Contact: Brandon Weathersby 608-260-2409 brandonw@wisdems.org MADISON – Democrats know that a strong public education is the key to opening the doors of opportunity for millions of Wisconsinites. Unfortunately, under Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin has walked away from its commitment to strong
Last week (Tuesday, May 9) the Common Council passed a resolution encouraging leaders in the State Legislature to consider a different approach to public safety. The approved package of recommendations (attached) calls for the Legislature to consider going beyond reforms
Five startup companies recently presented their unique business ideas as part of gener8tor’s Premiere Night. Three times a year, the 12-week startup accelerator program invests up to $140,000 in each of five startups, which were whittled down from nearly 700
CONTACT: 608-266-5340 Madison – Representative Dianne Hesselbein will be conducting listening sessions throughout the 79th Assembly District in the upcoming weeks. “It is important for me to travel around the community to hear from constituents about their concerns. People
Contact: wisdomforjustice@gmail.com As the state budget process moves forward, leaders of various WISDOM Task Forces and Workgroups are asking everyone to please contact your State Assembly Representative and State Senator. To find out who your legislators are, or to get their
For Further Information Contact: Nick Novak, 608.258.3400 State Chamber Calls on All Legislators to Co-Sponsor LRB-2593/1 Click here to view this release on our website. MADISON – On Monday, Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) and Joint Committee on Finance Co-Chair
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) 1-608-266-2401 Madison – By sunsetting red tape rules, a new bill will bring sunlight to the bureaucratic process. State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) are
Contact: Joe Fadness media@scottwalker.com At Republican state convention, governor highlights Wisconsin’s bright future as a top 10 state on jobs, education [Madison, Wis.] – Governor Scott Walker made clear over the weekend that he’s ready to continue leading Wisconsin forward, telling
Unfortunately, there are some officers who never make it home at the end of their shift. Each year around this time, we recognize National Police Week, in order to honor the men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice while protecting their communities.
In many ways anti-anti-Trumpism mirrors Donald Trump himself, because at its core there are no fixed values, no respect for constitutional government or ideas of personal character, only a free-floating nihilism cloaked in insult, mockery and bombast. Needless to say, this is not a form of conservatism that Edmund Burke, or even Barry Goldwater, would have recognized.
Trump’s dismissal of Comey was reminiscent of Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre” – the firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox.
Parsing the views of legal experts and media insiders has uncovered reasons on both sides for Trump’s decision to fire FBI director James Comey. Strangely, not a single one has anything to do with Clinton emails.
Comey’s firing was not predicated on his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, which Trump totally applauded at the time and used to great political advantage. Trump’s assertion for Comey’s sudden departure is nothing more than another damnable lie.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on the Trump administration’s Russia-gate controversy.
Almost half of entire tax cut goes to top 4%; poor get tax increase.
This matter has been allowed to slide, and deserves greater attention now that its damaging consequences have moved from the condition and usefulness of our roads to the state budget to the very procedures that are supposed to keep state government operating transparently and effectively.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, May 18: WisPolitics.com luncheon: “Focus on UpLift MKE: Jobs and inner-city Milwaukee.” The luncheon at UW-Milwaukee’s Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee features a panel discussion with Milwaukee County Exec Chris
Contact: Brandon Weathersby 608-260-2409 brandonw@wisdems.org MADISON – Democrats know that a strong public education is the key to opening the doors of opportunity for millions of Wisconsinites. Unfortunately, under Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin has walked away from its commitment to strong public schools by making historic cuts to public education over
Last week (Tuesday, May 9) the Common Council passed a resolution encouraging leaders in the State Legislature to consider a different approach to public safety. The approved package of recommendations (attached) calls for the Legislature to consider going beyond reforms to the juvenile justice system and increasing penalties for certain
Five startup companies recently presented their unique business ideas as part of gener8tor’s Premiere Night. Three times a year, the 12-week startup accelerator program invests up to $140,000 in each of five startups, which were whittled down from nearly 700 applicants this time around. Since it began, the program’s 49
CONTACT: 608-266-5340 Madison – Representative Dianne Hesselbein will be conducting listening sessions throughout the 79th Assembly District in the upcoming weeks. “It is important for me to travel around the community to hear from constituents about their concerns. People have been contacting my office every day to express their
Contact: wisdomforjustice@gmail.com As the state budget process moves forward, leaders of various WISDOM Task Forces and Workgroups are asking everyone to please contact your State Assembly Representative and State Senator. To find out who your legislators are, or to get their contact information, click HERE. We are asking you to share
For Further Information Contact: Nick Novak, 608.258.3400 State Chamber Calls on All Legislators to Co-Sponsor LRB-2593/1 Click here to view this release on our website. MADISON – On Monday, Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) and Joint Committee on Finance Co-Chair Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) began circulating for co-sponsorship LRB-2593/1,
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) 1-608-266-2401 Madison – By sunsetting red tape rules, a new bill will bring sunlight to the bureaucratic process. State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauna) are introducing legislation which would sunset administrative code chapters every seven
Contact: Joe Fadness media@scottwalker.com At Republican state convention, governor highlights Wisconsin’s bright future as a top 10 state on jobs, education [Madison, Wis.] – Governor Scott Walker made clear over the weekend that he’s ready to continue leading Wisconsin forward, telling an energized crowd at the Republican Party of Wisconsin’s state
Unfortunately, there are some officers who never make it home at the end of their shift. Each year around this time, we recognize National Police Week, in order to honor the men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice while protecting their communities.
In many ways anti-anti-Trumpism mirrors Donald Trump himself, because at its core there are no fixed values, no respect for constitutional government or ideas of personal character, only a free-floating nihilism cloaked in insult, mockery and bombast. Needless to say, this is not a form of conservatism that Edmund Burke, or even Barry Goldwater, would have recognized.
Trump’s dismissal of Comey was reminiscent of Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre” – the firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox.
Parsing the views of legal experts and media insiders has uncovered reasons on both sides for Trump’s decision to fire FBI director James Comey. Strangely, not a single one has anything to do with Clinton emails.
Comey’s firing was not predicated on his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, which Trump totally applauded at the time and used to great political advantage. Trump’s assertion for Comey’s sudden departure is nothing more than another damnable lie.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on the Trump administration’s Russia-gate controversy.
Almost half of entire tax cut goes to top 4%; poor get tax increase.
This matter has been allowed to slide, and deserves greater attention now that its damaging consequences have moved from the condition and usefulness of our roads to the state budget to the very procedures that are supposed to keep state government operating transparently and effectively.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, May 18: WisPolitics.com luncheon: “Focus on UpLift MKE: Jobs and inner-city Milwaukee.” The luncheon at UW-Milwaukee’s Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee features a panel discussion with Milwaukee County Exec Chris Abele; DR. Eve Hall, leader of the Milwaukee Urban League;