Contact: Sen. Janet Bewley (D – Ashland) (608)266-3510 MADISON, WI – Senator Janet Bewley (D-Ashland) offered the weekly Democratic radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen16/bewleyradio041917.mp3 A written transcript of the address
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Supreme Court has rejected a petition from 54 retired judges and justices to change its recusal rules, with the conservative majority voting to keep the current standards in place. Justice
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 $39.2 million investment would eliminate waiting list for children with developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, or severe emotional disturbances Menasha – Governor Scott Walker visited Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin, Inc. today in Menasha to highlight
Contact: Zach Madden, 608-266-7521(office), 608-620-3884 (cell) MADISON – Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) released the following statement regarding an anemic package of Republican bills passed by the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform under the guise of addressing homelessness. “Republicans are fooling
Contact: Dan Duchniak, (262) 409-4440 w, (262) 352-5142 c dduchniak@waukesha-water.com Shawn N. Reilly, Mayor of the City of Waukesha, issued the following statement regarding the Great Lakes Compact Council’s decision to reaffirm its approval for Waukesha to access Lake Michigan as its future
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker announced today that the state will receive $7,636,938 in federal grant money to help combat the state’s opioid epidemic. “These funds will help fuel our aggressive response to the drug
Contact: Scott Fitzgerald, (608)-266-5660 [Madison, WI] Today, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, along with several other Wisconsin State Legislators, held a conference call with Canadian officials to discuss the ongoing dairy crisis affecting dozens of Wisconsin farmers. The following officials
Fitzgerald today expressed disappointment that Canadian officials haven’t “demonstrated the sense of urgency” Wisconsin officials have shown over a dairy trade dispute. State officials have pushed the Trump administration to call for a change in Canada’s trade policies, saying a
Two GOP lawmakers took to Twitter and statements this afternoon to debate the UW System budget and the tuition freeze. It began when Sen. Steve Nass sent out a press release criticizing comments that Joint Finance Committee Co-Chair John Nygren
Gov. Scott Walker is touting the state dropping its unemployment rate to 3.4 percent, the lowest it’s been since April 2000, as “the latest sign of strength for Wisconsin’s economy.” The figure for last month is down 0.3 percentage points
An Assembly committee today signed off on four GOP-authored bills to address homelessness, with two of them passing unanimously. One bill from Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, would create an interagency council that
Daniel Speckhard, a former ambassador who now works for Lutheran World Relief in Baltimore, has emerged as another possible Dem candidate for guv, according to sources. Speckhard, who did not return a message left at his office this afternoon, was
Shilling today appointed Milwaukee attorney Jeralyn Wendelberger to replace former AG Peg Lautenschlager on the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. According to Shilling’s office, Wendelberger’s background includes specializing in business and employment law, campaign finance and election law, and civil rights. She
Jennifer Shilling today slammed Scott Fitzgerald’s criticism of Sentry hiring their former Dem colleague Julie Lassa as a lobbyist, saying the Juneau Republican “can’t demonstrate some political class and just be magnanimous about this announcement.” Fitzgerald, the Senate majority leader,
The state Supreme Court has rejected a petition from 54 retired judges and justices to change its recusal rules, with the conservative majority voting to keep the current standards in place. Justice Annette Ziegler, who made a motion to dismiss
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Putting Wisconsin Taxpayers First.” Hi, Scott Walker here. We are putting Wisconsin taxpayers first. With our latest state budget, we will provide more
Contact: Rep. Patrick Snyder, (608) 266-0655 Homelessness legislative package moves next to Assembly floor Madison… Today, the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform voted unanimously to send Assembly Bill 235, authored by Rep. Patrick Snyder (Schofield), to the Assembly floor. AB
Contact: Rep. Subeck, (608) 266-7521 Rep. Zamarripa, (608) 267-7669 Rep. Brostoff, (608) 266-0650 MADISON– Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison), Representative JoCasta Zamarripa (D-Milwaukee), and Representative Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) introduced legislation which would establish a process for individuals with special needs, including
Contact: Sen. Janet Bewley (D – Ashland) (608)266-3510 MADISON, WI – Senator Janet Bewley (D-Ashland) offered the weekly Democratic radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen16/bewleyradio041917.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hello, this is State Senator Janet Bewley with
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The state Supreme Court has rejected a petition from 54 retired judges and justices to change its recusal rules, with the conservative majority voting to keep the current standards in place. Justice Annette Ziegler, who made a motion to dismiss the petition,
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 $39.2 million investment would eliminate waiting list for children with developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, or severe emotional disturbances Menasha – Governor Scott Walker visited Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin, Inc. today in Menasha to highlight his commitment to protecting Wisconsin’s most vulnerable and improving the
Contact: Zach Madden, 608-266-7521(office), 608-620-3884 (cell) MADISON – Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) released the following statement regarding an anemic package of Republican bills passed by the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform under the guise of addressing homelessness. “Republicans are fooling themselves if they believe they can address homelessness without tackling
Contact: Dan Duchniak, (262) 409-4440 w, (262) 352-5142 c dduchniak@waukesha-water.com Shawn N. Reilly, Mayor of the City of Waukesha, issued the following statement regarding the Great Lakes Compact Council’s decision to reaffirm its approval for Waukesha to access Lake Michigan as its future drinking water source. “Today was a tremendous day for the
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker announced today that the state will receive $7,636,938 in federal grant money to help combat the state’s opioid epidemic. “These funds will help fuel our aggressive response to the drug epidemic that is affecting Wisconsin and the nation,” said Governor
Contact: Scott Fitzgerald, (608)-266-5660 [Madison, WI] Today, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, along with several other Wisconsin State Legislators, held a conference call with Canadian officials to discuss the ongoing dairy crisis affecting dozens of Wisconsin farmers. The following officials represented Canada on the call: Frederic Seppey, Chief Agriculture Negotiator,
Fitzgerald today expressed disappointment that Canadian officials haven’t “demonstrated the sense of urgency” Wisconsin officials have shown over a dairy trade dispute. State officials have pushed the Trump administration to call for a change in Canada’s trade policies, saying a recent policy decision led a company to cut the contracts
Two GOP lawmakers took to Twitter and statements this afternoon to debate the UW System budget and the tuition freeze. It began when Sen. Steve Nass sent out a press release criticizing comments that Joint Finance Committee Co-Chair John Nygren has made, showing he’s open to ending the in-state tuition
Gov. Scott Walker is touting the state dropping its unemployment rate to 3.4 percent, the lowest it’s been since April 2000, as “the latest sign of strength for Wisconsin’s economy.” The figure for last month is down 0.3 percentage points from February and remains lower than the national unemployment rate,
An Assembly committee today signed off on four GOP-authored bills to address homelessness, with two of them passing unanimously. One bill from Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, would create an interagency council that would find ways for state agencies to collaborate on the
Daniel Speckhard, a former ambassador who now works for Lutheran World Relief in Baltimore, has emerged as another possible Dem candidate for guv, according to sources. Speckhard, who did not return a message left at his office this afternoon, was born in Clintonville and has a master’s degree in public
Shilling today appointed Milwaukee attorney Jeralyn Wendelberger to replace former AG Peg Lautenschlager on the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. According to Shilling’s office, Wendelberger’s background includes specializing in business and employment law, campaign finance and election law, and civil rights. She also previously served as vice president of Legal Affairs and
Jennifer Shilling today slammed Scott Fitzgerald’s criticism of Sentry hiring their former Dem colleague Julie Lassa as a lobbyist, saying the Juneau Republican “can’t demonstrate some political class and just be magnanimous about this announcement.” Fitzgerald, the Senate majority leader, told WisPolitics.com yesterday he hoped Sentry would reverse its decision
The state Supreme Court has rejected a petition from 54 retired judges and justices to change its recusal rules, with the conservative majority voting to keep the current standards in place. Justice Annette Ziegler, who made a motion to dismiss the petition, said the proposed rule changes wouldn’t stand constitutional
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Putting Wisconsin Taxpayers First.” Hi, Scott Walker here. We are putting Wisconsin taxpayers first. With our latest state budget, we will provide more than $8 billion worth of tax relief over eight years.
Contact: Rep. Patrick Snyder, (608) 266-0655 Homelessness legislative package moves next to Assembly floor Madison… Today, the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform voted unanimously to send Assembly Bill 235, authored by Rep. Patrick Snyder (Schofield), to the Assembly floor. AB 235 is part of a legislative package introduced by Assembly
Contact: Rep. Subeck, (608) 266-7521 Rep. Zamarripa, (608) 267-7669 Rep. Brostoff, (608) 266-0650 MADISON– Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison), Representative JoCasta Zamarripa (D-Milwaukee), and Representative Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) introduced legislation which would establish a process for individuals with special needs, including non-English speakers, those in need of sign language interpreters, and