FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 GOP Anti-Voter Plot Would Directly Contradict Court Decision Protecting Early Voting Rights MADISON, Wis. — A 2016 federal court ruling in the voting rights case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 4, 2018 CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Tuesday urged the legislature to pass regulatory reform legislation that would bolster legislative oversight and bring about more transparency to the administrative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Rep. Don Vruwink December 4, 2018 608-266-3790 Rep. Don Vruwink (D-Milton) issued the following statement today as the Assembly prepared to act on four bills that would change long-standing laws about how state government operates. The
The machinations now underway by the Republican majority in the Wisconsin State Legislature are more in line with what one might imagine from a third-rate power which does not quite yet grasp the meaning of a working republic.
Governor-elect Evers has the opportunity, right out of the gate, to take the lead and propose fundamental reform in Wisconsin’s system of transportation finance.
Governor-elect Tony Evers is calling on the members of the the Joint Committee on Finance to oppose any extraordinary session legislation, saying the bills represent “unfettered attempts to override and ignore” what voters decided in the midterm election. In written
JFC Co-chair John Nygren argued during today’s public hearing some of the changes included in the bills are things GOP lawmakers have tried before only to have Gov. Scott Walker veto them. That includes, for example, a provision that would
Dem Sen. Jon Erpenbach today slamming Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, for authoring the bills, but not having the “guts” to testify on them before the Joint Finance Committee. “If you don’t have enough guts to show up and testify
Contacts: Beth Swedeen, (608) 266-1166; beth.swedeen@wisconsin.gov Lisa Pugh, (608) 469-9385; pugh@thearc.org Kristin Kerschensteiner, (608) 267-0217; kitk@drwi.org MADISON- The Survival Coalition of more than 30 disability organizations is concerned about potential consequences of two bills the Republican State Legislature is fast-tracking
Contact: Steve Peters, steve.peters@legis.wi.gov or 608-266-3512 Peaceful Transition of Power and Will of the People Thwarted I’ve seen this letter many times before, but with the recent passing of George H.W. Bush fresh in our collective conscience, its words and its sentiment
Contact: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org MADISON – On Nov. 6, Wisconsin rejected the destructive agenda and policies of the Walker Administration when the majority of voters elected Tony Evers governor and Josh Kaul attorney general.
Contact: Barbara Beckert, 414-292-2724 or barbara.beckert@drwi.org Madison, WI- Disability Rights Wisconsin is deeply concerned by the Legislature’s rush to push forward bills released late Friday in the Extraordinary Session planned for today. The proposals give oversight of Wisconsin Medicaid waivers
Contact: Beth Swedeen, (608) 266-1166 Friday afternoon the legislature released a package of bills for the first time, some of which could have significant consequences for people with disabilities and their families. The bills would limit the authority of the new
Contact: Cass Bowers, ACLU of Wisconsin, 414-272-4032, ext. 217, media@aclu-wi.org At its meeting, December 1st, the ACLU of Wisconsin’s Board of Directors strongly condemned the unfair spirit and underhanded manner in which the hundreds of pages of proposed changes were issued by the
Indivisible Madison calls for people statewide to ”Pack the Capitol” for the JFC Hearing on Mon., Dec. 3 at 12:30 pm – and the #RESPECTMYVOTE rally on Mon., Dec. 3 at 5:30pm Wisconsin Republican leaders will not #RESPECTMYVOTE. These elected officials refuse
Contact: Bobby Peterson, (608)261-6939 ext. 201 or Brynne McBride (608)261-6939 ext. 210 Madison, WI – This week, the Wisconsin Legislature intends to pass what it calls “preexisting condition protections” in a lame duck legislative session. If it’s anything like the previous bill
Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement regarding Wisconsin’s Joint Finance Committee taking up legislation today aimed at weakening the authority of incoming Democratic officials. “Wisconsin Republicans’ shameful and undemocratic last-minute attempt to override the vote
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 GOP Anti-Voter Plot Would Directly Contradict Court Decision Protecting Early Voting Rights MADISON, Wis. — A 2016 federal court ruling in the voting rights case One Wisconsin Institute, et. al. v. Thomsen, et. al. struck
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 4, 2018 CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Tuesday urged the legislature to pass regulatory reform legislation that would bolster legislative oversight and bring about more transparency to the administrative rule-making process. The legislation builds on the reforms implemented by
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Rep. Don Vruwink December 4, 2018 608-266-3790 Rep. Don Vruwink (D-Milton) issued the following statement today as the Assembly prepared to act on four bills that would change long-standing laws about how state government operates. The bills are being fast-tracked through the legislative process a month
The machinations now underway by the Republican majority in the Wisconsin State Legislature are more in line with what one might imagine from a third-rate power which does not quite yet grasp the meaning of a working republic.
Governor-elect Evers has the opportunity, right out of the gate, to take the lead and propose fundamental reform in Wisconsin’s system of transportation finance.
Governor-elect Tony Evers is calling on the members of the the Joint Committee on Finance to oppose any extraordinary session legislation, saying the bills represent “unfettered attempts to override and ignore” what voters decided in the midterm election. In written testimony sent to the state’s powerful budget committee, Evers hit
JFC Co-chair John Nygren argued during today’s public hearing some of the changes included in the bills are things GOP lawmakers have tried before only to have Gov. Scott Walker veto them. That includes, for example, a provision that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs notifying the JFC when
Dem Sen. Jon Erpenbach today slamming Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, for authoring the bills, but not having the “guts” to testify on them before the Joint Finance Committee. “If you don’t have enough guts to show up and testify and defend this stuff, it shouldn’t be introduced in the
Contacts: Beth Swedeen, (608) 266-1166; beth.swedeen@wisconsin.gov Lisa Pugh, (608) 469-9385; pugh@thearc.org Kristin Kerschensteiner, (608) 267-0217; kitk@drwi.org MADISON- The Survival Coalition of more than 30 disability organizations is concerned about potential consequences of two bills the Republican State Legislature is fast-tracking today. Specifically, AB1072 will create obstacles and increase the time
Contact: Steve Peters, steve.peters@legis.wi.gov or 608-266-3512 Peaceful Transition of Power and Will of the People Thwarted I’ve seen this letter many times before, but with the recent passing of George H.W. Bush fresh in our collective conscience, its words and its sentiment hold additional significance. This note symbolizes many of its author’s
Contact: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org MADISON – On Nov. 6, Wisconsin rejected the destructive agenda and policies of the Walker Administration when the majority of voters elected Tony Evers governor and Josh Kaul attorney general. Rather than accept the will of the people, in a
Contact: Barbara Beckert, 414-292-2724 or barbara.beckert@drwi.org Madison, WI- Disability Rights Wisconsin is deeply concerned by the Legislature’s rush to push forward bills released late Friday in the Extraordinary Session planned for today. The proposals give oversight of Wisconsin Medicaid waivers to the legislature, leaving state agencies potentially unable to carry
Contact: Beth Swedeen, (608) 266-1166 Friday afternoon the legislature released a package of bills for the first time, some of which could have significant consequences for people with disabilities and their families. The bills would limit the authority of the new Governor to make changes to state programs, including Medicaid waiver
Contact: Cass Bowers, ACLU of Wisconsin, 414-272-4032, ext. 217, media@aclu-wi.org At its meeting, December 1st, the ACLU of Wisconsin’s Board of Directors strongly condemned the unfair spirit and underhanded manner in which the hundreds of pages of proposed changes were issued by the legislature during a lame duck session. This costly legislative overreach
Indivisible Madison calls for people statewide to ”Pack the Capitol” for the JFC Hearing on Mon., Dec. 3 at 12:30 pm – and the #RESPECTMYVOTE rally on Mon., Dec. 3 at 5:30pm Wisconsin Republican leaders will not #RESPECTMYVOTE. These elected officials refuse to accept election results that saw Democrats take every statewide
Contact: Bobby Peterson, (608)261-6939 ext. 201 or Brynne McBride (608)261-6939 ext. 210 Madison, WI – This week, the Wisconsin Legislature intends to pass what it calls “preexisting condition protections” in a lame duck legislative session. If it’s anything like the previous bill that failed to make it out of the Wisconsin Senate,
Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement regarding Wisconsin’s Joint Finance Committee taking up legislation today aimed at weakening the authority of incoming Democratic officials. “Wisconsin Republicans’ shameful and undemocratic last-minute attempt to override the vote of the people is more becoming of a third world
