American Bridge: Ron Johnson doubles down against hometown jobs

Yesterday, Ron Johnson reiterated his opposition to making sure that 1,000 new Oshkosh Corp. manufacturing jobs are located in his adopted hometown of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, rather than in South Carolina. During a Thursday morning interview with WIND-AM, Johnson again said that he won’t fight for

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Sen. Marklein: The budget beat goes on

The Wisconsin State Budget was signed into law on July 9, 2021. After months of public hearings, hard work, deliberations and negotiations, the legislature delivered one of the best budgets in history to the people of Wisconsin. We funded all

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City of Madison Common Council Agenda: Upcoming new format

MADISON – The City of Madison Common Council recently passed ORD-22-00012, which changes the order of business and procedures for registered speakers during Common Council meetings. These changes stemmed from policy recommendations made by the Task Force on the Structure of City Government

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Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin: Hosts event to educate Milwaukee residents on crime victims’ rights and available services

MADISON – This week, Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin hosted a community outreach event aimed at informing the Milwaukee area Latino community about their rights under Wisconsin’s crime victims’ rights constitutional amendment known as Marsy’s Law. “We’d like to express our gratitude to the organizations who helped make this educational event possible and

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Sen. Felzkowski, Colleagues: Does northern California know what’s best for Wisconsin’s wolf population

Madison, WI – Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White from the Northern District of California ordered federal protections for gray wolves to be restored in the Midwest. Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk), Representative Calvin Callahan (R-Tomahawk), Representative Rob Swearingen (R-Rhinelander), and Representative Jeff Mursau (R-Crivitz) released the following joint statement:

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Sen. Bradley: Bradley, Rozar pro-life heartbeat bill passes committee

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin heartbeat bill, authored by Senator Julian Bradley, R–Franklin, and Representatives Donna Rozar, R–Marshfield, and Calvin Callahan, R–Tomahawk, passed the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection on Friday with a 3-2 vote. “We’re doing everything we can to protect the beating hearts of

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DNC: IN THE STATES: Here’s how President Biden and Democrats delivered this week

This week, the Biden-Harris administration announced state-by-state funding that will soon be available to build out a national electric vehicle charging network, thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This announcement marks an important step towards making electric vehicle charging accessible and creating good-paying jobs. But that wasn’t the only

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American Bridge: Ron Johnson doubles down against hometown jobs

Yesterday, Ron Johnson reiterated his opposition to making sure that 1,000 new Oshkosh Corp. manufacturing jobs are located in his adopted hometown of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, rather than in South Carolina. During a Thursday morning interview with WIND-AM, Johnson again said that he won’t fight for Wisconsin jobs — and then proceed to make excuses and blame

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Sen. Marklein: The budget beat goes on

The Wisconsin State Budget was signed into law on July 9, 2021. After months of public hearings, hard work, deliberations and negotiations, the legislature delivered one of the best budgets in history to the people of Wisconsin. We funded all of our priorities while returning more than $3 billion to

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FRI News Summary: Ramthun launches guv bid with MyPillow founder’s support; Five charged with voter fraud over PO box addresses

STORY TOPICS – State government – Federal government – Local government – Courts – Demographics – Education – Elections – Energy – Environment – Law and order – Mining – Technology – Editorials – Columns TOP STORIES WI election conspiracy theorist running for governor … Ramthun … disciplined last month

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Rep. Rodriguez, Colleagues: Introduce legislation to increase number of deputy district attorneys in Brown, Dane, and Waukesha Counties

MADISON – Today, Representative Sara Rodriguez (D-Brookfield), Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison), and  Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) introduced LRB-2252, legislation that will increase the number of deputy  district attorneys, from three to four, in Brown, Dane, and Waukesha counties.  “If a District Attorney’s office is not properly staffed, we have public

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City of Madison Common Council Agenda: Upcoming new format

MADISON – The City of Madison Common Council recently passed ORD-22-00012, which changes the order of business and procedures for registered speakers during Common Council meetings. These changes stemmed from policy recommendations made by the Task Force on the Structure of City Government (TFOGS). Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole, Alder Grant Foster, and Alder

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