes after last year’s 20-year low in enforcement cases, where the DOJ’s Environmental Protection Unit pulled

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Bill Kaplan: Puerto Rico needs help

More than a week ago Puerto Rico was left completely devastated by super-Hurricane Maria. 3.4 million U.S. citizens, including thousands of veterans, have been left to live in an unfolding dire nightmare.

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MON News Summary: Walker’s budget deal-making ; Ryan touts tax reform

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Civil liberties – Courts – Economy – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Military – Minnesota – Public safety –

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Hintz appoints Taylor to Joint Finance Committee

Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz is appointing Rep. Chris Taylor to his spot on the Joint Finance Committee. Taylor, D-Madison, was a member of the committee until former Dem leader Peter Barca named Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, to one of the two Dem Assembly seats on the committee. Shankland

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Rep. Sanfelippo: Summer temperatures are cooling down but crime is still hot in Wisconsin

Contact: State Rep. Joe Sanfelippo Rep.Sanfelipp@legis.wi.gov 608.266.0620 Madison, Wis. – State Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, and State Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, introduced the Victim Prevention Package earlier this year to address violent repeat offenders continuing to harm communities throughout Wisconsin. The Victim Prevention Package is aimed at keeping habitual criminals off the

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Sen. Testin, Rep. Ott: Offer Wisconsinites relief from credit bureau fees

Contact: Senator Patrick Testin (608) 266-3123 Representative Jim Ott (608) 266-0486 Senator Fred Risser (608) 266-1627 Representative Patrick Snyder (608) 266-0654 Sen. Risser, Rep. Snyder co-author bi-partisan proposal Madison, WI – In the wake of the Equifax credit breach that may have exposed over 140 million Americans to credit fraud,

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Rep. Hesselbein: Statement on DVA Secretary Zimmerman’s column

CONTACT: 608-266-5340 Madison – State Representative Dianne Hesselbein, the ranking-Democrat on the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, released the following statement after learning of a column written by DVA Secretary Daniel Zimmerman defending confederate statues now being removed in communities who find the symbols they represent abhorrent: “It’s

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