A recent study on the state’s popular historic rehabilitation tax credit finds the program’s expected to create some 15,000 new jobs as it generates more tax revenue for communities and the state. But Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. CEO Mark Hogan
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind today said he joined House Speaker Paul Ryan and others in visiting NATO countries to “reassure our allies” that Congress remains committed to the alliance. “We’re still all in,” Kind told reporters today. “We believe in
The conservative filmmaker James O’Keefe today slammed Republican AG Brad Schimel for his agency’s review of tapes that he submitted showing a Dem activist talking about busing people from outside the state into Wisconsin. O’Keefe says the videos clearly show
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A new Republican bill would require the UW System to adopt a policy on freedom of expression and sanction students who “interfere with the rights of others” to hear from a controversial
Contact: Robert Miranda, 414-469-4182 Milwaukee – The Milwaukee Water Quality Task Force will convene it’s last meeting on Friday, April 28, 2017. It is anticipated that the task force will be releasing its final report and recommendations at this meeting. The Freshwater
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Contact: Senator Larson, 608.266.7505 MADISON – Senator Chris Larson issued the following statement regarding the circulation of LRB 3273, the Internet Privacy Act, for co-sponsorship. The deadline for legislators to sign on to the bill is Friday, April
Contact: Jeff Sanchez (Murray), (202) 224-5398 Bill Neidhardt (Baldwin), (202) 224-5653 David Kolovson (Pocan), (202) 225-2906 Lawmakers reintroduce Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act to require colleges and universities to establish clear anti-harassment policies LGBTQ youth are twice as likely to be harassed than
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos, (608) 266-3387 Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) unveiled new legislation to protect free speech at UW System schools. The bill fulfills the Assembly Republican promise to protect the First Amendment on college campuses, encouraging the debate of ideas and
Contact: Bill Rubin/Nita Dusek, 715-381-4383 nita@stcroixedc.com On April 26th, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced the preliminary March 2017 unemployment rates for Wisconsin’s 72 counties and the 32 cities with populations greater than 25,000 residents. St. Croix County’s
Contact: Liz Anna Kozik, (630) 768-2662 liz@kozik.net MADISON – Growing up, Liz Anna Kozik didn’t think of the restored prairies around her home in Naperville, Illinois, as a special habitat worth noticing – until she moved to Providence, Rhode Island, where
A recent study on the state’s popular historic rehabilitation tax credit finds the program’s expected to create some 15,000 new jobs as it generates more tax revenue for communities and the state. But Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. CEO Mark Hogan today said the study evaluates the program by different standards
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind today said he joined House Speaker Paul Ryan and others in visiting NATO countries to “reassure our allies” that Congress remains committed to the alliance. “We’re still all in,” Kind told reporters today. “We believe in a strong NATO alliance.” Kind, D-La Crosse, spoke on a
The conservative filmmaker James O’Keefe today slammed Republican AG Brad Schimel for his agency’s review of tapes that he submitted showing a Dem activist talking about busing people from outside the state into Wisconsin. O’Keefe says the videos clearly show evidence of voter fraud, but the state Department of Justice
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A new Republican bill would require the UW System to adopt a policy on freedom of expression and sanction students who “interfere with the rights of others” to hear from a controversial speaker. The bill, authored by Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, would
Contact: Robert Miranda, 414-469-4182 Milwaukee – The Milwaukee Water Quality Task Force will convene it’s last meeting on Friday, April 28, 2017. It is anticipated that the task force will be releasing its final report and recommendations at this meeting. The Freshwater For Life Action Coalition (FLAC) will be attending this meeting
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Contact: Senator Larson, 608.266.7505 MADISON – Senator Chris Larson issued the following statement regarding the circulation of LRB 3273, the Internet Privacy Act, for co-sponsorship. The deadline for legislators to sign on to the bill is Friday, April 28. “The reasonable expectation of privacy and the right to
Contact: Jeff Sanchez (Murray), (202) 224-5398 Bill Neidhardt (Baldwin), (202) 224-5653 David Kolovson (Pocan), (202) 225-2906 Lawmakers reintroduce Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act to require colleges and universities to establish clear anti-harassment policies LGBTQ youth are twice as likely to be harassed than their peers Yet there is no federal requirement that
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos, (608) 266-3387 Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) unveiled new legislation to protect free speech at UW System schools. The bill fulfills the Assembly Republican promise to protect the First Amendment on college campuses, encouraging the debate of ideas and promoting diversity of thought. “Free speech means free speech for
Contact: Bill Rubin/Nita Dusek, 715-381-4383 nita@stcroixedc.com On April 26th, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced the preliminary March 2017 unemployment rates for Wisconsin’s 72 counties and the 32 cities with populations greater than 25,000 residents. St. Croix County’s rate was estimated at 3.7%. For comparison, St. Croix’s final
Contact: Liz Anna Kozik, (630) 768-2662 liz@kozik.net MADISON – Growing up, Liz Anna Kozik didn’t think of the restored prairies around her home in Naperville, Illinois, as a special habitat worth noticing – until she moved to Providence, Rhode Island, where she felt their absence within the New England landscape. She