Contact: Danika Laine, Communications Director River Alliance of Wisconsin dlaine@wisconsinrivers.org 608-257-2424 ext.120 Legislation that guts long-standing protections from acid mine pollution overcame bi-partisan opposition and public opinion to move on to Governor Walker. He has indicated he will sign SB
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — Since the launch of his campaign, Madison bureaucrat Tony Evers has faced a growing scandal over his failure to protect children in the classroom. Starting with Republican Party of Wisconsin radio and
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today joined Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Dean Heller (R-NV) to introduce bipartisan VA reform legislation to improve the Veterans Affairs State Veterans Home Programs. Senator Baldwin’s
Contact: Bernadette Green, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) — Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today had an amendment adopted to the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act (H.R. 3043). The straightforward, bipartisan amendment that Grothman introduced with Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) requires federal decision-makers
Contact: Rep. Ed Brooks 608-266-8531 Rep.Brooks@legis.wi.gov Madison, WI – Following the adoption of several Rural Wisconsin Initiative (RWI) health care bills in the budget, out state legislators are looking to build on that success by passing a package of bills
Voters rejected the two largest school referendums on yesterday’s ballot. The Freedom Area District posted two questions to voters: one for $66.7 million to build a new high school and renovate existing buildings; the other was for $3.7 million associated
CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin students and free speech advocates are organizing to fight back against new restrictions on speech being imposed system wide by the University of Wisconsin Board of
Your proposal may be a good idea or a bad idea, but it is not a new idea. Change course and pledge to go on a listening tour and visit every two year college and hear them out. That is the Wisconsin Idea.
Walker’s re-election is anything but assured. A recent poll by a respected national survey firm found that Walker trails a generic Democratic opponent for re-election by 48 percent to 43 percent.
The Trump Effect in Wisconsin likely will help Walker. After all, Wisconsin voters knew full well who Trump was when they went to the polls, and they voted for him anyway. If there’s evidence that associating with Trump hurts Republican politicians in the state, I haven’t seen it.
Instead of reform, the GOP federal tax plan is really yet another attempt to foist the “trickle-down” theory on an unsuspecting public — you know, the theory that has failed time and again since it was first introduced by Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.
This past week we announced a restructure of the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. The committee will be charged with researching our tax code and developing a new, low, fair and simple plan.
Contact: Madison Wiberg Madison.Wiberg@mail.house.gov Washington, D.C. – As a part of his pro-veterans agenda, Rep. Gallagher co-sponsored four pieces of legislation to improve health care and education opportunity for veterans in Northeast Wisconsin. All four bills passed the House yesterday. “The
Favored Republican towns allowed to levy a local sales tax, but not Milwaukee.
Inspired by the rush to give it all to Foxconn, the mining rights giveaway bill has passed Tuesday night, and Walker will sign it.
Among other things, it means a much higher taxpayer bill when the inevitable need to rebuild and modernize a critical transportation artery is addressed.
Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under 50.
The energy marketplace has already embraced renewables as part of a balanced portfolio.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Nov. 16: WisPolitics.com DC breakfast with Morning Consult CEO Michael Ramlet Michael Ramlet, a Middleton native who’s now CEO of Morning Consult, outlines his team’s work to shake up the national polling industry. Morning Consult
Contact: larryg@wisconsingrandsonsofliberty.com 414-465-8683 Franklin, Wisconsin – Kudos to the Wisconsin state legislature for passing AJR21 to join the call for an amendatory convention of states to discuss and possibly propose a 28th Amendment to the US Constitution. Do this is a
Contact: Danika Laine, Communications Director River Alliance of Wisconsin dlaine@wisconsinrivers.org 608-257-2424 ext.120 Legislation that guts long-standing protections from acid mine pollution overcame bi-partisan opposition and public opinion to move on to Governor Walker. He has indicated he will sign SB 395 / AB 499. “Three quarters of Wisconsin voters want
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — Since the launch of his campaign, Madison bureaucrat Tony Evers has faced a growing scandal over his failure to protect children in the classroom. Starting with Republican Party of Wisconsin radio and digital ads, the issue reemerged this week after new revelations
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today joined Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Dean Heller (R-NV) to introduce bipartisan VA reform legislation to improve the Veterans Affairs State Veterans Home Programs. Senator Baldwin’s legislation will stop the practice of federal State Home Per
Contact: Bernadette Green, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) — Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today had an amendment adopted to the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act (H.R. 3043). The straightforward, bipartisan amendment that Grothman introduced with Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) requires federal decision-makers at the Department of the Interior to consider the threat
Contact: Rep. Ed Brooks 608-266-8531 Rep.Brooks@legis.wi.gov Madison, WI – Following the adoption of several Rural Wisconsin Initiative (RWI) health care bills in the budget, out state legislators are looking to build on that success by passing a package of bills to further bolster the state’s workforce. The package includes four
Voters rejected the two largest school referendums on yesterday’s ballot. The Freedom Area District posted two questions to voters: one for $66.7 million to build a new high school and renovate existing buildings; the other was for $3.7 million associated with the proposed new high school. Both failed, according to
CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin students and free speech advocates are organizing to fight back against new restrictions on speech being imposed system wide by the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. On a media call, hosted by One Wisconsin Institute,
Your proposal may be a good idea or a bad idea, but it is not a new idea. Change course and pledge to go on a listening tour and visit every two year college and hear them out. That is the Wisconsin Idea.
Walker’s re-election is anything but assured. A recent poll by a respected national survey firm found that Walker trails a generic Democratic opponent for re-election by 48 percent to 43 percent.
The Trump Effect in Wisconsin likely will help Walker. After all, Wisconsin voters knew full well who Trump was when they went to the polls, and they voted for him anyway. If there’s evidence that associating with Trump hurts Republican politicians in the state, I haven’t seen it.
Instead of reform, the GOP federal tax plan is really yet another attempt to foist the “trickle-down” theory on an unsuspecting public — you know, the theory that has failed time and again since it was first introduced by Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.
This past week we announced a restructure of the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. The committee will be charged with researching our tax code and developing a new, low, fair and simple plan.
Contact: Madison Wiberg Madison.Wiberg@mail.house.gov Washington, D.C. – As a part of his pro-veterans agenda, Rep. Gallagher co-sponsored four pieces of legislation to improve health care and education opportunity for veterans in Northeast Wisconsin. All four bills passed the House yesterday. “The package of legislation that the House passed yesterday is critical
Favored Republican towns allowed to levy a local sales tax, but not Milwaukee.
Inspired by the rush to give it all to Foxconn, the mining rights giveaway bill has passed Tuesday night, and Walker will sign it.
Among other things, it means a much higher taxpayer bill when the inevitable need to rebuild and modernize a critical transportation artery is addressed.
Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death among Americans under 50.
The energy marketplace has already embraced renewables as part of a balanced portfolio.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Nov. 16: WisPolitics.com DC breakfast with Morning Consult CEO Michael Ramlet Michael Ramlet, a Middleton native who’s now CEO of Morning Consult, outlines his team’s work to shake up the national polling industry. Morning Consult partners with Politico and others. See an article on Morning
Contact: larryg@wisconsingrandsonsofliberty.com 414-465-8683 Franklin, Wisconsin – Kudos to the Wisconsin state legislature for passing AJR21 to join the call for an amendatory convention of states to discuss and possibly propose a 28th Amendment to the US Constitution. Do this is a step towards requiring the federal government to have a balanced