AFP: Urges legislature to pass regulatory reform legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 4, 2018 CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Tuesday urged the legislature to pass regulatory reform legislation that would bolster legislative oversight and bring about more transparency to the administrative

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Rep. Vruwink: Statement on extraordinary session

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Rep. Don Vruwink December 4, 2018 608-266-3790 Rep. Don Vruwink (D-Milton) issued the following statement today as the Assembly prepared to act on four bills that would change long-standing laws about how state government operates. The

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Dave Cieslewicz: Free speech and tolerance

Free speech is a powerful and messy thing, but for me at least, it is the very center of what it means to be free. And it can’t stand on its own. To continue to exist, free speech needs to come with a large dose of tolerance for the sometimes challenging and sometimes ignorant ways in which it is expressed.

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AFP: Urges legislature to pass regulatory reform legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 4, 2018 CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Tuesday urged the legislature to pass regulatory reform legislation that would bolster legislative oversight and bring about more transparency to the administrative rule-making process. The legislation builds on the reforms implemented by

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AG Schimel: Announces $6 million settlement with Encore Capital, Midland Credit Management, and Midland Funding to reform debt buying and collection practices

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel announced today that Wisconsin has joined 41 other states and the District of Columbia in reaching a $6 million settlement with Encore Capital Group Inc. and its subsidiaries Midland Credit Management, Inc. and Midland Funding, LLC, one of the nation’s largest debt buyers.

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Rep. Vruwink: Statement on extraordinary session

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Rep. Don Vruwink December 4, 2018 608-266-3790 Rep. Don Vruwink (D-Milton) issued the following statement today as the Assembly prepared to act on four bills that would change long-standing laws about how state government operates. The bills are being fast-tracked through the legislative process a month

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TUE News Summary: Walker signals support for lame-duck package; Elections Commission weighs in on moving presidential primary

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** NOMINATE TOP WISPOLITICOS, ADS OF 2018 WisPolitics.com will again hand out its annual awards for the top Democratic and Republican “WisPolitico” of the year. We are also looking for nominations for the top liberal ad and top conservative ad of the year — TV, radio

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Dave Cieslewicz: Free speech and tolerance

Free speech is a powerful and messy thing, but for me at least, it is the very center of what it means to be free. And it can’t stand on its own. To continue to exist, free speech needs to come with a large dose of tolerance for the sometimes challenging and sometimes ignorant ways in which it is expressed.

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TUE AM Update: Senate, Assembly to take up lame-duck session bills today

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Both houses of the Legislature plan to be on the floor today for three extraordinary session bills that cleared the Joint Finance Committee 12-4 along party lines early this morning. The committee made several tweaks to the controversial

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JFC approves three extraordinary session bills along party lines

The Joint Finance Committee voted 12-4 along party lines early Tuesday to approve three GOP-authored extraordinary session bills after making several tweaks to the legislation. The bills, which the Legislature plans to take to the floor today after they were introduced Friday, would make a series of changes to state

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