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WisDems Daily Update -- Wednesday, June 19

Melissa Baldauff — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:52:07 -0400

US SENATE

Senator Baldwin Throws Support Behind Trio Of Military Sexual ...

Lez Get Real-10 hours ago

Senator Tammy Baldwin has announced her support for the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Act, the Ruth Moore Act and the Military Justice ...

Baldwin delivers stirring Pride speech

Washington Blade-by Chris Johnson-13 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin speaks at a DOJ Pride event. ... oral arguments on DOMA before the Supreme Court, Baldwin said much attention was devoted ...

Ouellette: Feminism and the New Man

The Dartmouth-8 hours ago

... Couric and Anita Dunne, Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton, Barbara Mikulski and Olympia Snowe, Diane Feinstein and Tammy Baldwin, ...

The Ron Johnson Facts of Life

Roll Call-17 hours ago

At a Senate Budget Committee hearing Tuesday, Ron Johnson, R-Wis., shared his three top keys to succeeding in life, two of which involve sex ...

Plain Talk: Ron Johnson's cynical attack on the IRS

Capital Times-2 hours ago

Ron Johnson trotted out another so-called "victim of government" to ostensibly support his warped belief that anything government does is by ...

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A lesson from Paul Ryan for conservatives

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-12 hours ago

Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) thinks he has the salve to cure the GOP's ills. Since presidential candidate Mitt Romney picked Ryan as his running mate in ...

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Gwen Moore: 'However Inarticulate, I Think Miss Utah Was On To ...

Huffington Post-12 hours ago

While speaking on the House of Representatives floor Tuesday during debate on the 20-week abortion ban, Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) ...

Abortion bill advances in House after emotional debate

The Hill (blog)-17 hours ago

Gwen Moore (D-Wis.). Democrats also mocked Republicans for letting Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) manage the debate on the bill ...

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Report: Humanities, social science education needed for innovation ...

Washington Post-by Lynh Bui-7 hours ago

Tom Petri (R-Wis.) and David E. Price (D-N.C.) requested the study in 2010. The legislators will discuss the findings and recommendations at a ...

House Panel Takes on DOT Hour of Service Rule

Helicopter Association International-16 hours ago

... won't provide the flexibility some companies need to take the appropriate rest breaks," Highway Subcommittee Chairman Tom Petri (R-Wis.) ...

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Letters: Politicians' choices defy common sense

Appleton Post Crescent-17 hours ago

Reid Ribble voted in favor of the XL oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S., but voted against an amendment that would ensure the oil would go ...

Billions wasted on hostile countries

Green Bay Press Gazette-15 hours ago

Reid Ribble. Meanwhile, other politicians, such as Rep. Paul Ryan, are seeking to reduce domestic programs like Social Security and Medicare ...

WALKER

Scott Walker announces youth summer job program for city

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-by Don Walker-17 hours ago

Gov. Scott Walker announced in Milwaukee on Tuesday that his administration has pledged $500,000 to support his own summer youth ...

STATE SENATE

Assembly expected to vote on budget today

Fox11online.com-4 hours ago

Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said he hoped changes being made in the Assembly would satisfy concerns raised by ...

High capacity wells change being delayed in budget - WBAY

WBAY-20 hours ago

(AP) - Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he hopes that changes to the state budget being made in the Assembly will be ...

Venture capital ready for Walker's signature

Wisconsin Radio Network-14 hours ago

“We don't have the perfect bill before us,” said Senator Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay). “I'm going to vote for it. Absolutely I'm not crazy about it.

Senate Passes Venture Capital Bill

Wisconsin Public Radio News-14 hours ago

Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, tried to get the Senate to remove the prohibition, arguing that anti-abortion groups that oppose the use of fetal ...

Senate, Assembly OK $25 million for start-up firms

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-16 hours ago

Julie Lassa (D-Stevens Point). "I believe this is too small and has some issues with not being industry-agnostic." But Sen. Alberta Darling ...

STATE ASSEMBLY

Welfare-to-work program cases grow as changes take effect

Beaver Dam Daily Citizen-1 hour ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday he expects the caseload estimates will be on target because of good case management and the ...

Wisconsin Assembly takes up state budget on Tuesday

Today's TMJ4-5 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos agrees. The agreement ends there. Democrats say the budget unfairly favors the wealthiest people in the state.

Republicans negotiate changes to state budget

The Sheboygan Press-9 hours ago

Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, center, answers questions at a news conference prior to the Assembly debating the state ...

What Assembly Republicans Plan To Change In The State Budget

Wisconsin Public Radio News-13 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Burlington, says Republicans were ... Vos says Republicans will also delay a plan that would make it easier to ...

State Assembly delays budget work after 15 minutes of debate

Today's TMJ4-14 hours ago

Republican Speaker Robin Vos says the changes are largely technical. Both sides were to be briefed on the topics of the amendment Tuesday night while the ...

No great strides taken during state budget debate Tuesday

fox6now.com-13 hours ago

Robin Vos (R – Burlington). “They are going to give 10 times the tax relief for people making over $300,000 than the average working family,” ...

GOP leaders confident current budget will remain intact

WSAU-20 hours ago

A spokeswoman for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says that what she calls a “technical amendment” is being drafted – but she would not go ...

WisDems Daily Update -- Tuesday, June 18

Melissa Baldauff — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:49:31 -0400

US SENATE

Sen. Baldwin: 'No Good Options' In Syrian Conflict

Wisconsin Public Radio News-19 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc) says she hopes the weapons remain in the right ... Baldwin said she was concerned that American weapons, once ...

EAA to pay $450K in FAA fees

Green Bay Press Gazette-10 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson calling on the FAA to reverse its decision to charge the air show. "Our quarrel is not with the hard-working ...

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Rep. Paul Ryan the new GOP fave for president

77Square.com-9 hours ago

2013-06-17T14:45:00Z Rep. Paul Ryan the new GOP fave for president STEVEN ELBOW | The Capital Times | selbow@madison.com madison.com. 17 minutes ...

Paul Ryan to address Maryland Republicans in Baltimore

Baltimore Sun (blog)-18 hours ago

Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2012, is scheduled to speak in Baltimore on Thursday at the Maryland ...

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Morning briefing: State economy, mine site access, student loans ...

77Square.com-45 minutes ago

Mark Pocan pushes to prevent student loan rates from doubling for 160,000 Wisconsin students: According to a report from the website ...

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Seven farm bill fights to watch

The Hill (blog)-4 hours ago

Ron Kind (R-Wis.) to limit price-based subsidies they say distort markets by encouraging farmers to plant certain crops based on what the ...

House GOP: We can move tax reform bill without Dem votes

The Hill (blog)-4 hours ago

Republicans have pointed to Ways and Means members like Reps. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) and Ron Kind (D-Wis.) ...

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Sen. Durbin pressures gun lobby with threat to move ATF authority ...

The Hill-3 hours ago

The Senate began overseeing the confirmation of an ATF director in 2006 when Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-Wis.) — the House Judiciary ...

House proposal to further criminalize illegal immigration criticized

USA TODAY-by Alan Gomez-13 hours ago

Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wisc., that was passed by the House that made it a felony to live in the country illegally. That bill, which featured other ...

Why The FISA Court Is Not What It Used To Be

NPR-by Nina Totenberg-6 hours ago

James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., author of the Patriot Act, now maintains that the law was not intended to allow such broad information gathering.

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Petri, Ribble introduce truck legislation for future I-41

Fond du Lac Reporter-13 hours ago

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representatives Tom Petri and Reid Ribble introduced legislation to ensure currently-operating trucks can continue to ...

Weight limits could change on Interstate 41

Fox11online.com-17 hours ago

That's why Congressman Reid Ribble and Congressman Tom Petri are trying to make sure companies like Sadoff will be able to continue to ...

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Wider tick spreads for small company stocks may be on the way

MarketWatch-19 hours ago

Sean Duffy, a Republican from Wisconsin, is expected shortly to introduce a bill that would require the Securities and Exchange Commission to ...

WALKER

The Sleeper: Scott Walker Is the Dark-Horse GOP Candidate for 2016

The Atlantic-21 hours ago

The Sleeper: Scott Walker Is the Dark-Horse GOP Candidate for 2016. You won't see him on magazine covers or late-night TV, but the ...

Scott Walker to speak at business conference in Japan

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-19 hours ago

Madison — Gov. Scott Walker will be a guest speaker later this year in Japan at the annual Midwest U.S.-Japan Association Conference, which ...

Scott Walker reversal on appointment of recall-signer proves law ...

Juneau County Star-Times-15 hours ago

Scott Walker withdrew the appointment of Josh Inglett after the UW-Platteville student acknowledged he signed a recall petition against the ...

STATE SENATE

Senate Dems reach out to GOP 'moderates'

Wisconsin Radio Network-8 hours ago

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, (R-Juneau) said there will be a technical amendment in the Assembly to make small changes before ...

GOP leaders rush to prep Wisconsin budget plan for final vote

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-by Jason Stein-19 hours ago

Stopped in a Capitol hallway, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) said he's in talks with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos ...

Republican lawmakers want to act quickly to restrict access to mine ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-by Jason Stein-16 hours ago

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) acknowledged the discussions on limiting public access to the mine site Monday, saying ...

Our View: Senate's boorish behavior shameful

Chippewa Herald-22 hours ago

Bob Jauch took part in a press conference after the vote and said of Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau: “My first advice to the majority leader is ...

State Democrats vent about Republicans' budget

Green Bay Press Gazette-19 hours ago

Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, speaks against state budget proposals including the school voucher program at the Brown County Courthouse on ...

Democrats speak out against Republican-backed biennial budget

Green Bay Press Gazette-48 minutes ago

Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, speaks against state budget proposals including the school voucher program at the Brown County Courthouse on ...

Assembly to Begin State Budget Debate

WGBA-TV-17 hours ago

Dave Hansen, (D) 30th Senate District. “There are Republican Senators that think we should take the expansion and expand Badgercare, but ...

Wisconsin Dem: Walker, Republicans Are Like the Taliban, Trying to ...

National Review Online (blog)-21 hours ago

“We were silenced that day . . . the women in the gallery in the assembly were escorted out,” said State Senator Lena Taylor. Taylor went further ...

State Senate to consider bill to create fund to help small businesses

Wausau Daily Herald-12 hours ago

Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, who serves as a board member for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., the public-private replacement ...

STATE ASSEMBLY

Wright on speaking out about her sexual assault: 'No regrets'

Wausau Daily Herald-17 hours ago

Mandy Wright, a Democrat from Wausau, spoke about a childhood ... Mandy Wright said she had “no regrets” about speaking publicly last week ...

Voucher expansion a flashpoint in state budget

Wausau Daily Herald-7 hours ago

Mandy Wright, D-Wausau, spoke out Monday against a plan to expand ... State Democratic representatives Mandy Wright of Wausau and ...

Wright says JFC proposed state property sales are wrong

WSAU-May 28, 2013

MADISON, WI (WXPR) - State Representative Mandy Wright is questioning the tactics of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee as the ...

Journal Times editorial: Hard-liners shouldn't vote against budget

Journal Times-8 hours ago

The letter to Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, signed by 11 representatives, stated: “We agree as a group that we cannot both ...

Number cruncher Dale Kooyenga emerges as conservative star

Beaver Dam Daily Citizen-21 hours ago

... Legislature is lucky to have people who have a combination of smarts, savvy and tenacity,” said Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester.

Wisconsin Assembly takes up state budget on Tuesday

Today's TMJ4-2 hours ago

Minority Leader Peter Barca says the plan is to debate and pass the budget in the waking hours. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos agrees. The agreement ends ...

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN

Who Will Run Against Walker?

urbanmilwaukee-21 hours ago

Based on his Democratic convention speech, Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin PresidentMahlon Mitchell aches to run for governor.

Baldwin Fights for Students; Johnson Picks their Pockets

Melissa Baldauff — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:18:05 -0400

By: Rachel Fettig

Last Thursday, the Senate voted on two student loan bills, the Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, legislation co-sponsored by Senator Tammy Baldwin, and the Republican-sponsored Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act, supported by Senator Ron Johnson. The bills came at an urgent time for students, with need-based student loan interest rates set to double from 3.4 to 6.8 percent on July 1^st unless Congress takes action.

As I prepare to join the work force, I already shoulder a large student debt burden, and every year I spend in Republican-controlled Wisconsin I see fewer and fewer job opportunities awaiting me. Despite Scott Walker’s talk, at 44^th in the nation in job creation, 45^th in wage growth, and absolute last in short-term job growth, Wisconsin is not moving forward. As my student debt rises around me, I continue to watch the window of job opportunity get smaller and smaller.

Wisconsin Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson fell on opposite sides of the debate, with Baldwin pushing for the Affordability Act and Johnson supporting the Republican bill. “Wisconsin families and students cannot afford to have student loan interest rates double,” Baldwin said. “It is time for Congress to take action. This is a common sense solution that is built on fairness.”

While the Republican bill proposed to move the student loan interest rate to a variable rate with no cap, The Student Loan Affordability Act promised to cap the student interest rate by closing special interest tax loopholes for groups such as non-U.S. companies and big oil. Neither bill received the 60 votes necessary to pass.

Ron Johnson, blinded by the extremist politics behind his decision, fails to see the harm his plan would cause Wisconsin students; it would take $15.6 billion from students, charging us higher interest rates over ten years in order to use the money for deficit reduction. It is irresponsible and shameful to place the burden of the deficit on the shoulders and wallets of the nation’s youth, yet Johnson supports such measures time and time again.

By choosing to support a bill that would take money from 159,000 Wisconsin students, Ron Johnson is turning a blind eye to the needs of his own state, denying its youth access to an affordable education that will help them compete in a 21^st century economy.

Tammy Baldwin: Thank you for standing up for the interests of Wisconsin students by voting to protect our student loan interest rates. Ron Johnson: My education is not your political vehicle, and my pocket is not your deficit slush fund.

Rachel Fetting, a UW-Madison student, is a research and communications intern with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.

WisDems Daily Update -- Thursday, June 13

Melissa Baldauff — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:05:33 -0400

US SENATE

Baldwin, Johnson back immigration vote

WisPolitics.com-22 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson both voted to move forward with an ... Baldwin, D-Madison, tweeted about the vote, “I'm ready for this ...

Senate panel approves LGBT-inclusive education bill

Washington Blade-by Chris Johnson-16 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), a member of the committee, told the Blade she pleased the panel reported out legislation that includes the LGBT ...

Senate Committee Passes Democratic NCLB Renewal Bill

Education Week News (blog)-13 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., that would encourage schools to offer agriculture education. (So congrats on that, 4-H.) And they added language ...

"Kids Caravan" heads for Washington

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-16 hours ago

They will go to Washington in two vans to meet U. S. Senator Ron Johnson, a Republican as well as GOP Congressmen Paul Ryan, Sean Duffy ...

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Paul Ryan Sees House Passing 'Path to Citizenship'

CNBC.com-14 hours ago

Bolstering prospects for comprehensive immigration reform, Rep. Paul Ryan predicted that the Republican-controlled House would approve a ...

Paul Ryan Reads From 1850 Irish Government Poster To Make ...

Huffington Post-by Jon Ward-20 hours ago

WASHINGTON - Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) appeared at a forum on immigration reform Wednesday morning. Not much new is being said at ...

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Rep. Mark Pocan tries living on food stamps

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-18 hours ago

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan went shopping Wednesday in Washington, D.C. to buy groceries as part of a "food stamp challenge." The Madison ...

Secrecy, deception abound

Baraboo News Republic-4 hours ago

After former Wisconsin Assemblyman Mark Pocan joined the American ... Pocan also learned that transparency and time are dangerous to ...

Food Stamp Cuts Dramatized By Democrats Taking 'SNAP Challenge'

Huffington Post-16 hours ago

Other Democrats taking the SNAP challenge include Reps. Sandy Levin (Mich.) Jim McGovern (Mass.), Joe Crowley (N.Y.), Mark Pocan (Wisc.) ...

Pocan to live on food stamps for one week to shed light on hunger ...

hngnews.com-17 hours ago

Starting Thursday, June 13, U.S. Rep Mark Pocan (WI-02) will stand in solidarity with all Wisconsinites who rely on this critical safety net and ...

Democratic Party Lawmakers Voice Concern on Pacific Trade Pact

IndustryWeek-17 hours ago

... trade policy back on track -- not give away its authority to do so," said the letter spearheaded by Representative Mark Pocan of Wisconsin.

Obama base voices concern on Pacific trade pact

PakistanToday.com.pk-16 hours ago

... trade policy back on track — not give away its authority to do so,” said the letter spearheaded by Representative Mark Pocan of Wisconsin.

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Gwen Moore breaks with Democratic majority on derivatives bill

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-10 hours ago

Washington, D.C. — With Milwaukee Democrat Gwen Moore a vocal supporter, the House passed a bill Wednesday that would exempt from ...

House Approves Derivatives Deregulation Bills That Would Open ...

Huffington Post-13 hours ago

Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) and David Scott (D-Ga.), are members of the caucus, and the group's chair, Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), has penned a ...

STATE SENATE

Wisconsin Ultrasound Bill: Gov. Scott Walker Expected to Sign Bill ...

PolicyMic-59 minutes ago

After these senators spoke, Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald employed a Senaterule to cut off debate, and when he called ...

Senate passes bill requiring ultrasounds

Fox11online.com-4 hours ago

Republican Senate President Mike Ellis repeatedly banged his ... Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald cut off debate after about 30 minutes.

Wis. Senate passes bill requiring ultrasound before abortion - KMSP ...

FOX 9 News-19 hours ago

Senate passes bill requiring ultrasound before abortion - KMSP-TV ... before Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald cut off debate ...

State Senate OKs bill requiring ultrasounds before abortion

Wisconsin State Journal-15 hours ago

Wisconsin Senate Republicans abruptly shut off debate Wednesday before ... before Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald cut off ...

GOP senators pass abortion measure requiring ultrasounds

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-8 hours ago

Democrats protested the bill's merits and the process by which it was passed, saying Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald of Juneau and his ...

State Senate passes abortion bill requiring ultrasounds

WSAU-19 hours ago

Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said the opponents had plenty of time to debate the measure – and the Senate needed to vote quickly ...

Wisconsin GOP passes ultrasound bill

Tribune-Review-13 hours ago

Only two senators, one Democrat and one Republican, were able to speak before Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald cut off ...

Budget analysis predicts Wisconsin will face $505 million shortfall ...

Minneapolis Star Tribune-15 hours ago

The Senate could take up it up as early as June 20, a spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said. Vos said ...

Wisconsin faces $505M deficit

Leader-Telegram-8 hours ago

The Senate could take up it up as early as June 20, a spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said. Vos said ...

Heated debate as lawmakers pass bill that requires ultrasound be ...

WQOW TV News 18-15 hours ago

Lena Taylor. "Say it. I just like calling a spade a spade." "This isn't church. This is the Wisconsin State Senate," Erpenbach yells. "Your religious ...

STATE ASSEMBLY

Wisconsin's population is aging; big storm drops rain, damages Wal ...

River Towns-39 minutes ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says lawmakers will most likely press ahead with the measure. Vos, who's a landlord, says he considers Earle's ...

Assembly passes bill doubling size of political donations

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-16 hours ago

The voter ID elements could be revived in the fall, said Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester). That would renew the long-running ...

CAPITOL ABUZZ

Fond du Lac Reporter-12 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he hopes to vote on passing it the following day. If the Assembly passes the budget as Vos hopes next ...

Veterans protest GOP limits on veterans tax credits, and Walker isn't ...

77Square.com-14 hours ago

Robin Vos (R-63), State Chairman,[37] Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force Member, [26] and attended 2011 ALEC annual meeting[41] Rep.

Wisconsin Assembly poised to pass bipartisan election reform - WBAY

WBAY-18 hours ago

(AP) - Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he hopes the Senate will act ... Vos says he hopes to take up that issue in the fall, depending on pending court cases.

Wirch, other Dems seek criminal probe of WEDC

Kenosha News-6 hours ago

Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, a member of the WEDC board, could not be reached for comment on the matter Wednesday.

Bill passed Wednesday extends life of Wausau redevelopment district

Stevenspointjournal-4 hours ago

Jerry Petrowski and state representatives John Spiros, R-Marshfield, and Mandy Wright, D-Wausau, will assist the city of Wausau in planned ...

"Shocked and Disappointed"

Melissa Baldauff — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:03:33 -0400

The Women's Caucus of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin released the following statement on the passage of SB 206:

"We are shocked and disappointed in the elected Republican members of the state Legislature in Wisconsin for recklessly shoving SB 206 mandating medically unnecessary ultrasounds on the unsuspecting constituents of Wisconsin. With hardly any public debate or input from Wisconsin women, these legislators are violating the basic rights of women by carelessly moving this bill forward.

"We are asking all decent and reasonable citizens who do not want government mandating invasive medical procedures on women to contact their state Assembly Representative and ask them to vote NO on this bill. This bill is an egregious overreach. No democratic government should ever attempt to draft and pass legislation that is such an obvious violation of an individual’s right to privacy. If this passes the state Assembly, not only will it be one of the saddest days in recent Wisconsin history, but this action will trigger one of the most ferocious fights these Republicans will ever see when they are up for re-election in 2014. Wisconsin women, and men, will not stand for this kind of irresponsible legislation. Republicans have “jumped the shark on this one.”"

WisDems Daily Update -- Wednesday, June 12

Melissa Baldauff — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:03:00 -0400

US SENATE

Sen. Ron Johnson presses Obama administration on entitlements

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-21 hours ago

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is continuing to press the White House to do a public campaign to show how entitlements must be reformed to reduce ...

Senators got 19000 messages against AirVenture fees

AOPA Pilot-1 hour ago

EAA credited the prompt work of Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and the bipartisan support of Sens.Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and James Inhofe ...

1st CD

Paul Ryan Will Have To Wait To Privatize Medicare, It Seems

Huffington Post-17 hours ago

Paul Ryan's most recent budget proposal would save those making between $20,000 and $30,000 just $246 in taxes, compared to savings of ...

2nd CD

Gay rep. to hold congressional briefing panel on LGBT homeless ...

Wisconsin Gazette-22 hours ago

Mark Pocan, D-Wis., will hold a briefing panel today (June 11) on LGBT ... A notice from Pocan, who is a co-chairs of the Congressional LGBT ...

Democratic freshmen oppose fast-track trade powers for Obama

The Hill (blog)-16 hours ago

Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) shared their “serious concerns” about the “extreme secrecy” surrounding the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks. “Given the ...

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Members Of Congress Call On President Obama To Join Them In ...

National Parks Traveler-5 hours ago

Dave Reichert, R-Washington, and Ron Kind, D-Wisconsin. Applauding the letter to the president was the National Parks Conservation ...

WALKER

Scott Walker says no changes planned to voucher school legislation

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-16 hours ago

Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday afternoon that he would "stay true" to the agreement reached with lawmakers last week regarding the ...

Scott Walker Endorses Mandating Transvaginal Ultrasounds And ...

ThinkProgress-25 minutes ago

Walker comfortable with slow expansion of vouchers

Fox11online.com-13 hours ago

Gov. Scott Walker embraces Obamacare

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-13 hours ago

Scott Walker and legislative leaders may say they are refusing to implement Obamacare. But, in fact, the budget that Walker proposed and the ...

STATE SENATE

Fiscal bureau: $500 million structural deficit in 2017 anticipated

Chippewa Herald-7 hours ago

The Senate could take up the bill as early as June 20, a spokeswoman for Senate Majority LeaderScott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said.

Wisconsin bill would bar police from enforcing any new federal gun ...

Fox News-9 hours ago

The plan ultimately died in the Senate, but the president has urged supporters ... A spokeswoman forSenate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, ...

Fiscal bureau: $500 million deficit in 2017 anticipated

77Square.com-15 hours ago

The Senate could take up the bill as early as June 20, a spokeswoman for Senate Majority LeaderScott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said.

Center's possible eviction from UW: Summary and resources

WisconsinWatch.org-13 hours ago

Scott Walker have the power to remove the measure before approving ... both Vos and SenateMajority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) said ...

Senate approves unemployment limits, small weekly benefit hike

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-by Jason Stein-16 hours ago

Bob Jauch (D-Poplar) said Tuesday. The changes in the budget bill would: □ Tighten the definition of workplace misconduct so that fewer ...

Wisconsin: Senate Republicans OK bill on jobless benefit changes

Pioneer Press-12 hours ago

We must do better," said Sen. Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay). Tuesday's bill was passed out of the Senate Committee on Workforce Development ...

Untrasound bill poised to pass State Senate

WSAU-4 hours ago

... and I want to put up all the roadblocks I can between a woman and her right to make that choice,'” said Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee).

Senate debating bill requiring ultrasound before abortion

fox6now.com-17 hours ago

Lena Taylor (D – Milwaukee) said. Republicans say the bill doesn't mean to interfere, but rather inform women who are about to make a major ...

STATE ASSEMBLY

On residency: Is Tom Barrett a 'liar' or is Robin Vos 'delusional'?

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-9 hours ago

At the rate this fight is heating up, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett may need a few cops — whether living in ...

Fiscal bureau: $500 million structural deficit in 2017 anticipated

Chippewa Herald-7 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he expects his house to take up the budget bill next Tuesday and wrap up debate the following day.

Fiscal bureau: $500 million deficit in 2017 anticipated

77Square.com-15 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he expects his house to take up the budget bill next Tuesday and wrap up debate the following day.

Senate Republicans back abortion measure as Democrats hold up ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-17 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) said he believed those bills would pass and be sent to the governor. "They're common-sense bills ...

Barca critiques policy items in budget

Journal Times-10 hours ago

MOUNT PLEASANT — Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca's name repeatedly surfaced Monday after state Democrats concluded this past ...

Senate's turn to support startups

Wisconsin State Journal-21 hours ago

Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, right, and Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, shakes hands earlier this year on the floor of the state ...

Statewide vouchers are wrong for Wisconsin

Wis Opinion-22 hours ago

Statewide vouchers are wrong for Wisconsin By Mandy Wright The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are ...

KLEEFISCH

Renovated veterans facility in Dover is rededicated

Journal Times-7 hours ago

Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary John Scocos were among those in attendance for ..

WisDems Daily Update -- Monday, June 10

Melissa Baldauff — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:47:04 -0400

US SENATE

US Senator Tammy Baldwin gets ovation at state Democratic ...

WSAU-2 hours ago

OCONOMOWOC, WI (WTAQ) - Democrats rallied at a convention at Oconomowoc Friday night, with U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin receiving ...

Baldwin rallies Democrats at state convention

Wisconsin Radio Network-4 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin: Don't let politics obstruct progress

La Crosse Tribune-Jun 9, 2013

Tammy Baldwin: Don't let politics obstruct progress ... Democrat Tammy Baldwin represents Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate. View (11) Comments ...

WI senators react to NSA data collection issue

fox6now.com-13 hours ago

Both Republican Ron Johnson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin are on the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs.

Government surveillance unconstitutional? Reaction from Sens ...

Fox News-18 minutes ago

We want to hear now from fellow Republican, Senator Ron Johnson, who joins us from Green Bay, Wisconsin. And here in Washington, ...

Ron Johnson 'skeptical' of income taxes and Obamacare because of ...

Raw Story-by David Edwards-21 hours ago

Tea party-backed Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is urging Americans to be “skeptical” of income taxes, the estate tax and President Barack Obama's ...

Ayotte joins senators backing immigration overhaul, calls plan 'tough ...

Minneapolis Star Tribune-18 hours ago

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said he remained hopeful a bill could be passed but said the bill would have to see changes if it stood any chance ...

Paul says he's key to bridging Senate, House gap on immigration

The Hill (blog)-20 hours ago

Many Republicans agree that comprehensive reform of the immigration system is necessary, with both Paul and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) ...

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Ron Kind indicates he won't run for governor

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-Jun 8, 2013

A week after being noncommittal in Milwaukee about a run for governor, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind of La Crosse indicated he's not planning to ...

Wisconsin: Rep. Ron Kind all but rules out run for governor next year

Pioneer Press-Jun 7, 2013

Kind says he won't run for governor in 2014

Chippewa Herald-16 hours ago

Ron Kind says he almost certainly won't run for governor in 2014. Kind, a La Crosse Democrat, told reporters after delivering a speech at the ...

Commentary: Will Kind challenge Walker in 2014?

Herald Times Reporter-17 hours ago

Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, has accused Republican Gov. Scott Walker of “budgetary and fiscal malpractice” in rejecting additional federal money ...

Immigration debate deepest within Republican Party

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-Jun 8, 2013

Ron Kind of La Crosse, a leader of moderate Democrats in the House. Kind said that since most Republicans under the new congressional ...

6th CD

Rep. Tom Petri: FAA should fund air traffic controllers for AirVenture ...

The Oshkosh Northwestern-Jun 9, 2013

EAA's AirVenture brings more than 500,000 people from more than 70 countries and 10,000 planes to Oshkosh each year for the biggest ...

Rep. Petri: See Sequestration as an Opportunity

Helicopter Association International-19 hours ago

Petri: See Sequestration as an Opportunity ... Tom Petri (R-Wis.) ... “A cutback gives you an opportunity to realign people,” Petri said at the RTCA ...

WALKER

Gov. Scott Walker says Wisconsin's ranking as a place to do ...

PolitiFact-Jun 9, 2013

Faced with job growth lagging behind most states, Gov. Scott Walker chooses alternative measures to put a positive spin on the state's ...

Scott Walker brings DC dysfunction to Wisconsin

Capital Times-3 hours ago

Scott Walker has steered the state, and the bizarre failure of the governor's budget to even attempt to address the job-creation crisis that has ...

Dr. Timothy Shaw: Scott Walker should expand Medicaid

Capital Times-4 hours ago

Scott Walker's failure to expand Medicaid in Wisconsin under the Affordable Care Act shows that he is, like Romney, out of touch with health ...

STATE SENATE

Wisconsin budget would ban key argument against high-capacity ...

Jacksoncountychronicle-8 hours ago

The spending plan now goes to the full Assembly and Senate for debate. Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, have ...

Wis. Bill Would Increase Political Donation Limits

WDIO-TV-Jun 9, 2013

Limits for Senate candidates would rise from $1,000 to $2,000, and for ... according to the office of Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald.

STATE ASSEMBLY

Proposal to double campaign donation limits gets an unlikely objector

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-6 hours ago

McCabe said he can't believe Assembly Speaker Robin Vos isn't proposing the change in the donation cap in response to Young's complaints.

Wisconsin GOP Sneaks ALEC-Supported For-Profit Bail Bonding ...

PR Watch-44 minutes ago

Robin Vos squeezed a similar last-minute provision into the budget, prompting outcry from judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement. Governor ...

Legislation would ease path for big water wells

Winona Daily News-19 hours ago

His office referred questions to Kit Beyer, a spokeswoman for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Burlington. Beyer said in a telephone interview ...

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN

Tate re-elected chair of state Democratic Party

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-by Don Walker-Jun 8, 2013

Democrats meeting at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin's convention in Oconomowoc re-elected Mike Tate to a new term as party chairman.

Tate, Christensen win party elections

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-Jun 8, 2013

Democrats meeting at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin's convention in Oconomowoc re-elected Mike Tate to a new term as party chairman.

WisDems Daily Update -- Tuesday, June 5

Melissa Baldauff — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:34:46 -0400

US SENATE

Baldwin sponsors legislation to support volunteer firefighters, EMTs

Superior Telegram-9 hours ago

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin toured the northern Wisconsin Germann Road Fire recovery effort with first responders and local officials on ...

Conservatives are nearly extinct in Dane County government

Capital Times-2 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin narrowly won the 2nd Congressional District seat in 1998 and 2000 but she and her successor, Mark Pocan, have not faced ...

FAA Slaps Thousands in New Fees on EAA AirVenture - WBAY

WBAY-1 hour ago

Monday, Wisconsin's U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson began circulating a letter to the FAA. "First of all, you can't charge ...

Sen. Franken pushes bill to protect LGBT students from school bullying

Coon Rapids ECM Publishers-15 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.). Sen. Franken first introduced ...

The Most Underestimated Feminist in DC

The Nation.-18 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin remembers Murray contacting her as early as May 2011. Maizie Hirono of Hawaii says, “She was one of the first people I met ...

Faith leaders call on Congress to support compassionate ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-19 hours ago

And he called on Wisconsin Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson to support it. He said Wisconsin religious leaders will meet with the ...

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[WATCH] Colbert presents Rep. Mark Pocan with a cupcake inferno

Red Alert Politics-17 hours ago

Rep Mark Pocan Wisconsin 2nd Colbert Report Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) got a special surprise for surviving his first 100 days in Washington ...

Colbert pokes fun at Congressman Pokie, er, Pocan

77Square.com-19 hours ago

Congressman Mark Pocan appeared on "The Colbert Report" Monday, and was asked to blow out 100 candles to signify his first 100 days in ...

Stephen Colbert gets to know Wisconsin's 2nd district (VIDEO)

Washington Post (blog)-21 hours ago

Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert's “Better know a district” segment looks at Rep. Mark Pocan (D) and Wisconsin's 2nd district.

Postal Service should keep sorting center here

Capital Times-3 hours ago

... increasing delivery time, and significantly affecting the way businesses operate,” says Congressman Mark Pocan, D-Madison, who testified ...

Stephen Colbert Is Utterly Helpless

Milwaukee Magazine-21 hours ago

"My understanding is that you used to be a musician?" Stephen Colbert asks freshman U.S. Rep Mark Pocan, a Democrat from Madison.

Don't Block Our Votes !

Germantown Now (blog)-21 hours ago

Mark Pocan (D-2nd district), has recently called for an amendment to the US Constitution that unambiguously spells-out the right to vote.

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Rep. Ron Kind Slams IRS for Wasting Taxpayer Dollars

WXOW.com-1 hour ago

Ron Kind (D-WI) harshly criticized the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) following the release of a report by the Treasury Department's inspector ...

WALKER

Citizen Dave: Scott Walker is guilty of malfeasance in office

Isthmus-18 hours ago

Yet that's exactly what Governor Scott Walker and his Republican legislative allies are doing right now. Under the new federal health care act ...

Gov. Scott Walker announces UW tuition freeze

WSAU-16 hours ago

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has announced a tuition freeze at UW System schools. On Tuesday, Governor ...

Citizen Dave: Scott Walker can be beat in 2014, and here are some ...

Isthmus-21 hours ago

There's no question that, like him or not, Scott Walker is somebody. And right now Wisconsin Democrats have nobody to take him on. With the ...

STATE SENATE

Balanced reaction to JFC approval of key budget issues

Fox11online.com-1 hour ago

State Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, the Senate Majority Leader says "Moving into the next biennium, we anticipate this budget will be fully balanced ...

Wis. Senate won't take up injunctions bill in June

Businessweek-21 hours ago

A spokeswoman for Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says senators are focused on the state budget and won't consider the ...

All-night session ends at dawn with approval of GOP budget plan

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-by Jason Stein-1 hour ago

Scott Walker, who could remove some items with his partial veto power. ... and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) said early ...

Deal announced on income tax cuts, school vouchers

Journal Times-5 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Republican Leader Scott Fitzgerald, both Republicans, said they didn't anticipate any ...

60% of tax cuts would go to those earning more than $100000 ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-by Jason Stein-20 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) didn't respond to requests for comment.

Recall plans squashed

Journal Times-1 hour ago

John Lehman, the only Democrat who successfully ousted his Republican incumbent competitor, Van Wanggaard, in the series of June 2012 ...

Wright: Voucher program could devastate local public schools

Wausau Daily Herald-13 hours ago

Mandy Wright, D-Wausau, said the 500 student limit is only in the first year. “The next year it would be 1,000 students, then it's unlimited,” Wright ...

STATE ASSEMBLY

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos wants quick action on elections bill

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-15 hours ago

Madison — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos plans to proceed quickly with a wide-ranging election reform bill despite objections from the state ...

All-night session ends at dawn with approval of GOP budget plan

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-by Jason Stein-1 hour ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) told reporters that the tax cut would deliver at least some savings to everyone in the state who ...

Opponents question election reform bill

The Oshkosh Northwestern-4 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Burlington, tried to tamp down that contention, insisting a person would simply swear his or her affidavit is true ...

Republicans approve $650 million income tax cut - WAOW ...

WAOW-2 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he is "really proud" of the size of the tax cut. About 54 percent of the tax cut would benefit those making ...

Republicans to pass $651 million tax cut, voucher schools expansion

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-by Jason Stein-3 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) told reporters that the tax cut would deliver at least some savings to everyone in the state who ...

Committee rejects Medicaid expansion

Stevenspointjournal-7 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he expects the budget to be taken up in about two weeks. The budget committee adopted ...

WisDems Daily Update -- Monday, June 3

Melissa Baldauff — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:07:15 -0400

US SENATE

Tammy Baldwin Challenges Congress to Get Serious About ...

The Nation.-Jun 1, 2013

When Tammy Baldwin delivered her first floor speech on the Senate floor late last month, she did not expect to create a national stir—let alone ...

Senator's Call Stirs Movement to Get Congress Focused on ...

The Nation. (blog)-20 hours ago

When Tammy Baldwin delivered her first floor speech on the Senate floor late last month, she did not expect to create a national stir—let alone ...

Ron Johnson's latest 'victim of government' says helping Scott ...

Capital Times-Jun 1, 2013

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson's latest "victim of government," Catherine Engelbrecht, says her group's involvement against the Scott Walker recall ...

Wisconsin Dells resort operators say immigration bill would hit them ...

La Crosse Tribune-18 hours ago

Ron Johnson, R-Wis. ... As a bipartisan group of senators, known as the “Gang of Eight,” mapped out the immigration bill this spring, the Work …

2nd CD

Congressmen: You have no right to vote

Philly.com-8 minutes ago

Mark Pocan, a representative from Wisconsin, has joined with Keith Ellison from Minnesota to introduce a new constitutional amendment in the ...

John Nichols: We can and must renew voting rights

77Square.com-2 hours ago

Ultimately, that's why Congressman Mark Pocan, D-Madison, is right when he argues for amending the Constitution to provide Americans with ...

WALKER

Stewardship Fund gets Scott Walker nod but faces uphilll climb in ...

77Square.com-22 minutes ago

Scott Walker's fans in the environmental community aren't exactly legion, so it's interesting to see that he's voicing support for Wisconsin's ...

Scott Walker's 'Alabama values' and European austerity

Capital Times-3 hours ago

The Alabama Republican Party has invited Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to address its summer dinner. And Walker is going because he's an ...

Bill Berry: Scott Walker's agenda threatens public education

Capital Times-3 hours ago

Scott Walker and some of his pals to privatize K-12 education isn't sitting well with many in Walker's own party. Walker's plan to expand school ...

STATE SENATE

State budget: a final push

Portage Daily Register-8 hours ago

Scott Walker and Republican legislative leaders. Walker, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald still were ...

Walker, state GOP leaders close in on deals for voucher expansion ...

Wausau Daily Herald-4 hours ago

Scott Walker and Republican legislative leaders. Walker, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald were still ...

Joint Finance Committee moves closer to budget vote

WSAU-4 minutes ago

Senate G-O-P leader Scott Fitzgerald told the A-P during the weekend they're quote, “actually pretty close” to something. The Republican ...

Local legislators 'blindsided' by budget provision

Wisconsin Rapids Tribune-Jun 2, 2013

Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, agreed, saying those types of policy changes should go through the same legislative scrutiny as any other ...

STATE ASSEMBLY

Bill to lift injunctions raises constitutional questions

Stevenspointjournal-2 hours ago

... Assembly gave the proposal tentative approval on a party-line vote last month, Kit Beyer, a spokeswoman for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, ...

Recount spurs voting reforms

Journal Times-1 hour ago

Speaker of the Assembly Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said his office helped shape the final bill, bringing together what he called “a bunch of ...

Kooyenga says Wisconsin's income tax system stands out nationally ...

PolitiFact-Jun 2, 2013

Robin Vos that on income taxes, "Wisconsin is one of the best places in the country to be poor but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners.

Wisconsin Legislature, Failing to Create Jobs, Opts to Punish the ...

PR Watch-47 minutes ago

Wisconsin's unemployed are being subject to a double attack by the state ... Then, in what Representative Chris Taylor (D-Madison) called the ...

WisDems Daily Update -- Friday, May 31

Melissa Baldauff — Fri, 31 May 2013 15:02:00 -0400

US SENATE

Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin Speaks During St. Croix River ...

Patch.com-22 hours ago

A video featuring some of the highlights from Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin's speech Tuesday during the St. Croix River Crossing ...

Baldwin gets crash course in latest manufacturing technology in ...

Kenosha News-19 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., looks at a quality control machine with Gateway Technical College instructor Neil Petersen during a Wednesday tour of Gateway's ...

Sen. Johnson's listening session on immigration

Fox11online.com-3 minutes ago

BELLEVUE - Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson's staff will hold one of a series of listening sessions on immigration reform in the Green ...

Johnson tells immigration advocates: "I sincerely want to solve the ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-11 hours ago

Republican U. S. Sen. Ron Johnson met for about 45 minutes Thursday with a group of immigration advocates and told them, "I sincerely want ...

In Case You Missed It: A tornado of news and opinion at the Cap ...

77Square.com-15 hours ago

One of U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson's staffers took part in a listening session at Centro Hispano on Wednesday and said the senator cares about ...

Strange bedfellows: Apple and the far right

Fortune-by Philip Elmer-DeWitt-1 hour ago

... with Tea Party support -- Ron Johnson and Rand Paul -- who came to his defense. ("I'm offended by the tone of these hearings," said Sen.

1st CD

Plain Talk: Apple perfect example of why Paul Ryan is wrong about ...

Capital Times-3 hours ago

Do you suppose Paul Ryan, the GOP congressman from Janesville, was paying attention last week when it was revealed that Apple, the ...

2nd CD

Mark Pocan makes visit to Colonial Club

hngnews.com-16 hours ago

Second District Congressional Rep. Mark Pocan (right) met with constituents on Tuesday, May 28 at the Colonial Club Senior Activity Center, ...

State appeals court rules voter ID law constitutional

UW Badger Herald-14 hours ago

Mark Pocan, D-Madison, emphasized the importance of voting rights in a statement Thursday, adding that the right to vote for citizens must be ...

3rd CD

Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind Speaks During St. Croix River ...

Patch.com-22 hours ago

A video featuring some of the highlights from Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind's speech Tuesday during the St. Croix River Crossing ...

Matt Pommer: Will it be Kind vs. Walker in 2014?

La Crosse Tribune-7 hours ago

Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, has accused Republican Gov. Scott Walker of “budgetary and fiscal malpractice” in rejecting addition federal money for ...

6th CD

Aviation sector takes spotlight

Appleton Post Crescent-4 hours ago

Tom Petri (left) and Reid Ribble listen to Gov. Scott Walker during a Wisconsin General Aviation Manufacturing Rally on Thursday at Gulfstream ...

Groundbreaking for 'rails-to-trails' project set for Friday

The Sheboygan Press-10 hours ago

Tom Petri, R-Fond du Lac, who was instrumental in obtaining the funding for the project, will attend along with Sheboygan County Board ...

7th CD

Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy Speaks During St. Croix River ...

Patch.com-22 hours ago

A video featuring some of the highlights from Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy's speech Tuesday during the St. Croix River Crossing ...

8th CD

Ribble's Farm Bill votes disappointing

Green Bay Press Gazette-12 hours ago

Reid Ribble displayed disregard for animals and the public during the U.S. House Agriculture Committee hearing on the 2013 Farm Bill.

WALKER

Scott Walker's plan for charter schools, vouchers hits snags

77Square.com-21 hours ago

Gov. Scott Walker's plan to create a statewide charter school board has hit a roadblock as lawmakers are considering removing it from the next ...

Interactive: Scott Walker's budget plan

Chippewa Herald-10 hours ago

This chart shows the amount slated for each state agency in Walker's $68.2 billion 2013-15 budget proposal. The size of the rectangles is ...

Byron York: Looking to 2016, Iowa GOP gets jazzed about Scott ...

Washington Examiner-13 hours ago

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker delivers an address at a fundraising event for the Iowa GOP on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at the Sheraton Hotel in ...

Scott Walker on jobs

Dubuque Telegraph Herald-2 hours ago

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks at Cabela's in Prairie du Chien about a certification program for entry-level manufacturing jobs.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Speaks During St. Croix River ...

Patch.com-22 hours ago

A video featuring some of the highlights from Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's speech Tuesday during the St. Croix River Crossing ...

STATE SENATE

GOP lawmakers may increase school funding, scale back voucher ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-12 hours ago

The terms of a deal emerged Thursday morning, but Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) andSenate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald ...

Sources: Vouchers may expand statewide in Wisconsin

Appleton Post Crescent-11 hours ago

Walker, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald all said talks were ongoing and nothing was finalized. “Gov.

Wisconsin allows Gogebic mining to do exploratory drilling

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-14 hours ago

Robert Jauch (D-Poplar), who opposed changes in the mining law, said he is seeing problems with the project early on as Gogebic sought to ...

Northwestern Wisconsin: DNR approves exploratory mining permit

Pioneer Press-10 hours ago

Robert Jauch, D-Poplar, who opposed changes in the mining law, said he is seeing problems with the project early on as Gogebic sought to ...

GUEST VIEW: Government owns too much of Wisconsin state land

La Crosse Tribune-18 hours ago

... land for only the best land for future generations. State Sen. Frank Lasee, R-De Pere, represents Wisconsin's 1st District. View (0) Comments ...

JFC reverses course on Skyward deal

Beloit Daily News-16 hours ago

Scott Krug, a Republican from Wisconsin Rapids who was one of Skyward's biggest proponents. He, along with Democratic Sen. Julie Lassa, of ...

Skyward Statement on Joint Finance Committee Multi-Vendor ...

WSAW-18 hours ago

The company is also thankful for the efforts of Assemblyman Scott Krug (Rome) and Senator Julie Lassa (Stevens Point) plus all the local, state ...

STATE ASSEMBLY

Group Of Republican Lawmakers Oppose Current Budget

Wisconsin Public Radio News-14 hours ago

A letter was sent to Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Majority Leader Scott Suder today by 11 Republicans, who stand opposed to the current ...

Abortion bills get hearing before Wisconsin legislators

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-21 hours ago

Chris Taylor (D-Madison) said that the bill would not provide for ... Safar, a lobbyist for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, said that a ...

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN

State appeals court rules voter ID law constitutional

Journal Times-by Mary Spicuzza-12 hours ago

... this blatant attempt at disenfranchisement from ever being enacted in a Wisconsin election,” said Mike Tate, chairman of the Democratic Party ...