Contact: Craig Thompson, Executive Director craig.thompson@tdawisconsin.org 608-256-7044 (Madison) — As lawmakers continue to grapple with our state’s transportation budget, the public consensus favors a long-term funding solution that does not rely on running up the state’s credit card. More than
Contact: Senator Frank Lasee Phone: (608) 266-3512 MADISON – On Tuesday, State Senator Frank Lasee (R-De Pere), issued the following statement about the release of the State Senate Republican Budget Proposal: “I am proud to have worked with my State
Contact: Senator Jon Erpenbach, 608-266-6670 “This state budget will spend over $76 billion dollars, more than any other state budget. The money is there to support our schools and our roads; Republicans just have to make that their priority. Our
Contact: Sen. Leah Vukmir (608) 266-2512 Sen.Vukmir@legis.wi.gov Senate budget proposal lowers taxes, funds Wisconsin priorities MADISON, Wis. — Senate Assistant Majority Leader Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, Thursday announced her support for the newly released Senate Republican budget proposal: “Our constituents sent
Senate Republicans today proposed using the general fund and transportation revenues to cover borrowing $712 million to help pay for road construction over the next two years, laying down a marker in the ongoing budget impasse. Of that, $350 million
Contact: Tony Palese, tony.palese@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 Senate Republicans propose more credit card spending, tax breaks for millionaires MADISON – With funding for schools and road projects in jeopardy, Senate Republicans are poised to announce a plan for more state borrowing that already appears
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 GREEN BAY – Governor Scott Walker joined Charter Communications, Inc. leaders at The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Green Bay today to promote broadband access and Spectrum Internet Assist, a low-cost, high-speed
The Affordable Care Act and Healthcare.gov created a way for self-employed and small business owners to buy health coverage.
Contact: info@soudtaxpolicy.com [Madison, Wis.] – Yesterday, the Council for Sound Tax Policy submitted written comments regarding potential tax reform to the United State Senate’s Finance Committee. Senator Orrin Hatch recently requested that stakeholders throughout the nation provide ideals, proposals, and feedback
Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Takes $25,000 Contribution From Marijuana’s Trade Group As Head of Republican Governors Association, While Lobbying to Expand Drug Testing in Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. — Scott Walker has always been a politician willing to do or
In the competition for a big Foxconn plant with an alleged 10,000 workers, bear in mind that Wisconsin has generally been a loser in sweepstakes those big deals.
Airbnb has agreed with Green Bay to collect and remit the city’s 10 percent room tax for all of its Green Bay hosts — the second such pact in the state. Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt authorized this agreement, which
Wisconsin’s major highways are congested, in disrepair, with no Amtrak alternative for relief or a 2017-’19 transportation budget resolution in sight — so let’s not forget who helped set this in motion years ago.
Contact: Craig Thompson, Executive Director craig.thompson@tdawisconsin.org 608-256-7044 (Madison) — As lawmakers continue to grapple with our state’s transportation budget, the public consensus favors a long-term funding solution that does not rely on running up the state’s credit card. More than 550 local units of government have passed resolutions encouraging lawmakers
Contact: Senator Frank Lasee Phone: (608) 266-3512 MADISON – On Tuesday, State Senator Frank Lasee (R-De Pere), issued the following statement about the release of the State Senate Republican Budget Proposal: “I am proud to have worked with my State Senate Republican colleagues to come up with a budget proposal
Contact: Senator Jon Erpenbach, 608-266-6670 “This state budget will spend over $76 billion dollars, more than any other state budget. The money is there to support our schools and our roads; Republicans just have to make that their priority. Our schools have faced over $1.1 billion in cuts in the
Contact: Sen. Leah Vukmir (608) 266-2512 Sen.Vukmir@legis.wi.gov Senate budget proposal lowers taxes, funds Wisconsin priorities MADISON, Wis. — Senate Assistant Majority Leader Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, Thursday announced her support for the newly released Senate Republican budget proposal: “Our constituents sent us here to hold the line on taxes. This budget
Senate Republicans today proposed using the general fund and transportation revenues to cover borrowing $712 million to help pay for road construction over the next two years, laying down a marker in the ongoing budget impasse. Of that, $350 million would be supported by the general fund, while $362 million
Contact: Tony Palese, tony.palese@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 Senate Republicans propose more credit card spending, tax breaks for millionaires MADISON – With funding for schools and road projects in jeopardy, Senate Republicans are poised to announce a plan for more state borrowing that already appears dead on arrival. With a state budget more than two
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 GREEN BAY – Governor Scott Walker joined Charter Communications, Inc. leaders at The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Green Bay today to promote broadband access and Spectrum Internet Assist, a low-cost, high-speed broadband service now offered through Charter Communications. “Every Wisconsin citizen
The Affordable Care Act and Healthcare.gov created a way for self-employed and small business owners to buy health coverage.
Contact: info@soudtaxpolicy.com [Madison, Wis.] – Yesterday, the Council for Sound Tax Policy submitted written comments regarding potential tax reform to the United State Senate’s Finance Committee. Senator Orrin Hatch recently requested that stakeholders throughout the nation provide ideals, proposals, and feedback on how to improve America’s tax system. The comments were
Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Takes $25,000 Contribution From Marijuana’s Trade Group As Head of Republican Governors Association, While Lobbying to Expand Drug Testing in Wisconsin MADISON, Wis. — Scott Walker has always been a politician willing to do or say anything to advance his own political ambitions. But newly
In the competition for a big Foxconn plant with an alleged 10,000 workers, bear in mind that Wisconsin has generally been a loser in sweepstakes those big deals.
Airbnb has agreed with Green Bay to collect and remit the city’s 10 percent room tax for all of its Green Bay hosts — the second such pact in the state. Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt authorized this agreement, which he says is seen as “an opportunity for visitors to
Wisconsin’s major highways are congested, in disrepair, with no Amtrak alternative for relief or a 2017-’19 transportation budget resolution in sight — so let’s not forget who helped set this in motion years ago.