National Republican Congressional Committee: Derrick Van Orden once again passes legislation to support fellow veterans

Congressman Derrick Van Orden once again delivered for his fellow veterans, leading the charge to pass The Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act. This critical legislation will cut red tape at the VA in order to make the Veteran Readiness and Employment program more accessible for American heroes with service-related disabilities. 

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Marquette University: New Marquette Law School national survey finds 60% disapprove of the work of ICE, with Democrats and independents opposed to ICE and Republicans in favor

Also: 37% say shooting of Renee Good was justified, 62% say it was not justified General support for deportations remains steady, with 56% favoring deporting those in the U.S. illegally Overall approval of President Trump is at 42%, continuing a gradual decline Opinion of the state of the economy improves

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Institute for Reforming Government: Oversight leads to lawmakers pausing $1,000,000 for DPI 

Delafield, Wis. – Last week, the Institute for Reforming Government sent a demand letter to help the Dairyland Sentinel seek closure on a year-old public records request filed with the Department of Public Instruction.  Monday, DPI complied and delivered many (although not all) of the requested records.  On Tuesday, the Legislature paused $1,000,000 earmarked for…

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Sen. Wimberger: Homeless veterans shelter funding approved by legislature’s finance committee

MADISON – Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Gillett) released the following statement after the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance unanimously passed Senate Bill 608/Assembly Bill 596, legislation he authored with Representative Benjamin Franklin (R-De Pere) to ensure funding for the Veterans Housing and Recovery Program (VHRP) is used to support Wisconsin’s homeless veterans:

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Sen. Jacque: Bill to improve government services advances

MADISON, WI…Legislation to improve the efficiency of government services in Wisconsin authored by Senator André Jacque (New Franken) passed the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection today and now moves to the full Assembly for a vote. Assembly Bill 908 is a product of the work performed by the Speaker’s Task Force

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Sen. Drake: Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus announces the first in-person State of Black Wisconsin in conjunction with Black Advocacy Day

MADISON – Today the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus launched a month filled with civic engagements for Black History Month at the State Capitol Rotunda for their annual kickoff. In conclusion the caucus announced that this year the State of Black Wisconsin featuring ranking Joint Finance Committee Member LaTonya Johnson, will be held in

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