Rep. Shankland: To hold office hours on Friday

Contact: (608) 267-9649 STEVENS POINT – Representative Katrina Shankland (D–Stevens Point) is pleased to announce her upcoming office hours on Friday, July 28. She will be holding her office hours at the Aging and Disability Resource Center in the multipurpose

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NAIOP Wisconsin: Property rights legislation introduced

Contact: Jim Villa (414) 622-0006 NAIOP Wisconsin CEO Jim Villa issued the following on the introduction of the Property Rights Bills by Senator Tom Tiffany and Representative Adam Jarchow. “Thank you Senator Tiffany and Representative Jarchow for introducing commonsense legislation

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Speaker Ryan: Statement on Senator John McCain

Contact: AshLee Strong, Doug Andres (202) 225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on Senator John McCain: “John McCain has always been a warrior. It’s who he is. I know John is going to fight this with

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Statement on Senator John McCain

Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) issued the following statement after it was announced Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has been diagnosed with brain cancer: “Since joining the Senate, it has been a great privilege to get

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Rep. Shankland: To hold office hours on Friday

Contact: (608) 267-9649 STEVENS POINT – Representative Katrina Shankland (D–Stevens Point) is pleased to announce her upcoming office hours on Friday, July 28. She will be holding her office hours at the Aging and Disability Resource Center in the multipurpose room. Given the recent discussion of the federal healthcare bill

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NAIOP Wisconsin: Property rights legislation introduced

Contact: Jim Villa (414) 622-0006 NAIOP Wisconsin CEO Jim Villa issued the following on the introduction of the Property Rights Bills by Senator Tom Tiffany and Representative Adam Jarchow. “Thank you Senator Tiffany and Representative Jarchow for introducing commonsense legislation to instill certainty to the regulatory processes associated with developing,

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Wisconsin Justice Initiative: Schimel should return predatory lender donation

Contact: Gretchen Schuldt, WJI executive director 414-331-0724 gretchen@wjiinc.org July 20, 2017 – Attorney General Brad Schimel should return the $2,500 campaign donation he received from a predatory loan company executive who was in business with a suspected mob associate, the Wisconsin Justice Initiative said Thursday. “The reality and the optics

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Speaker Ryan: Statement on Senator John McCain

Contact: AshLee Strong, Doug Andres (202) 225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on Senator John McCain: “John McCain has always been a warrior. It’s who he is. I know John is going to fight this with the same sheer force of will that has earned him

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Sources say guv floats new idea to break transpo impasse

Looking to break the budget impasse, Gov. Scott Walker has floated the possibility of nixing his income tax cuts and instead directing that money to transportation projects, according to multiple GOP sources. The sources said the motivation behind the suggestion is twofold. One, by paying cash for some projects with

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Statement on Senator John McCain

Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) issued the following statement after it was announced Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has been diagnosed with brain cancer: “Since joining the Senate, it has been a great privilege to get to know and become friends with John. He is a

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Budget BLOG

Vos says Assembly GOP digesting Senate Republican budget proposal

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told reporters Wednesday his caucus is taking its time to digest the Senate’s budget proposal but the Rochester Republican raised doubts about borrowing $712 million for roads. The Senate plan to borrow that amount goes above the $500 million that Gov. Scott Walker initially proposed —

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Vos says Assembly GOP digesting Senate Republican budget proposal

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told reporters Wednesday his caucus is taking its time to digest the Senate’s budget proposal but the Rochester Republican raised doubts about borrowing $712 million for roads. The Senate plan to borrow that amount goes above the $500 million that Gov. Scott Walker initially proposed —

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