Rep. Nygren: Statement on transportation budget

Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Madison- State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) released the following statement immediately following action by the Joint Committee on Finance regarding the transportation budget: “Since day one of the budget process, Assembly Republicans have had

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JFC approves transportation package, amended Foxconn bill

The Joint Finance Committee Tuesday approved a GOP transportation package that calls for cutting 200 DOT jobs and pre-empting some local regulations of quarries used for road and construction projects. The committee also approved an amended version of the $3 billion Foxconn bill 12-4 along party lines that would require

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Rep. Nygren: Statement on transportation budget

Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Madison- State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) released the following statement immediately following action by the Joint Committee on Finance regarding the transportation budget: “Since day one of the budget process, Assembly Republicans have had the goal of both finding revenue sources for the transportation

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JFC co-chairs: Transpo package won’t enumerate I-94 east-west

The transportation package the Joint Finance Committee expects to take up today would not enumerate I-94 east-west or the north leg of the Zoo Interchange while imposing new fees on electric and hybrid cars, according to the committee’s co-chairs. The fee would be $100 for electric cars and $75 for

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Wisconsin Alliance for Reform: Tammy Baldwin: An F for Wisconsin

Contact: Luke Fuller Luke@ReformWisconsin.com ​(262) 361-3719 ​ For many children and families across Wisconsin, today marks the official “first day of school.” While it will be several weeks before these students get their grades, Tammy Baldwin’s report card in Washington, D.C. shows that she has been failing Wisconsin for almost

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