WILL: Opposes state rule to regulate pools at rental properties

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) submitted comment, Friday, opposing a rule proposal from the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to regulate pools at short-term rental properties in Wisconsin. The state agency intends to blanket Wisconsin’s short-term

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WILL: Opposes state rule to regulate pools at rental properties

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) submitted comment, Friday, opposing a rule proposal from the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to regulate pools at short-term rental properties in Wisconsin. The state agency intends to blanket Wisconsin’s short-term rental properties in regulations and licensing requirements if pools and

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: To Milwaukee VAMC: Vaccine mandates are destructive

OSHKOSH—On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to Daniel Zomchek, Director of the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin regarding the COVID-19 vaccine mandate at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). Several employees at the Milwaukee VAMC contacted the senator’s office to express concerns

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Dept. of Safety and Professional Services: Announces Q&A sessions on LicensE

Madison, Wis. –  The Department of Safety and Professional Services is offering two question-and-answer sessions about LicensE, the department’s new self-guided, online platform that is replacing paper-based applications for occupational licenses. The sessions will include a presentation on the new platform and the opportunity to ask agency staff and technology experts about

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Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: New cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza identified in three counties

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Columbia, Polk and Sheboygan counties. DATCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are working with animal health officials in response efforts. HPAI has now been

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Hovde passes on guv run, considering 2024 U.S. Senate bid

Madison businessman Eric Hovde is passing on a run for guv this year, telling WisPolitics.com that he’s instead looking at a bid for the U.S. Senate in 2024. Hovde has been critical of Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the violent protests in Madison and Kenosha

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Weekly GOP Radio Address: Sen. Ballweg says April is Financial Literacy Month

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/220414GOPAddress.mp3 Hi, I’m State Senator Joan Ballweg. From Kindergarten through high school, students spend countless hours in the classroom learning basic skills such as math, science, reading and writing among others that will prepare them for life as an adult. But one critical skill that is often overlooked, and sometimes

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Weekly Dem Radio Address: Sen. Agard says it’s time to end the Gableman sham

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/220414DemAddress.m4a I’m Senator Melissa Agard with this week’s Democratic radio address. Just when you think they couldn’t go lower – new information comes out about the conspiracy-driven investigation into the 2020 election. This week, Special Counsel Michael Gableman attacked Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Megan Wolfe – not for her work

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