Rep. Rodriguez: Assembly approves Foster Forward agenda

Contact: Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (608) 266-0610 MADISON – Legislation proposed by state Representative Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) passed the Assembly with unanimous approval on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 780, a bill that changes school procedures when a child is placed in

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Fitzgerald revives push to create alcohol czar

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said he is taking another run at creating an alcohol czar, claiming enforcement of current rules by the Department of Revenue has fallen apart. Earlier talks this session about an Office of Alcohol Beverages Enforcement

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Representative Spreitzer: Votes to close ‘dark store’ loophole

Contact: Rep. Spreitzer, 608-266-1192 MADISON – Today, Assembly Republicans voted against closing the ‘Dark Store’ loophole, legislation State Representative Mark Spreitzer co-sponsored and voted in favor of on the Assembly floor. Due to a Supreme Court decision in 2008, big box retailers are allowed to base their tax assessments on

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Rep. Rodriguez: Assembly approves Foster Forward agenda

Contact: Rep. Jessie Rodriguez (608) 266-0610 MADISON – Legislation proposed by state Representative Jessie Rodriguez (R-Oak Creek) passed the Assembly with unanimous approval on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 780, a bill that changes school procedures when a child is placed in foster care, was included in the Foster Forward Agenda. “The

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Rep. Duchow: Votes in favor of bipartisan foster care legislation

Contact: Representative Cindi Duchow (608) 266-3007 Madison, WI – Representative Cindi Duchow (R-Delafield) was proud to vote in favor of the foster care legislative package, which easily passed out of the Assembly with bipartisan support. If signed into law, the legislation will help the children and families in the foster

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WisDems: Supreme Court candidate Michael Screnock receives hundreds of thousands from Republican Party and right-wing interests, yet claims he’d be impartial

Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 MADISON — Michael Screnock, the Republican establishment’s choice for Supreme Court, who was rewarded for his loyalty to Gov. Scott Walker with an judgeship on the circuit court, continues to maintain he will not be led by his far-right extreme views if elected to the overwhelmingly-conservative

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Fitzgerald revives push to create alcohol czar

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said he is taking another run at creating an alcohol czar, claiming enforcement of current rules by the Department of Revenue has fallen apart. Earlier talks this session about an Office of Alcohol Beverages Enforcement faded amid opposition from various groups. An earlier version also

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