Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is continuing her advocacy for the forest products industry by introducing the bipartisan Good Neighbor Authority Improvement Act that would amend the 2014 Farm Bill to
Email: press@nicholsonforsenate.com Delafield, WI – Kevin Nicholson, a Marine, outsider and the conservative candidate for United States Senate, today announced the results of the most recent poll showing a growing lead in the Wisconsin Republican Primary election. “In the race
Contact: Sen. Chris Larson (D – Milwaukee) (608)266-7505 MADISON, WI – Senator Chris Larson (D-Milwaukee) 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/Sen07/senatorlarsonradio121417.mp3 A written transcript of the address
Contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 December 14, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – Today, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg provided testimony to the State Senate Committee on
St. Paul, Minnesota ( December 14, 2017 ) – The Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind & Hard of Hearing Minnesotans announced today a first of its kind pilot program to turn up the volume on age-related hearing loss across Minnesota. In
Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 MADISON, WI – Days after Gov. Walker signed legislation repealing Wisconsin’s moratorium on acid mining, the future of the state’s clean air is now being threatened by new Republican bills that prioritize corporate profits over
Contact: LAURIE FISCHERLAURIE FISCHER 920-366-1880 info@americandairycoalitioninc.com During yesterday’s American Dairy Coalition’s (ADC) Annual Business Meeting, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Conaway stressed the importance of producers’ voices in pushing progress on immigration reform. As an industry, we must continue to
Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today released the following statement regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s vote to eliminate the Open Internet Order and end the long held principle of net neutrality. “Millions of
Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said this Thursday after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to repeal the Obama administration’s burdensome Title II regulations: “‘Net neutrality’ is a clever marketing slogan, but it was used
Contact: Noel Fritsch Email: NoelF@ElectNehlen.com Phone: 202.374.7371 Delavan, WI — Republican U.S. House candidate Paul Nehlen is the first candidate or elected official willing to stand up and propose a legislative solution to the problem of censorship of Americans’ lawful
CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — A national publication today reported that Speaker Paul Ryan may retire from Congress at the end of his term in 2018. The following are the statements of One Wisconsin
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement following Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai’s actions to undo net neutrality regulations: “Despite its unassuming name, the Obama administration’s net neutrality regulation threatens
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05) sent a letter to United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt asking him to complete the agency’s statutory requirement for informing Congress of the Renewable Fuel Standard’s (RFS) impact on our environment.
His sloppy report on John Doe leaks won’t help Attorney General’s reputation.
Funding regulations hamper districts and don’t improve education, local officials say in survey.
In the spirit of the holidays, state leaders gave the Wisconsin lottery a $48 million gift in the 2017-19 state budget. The gift will help keep down homeowners’ property tax bills this year and next. But it may come with several lumps of coal. One is the unusual use of state income and sales taxes to subsidize lottery expenses, and the other may be an end-run around the state constitution.
Evidently the strict marching orders from the Assembly speaker dictate that amendments offered by Democrats will not be put to a vote unless all Democrats can say ahead of time they will vote in favor of the final bill.
Last week, Trump’s Justice Department filed a friend-of-the-court brief before the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the rights of public employees that refuse to join unions.
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is continuing her advocacy for the forest products industry by introducing the bipartisan Good Neighbor Authority Improvement Act that would amend the 2014 Farm Bill to allow the Forest Service’s Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) to cover
Email: press@nicholsonforsenate.com Delafield, WI – Kevin Nicholson, a Marine, outsider and the conservative candidate for United States Senate, today announced the results of the most recent poll showing a growing lead in the Wisconsin Republican Primary election. “In the race for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, it is Marine, outsider and
Contact: Sen. Chris Larson (D – Milwaukee) (608)266-7505 MADISON, WI – Senator Chris Larson (D-Milwaukee) 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/Sen07/senatorlarsonradio121417.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hello. This is Senator Chris Larson with your
Contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 December 14, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – Today, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty President and General Counsel Rick Esenberg provided testimony to the State Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection to discuss findings in,
St. Paul, Minnesota ( December 14, 2017 ) – The Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind & Hard of Hearing Minnesotans announced today a first of its kind pilot program to turn up the volume on age-related hearing loss across Minnesota. In December, the Commission, in collaboration with University of Minnesota researchers
Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 MADISON, WI – Days after Gov. Walker signed legislation repealing Wisconsin’s moratorium on acid mining, the future of the state’s clean air is now being threatened by new Republican bills that prioritize corporate profits over public health. Senate Bills 457, 459, 463, and 466, which
Contact: LAURIE FISCHERLAURIE FISCHER 920-366-1880 info@americandairycoalitioninc.com During yesterday’s American Dairy Coalition’s (ADC) Annual Business Meeting, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Conaway stressed the importance of producers’ voices in pushing progress on immigration reform. As an industry, we must continue to share our story with elected officials. Share personal experiences, help
Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today released the following statement regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s vote to eliminate the Open Internet Order and end the long held principle of net neutrality. “Millions of Americans have called on the FCC to support an open
Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said this Thursday after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to repeal the Obama administration’s burdensome Title II regulations: “‘Net neutrality’ is a clever marketing slogan, but it was used to create terrible policy that reduced the broadband investments necessary
Contact: Noel Fritsch Email: NoelF@ElectNehlen.com Phone: 202.374.7371 Delavan, WI — Republican U.S. House candidate Paul Nehlen is the first candidate or elected official willing to stand up and propose a legislative solution to the problem of censorship of Americans’ lawful speech on social media. “We need a federal law prohibiting
CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — A national publication today reported that Speaker Paul Ryan may retire from Congress at the end of his term in 2018. The following are the statements of One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross: “If it’s true, Paul Ryan
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement following Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai’s actions to undo net neutrality regulations: “Despite its unassuming name, the Obama administration’s net neutrality regulation threatens the free and open internet that has done so much
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05) sent a letter to United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt asking him to complete the agency’s statutory requirement for informing Congress of the Renewable Fuel Standard’s (RFS) impact on our environment. Congressman Sensenbrenner: “As policymakers, we rely on updated data and
His sloppy report on John Doe leaks won’t help Attorney General’s reputation.
Funding regulations hamper districts and don’t improve education, local officials say in survey.
In the spirit of the holidays, state leaders gave the Wisconsin lottery a $48 million gift in the 2017-19 state budget. The gift will help keep down homeowners’ property tax bills this year and next. But it may come with several lumps of coal. One is the unusual use of state income and sales taxes to subsidize lottery expenses, and the other may be an end-run around the state constitution.
Evidently the strict marching orders from the Assembly speaker dictate that amendments offered by Democrats will not be put to a vote unless all Democrats can say ahead of time they will vote in favor of the final bill.
Last week, Trump’s Justice Department filed a friend-of-the-court brief before the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the rights of public employees that refuse to join unions.