U.S. Sens. Johnson, Ernst: Re-introduce bill to protect VA whistleblowers
Thursday, Mar 9, 2017
Contact: Mark Bednar, 202-738-0744 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sean Duffy (R-WI), chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, today held a hearing titled “Flood Insurance Reform: FEMA’s Perspective.” In recent weeks, Congressman Duffy and his staff have taken more
Contact: Chris Borgerding, 608-266-5350 Madison- Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) released the following statement after introducing LRB 2171/1 with Senator Rob Cowles (R-Green Bay): “Yesterday I released LRB 2171/1 with Senator Rob Cowles. This important piece of legislation will provide relief and
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Wisconsin is Working – Literally.” Hi, Scott Walker here. Wisconsin is Working – literally. Today, we received more good news as our unemployment rate dropped
Contact: Stephanie Wilson Miller, 608.267.8823 (o), 920.470.4618 (c) Today Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced Dane County will be allocating $1 million for the Tree Lane affordable housing project in partnership with the city of Madison. The project, located at 7933 Tree Lane in
The Assembly today voted 68-31 on a constitutional amendment that would eliminate the state treasurer’s office, putting the question before voters in an April 2018 referendum. In addition to eliminating the office, the proposal would change the state constitution to replace
Contact: Courtney Beyer, 608-266-5810 (MADISON) –At the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) testified yesterday on Senate Bill 48 which would allow municipalities to authorize water utility services to fund the replacement of both private and public
Contact: Senator Cowles ~ 800.334.1465 Representative Summerfield ~ 888.534.0067 MADISON- Today, in a move to tackle the ever growing crime spree of credit card skimmers being used to steal credit card information and commit identity theft, Senator Robert Cowles
Contact: Courtney Beyer, 608-266-5810 (MADISON) – At the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) testified yesterday on Senate Bill 48 which would allow municipalities to authorize water utility services to fund the replacement of both private
Contact: Sen. Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) 608-266-5490 Sen. Janet Bewley (D-Delta) 608-266-3510 GOP denies reality on job losses while defending lavish tax break to the top 1% MADISON, WI – Republican politicians continue to display their lack of private sector
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker traveled to Oakfield today to visit Oakfield Middle School/High School. While there, he highlighted the significant K-12 investments included in his Executive Budget proposal, including $649 million in new state
Wisconsin is the only state where treasurer doesn’t oversee cash management.
We need meaningful, comprehensive solutions to prevent the continued exacerbation of lead-related issues, and I can think of no better issue to demonstrate the Legislature’s capacity to transcend partisanship than on addressing the lead crisis in Wisconsin.
More than it used to be, but Mayor Tom Barrett fails to count all the state’s funding to the city or how much other communities give.
Contact: Senator Jon Erpenbach 608-266-6670 Madison – Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) circulated a bill today to reestablish Legislative oversight of revenue overages from the care of veterans in state veteran’s nursing home facilities. Room for repair and improvements at the
Where does the buck stop in Madison?
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on Republicans’ health care overhaul.
Nobody voted for Republicans to keep the most objectionable parts of the Affordable Care Act.
They had seven years while vehemently opposing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which played out as the unaffordable Care Act, to craft with an elegant plan for governing the health care industry – nearly one-fifth of the U.S. economy. Instead they made least-wurst sausage.
Contact: Mark Bednar, 202-738-0744 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sean Duffy (R-WI), chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, today held a hearing titled “Flood Insurance Reform: FEMA’s Perspective.” In recent weeks, Congressman Duffy and his staff have taken more than 50 meetings with stakeholders in order to receive feedback
Contact: Chris Borgerding, 608-266-5350 Madison- Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) released the following statement after introducing LRB 2171/1 with Senator Rob Cowles (R-Green Bay): “Yesterday I released LRB 2171/1 with Senator Rob Cowles. This important piece of legislation will provide relief and access to clean water, a basic right that most of
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Wisconsin is Working – Literally.” Hi, Scott Walker here. Wisconsin is Working – literally. Today, we received more good news as our unemployment rate dropped in Wisconsin to 3.9 percent in January. That’s the lowest
Contact: Stephanie Wilson Miller, 608.267.8823 (o), 920.470.4618 (c) Today Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced Dane County will be allocating $1 million for the Tree Lane affordable housing project in partnership with the city of Madison. The project, located at 7933 Tree Lane in the City of Madison, costs approximately $11.7 million. The City
The Assembly today voted 68-31 on a constitutional amendment that would eliminate the state treasurer’s office, putting the question before voters in an April 2018 referendum. In addition to eliminating the office, the proposal would change the state constitution to replace the treasurer with the lieutenant governor on the Board of
Contact: Courtney Beyer, 608-266-5810 (MADISON) –At the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) testified yesterday on Senate Bill 48 which would allow municipalities to authorize water utility services to fund the replacement of both private and public sections of lead service lines, not just the lines that the
Contact: Senator Cowles ~ 800.334.1465 Representative Summerfield ~ 888.534.0067 MADISON- Today, in a move to tackle the ever growing crime spree of credit card skimmers being used to steal credit card information and commit identity theft, Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) and Representative Rob Summerfield (R-Bloomer), circulated for co-sponsorship,
Contact: Courtney Beyer, 608-266-5810 (MADISON) – At the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) testified yesterday on Senate Bill 48 which would allow municipalities to authorize water utility services to fund the replacement of both private and public sections of lead service lines, not just the
Contact: Sen. Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) 608-266-5490 Sen. Janet Bewley (D-Delta) 608-266-3510 GOP denies reality on job losses while defending lavish tax break to the top 1% MADISON, WI – Republican politicians continue to display their lack of private sector experience by relying on outdated political talking points to defend
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker traveled to Oakfield today to visit Oakfield Middle School/High School. While there, he highlighted the significant K-12 investments included in his Executive Budget proposal, including $649 million in new state aids for all of Wisconsin’s K-12 schools and an increase
Wisconsin is the only state where treasurer doesn’t oversee cash management.
We need meaningful, comprehensive solutions to prevent the continued exacerbation of lead-related issues, and I can think of no better issue to demonstrate the Legislature’s capacity to transcend partisanship than on addressing the lead crisis in Wisconsin.
More than it used to be, but Mayor Tom Barrett fails to count all the state’s funding to the city or how much other communities give.
Contact: Senator Jon Erpenbach 608-266-6670 Madison – Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) circulated a bill today to reestablish Legislative oversight of revenue overages from the care of veterans in state veteran’s nursing home facilities. Room for repair and improvements at the Veterans Home at King were highlighted again in the “for
Where does the buck stop in Madison?
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on Republicans’ health care overhaul.
Nobody voted for Republicans to keep the most objectionable parts of the Affordable Care Act.
They had seven years while vehemently opposing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which played out as the unaffordable Care Act, to craft with an elegant plan for governing the health care industry – nearly one-fifth of the U.S. economy. Instead they made least-wurst sausage.