In today’s WisPolitics Midday, sponsored by Spectrum: Can the Republicans muster 17 votes to pass the budget? UW Regent President comments on actions of the heads of the system’s schools. Rep. Jim Ott continues his efforts to stiffen drunk driving
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman sfreeman@vdlf.org, 414-469-9206 MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – On Thursday, religious leaders from the Racine Interfaith Coalition, United Church of Christ, and Evangelical Lutheran Church of America joined Voces de la Frontera members holding Jericho Walk protest outside of the
The Assembly signed off on a bill modifying a law passed last session that restructured the state’s juvenile justice program. The bill, which received a joint public hearing last week, would push back the closure of the state’s troubled youth
Contact: Jamie Mara Director of strategic communications (920) 209-3990 | jmara@voiceofmilk.com GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to allow farmers to harvest
The Assembly today passed a pair of bills that stiffen penalties for drunken drivers. AB 15 and 17 would require those charged with first-offense OWI to appear in court and would implement a presumptive mandatory minimum sentence of five years
The Assembly today voted to ensure the sales tax created to pay for the Milwaukee Brewers stadium would end in 2020. The 0.1 percent sales tax on the five-county area — which includes Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha and Racine counties
MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for the month of May. The data showed that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate remained at a record low of 2.8 percent.
The 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee is to include events in all parts of the city and in outstate areas as well, according to 2020 DNC CEO Joe Solmonese. Solmonese, speaking at a WisPolitics.com/Milwaukee Press Club luncheon, said that
MADISON – Today, Representative Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) introduced a legislative webpage as a resource related to Assembly Bill 248, which would eliminate the personal conviction waiver from Wisconsin’s vaccination requirement. The website includes information on immunization rates in Wisconsin from the Department
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today released the following statement on the defeated attempt to raise pay for members of Congress. Last week, during discussions on funding levels for FY2020, a group of lawmakers pushed for pay raises for members
[Madison, WI] – Yesterday, Lt. Governor Barnes stormed out of an interview with Fox6 News after being asked about his unpaid property taxes. The questions come after the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported last week that Barnes refused to pay his Milwaukee property
MADISON — A new analysis from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue shows that Wisconsin taxpayers will pay more than $2 billion over the next biennium in federal income taxes for other states to expand their Medicaid programs. Because Wisconsin has
In today’s WisPolitics Midday, sponsored by Spectrum: Can the Republicans muster 17 votes to pass the budget? UW Regent President comments on actions of the heads of the system’s schools. Rep. Jim Ott continues his efforts to stiffen drunk driving laws.
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman sfreeman@vdlf.org, 414-469-9206 MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – On Thursday, religious leaders from the Racine Interfaith Coalition, United Church of Christ, and Evangelical Lutheran Church of America joined Voces de la Frontera members holding Jericho Walk protest outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Milwaukee to say
The Assembly signed off on a bill modifying a law passed last session that restructured the state’s juvenile justice program. The bill, which received a joint public hearing last week, would push back the closure of the state’s troubled youth prisons and give counties more time to apply for grants
Contact: Jamie Mara Director of strategic communications (920) 209-3990 | jmara@voiceofmilk.com GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to allow farmers to harvest cover crops early as they work to ensure adequate feed
The Assembly today passed a pair of bills that stiffen penalties for drunken drivers. AB 15 and 17 would require those charged with first-offense OWI to appear in court and would implement a presumptive mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison for OWI homicide, respectively. Rep. Jim Ott, R-Mequon,
The Assembly today voted to ensure the sales tax created to pay for the Milwaukee Brewers stadium would end in 2020. The 0.1 percent sales tax on the five-county area — which includes Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha and Racine counties — has been in place in 1996. Under the bill
MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary employment estimates for the month of May. The data showed that Wisconsin’s unemployment rate remained at a record low of 2.8 percent. In brief: Place of Residence Data: Wisconsin’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted
The 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee is to include events in all parts of the city and in outstate areas as well, according to 2020 DNC CEO Joe Solmonese. Solmonese, speaking at a WisPolitics.com/Milwaukee Press Club luncheon, said that while many of the events will be at Downtown venues,
MADISON – Today, Representative Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) introduced a legislative webpage as a resource related to Assembly Bill 248, which would eliminate the personal conviction waiver from Wisconsin’s vaccination requirement. The website includes information on immunization rates in Wisconsin from the Department of Health Services (DHS) and nationally from the Centers for
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today released the following statement on the defeated attempt to raise pay for members of Congress. Last week, during discussions on funding levels for FY2020, a group of lawmakers pushed for pay raises for members of Congress. This agreement came amidst comments made by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
[Madison, WI] – Yesterday, Lt. Governor Barnes stormed out of an interview with Fox6 News after being asked about his unpaid property taxes. The questions come after the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported last week that Barnes refused to pay his Milwaukee property taxes so he could instead buy a second condo in
MADISON — A new analysis from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue shows that Wisconsin taxpayers will pay more than $2 billion over the next biennium in federal income taxes for other states to expand their Medicaid programs. Because Wisconsin has not expanded Medicaid, state residents experience no return on these