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Contact: Sen. Lena Taylor 608-266-5810 Rep. Gordon Hintz 608-266-2254 Sen. Jon Erpenbach 608-266-6670 Rep. Katrina Shankland 608-267-9649 Republican budget prioritizes special interest giveaways over schools and roads MADISON – Instead of fully restoring school funding and fixing crumbling local roads,
GOP state Sen. Leah Vukmir officially kicked off her campaign for the U.S. Senate today, saying in a four-minute video Wisconsin needs a “real conservative” to change leadership in Washington, D.C. Vukmir, a 14-year veteran of the state Legislature, is
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly is poised to take up the budget next week after the Joint Finance Committee put the final touches on its version of the two-year spending plan.
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about what Wisconsin’s congressional delegation is up to in Washington. Sign up for our mailing list here to receive our newsletter directly. Quotes of the week, Sept. 1-7 I think there is a
Contact: Jim Bender, School Choice Wisconsin, scw@parentchoice.org Access to the program opened to more parents Madison – The Joint Committee on Finance approved a motion today as part of the 2017-19 biennial budget that removed barriers to the Special Needs
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee this afternoon was working through the final votes on the state budget, including a tax package that would create a new exemption to the personal property tax that
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘Brad Schimel Needs to Put Down the Jelly Bellies and Answer to the People of Wisconsin’ MADISON, Wis. — Records obtained by One Wisconsin Now show that controversial commemorative coins aren’t the
Contact: press@wisdems.org, 608-260-2409 Late-night budget motion to eliminate prevailing wage would disproportionately harm veterans MADISON — After years of failing to address their transportation deficit, Joint Finance Committee Republicans voted late last night to put Wisconsin drivers at risk and
Contact: Ashley Viste, Campaign Manager press@joshkaul.org, 920-204-5953 Josh Kaul, candidate for Attorney General, comments on the news of another backlog MADISON – Yesterday, USA Today Network-Wisconsin reported that, from July 2015 to July 2017, there was a sevenfold increase in
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org RACINE, WISCONSIN — Following a meeting with House Republicans Wednesday, US House Speaker Paul Ryan implied that he would not allow a vote on a bill to protect immigrant youth and families harmed by the
Contact: Sen. Devin LeMahieu (608) 266-2056 Rep. Terry Katsma (608) 266-0656 Rep. Tyler Vorpagel (608) 266-8530 Madison- State Senator Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) and State Representatives Terry Katsma (R-Oostburg) and Tyler Vorpagel (R-Plymouth) issued the following statement regarding the passage of
It makes no sense that after the over-the-top accommodations already promised to Foxconn, we would allow the company to bypass controls designed to mitigate flood and pollution disasters. It makes no sense from a moral perspective, or a financial one.
The Legislature’s vetting of the Foxconn deal should and will continue, but no one should be fooled into thinking nations, states and communities don’t compete every day. Rather than wishing away such competition, it’s mainly about calculating certain risks for uncertain rewards.
The 2.7 economic multiplier is absurdly high. Here’s why.
What passed in JFC is nothing short of a most extraordinary legal device which would allow for Foxconn lawsuits to not head to appeal trial courts but rather get directly moved to the state Supreme Court. The move is not well-reasoned and allows for a thumb to be placed on the scales of justice.
Contact: Sen. Lena Taylor 608-266-5810 Rep. Gordon Hintz 608-266-2254 Sen. Jon Erpenbach 608-266-6670 Rep. Katrina Shankland 608-267-9649 Republican budget prioritizes special interest giveaways over schools and roads MADISON – Instead of fully restoring school funding and fixing crumbling local roads, Republican lawmakers on the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee failed Wisconsin
GOP state Sen. Leah Vukmir officially kicked off her campaign for the U.S. Senate today, saying in a four-minute video Wisconsin needs a “real conservative” to change leadership in Washington, D.C. Vukmir, a 14-year veteran of the state Legislature, is the second Republican to formally declare for the Senate race
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Assembly is poised to take up the budget next week after the Joint Finance Committee put the final touches on its version of the two-year spending plan. The proposal, which cleared the committee on party lines 12-4,
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about what Wisconsin’s congressional delegation is up to in Washington. Sign up for our mailing list here to receive our newsletter directly. Quotes of the week, Sept. 1-7 I think there is a strong desire to recognize that we’ve got some problems in
Contact: Jim Bender, School Choice Wisconsin, scw@parentchoice.org Access to the program opened to more parents Madison – The Joint Committee on Finance approved a motion today as part of the 2017-19 biennial budget that removed barriers to the Special Needs Scholarship Program. The following is a statement from SCW President
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Joint Finance Committee this afternoon was working through the final votes on the state budget, including a tax package that would create a new exemption to the personal property tax that businesses pay and eliminate the alternative minimum tax. The committee
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘Brad Schimel Needs to Put Down the Jelly Bellies and Answer to the People of Wisconsin’ MADISON, Wis. — Records obtained by One Wisconsin Now show that controversial commemorative coins aren’t the only swag that doesn’t fight crime purchased by Wisconsin Attorney
Contact: press@wisdems.org, 608-260-2409 Late-night budget motion to eliminate prevailing wage would disproportionately harm veterans MADISON — After years of failing to address their transportation deficit, Joint Finance Committee Republicans voted late last night to put Wisconsin drivers at risk and slash wages for hard-working Wisconsinites that build our roads and
Contact: Ashley Viste, Campaign Manager press@joshkaul.org, 920-204-5953 Josh Kaul, candidate for Attorney General, comments on the news of another backlog MADISON – Yesterday, USA Today Network-Wisconsin reported that, from July 2015 to July 2017, there was a sevenfold increase in the number of DNA cases waiting for more than two
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org RACINE, WISCONSIN — Following a meeting with House Republicans Wednesday, US House Speaker Paul Ryan implied that he would not allow a vote on a bill to protect immigrant youth and families harmed by the end of DACA unless it was coupled with funds to
Contact: Sen. Devin LeMahieu (608) 266-2056 Rep. Terry Katsma (608) 266-0656 Rep. Tyler Vorpagel (608) 266-8530 Madison- State Senator Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) and State Representatives Terry Katsma (R-Oostburg) and Tyler Vorpagel (R-Plymouth) issued the following statement regarding the passage of State Highway funding for Highway 23: “Highway 23 remains our
It makes no sense that after the over-the-top accommodations already promised to Foxconn, we would allow the company to bypass controls designed to mitigate flood and pollution disasters. It makes no sense from a moral perspective, or a financial one.
The Legislature’s vetting of the Foxconn deal should and will continue, but no one should be fooled into thinking nations, states and communities don’t compete every day. Rather than wishing away such competition, it’s mainly about calculating certain risks for uncertain rewards.
The 2.7 economic multiplier is absurdly high. Here’s why.
What passed in JFC is nothing short of a most extraordinary legal device which would allow for Foxconn lawsuits to not head to appeal trial courts but rather get directly moved to the state Supreme Court. The move is not well-reasoned and allows for a thumb to be placed on the scales of justice.