Rep. Sinicki: Majority party again guts local control

Madison, WI – Representative Christine Sinicki (D-Milwaukee) commented about committee passage of Assembly Bill 24, which may come to the Assembly floor for a full vote and has already passed the Senate: “On Thursday, Republicans in the Assembly Labor Committee

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Rep. Katsma: Job Creation Bill Passes in State Legislature

Madison—Assembly Bill 1/Senate Bill 1, authored by Representative Terry Katsma (R–Oostburg) and Senator Devin LeMahieu (R–Oostburg), has been passed by both houses of the state legislature and is headed to Governor Scott Walker for approval. Masters Gallery Foods, Inc., a

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Rep. Wachs: Appointed to Building Commission

MADISON- Representative Dana Wachs (D-Eau Claire) issued the following statement after being appointed to the Wisconsin State Building Commission for the 2017-2018 session: “I am honored to be appointed to the Building Commission. The work of this Commission to improve

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WisPolitics.com Congressional Staff Directory

1st CD: Paul Ryan Speaker’s Office H-232 The Capitol Washington D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-0600 Fax: (202) 225-5117 Chief of Staff: Jonathan Burks: jonathan.burks@mail.house.gov Deputy Chief of Staff: Andy Speth: andy.speth@mail.house.gov Counselor to the Speaker: Brendan Buck: brendan.buck@mail.house.gov Director of

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FRI REPORT: Federal waivers needed for some of Walker’s welfare proposals

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Federal waivers needed for some of Walker’s welfare proposals Top GOP, conservative donors vastly outpaced leading Dem, left-leaning contributors in 2016 Ribble donates $120k to charity as he winds down campaign account Fitzgerald waiting on Duffy

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U.S. Rep. Pocan: House Democrats Urge Office of Government Ethics to Examine Kellyanne Conway’s Public Endorsement of Ivanka Trump’s Product Line

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) led a letter with 41 House Democrats to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) urging a review of potential ethics violations concerning Kellyanne Conway’s recent public comments encouraging Americans to purchase items from the fashion line produced by President Trump’s daughter, Ivanka

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Rep. Sinicki: Majority party again guts local control

Madison, WI – Representative Christine Sinicki (D-Milwaukee) commented about committee passage of Assembly Bill 24, which may come to the Assembly floor for a full vote and has already passed the Senate: “On Thursday, Republicans in the Assembly Labor Committee insisted on passing AB 24, which forbids local governments from

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Rep. Katsma: Job Creation Bill Passes in State Legislature

Madison—Assembly Bill 1/Senate Bill 1, authored by Representative Terry Katsma (R–Oostburg) and Senator Devin LeMahieu (R–Oostburg), has been passed by both houses of the state legislature and is headed to Governor Scott Walker for approval. Masters Gallery Foods, Inc., a national supplier of cheese products headquartered in Plymouth, WI, recently

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Rep. Wachs: Appointed to Building Commission

MADISON- Representative Dana Wachs (D-Eau Claire) issued the following statement after being appointed to the Wisconsin State Building Commission for the 2017-2018 session: “I am honored to be appointed to the Building Commission. The work of this Commission to improve and maintain state facilities and oversee new buildings is extremely

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WisPolitics.com Congressional Staff Directory

1st CD: Paul Ryan Speaker’s Office H-232 The Capitol Washington D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-0600 Fax: (202) 225-5117 Chief of Staff: Jonathan Burks: jonathan.burks@mail.house.gov Deputy Chief of Staff: Andy Speth: andy.speth@mail.house.gov Counselor to the Speaker: Brendan Buck: brendan.buck@mail.house.gov Director of House Operations: Jennifer Hemingway: jennifer.hemingway@mail.house.gov National Security Advisor: Jeff Dressler:

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One Wisconsin Now: John Humphries Takes All Sides on School Funding Issue

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — John Humphries, candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction, is at it again, this time taking all sides of the issue of public school funding. According to media reports and his public statements he agrees, disagrees and is a firm maybe to

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