Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan says he’s not leaving Congress anytime soon amid multiple media reports this week the Janesville Republican will step aside next year. That includes a Politico Magazine report today
CONTACT: Sen. Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703 MADISON, WI – State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) participated in the first public hearing for the legislature’s Blue Ribbon Commission on School Funding Reform today. Marklein was appointed to this new Commission which will
UW-Madison political scientist Kathy Cramer was years ahead of her time in examining rural political consciousness in America. Between 2007 and 2012, she traveled in rural Wisconsin to listen to diner and coffee-shop conversations to understand how residents there view
Co-chairs of a commission tasked with overhauling the state’s school funding formula say they’re taking a “blank slate” approach to the job. Commission heads Rep. Joel Kitchens, R-Sturgeon Bay, and Sen. Luther Olsen, R-Ripon, told reporters this morning they’ll make
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Rep.Vos@legis.wi.gov Madison, Wisconsin — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) issued the following statement concerning reports that House Speaker Paul Ryan is considering retirement. “I couldn’t be more proud of the work that my congressman
Kevin Nicholson’s campaign today released a polling memo suggesting he has an early edge in the GOP U.S. Senate primary. The poll was conducted Dec. 6-7 following some $2.3 million in TV ads from pro-Nicholson groups that began in early
Contact: Nicole Stevens 608-266-4611 Eliminating “Net Neutrality” gives more economic power to the internet providers, particularly the two biggest telcos, AT&T and Verizon, and the two largest cable companies, Comcast and Charter (Spectrum). They can more easily create “fast lanes”
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Contact: David Keith 323-400-8853 david@randybryceforcongress.com Racine, Wisconsin — After a year of defending and enabling the worst abuses of Donald Trump and pushing a massive tax giveaway for corporations and the wealthy, it appears that even Paul Ryan has realized
Contact: Sen. Erpenbach 608-266-6670 or 888-549-0027 sen.erpenbach@legis.wi.gov In 2018, the Wisconsin prison population will be as high as it has ever been. This overcrowding is a serious safety concern not only for our front line correctional officers and sergeants but also for
Contact: Britt Cudaback 308-440-2939 britt.cudaback@legis.wi.gov Madison, Wisconsin — Today the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means held a public hearing on Assembly Bill (AB) 361, a bill restricting local governments raising money for local road and transportation-related projects through vehicle
Contact: Stephanie Harrison 608-277-7477 Community Health Centers in Wisconsin and around the country have organized four Congressional call-in days to hold Members of Congress to their commitment to provide long-term funding for Community Health Centers and the Children’s Health Insurance
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Madison, Wisconsin — Governor Scott Walker announced today that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) has awarded $1.475 million in grants to four organizations to provide assistance to minority-owned businesses throughout the state. “Wisconsin’s minority chambers
Contact: Katie Crawley 608-266-4611 We received the OIR Madison Police Department Policy and Procedure Review recommendations. I want thank the OIR group for their commitment and professionalism in their review process, and their engagement with our police department and community.
Contact: Marina Dimitrijevic (414)255-4009 mdimitrijevic@workingfamilies.org Wisconsin Working Families Party director Marina Dimitrijevic made the following statement in response to press reports that House Speaker Paul Ryan will retire after his current term. “Paul Ryan has seen the writing on the
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Wisconsin’s 100% Reduction in the State Property Tax.” Hi, Scott Walker here. This year, you may notice something new on your property tax
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — House Speaker Paul Ryan says he’s not leaving Congress anytime soon amid multiple media reports this week the Janesville Republican will step aside next year. That includes a Politico Magazine report today that says Ryan’s planning to retire after the 2018 elections.
CONTACT: Sen. Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703 MADISON, WI – State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) participated in the first public hearing for the legislature’s Blue Ribbon Commission on School Funding Reform today. Marklein was appointed to this new Commission which will study the school funding formulae and make recommendations for reforms
UW-Madison political scientist Kathy Cramer was years ahead of her time in examining rural political consciousness in America. Between 2007 and 2012, she traveled in rural Wisconsin to listen to diner and coffee-shop conversations to understand how residents there view the political world. The resulting book, “The Politics of Resentment”
Co-chairs of a commission tasked with overhauling the state’s school funding formula say they’re taking a “blank slate” approach to the job. Commission heads Rep. Joel Kitchens, R-Sturgeon Bay, and Sen. Luther Olsen, R-Ripon, told reporters this morning they’ll make recommendations based on wherever “the evidence leads us.” “Do I
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Rep.Vos@legis.wi.gov Madison, Wisconsin — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) issued the following statement concerning reports that House Speaker Paul Ryan is considering retirement. “I couldn’t be more proud of the work that my congressman and friend has done for the First Congressional District, Wisconsin
Kevin Nicholson’s campaign today released a polling memo suggesting he has an early edge in the GOP U.S. Senate primary. The poll was conducted Dec. 6-7 following some $2.3 million in TV ads from pro-Nicholson groups that began in early October. A check of FEC filings did not turn up
Contact: Nicole Stevens 608-266-4611 Eliminating “Net Neutrality” gives more economic power to the internet providers, particularly the two biggest telcos, AT&T and Verizon, and the two largest cable companies, Comcast and Charter (Spectrum). They can more easily create “fast lanes” for big, established content providers like Netflix, Amazon, Google and
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Contact: David Keith 323-400-8853 david@randybryceforcongress.com Racine, Wisconsin — After a year of defending and enabling the worst abuses of Donald Trump and pushing a massive tax giveaway for corporations and the wealthy, it appears that even Paul Ryan has realized that he can’t beat a US Army veteran, cancer survivor,
Contact: Sen. Erpenbach 608-266-6670 or 888-549-0027 sen.erpenbach@legis.wi.gov In 2018, the Wisconsin prison population will be as high as it has ever been. This overcrowding is a serious safety concern not only for our front line correctional officers and sergeants but also for inmates and our support staff of teachers, maintenance, administrators, etc.
Contact: Britt Cudaback 308-440-2939 britt.cudaback@legis.wi.gov Madison, Wisconsin — Today the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means held a public hearing on Assembly Bill (AB) 361, a bill restricting local governments raising money for local road and transportation-related projects through vehicle registration fees. AB 361 would not just affect future attempts
Contact: Stephanie Harrison 608-277-7477 Community Health Centers in Wisconsin and around the country have organized four Congressional call-in days to hold Members of Congress to their commitment to provide long-term funding for Community Health Centers and the Children’s Health Insurance Program as part of the December 22 Continuing Resolution. Funding for both
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Madison, Wisconsin — Governor Scott Walker announced today that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) has awarded $1.475 million in grants to four organizations to provide assistance to minority-owned businesses throughout the state. “Wisconsin’s minority chambers of commerce play a vital role in ensuring that minority-owned
Contact: Katie Crawley 608-266-4611 We received the OIR Madison Police Department Policy and Procedure Review recommendations. I want thank the OIR group for their commitment and professionalism in their review process, and their engagement with our police department and community. I would also like to thank the MPD Policy Review
Contact: Marina Dimitrijevic (414)255-4009 mdimitrijevic@workingfamilies.org Wisconsin Working Families Party director Marina Dimitrijevic made the following statement in response to press reports that House Speaker Paul Ryan will retire after his current term. “Paul Ryan has seen the writing on the wall, as well as the numbers in the polls. We
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Wisconsin’s 100% Reduction in the State Property Tax.” Hi, Scott Walker here. This year, you may notice something new on your property tax bill: a big zero under the state portion of the