Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said today cutting taxes for the middle class continues to be a priority for his caucus. But he says that can be accomplished without raising taxes on others.
A bill to expedite the research contract review process at UW-Madison has cleared an Assembly committee with support from the Wisconsin Technology Council and university entrepreneurs. The “Mark Cook Bill” was named after a UW-Madison animal sciences professor who headed
CONTACT: 608.266.5340 MADISON – One hundred years ago today, Wisconsin became the first state in the Union in ratify the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. Wisconsin’s early and important ratification paved the way the many other states
Contact: Brian Rothgery, 414-278-4230 or brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – In a statement released today, County Supervisor John Weishan, Jr., expressed his opposition to a proposal to build a new behavior health hospital in West Allis. “Instead of locating a new mental
Contact: Bill G. Smith State Director of NFIB in Wisconsin bill.smith@nfib.org 608-255-6083 A Small Business Tax Reform Priority MADISON, June 10, 2019 — NFIB, the state’s leading small business organization, has signed on as a member of a broad-based coalition
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: The regulation of alcohol in wedding barns is once again a hot topic. Legislators debate status of state budget on UpFront.
When the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee wraps up their budget work this week, they are likely to consider a “999 motion” that will contain a plethora of last-minute provisions for special interests to be snuck into the budget. One of those provisions could be a sop to the Wisconsin Tavern League who are out to destroy what they see as competition from Agricultural Event Venues, commonly referred to as “wedding barns.”
On June 6, 2014, Declaring it a matter of “liberty and equality,” U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb struck down Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban, which voters had approved as a constitutional amendment in 2006, making Wisconsin the 21st state to allow same-sex marriage.
Representative Allen today released the following statement regarding the flag controversy at the Capitol: Flags are symbols. When raised over military fortifications and sometimes over government buildings they symbolize victory. Typically flags symbolize a unity of belief and engender a
MILWAUKEE, WI – Representative David Crowley (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement after unveiling ‘The Safe Roads Save Lives Act’, leading a bi-partisan effort to increase public safety and curb the epidemic of reckless driving in the City of Milwaukee. “Today,
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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said today cutting taxes for the middle class continues to be a priority for his caucus. But he says that can be accomplished without raising taxes on others. “Because of our good budgeting and the great economy, we
A bill to expedite the research contract review process at UW-Madison has cleared an Assembly committee with support from the Wisconsin Technology Council and university entrepreneurs. The “Mark Cook Bill” was named after a UW-Madison animal sciences professor who headed the PROFS Entrepreneurial Work Group. His research spawned four companies,
CONTACT: 608.266.5340 MADISON – One hundred years ago today, Wisconsin became the first state in the Union in ratify the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. Wisconsin’s early and important ratification paved the way the many other states to join in ratifying the 19th Amendment, which led to
Contact: Brian Rothgery, 414-278-4230 or brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – In a statement released today, County Supervisor John Weishan, Jr., expressed his opposition to a proposal to build a new behavior health hospital in West Allis. “Instead of locating a new mental health hospital in West Allis, it would be more advantageous
Contact: Bill G. Smith State Director of NFIB in Wisconsin bill.smith@nfib.org 608-255-6083 A Small Business Tax Reform Priority MADISON, June 10, 2019 — NFIB, the state’s leading small business organization, has signed on as a member of a broad-based coalition dedicated to eliminating the personal property tax. “We are very
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: The regulation of alcohol in wedding barns is once again a hot topic. Legislators debate status of state budget on UpFront.
When the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee wraps up their budget work this week, they are likely to consider a “999 motion” that will contain a plethora of last-minute provisions for special interests to be snuck into the budget. One of those provisions could be a sop to the Wisconsin Tavern League who are out to destroy what they see as competition from Agricultural Event Venues, commonly referred to as “wedding barns.”
On June 6, 2014, Declaring it a matter of “liberty and equality,” U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb struck down Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban, which voters had approved as a constitutional amendment in 2006, making Wisconsin the 21st state to allow same-sex marriage.
Representative Allen today released the following statement regarding the flag controversy at the Capitol: Flags are symbols. When raised over military fortifications and sometimes over government buildings they symbolize victory. Typically flags symbolize a unity of belief and engender a spirit of pride among those who identify with the flag.
MILWAUKEE, WI – Representative David Crowley (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement after unveiling ‘The Safe Roads Save Lives Act’, leading a bi-partisan effort to increase public safety and curb the epidemic of reckless driving in the City of Milwaukee. “Today, I introduced the ‘Safe Roads Save Lives’ Act. The bill
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