Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The backers of two competing bills aimed at preventing the “heckler’s veto” on college campuses disagreed today on which version is stronger. But liberal critics are slamming both versions as proposals that
The Joint Finance Committee will take up Veterans Affairs, the PSC and the Medicaid Services Administration when it meets May 11. The committee also plans to take up Financial Institutions and Safety and Professional Services. It’s scheduled to meet at
Contact: Tony Palese, tony.palese@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 MADISON, WI – With top Republican politicians in Wisconsin gridlocked over how to address the state’s transportation funding deficit, Democratic lawmakers want to break the stalemate by creating a Joint Transportation Committee to craft a
Dem leggie leaders are calling for a Joint Transportation Committee evenly split between the two parties to find a long-term funding solution. But a spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said leaders worked carefully to appoint committee membership
Lawmakers today raised concerns over a state education plan that looks to cut the achievement gap in half within the next six years without making a push for funding equity across districts in the state. Still, they largely praised the
Some Senate GOP conservatives are raising concerns about lowering the excise tax on gas, but applying the state sales tax to fuel sales, a key plank of Rep. Dale Kooyenga’s transportation plan. Kooyenga, R-Brookfield, has not formally released details of
Further Information Contact: Rep. Adam Neylon (608) 266-5120 Madison— Today State Representative Adam Neylon (R-Pewaukee) issued the following statement in response to the passage of Assembly Bill 42 in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs: “Assembly Bill 42, also known
Two business property tax hike bills are being routed for co-sponsorship at the Capitol and WMC is opposed to the business tax hike. We respectfully request that you decline to co-sponsor the tax hike plans LRB-0372 and LRB-0373. The legislation
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI), Justin Amash (R-MI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Conyers (D-MI), Jim McGovern (D-MA) and 10 other members of Congress sent a bipartisan letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis urgently calling
Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 MADISON- Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay), Co-Chairman of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, issued the following statement after 2017 Senate Bill 85 passed the Senate Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs this morning:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAURIE FISCHER 920-366-1880 info@americandairycoalitioninc.com The American Dairy Coalition applauds Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, for introducing desperately needed legislation to secure workers to milk cows throughout the nation.
With several major contenders refusing to run for governor in 2018, Wisconsin Democrats continue to struggle to recruit a serious candidate. Now, a new report details how their latest prospect Daniel Speckhard – the former U.S. Ambassador to Greece –
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Republican efforts to create “safe spaces” for conservative provocateurs to promote racist, sexist, xenophobic and homophobic ideologies on university campuses hit a new low today with a bill authored by
Contact: Rep. Dana Wachs, 608-266-7461 Rep. Nick Milroy, 608-266-0640 MADISON-On Wednesday, May 3, State Representatives Dana Wachs and Nick Milroy held a press conference to introduce the “Save Our Deer” Act. This proposal would help to prevent the spread of
MADISON – Last week, former Marco Rubio economic adviser Noah Williams released a paper on the Manufacturing and Agriculture Tax Credit (MAC), touting the success of the $654 million corporate tax giveaway that mainly benefits Wisconsin’s wealthy. Under the MAC,
The People’s Budget is a plan to actually help working Americans who have felt left behind by an economy rigged against them.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The backers of two competing bills aimed at preventing the “heckler’s veto” on college campuses disagreed today on which version is stronger. But liberal critics are slamming both versions as proposals that would create “safe spaces for racists.” The bills aim to
The Joint Finance Committee will take up Veterans Affairs, the PSC and the Medicaid Services Administration when it meets May 11. The committee also plans to take up Financial Institutions and Safety and Professional Services. It’s scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. See the hearing notice. … Please log
Contact: Tony Palese, tony.palese@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 MADISON, WI – With top Republican politicians in Wisconsin gridlocked over how to address the state’s transportation funding deficit, Democratic lawmakers want to break the stalemate by creating a Joint Transportation Committee to craft a long-term funding solution. Senate Democratic Leader Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse)
Dem leggie leaders are calling for a Joint Transportation Committee evenly split between the two parties to find a long-term funding solution. But a spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said leaders worked carefully to appoint committee membership ahead of the session and to rework the structure now
Lawmakers today raised concerns over a state education plan that looks to cut the achievement gap in half within the next six years without making a push for funding equity across districts in the state. Still, they largely praised the DPI plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds
Some Senate GOP conservatives are raising concerns about lowering the excise tax on gas, but applying the state sales tax to fuel sales, a key plank of Rep. Dale Kooyenga’s transportation plan. Kooyenga, R-Brookfield, has not formally released details of his plan, which he’s scheduled to discuss with his caucus
Further Information Contact: Rep. Adam Neylon (608) 266-5120 Madison— Today State Representative Adam Neylon (R-Pewaukee) issued the following statement in response to the passage of Assembly Bill 42 in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs: “Assembly Bill 42, also known as the REINS Act, is legislation that will ensure unelected
Two business property tax hike bills are being routed for co-sponsorship at the Capitol and WMC is opposed to the business tax hike. We respectfully request that you decline to co-sponsor the tax hike plans LRB-0372 and LRB-0373. The legislation will dramatically change how property is valued in Wisconsin. This
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI), Justin Amash (R-MI), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Conyers (D-MI), Jim McGovern (D-MA) and 10 other members of Congress sent a bipartisan letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis urgently calling on him to brief Congress at his “earliest opportunity” before
Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 MADISON- Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay), Co-Chairman of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, issued the following statement after 2017 Senate Bill 85 passed the Senate Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs this morning: “I am pleased to say that both the Senate Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAURIE FISCHER 920-366-1880 info@americandairycoalitioninc.com The American Dairy Coalition applauds Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, for introducing desperately needed legislation to secure workers to milk cows throughout the nation. The bill he introduced today is called the “State Sponsored
With several major contenders refusing to run for governor in 2018, Wisconsin Democrats continue to struggle to recruit a serious candidate. Now, a new report details how their latest prospect Daniel Speckhard – the former U.S. Ambassador to Greece – has a troubled past, including a failed career in the
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Republican efforts to create “safe spaces” for conservative provocateurs to promote racist, sexist, xenophobic and homophobic ideologies on university campuses hit a new low today with a bill authored by State Sen. Leah Vukmir. According to the provisions of the
Contact: Rep. Dana Wachs, 608-266-7461 Rep. Nick Milroy, 608-266-0640 MADISON-On Wednesday, May 3, State Representatives Dana Wachs and Nick Milroy held a press conference to introduce the “Save Our Deer” Act. This proposal would help to prevent the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) from infected deer farms in Wisconsin.
MADISON – Last week, former Marco Rubio economic adviser Noah Williams released a paper on the Manufacturing and Agriculture Tax Credit (MAC), touting the success of the $654 million corporate tax giveaway that mainly benefits Wisconsin’s wealthy. Under the MAC, 88 percent of the multimillion dollar giveaway goes to people
The People’s Budget is a plan to actually help working Americans who have felt left behind by an economy rigged against them.