Contact: Rep. Joan Ballweg (888) 534-0041 Madison…Representative Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) was proud to join her Assembly colleagues today in passing Assembly Bill 737, which expands the TraJa Act. The TraJa Act originally introduced the domestic abuse surcharge to make the
Contact: Rep. Travis Tranel (608) 266-1170 Madison… Today State Representative Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City) successfully amended Assembly Bill 530 to ensure the purchase of dairy products could not be restricted as part of a proposal to rework the Wisconsin FoodShare
CONTACT: Rep. Amy Loudenbeck Rep.Loudenbeck@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-9967 Sen. Luther Olsen Sen.Olsen@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-0751 Madison – Today, a bill authored State Representative Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) and Senator Luther Olsen (R-Ripon) at the request of Governor Scott Walker passed the Assembly with
Contact: Rep. Paul Tittl (608) 266-0315 Madison: The full Assembly passed Rep. Tittl’s (R-Manitowoc) bill on a unanimous voice vote today, laying the groundwork for pyrolysis and gasification facilities to open in Wisconsin. Pyrolysis and gasification are processes that turn
Contact: Rep. Scott Allen (608) 266-8580 The Wisconsin State Assembly passed legislation supporting responsible wetlands management and conservation efforts today. Rep. Scott Allen coauthored Assembly Bill 911, which provides $100,000 per year to fund the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission,
Contact: Representative Tyler August 608-266-1190 MADISON…Today, State Representative Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) announced that legislation he authored along with State Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) to create a Wisconsin Merit Scholarship passed the State Assembly. The scholarships, set at $5,000, will
Madison – Today Representative John Spiros (R-Marshfield) voted to help get Wisconsinites back to work by supporting a package of bills in the Assembly Special Session to give people the training and opportunity necessary to get back into the workforce
Phone: (781) 771-7459 Email: jeremy@speakerryan.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wisconsin’s 1st District Congressman and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after Mitt Romney declared that he will run to represent Utah in the U.S. Senate in 2018: “This
Contact: Collin Roth | WILL Research Fellow collin@will-law.org | 414-727-7418 Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (“WILL”) has sued State Representative Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) in Dane County Circuit Court for violating the State’s Open Records Law.
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today announced that International Mold and Production (IMAP), a leading supplier of custom plastic injection molds and parts, is relocating its operations from Illinois to Kenosha, and plans to create
Contact: Representative Joel Kitchens (608) 266-5350 Madison—Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) released the following statement upon welcoming Emily Pinkert, from Sturgeon Bay, to Madison for the Wisconsin Senate Scholar program: “I was proud to welcome Sturgeon Bay High School student
Contact: Representative Tyler August 608-266-1190 MADISON…Representative Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) announced that the State Assembly passed a package of bills aimed at reforming Wisconsin’s welfare system. The legislation was approved in a Special Session of the Assembly called by Governor
CONTACT: Dianne Hesselbein 608.266.5340 MADISON – Today on the floor of the Wisconsin State Assembly, Assembly Republicans pushed forward harmful legislation which will hurt our state’s proud natural resources and sporting heritage and place onerous restrictions on Wisconsinites in need
Contact: Rep. Spreitzer, 608-266-1192 On Thursday, State Representative Mark Spreitzer voted against Assembly Bill 547, legislation that would roll back major provisions that protect Wisconsin’s wetlands. AB 547, better known as the Wetlands Bill, would leave many of the state’s
Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 MADISON — President Donald Trump’s budget, announced earlier this week, utterly betrays Trump’s promises to people he vowed to stand up for and makes Republicans’ priorities clear: Make deep cuts to programs Wisconsin families rely on
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP-run Assembly last night signed off on a bill to roll back permitting requirements for certain urban and rural wetlands on a 58-39 vote. The chamber also
The Assembly today signed off on a bill to roll back permitting requirements for certain urban and rural wetlands on a 58-39 vote. The chamber also approved a new substitute amendment on a voice vote aligning it with the Senate
Contact: Rep. Joan Ballweg (888) 534-0041 Madison…Representative Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) was proud to join her Assembly colleagues today in passing Assembly Bill 737, which expands the TraJa Act. The TraJa Act originally introduced the domestic abuse surcharge to make the third domestic violence offense a felony. AB 737 expands the
Contact: Rep. Travis Tranel (608) 266-1170 Madison… Today State Representative Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City) successfully amended Assembly Bill 530 to ensure the purchase of dairy products could not be restricted as part of a proposal to rework the Wisconsin FoodShare Pilot Program. “It is very important that we guarantee any
CONTACT: Rep. Amy Loudenbeck Rep.Loudenbeck@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-9967 Sen. Luther Olsen Sen.Olsen@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-0751 Madison – Today, a bill authored State Representative Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) and Senator Luther Olsen (R-Ripon) at the request of Governor Scott Walker passed the Assembly with a unanimous vote. In October of 2017, Governor Walker launched
Contact: Rep. Paul Tittl (608) 266-0315 Madison: The full Assembly passed Rep. Tittl’s (R-Manitowoc) bill on a unanimous voice vote today, laying the groundwork for pyrolysis and gasification facilities to open in Wisconsin. Pyrolysis and gasification are processes that turn post-use, non-recycled plastics into fuel. These plastics are currently being
Contact: Rep. Scott Allen (608) 266-8580 The Wisconsin State Assembly passed legislation supporting responsible wetlands management and conservation efforts today. Rep. Scott Allen coauthored Assembly Bill 911, which provides $100,000 per year to fund the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission, SEWFRC. SEWFRC is a commission created by statute which is
Contact: Representative Tyler August 608-266-1190 MADISON…Today, State Representative Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) announced that legislation he authored along with State Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) to create a Wisconsin Merit Scholarship passed the State Assembly. The scholarships, set at $5,000, will be available based solely on merit to Wisconsin residents to
Madison – Today Representative John Spiros (R-Marshfield) voted to help get Wisconsinites back to work by supporting a package of bills in the Assembly Special Session to give people the training and opportunity necessary to get back into the workforce and off of government assistance. “Our state’s public assistance is
Phone: (781) 771-7459 Email: jeremy@speakerryan.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wisconsin’s 1st District Congressman and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after Mitt Romney declared that he will run to represent Utah in the U.S. Senate in 2018: “This is a terrific day for the United States Senate. I
Contact: Collin Roth | WILL Research Fellow collin@will-law.org | 414-727-7418 Milwaukee, WI – The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (“WILL”) has sued State Representative Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) in Dane County Circuit Court for violating the State’s Open Records Law. Brostoff is refusing to turn over electronic records, instead insisting
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today announced that International Mold and Production (IMAP), a leading supplier of custom plastic injection molds and parts, is relocating its operations from Illinois to Kenosha, and plans to create 25 jobs at its new headquarters. “Congratulations to IMAP on
Contact: Representative Joel Kitchens (608) 266-5350 Madison—Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) released the following statement upon welcoming Emily Pinkert, from Sturgeon Bay, to Madison for the Wisconsin Senate Scholar program: “I was proud to welcome Sturgeon Bay High School student Emily Pinkert to Madison as part of the Wisconsin Senate
Contact: Representative Tyler August 608-266-1190 MADISON…Representative Tyler August (R-Lake Geneva) announced that the State Assembly passed a package of bills aimed at reforming Wisconsin’s welfare system. The legislation was approved in a Special Session of the Assembly called by Governor Scott Walker on welfare reform. “I thank Governor Walker for
CONTACT: Dianne Hesselbein 608.266.5340 MADISON – Today on the floor of the Wisconsin State Assembly, Assembly Republicans pushed forward harmful legislation which will hurt our state’s proud natural resources and sporting heritage and place onerous restrictions on Wisconsinites in need of assistance. Assembly Bill 547 passed on a party-line vote
Contact: Rep. Spreitzer, 608-266-1192 On Thursday, State Representative Mark Spreitzer voted against Assembly Bill 547, legislation that would roll back major provisions that protect Wisconsin’s wetlands. AB 547, better known as the Wetlands Bill, would leave many of the state’s wetlands at risk of being filled for development and destroyed.
Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 MADISON — President Donald Trump’s budget, announced earlier this week, utterly betrays Trump’s promises to people he vowed to stand up for and makes Republicans’ priorities clear: Make deep cuts to programs Wisconsin families rely on in order to pay for the massive giveaways the Trump
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The GOP-run Assembly last night signed off on a bill to roll back permitting requirements for certain urban and rural wetlands on a 58-39 vote. The chamber also approved a new substitute amendment on a voice vote aligning
The Assembly today signed off on a bill to roll back permitting requirements for certain urban and rural wetlands on a 58-39 vote. The chamber also approved a new substitute amendment on a voice vote aligning it with the Senate version of the bill that cleared a committee last week.