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The mysterious group behind it failed miserably. Why?
The mysterious group behind it failed miserably. Why?
A last-minute financial obstruction thrown by GOP budget-writers yesterday at the City of Milwaukee’s streetcar and home rule powers made perfect sense inside the right-wing echo chamber and fossil-fuel/road-building funding combine that passes for a major political party these days.
Contact: Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (608) 266-0610 MADISON – Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) praised her colleagues on the Joint Finance Committee for approving a motion on the final day of budget deliberation that requires the Department of Revenue to use
CONTACT: Rep. Patrick Snyder (608) 266-0655 Rep. Steve Doyle (608) 266-0631 MADISON –The Speaker’s Task Force on Foster Care is set to hold its second public hearing beginning at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 in Dodgeville. The committee
Jackson’s Blue Ribbon Pub, 11302 W Bluemound Rd. , Wauwatosa. Join the Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce for our Chamber Muster! Meet veterans, professionals, business owners, and community leaders for great conversations and networking on Thursday, September 14th from 5:30PM-9:00PM at Jackson’s Blue Ribbon Pub. Known for
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today announced WEDC is providing Gold Standard Baking Inc. with up to $575,000 in tax credits to support the Illinois company’s expansion in Kenosha County – a project expected to create
Contact: Kelli Simpkins, mickeykelli@gmail.com, 609-532-5532 Madison, WI – It’s déjà vu all over again for families of students with disabilities who have been doing their best for years to raise their voices in opposition to special needs vouchers. In May 2015, a post-midnight vote introduced
The Assembly will be on the floor Sept. 13 to take up the budget and Sept. 14 for the Foxconn bill, according to an email from Majority Leader Jim Steineke. The start times will be announced next week, according to
Contact: Sen. Janet Bewley (D –Ashland) (608)266-3510 MADISON, WI – Senator Janet Bewley (D-Ashland) offered the weekly Democratic radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen16/bewleyradio090717.mp3 A written transcript of the address is
Contact: Olivia Hwang, 608.266.5504 Madison – Assembly Democratic Leader Peter Barca (D – Kenosha) released the following statement on the Republican budget passed in the state’s budget committee this evening: “Republicans should be ashamed of this budget. They spent more
Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Madison- State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) released the following statement regarding a motion in the state budget to provide additional funds to support a half-time Special Prosecutor to assist the Marinette County District Attorney’s
Contact: Matt Sande, (262) 352-0890, Matt.S@ProLifeWI.org Madison – The Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) adopted a budget motion yesterday that would require the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health Services (DHS) to conduct a comprehensive
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker joined Department of Health Services Secretary Linda Seemeyer and leaders in the field of long-term care today to accept the inaugural Pacesetter Prize awarded by The SCAN Foundation. The award,
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 Madison: On Wednesday, the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee (JFC) approved the 2017-2019 State Budget. JFC Co-chairs State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) and State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills)
Contact: Jessica Ward, (414) 422-5712 Leah promises to bring the Wisconsin way to the Senate Brookfield, Wis. – Conservative Republican and State Sen. Leah Vukmir announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate by releasing a new video Thursday. You can
Contact: press@wisdems.org, 608-260-2409 MADISON — Today, a Tea Party, billionaire-backed, Koch brothers disciple announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate. State Senator Leah Vukmir has a long history in Madison of putting her extreme, Tea Party agenda ahead of the needs
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** How will Foxconn and the state budget affect Walker’s re-election odds? Find out on Sept. 14 when a WisPolitics.com panel convenes in Milwaukee. Participants include: –Betsy Ankney, manager for U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s winning 2016
The mysterious group behind it failed miserably. Why?
A last-minute financial obstruction thrown by GOP budget-writers yesterday at the City of Milwaukee’s streetcar and home rule powers made perfect sense inside the right-wing echo chamber and fossil-fuel/road-building funding combine that passes for a major political party these days.
Contact: Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (608) 266-0610 MADISON – Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) praised her colleagues on the Joint Finance Committee for approving a motion on the final day of budget deliberation that requires the Department of Revenue to use statistical sampling for sales and use tax audits on businesses
CONTACT: Rep. Patrick Snyder (608) 266-0655 Rep. Steve Doyle (608) 266-0631 MADISON –The Speaker’s Task Force on Foster Care is set to hold its second public hearing beginning at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 in Dodgeville. The committee will hear from local experts and members of the public
Jackson’s Blue Ribbon Pub, 11302 W Bluemound Rd. , Wauwatosa. Join the Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce for our Chamber Muster! Meet veterans, professionals, business owners, and community leaders for great conversations and networking on Thursday, September 14th from 5:30PM-9:00PM at Jackson’s Blue Ribbon Pub. Known for its lively and inviting atmosphere, excellent quality food and great
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today announced WEDC is providing Gold Standard Baking Inc. with up to $575,000 in tax credits to support the Illinois company’s expansion in Kenosha County – a project expected to create about 100 jobs. “We congratulate Gold Standard Baking on
Contact: Kelli Simpkins, mickeykelli@gmail.com, 609-532-5532 Madison, WI – It’s déjà vu all over again for families of students with disabilities who have been doing their best for years to raise their voices in opposition to special needs vouchers. In May 2015, a post-midnight vote introduced a special needs voucher program into the state budget with
The Assembly will be on the floor Sept. 13 to take up the budget and Sept. 14 for the Foxconn bill, according to an email from Majority Leader Jim Steineke. The start times will be announced next week, according to the email. Meanwhile, the Senate is set to vote on
Contact: Sen. Janet Bewley (D –Ashland) (608)266-3510 MADISON, WI – Senator Janet Bewley (D-Ashland) offered the weekly Democratic radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen16/bewleyradio090717.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hello, this is State Senator Janet Bewley. “All across
Contact: Olivia Hwang, 608.266.5504 Madison – Assembly Democratic Leader Peter Barca (D – Kenosha) released the following statement on the Republican budget passed in the state’s budget committee this evening: “Republicans should be ashamed of this budget. They spent more than two months bickering about whose idea was best while
Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Madison- State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) released the following statement regarding a motion in the state budget to provide additional funds to support a half-time Special Prosecutor to assist the Marinette County District Attorney’s office for two years: “I am proud to provide increased
Contact: Matt Sande, (262) 352-0890, Matt.S@ProLifeWI.org Madison – The Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) adopted a budget motion yesterday that would require the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health Services (DHS) to conduct a comprehensive audit of all Medicaid family planning payments to Planned Parenthood
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker joined Department of Health Services Secretary Linda Seemeyer and leaders in the field of long-term care today to accept the inaugural Pacesetter Prize awarded by The SCAN Foundation. The award, which recognizes continued progress in improving the lives of older
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 Madison: On Wednesday, the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee (JFC) approved the 2017-2019 State Budget. JFC Co-chairs State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) and State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) released the following statement regarding passage of the budget: “We
Contact: Jessica Ward, (414) 422-5712 Leah promises to bring the Wisconsin way to the Senate Brookfield, Wis. – Conservative Republican and State Sen. Leah Vukmir announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate by releasing a new video Thursday. You can watch the video here. “I first got into politics because
Contact: press@wisdems.org, 608-260-2409 MADISON — Today, a Tea Party, billionaire-backed, Koch brothers disciple announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate. State Senator Leah Vukmir has a long history in Madison of putting her extreme, Tea Party agenda ahead of the needs of Wisconsin families. Leah joins former College Democrats of America
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** How will Foxconn and the state budget affect Walker’s re-election odds? Find out on Sept. 14 when a WisPolitics.com panel convenes in Milwaukee. Participants include: –Betsy Ankney, manager for U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s winning 2016 campaign — Paul Maslin, Democratic pollster with FM3 Research –Mark