MON News Summary: LeMahieu says not enough GOP votes to kill Milwaukee sales tax referendum; RNC sets first presidential debate in Milwaukee

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Office of the Commissioner of Insurance: Administrative actions May 2023

Madison, Wis. — The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is responsible for administering and enforcing the insurance laws of Wisconsin. This includes monitoring the financial and marketing practices of individuals and companies. Each month, OCI publishes the administrative actions it has taken against these entities. The actions are issued

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Successfully “Badgers the FCC” to improve broadband map

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin successfully pushed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to release an updated National Broadband Map that provides a more reliable and accurate depiction of broadband availability across Wisconsin. After hearing from Wisconsin community members and stakeholders of inaccurate data in the FCC’s original National Broadband

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Gov. Evers, WisDOT: Announce more than $103 million in second quarter aid for local roads and communities

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced that Wisconsin municipalities received more than $103 million in the second quarterly payments for 2023 for General Transportation, Connecting Highway, and Expressway Policing Aids. “We’ve been proud to improve more than 5,800 miles of roads and

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Keep Our Republic: Launches non-partisan election education efforts 

Keep Our Republic, a non-partisan non-profit dedicated to protecting a republic of laws and strengthening the checks and balances of our democratic electoral system, officially launched election education efforts in Wisconsin. These hyper-localized efforts will build trust, respect and confidence in Wisconsin’s election administration and educate Wisconsin residents about the

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Baldwin touting bill to provide tax credits for electric motorcycles

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says new federal legislation would make electric motorcycles more affordable while supporting manufacturers including Harley-Davidson.  The Madison Dem last week introduced the Electric Motorcycle Parity Act alongside U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat from Pennsylvania. The bill would add certain qualifying motorcycles to the list of

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Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce: Statement from chamber president on legislative inaction on UW-Madison College of Engineering building

MADISON – Yesterday, the state legislative Joint Finance Committee completed its work on the 2023-25 capital budget without approving a new College of Engineering for UW-Madison. In response, Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce President Zach Brandon released the following statement: “This is beyond disappointing news. In Greater Madison, and across the

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