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WisDems Daily Update -- Wednesday, May 22

Melissa Baldauff — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:10 -0400

US SENATE

Plain Talk: We can't afford to ignore student debt

Capital Times-3 hours ago

... Tammy Baldwin, has been urging students to send her testimonials on ... weekend at the UW-Madison with a $33,000 debt, wrote Baldwin.

For Republicans, Oklahoma Tornado Revives Questions About ...

TIME (blog)-9 minutes ago

2 Senate Republican. “I would vote against a bill that didn't include offsets,” Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson said, according to the Journal.

Apple CEO Faces Down Senators' Tax Scrutiny, Calls for Reform

American Spectator (blog)-20 hours ago

Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) earlier questioned whether the American economy, entire sectors of which are directly tied to Apple, would have ...

GOP lawmakers: Oklahoma tornado aid must be offset

UPI.com-6 hours ago

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., rushed to Coburn's defense, calling his remarks "real leadership," The New York Times reported. But others said ...

Five 501(c)(4) Groups That Might Have Broken the Law

The Nation. (blog)-by Lee Fang-18 hours ago

The group spent more than $745,000 to help elect Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), one of the lawmakers now calling for hearings into the IRS ...

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Mark Pocan has 37 better ideas for Congress

Capital Times-3 hours ago

What of the one freshman member from Wisconsin: Madison Democrat Mark Pocan? What did he do with his first opportunity to vote to repeal ...

Parks Place/US Congressperson Mark Pocan: Right to Vote ...

Madison Times-9 hours ago

Parks Place/U.S. Congressperson Mark Pocan: Right to Vote amendment. by Mark Pocan. May 21, 2013. When aspiring Americans take the citizenship test, they ...

4th CD

Cavazos heads south

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-16 hours ago

Jessica Cavazos, who has worked in the office of Democrat U. S. Rep Gwen Moore doing constituent services, will be moving to central Florida ...

Financial services legislative and regulatory issues update May 20

Lexology (registration)-21 hours ago

On May 10th, Representatives Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Steve Stivers (R-OH) wrote to the SEC, urging Chairman White to issue municipal ...

WALKER

Legislators back broad Scott Walker authority to sell state property

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-15 hours ago

Madison — Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee largely signed off Tuesday on giving Gov. Scott Walker broad authority to sell ...

Esquire blogger Charles Pierce: Gov. Scott Walker holding a yard sale

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-16 hours ago

"Do not sleep on this man," a riled-up Charles P. Pierce warns Tuesday in his Esquire blog about Gov.Scott Walker. "There is nothing he thinks ...

STATE SENATE

Wisconsin Common Core hearing promises to ignite uncommon ...

Kansas Watchdog-15 hours ago

Scott Walker, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester. “One of those three experts ...

Decision on multivendor SIS plan pushed back

Wausau Daily Herald-12 hours ago

Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, said in a news release that she had worked with state Sen. Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin, who serves on the Joint ...

Skyward may get Joint Finance Committee support, but not today

WSAU-6 hours ago

Democratic Senator Julie Lassa and Representative Katrina Shankland introduced legislation to end the single vendor system and allow ...

STATE ASSEMBLY

Murphy's Law Bail Bond Bill Will Create Debtor's Prisons

urbanmilwaukee-19 hours ago

Robin Vos (R-Rochester), who had attended ALEC conferences in the past. Now the Assembly Speaker, Vos is once again championing the ...

KLEEFISCH

How Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch Juggles Career with ...

Patch.com-9 hours ago

Rebecca Kleefisch is the highest ranking woman in Wisconsin politics today, having been elected twice to the office of lieutenant governor.

Natural gas boom fuels frac sand mining, political spending

La Crosse Tribune-2 hours ago

Rebecca Kleefisch and Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, all Republicans. In addition to oil and gas companies, the Wisconsin Democracy ...

WisDems Daily Update -- Tuesday, May 21

Melissa Baldauff — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:32:15 -0400

US SENATE

Federal Legislation Would Help With Great Lakes Dredging

Wisconsin Public Radio News-2 hours ago

Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc) says this bill will allow the Great Lakes to catch up on digging projects over the next six to seven years, ...

Groundhog Day: The real scandals in Washington

Wis Opinion-18 hours ago

Wisconsin Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin joined the bipartisan majority. But Johnson said no. Groundhog Day. -- Kaplan wrote a guest ...

Federal Execs to Get Millions Despite Cuts

CNBC.com-51 minutes ago

Senators Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Ron Johnson (R-WIS) are co-sponsors of the legislation. ""The idea that some of the highest paid federal ...

The IRS and Tax Reform

Wall Street Journal-21 hours ago

GOP Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said this weekend that tax reform "is one area we think we could work with the president to get something ...

Five senators who know how to control federal spending

Washington Examiner-14 hours ago

Gun control senators are discussing revising the defeated ... Ayotte of New Hampshire, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Rand Paul of Kentucky, and ...

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Paul Ryan Not Sure If There Was A Benghazi Coverup [Video]

The Inquisitr-by Dusten Carlson-10 hours ago

On Sunday, Rep. Paul Ryan said that he doesn't know whether or not President Barack Obama intentionally misled the public with doctored ...

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County Board to consider officially backing marijuana legalization

77Square.com-54 minutes ago

Mark Pocan, a Madison Democrat. Richmond's resolution (Resolution 25, 13-14; you have to scroll down to find it) has 10 co-sponsors: Heidi ...

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Legacy stones to be dedicated in ceremony

Wisconsin Rapids Tribune-4 hours ago

Congressman Ron Kind will be the speaker at a legacy stone dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday in front of the Wood County Courthouse, ...

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Backfire | A Journal Sentinel Watchdog Update Inspector general to ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-12 hours ago

Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) and Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.). It was obtained Monday by the Journal Sentinel. Sensenbrenner, Goodlatte and others ...

Congress gets mixed advice on regulating drones

The Logan Banner-4 hours ago

James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., said it was important for new standards to address the privacy issues associated with use of drones. With Rep.

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Wisconsin police now more aggressive with redaction

Dubuque Telegraph Herald-4 hours ago

Tom Petri, R-Fond du Lac, said he has received complaints from his constituents and would be willing to look at the issue. "At some point it ...

Wis. police become more aggressive with redaction

Wisconsin State Journal-14 hours ago

Tom Petri, R-Fond du Lac, said he has received complaints from his constituents and would be willing to look at the issue. "At some point it ...

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Greg Paplham column: Farm bill's Dairy Security Act best for farmers ...

Green Bay Press Gazette-13 hours ago

Reid Ribble, R-Sherwood, was in the group that favors an open-ended subsidy with no cost control. He voted to strip market stabilization from ...

WALKER

Critics pounce on Scott Walker's three out-of-state trips this week

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-13 hours ago

Madison — As Wisconsin lawmakers drill down on the state budget this week, Gov. Scott Walker is heading out of state for political events, ...

Scott Walker reappoints Stephen Marcus to Wisconsin Center ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-20 hours ago

There is also an open position Walker is responsible for, and that seat is currently held by Franklyn Gimbel, who is chairman of the board.

Scott Walker Heads To Iowa, Sparking Presidential Speculation

Huffington Post-22 hours ago

In just a few days, Gov. Scott Walker will head to the heart of Iowa — where the 2016 presidential race will likely begin — and take center stage ...

Walker stirs GOP faithful, protesters

Greenwich Time-10 hours ago

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks during the annual Connecticut GOP Prescott Bush Awards dinner at the Stamford Hilton Hotel in ...

Scott Walker Holds A Yard Sale

Esquire (blog) - 18 hours ago

We haven't looked in recently on the activities of Scott Walker, the twice-elected goggle-eyed homunculus hired by Koch Industries to manage their midwest subsidiary formerly known as the state of Wisconsin. It seems that he and his pet legislature has ...

Panel to consider Scott Walker proposal for high-deductible health plans

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 1 hour ago

Madison — Government workers in Wisconsin would have to be offered a high-deductible health insurance plan with a health savings account under a proposal to be voted on Tuesday. The provision included in Gov. Scott Walker's budget is up for ...

Scott Walker proposes $50 fee for state workers who smoke

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 17 hours ago

Madison — State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a proposal by Gov. Scott Walker. The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee planned to take up the issue Tuesday. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal ...

LETTER: Scott Walker Has Hurt Wisconsin

Hartford Courant - 14 hours ago

Regarding The Capitol Watch story, "Union Activists Plan to Protest Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's Speech" [May 19, courantblogs.com/capitol-watch]: I am a lifetime resident of Wisconsin. During my 71 years, I have never seen Wisconsin in a bigger mess ...

STATE SENATE

Column: Reform needs to happen at WEDC

La Crosse Tribune-21 hours ago

Reform needs to happen at WEDC, and it needs to happen now. Democrat Julie Lassa, Stevens Point, represents the 24th state Senate District.

BadgerCare advocates press GOP to accept Medicaid funding

Wausau Daily Herald-12 hours ago

Mandy Wright of Wausau and local advocacy groups urged Republican legislators Monday to reverse the governor's decision and accept ...

STATE ASSEMBLY

Robin Vos says Rep. Weatherston sought Racine County earmark

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-9 hours ago

Madison — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said another lawmaker was behind earmarking $700,000 for a dredging project in the state budget ...

Vouchers grow entitlements, create bad fiscal policy

Superior Telegram-1 hour ago

Voucher advocates, including Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, have repeatedly voiced support for statewide vouchers. But this objective really ...

Journal Times editorial: WEDC must get its house in order

Journal Times-8 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, called it “an embarrassing situation. I am disappointed that they didn't have a more rigorous ...

Should state assets be sold to cut down on $8 billion debt?

fox6now.com-15 hours ago

“I have no problem with the Department of Administration looking at all state property,” Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R – Burlington) said.

Wisconsin: probably not next for marriage equality

Watermark Online-16 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Burlington, suggested this week that his party is not shifting. “The Wisconsin constitution states that marriage ..

WisDems Daily Update -- Monday, May 20

Melissa Baldauff — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:50 -0400

US SENATE

Duke Behnke's Q&A: What is the annual budget for the offices and ...

Appleton Post Crescent-May 18, 2013

Tammy Baldwin and Sen. Herb Kohl. The information on U.S. representatives is detailed in a report called the Statement of Disbursements that ...

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Gowdy: Benghazi not Paul Ryan's fault [VIDEO]

Daily Caller-11 hours ago

“I know that it is popular and trendy to blame [House Budget Chairman] Paul Ryan for everything. Regrettably, the facts just don't support it with ...

Paul Ryan: IRS targeting scandal reveals 'big government cronyism'

The Hill (blog)-18 hours ago

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Sunday called the Internal Revenue Service scandal a defining example of “big-government cronyism.” ...

Paul Ryan: “I don't know” if there was a Benghazi cover-up

Salon-20 hours ago

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said on this week's episode of Fox News Sunday that he does not know whether there was a “cover-up” related to the ...

Paul Ryan: Obama Displayed "Arrogance, Abuse Of Power" in IRS ...

PolicyMic-15 hours ago

Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) hit the Sunday talk shows to discuss the IRS and AP scandals. Sen. McConnell went on Meet the Press and listed various ...

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Gwen Moore sees link between military culture and sexual assaults ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-11 minutes ago

U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, a sexual assault victim, says the military culture is partly to blame for the level of sexual assaults in the military.

Rep.: Military sexual assault rooted in culture

MSNBC-17 hours ago

Gwen Moore, of Wisconsin, a survivor of sexual assault herself. “We need to look at whether the chain of command can deal with the multitude ...

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Editorial: Bipartisan effort to reduce big government is needed

Winston-Salem Journal-9 hours ago

Bobby Scott, a Democrat, and Wisconsin Rep. James Sensenbrenner, a Republican, are working on a project that should be praised in inverse ...

WALKER

Lawmakers to take up Scott Walker DNA proposal

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-1 hour ago

Madison — Wisconsin lawmakers are set this week to consider Gov. Scott Walker's plan to take DNA from anyone arrested for a felony and ...

Wisconsin: Presidential speculation around Scott Walker heats up ...

Pioneer Press-9 hours ago

Proposal gives Scott Walker administration more power to sell state ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-10 hours ago

Madison - Gov. Scott Walker's administration would gain broad authority to sell state property - including prisons, highways, heating plants and ...

Obama, Scott Walker Earn Identical Approval Ratings In Wisconsin

Huffington Post-17 hours ago

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: No one would mistake Scott Walker and Barack Obama for political twins. Read the whole story at Milwaukee ...

Wisconsin: Presidential speculation around Scott Walker heats up ...

Pioneer Press-by Mary Spicuzza-9 hours ago

Mike Tate, chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, said Walker's political aspirations are preventing him from tackling serious problems ...

STATE ASSEMBLY

Marriage equality not on the horizon for Wisconsin

Wisconsin Gazette-14 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Burlington, suggested this week that ... states that marriage is between one man and one woman,” Vos said in ...

Republican lawmakers may try to resurrect bail bonding

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-May 18, 2013

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) said allowing bail bondsmen would increase the number of people who show up at their court ...

WisDems Daily Update -- Friday, May 17

Melissa Baldauff — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:32:06 -0400

US SENATE

Morning briefing: IRS and Tea Party, food stamp users, frac sand ...

77Square.com-41 minutes ago

Tammy Baldwin wants tax break for craft brewers: A story by Chuck ... Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc) says she's trying to help small Wisconsin craft ...

Senator Baldwin Wants Tax Break For Craft Brewers

Wisconsin Public Radio News-3 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc) says she's trying to help small Wisconsin craft brewers get a ... Senator Baldwin is a co-sponsor of the measure.

Jeff Merkley Pushes 'Monsanto Protection Act' Repeal

Huffington Post-by Ryan Grim-15 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) (L) participates in a reenacted swearing-in with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in the Old Senate Chamber at the U.S. ...

On Politics: Gov. wants tax revenue to boost middle-class tax cut

77Square.com-20 hours ago

But in a letter to Wisconsin Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson, the governor said he does know what he would do with the estimated $95 ...

In Case You Missed It: Bikers get free bacon, and Letterman roasts ...

Capital Times (blog)-14 hours ago

And, finally, Rep. Moore wasn't the only one who got some screen time Wednesday. David Letterman featured Sen. Ron Johnson in his ...

Agencies Need Congress' Help to Weed Out Duplicate Programs4 ...

GovExec.com-17 hours ago

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., asked the GAO chief whether during sequestration he had received calls from agencies on how to save money.

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Pocan's husband receives 'House Spouse' ID card

Wisconsin Gazette-15 hours ago

Pocan won Tammy Baldwin's U.S. House seat last November, becoming the only gay person ever to succeed another in Congress -Photo: ...

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Why the End of 'Craft' Beer Is Just a Tax Break Away

TheStreet.com-by Jason Notte-1 hour ago

Tom Latham (R-Iowa) and Ron Kind (D-Wis.) with 33 original co-sponsors, would help reduce the overhead on Brooklyn and the others and ...

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Watch Rep. Gwen Moore spar with Stephen Colbert

77Square.com-17 hours ago

2013-05-16T15:00:00Z 2013-05-16T15:10:11Z Watch Rep. Gwen Moore spar with Stephen ColbertROB THOMAS | The Capital Times | rthomas@madison.com ...

Stephen Colbert skewers Milwaukee in interview with Rep. Gwen ...

The Business Journal of Milwaukee (blog)-15 hours ago

Gwen Moore still smiling after Colbert Report appearance

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-18 hours ago

U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) turned down appearing on Comedy Central's Colbert Report show several times before finally agreeing to be ...

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ND senators decry crop insurance, conservation compliance link

AG Week-17 hours ago

Ron Kind, a Democrat, and Tom Petri, a Republican, on May 15 proposed a bill that would cap the total value of crop insurance subsidies each ...

Afternoon State News Briefs: Man recovering from black bear attack

Pierce County Herald-16 hours ago

The Democrat from La Crosse teamed up with Wisconsin Republican Congressman Tom Petri of Fond du Lac on the bill. Petri says current ...

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Scott Walker, Sean Duffy Thank Wildfire Emergency Responders

Wisconsin Public Radio News-16 hours ago

Sean Duffy (R-Wisc) added there might be federal help for homeowners. Walker declared the fire area of Douglas and Bayfield Counties in a ...

Duffy to host Sawyer County Town Hall

Sawyer County Record-21 hours ago

U.S. Congressman Sean Duffy (WI-07) will host a town hall event in Hayward on Monday, May 20 at 7:30 a.m. at the Flatcreek Eatery off ...

Gov. Walker Tours Germann Road Fire Damage

Northland's NewsCenter-14 hours ago

At the fire headquarters in Gordon, Walker and Congressman Sean Duffy, are pledging their support entering the recovery portion of this fire.

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Better crop insurance for organic growers - Agweek

AG Week-20 hours ago

Reid Ribble, R-Wis., said “I am always struck by people on our side of the aisle who have issues with organic. This is something we ought to be ...

Forest Owners Thank Congressional Leaders for Bipartisan Bill ...

Voice of the Valley-18 hours ago

... Nick Rahall (D-WV), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Mike Simpson (R-ID), Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Greg Walden (R-OR).

Bipartisan Group Of House And Senate Lawmakers Introduce ...

Albany Tribune-19 hours ago

V., Reid Ribble, R-Wisc., and Mike Simpson, R-Idaho are original cosponsors of the measure. About Albany Tribune The Albany Tribune is a ...

WALKER

Glad to see Scott Walker is concerned about 'Big Brother'

Capital Times-3 hours ago

Scott Walker says the IRS targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny is a real threat to our freedoms, on Tuesday, May 14, in Madison.

Gov. Scott Walker reports Wisconsin added 32000 jobs in 2012

Herald Times Reporter-46 minutes ago

Scott Walker's administration reported Thursday that Wisconsin added more than 62,000 private sector jobs over the first two years of his term, ...

The IRS Scandal and the connection to the Scott Walker Recall

Newsradio 620 (blog)-17 hours ago

Why was the IRS interested in efforts to ensure the recall of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was legitimate? As the Obama Administration ...

China has Harley Davidson fever, thanks to Gov. Scott Walker

Washington Times (blog)-3 minutes ago

Scott Walker; Harley-Davidson headquarters are in Milwaukee. Under Mr. Walker's watch, Wisconsin managed to export $1.5 billion worth of .

STATE SENATE

State added 62072 private sector jobs in 2011-12

BizTimes.com (Milwaukee)-20 hours ago

"We are not surprised that we are seeing job creation and economic expansion in the state," State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, ...

Wisconsin GOP scoffs and inclusion

Wisconsin Gazette-17 hours ago

Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald insisted his party doesn't need to reinvent itself, pointing to the 2012 Republican wins in ...

For a fee: Measure aims to protect WI taxpayers

Kansas Watchdog-19 hours ago

Frank Lasee, R-De Pere, authored a motion — which recently passed in the Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance — that would prohibit ...

Moundview employees, volunteers advocate for local health care

Wisconsin Rapids Tribune-4 hours ago

... the state legislators and their staff members who represent Moundview's service area including Senators Luther Olsen and Julie Lassa, Rep.

WEDC Board Asks For More Control

Wisconsin Public Radio News-20 hours ago

Julie Lassa (D-Stevens Point) calls “toothless.” She and other Democrats want the board to elect the chairman, as well as carrying authority ...

STATE ASSEMBLY

State reports 62000 net job gain in 2 years

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-10 hours ago

"These are exciting times in Wisconsin," Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) said in a statement. "Our economy is back on track and jobs are being ...

Bipartisan group of lawmakers introduces bill to change struggling ...

Chippewa Herald-13 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he thinks that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is headed in the right direction ..

WisDems Daily Update -- Thursday, May 16

Melissa Baldauff — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:28:54 -0400

US SENATE

Senators Against Background Checks Targeted Over NRA Support ...

Huffington Post-12 hours ago

The group posted the names of 12 senators on its website that are linked to a ... CREDO's is targeting Democratic Sen. .... Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) ...

Morning briefing: Tuition freeze, Johnson on Benghazi, UW ...

Capital Times-21 minutes ago

Ron Johnson says select panel needed to get full story of Benghazi 'fiasco': Sen. Ron Johnson wrote an op-ed piece for the Wall Street Journal ...

US Senators debate immigration reform - Workpermit.com

Workpermit.com-1 hour ago

Two other Republican senators, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, also called for greater emphasis to be placed on ...

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USPS has plans to cut Madison mail-handling jobs

77Square.com-14 hours ago

Mark Pocan, D-Madison, and distributed by the local branch of the National Association of Letter Carriers — notes that “the proposed ...

3rd CD

Petri, Kind propose crop insurance changes

Fox11online.com-21 hours ago

Ron Kind and Republican Rep. Tom Petri announced their plan Wednesday as work continues in Congress on a new farm bill. Kind says he ...

Kind targets subsidies for huge farms - La Crosse Tribune

La Crosse Tribune - 8 hours ago

Ron Kind introduced legislation Wednesday aiming to reign in crop insurance programs and potentially save taxpayers billions of dollars. But his plan clashes with conventional thinking in Washington. The La Crosse Democrat was joined by Republican U.S. ...

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'Openly black' congresswoman Gwen Moore does Stephen Colbert ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-50 minutes ago

Milwaukee's "openly black" congresswoman Gwen Moore appeared on Stephen Colbert's 70th installment of the 434-part series "Better Know ...

Stephen Colbert gets to know Wisconsin's 4th district (VIDEO)

Washington Post (blog)-18 minutes ago

... segment takes him to an exploration of the land of Harley-Davidson and the Milwaukee Brewers, represented by Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.): ...

Plenty of Horne GOP Bill Gives Landlords Sweeping Rights

urbanmilwaukee-16 hours ago

Gwen Moore, who has been doing her duty raising funds for fellow Democrats this ... Gwen Moore, as she exhorts the Assembly Democrats.

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As Farm Bill Makes Its Way Into Senate, SNAP Remains At Fore Of ...

Wisconsin Public Radio News-3 hours ago

Reid Ribble (R-Wisc) is on the Agriculture Committee. He says chances are good that the GOP-controlled House will pass a new farm bill this ...

WALKER

Scott Walker proposes UW tuition freeze, much smaller funding ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-15 hours ago

Scott Walker on Wednesday recommended freezing tuition and scaling back his proposed budget increase for state universities and colleges ...

Scott Walker calls for deeper funding cuts to UW System

Wisconsin State Journal-14 hours ago

Bill Lueders: Scott Walker again breaks pledge to keep policy out of ...

Capital Times-16 hours ago

STATE SENATE

State Senate approves bill to cut Milwaukee County Board budget

BizTimes.com (Milwaukee)-20 hours ago

Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and Sen. Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) and Sen. Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee joined together on an ...

Legislature's budget panel guts state treasurer's duties

Leader-Telegram-6 hours ago

Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald's spokeswoman had no comment. A spokeswoman for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos did ...

Assembly passes drunken driving bills

Beloit Daily News-16 hours ago

Both bills now go to the state Senate. A spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said Republicans are discussing ...

State treasurer duties gutted by committee - WLUK Fox 11

Fox11online.com-17 hours ago

Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald's spokeswoman had no comment on the action. A spokeswoman for Assembly Speaker ...

Dems: Jobs agency needs reform

Baraboo News Republic-14 hours ago

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said Wednesday he wants to see if those changes work before agreeing to any more ...

WEDC reform package introduced - Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin Radio Network-by Andrew Beckett-3 hours ago

State Senator Julie Lassa (D-Stevens Point), who sits on the WEDC board, says the reforms will provide much needed oversight. Lassa says ...

Government and Political Roundup: Dems announce their package ...

Pierce County Herald-1 minute ago

Stevens Point Senator Julie Lassa, who sits on the W-E-D-C Board, says much more needs to be done to quote, “fix this broken state agency.

STATE ASSEMBLY

Legislature's budget panel guts state treasurer's duties

Leader-Telegram-6 hours ago

Dems Delay GOP Bill To Weaken Circuit Judges

Wisconsin Public Radio News-17 hours ago

Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Burlington) says judges from one county should not be making decisions that affect the rest of the ...

State treasurer duties gutted by committee - WLUK Fox 11

Fox11online.com-17 hours ago

A spokeswoman for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos did not immediately return a message. Walker's spokesman didn't comment directly on the ...

Dems call Walker's job creation agency a failure, Reps want a fix

fox6now.com-15 hours ago

“The sirens are going off,” Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca (D – Kenosha) said. Barca is sounding the alarm, saying the WEDC is failing ...

Senator Tammy Baldwin Addresses Wisconsin Democrats at Founders Day Gala

Melissa Baldauff — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:04:57 -0400

Last Saturday, Wisconsin Democrats from all corners of the state gathered for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin's annual Founders Day Gala.

This year's Founders Day was a celebration of Tammy Baldwin's historic November victory and her place in setting the table for a progressive legacy that extends through the generations.

If you weren't able to join us, check out Senator Baldwin's great speech at the gala at:

www.wisdems.org/Tammy-Founders-Day

WisDems Daily Update -- Wednesday, May 15

Melissa Baldauff — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:03:09 -0400

US SENATE

Coming to a state near you

77Square.com-2 hours ago

Wisconsin just elected the nation's first openly gay U.S. senator in Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison. U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, just became ...

66 Members of Congress Get Most of Their Money From Out of State ...

PolicyMic-21 hours ago

-Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) - Champion of LGBT rights and openly gay senator captured only 51% of the vote while receiving 72% of her ...

New MU poll shows Ryan, Clinton are top 2016 pres. nominees

fox6now.com-18 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin. Thirty-two percent said they approved of Johnson's opposition to background checks while 57 percent said they disapproved ...

Sturgeon Bay Students Weigh In On Ron Johnson's Presentation

DoorCountyDailyNews.com-8 hours ago

On May 1st students at Sturgeon Bay High School had the opportunity to attend an assembly held by U.S. Senator Ron Johnson. Senator ...

How to Prevent Another Benghazi

Wall Street Journal-13 hours ago

By RON JOHNSON. In January, for the first time since ... Mr. Johnson is a Republican senator from Wisconsin. A version of this article appeared ...

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Greed Is Not Good: Paul Ryan on the Morality of Free Enterprise

National Catholic Register-21 hours ago

“I find it interesting that we have to sort of go back and resell free enterprise,” Ryan told the Register shortly after the address. He said that the ...

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John Nichols: Why Mark Pocan wants constitutionally guaranteed ...

Capital Times-3 hours ago

Mark Pocan wants to do something about that. With Minnesota Congressmen Keith Ellison — who like Pocan is a former state legislator with a ...

Mark Pocan drafts constitutional amendment to establish the right to ...

La Crosse Tribune-21 hours ago

Mark Pocan thus unveiled his first bill as a U.S. congressman: a constitutional amendment establishing a fundamental right to vote. Here is the ...

In Case You Missed It: Hey, Lama, how about a little something for ...

Capital Times (blog)-14 hours ago

Mark Pocan of Madison getting his first bill passed in a Republican-controlled House of Representatives. The seemingly non-controversial bill ...

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Wisconsin boy gets handwritten letter from Biden

The Sheboygan Press-7 hours ago

Gwen Moore several months ago. It was after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and gun violence was in the ...

Vice President Biden supports Milwaukee boy's chocolate bullets idea

WDJT-18 hours ago

... Joe Biden, President Barack Obama, and U.S. Representative Gwen Moore saying people should use chocolate bullets in their guns.

Conservative Janesville area group alleges undue IRS scrutiny ...

River Towns-22 hours ago

... the second-grader at Milwaukee's Downtown Montessori Academy wrote to Biden, President Obama, and Congresswoman Gwen Moore last ...

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stick-to-it-iveness

Cape Cod Today (blog)-4 hours ago

Jim Sensenbrenner threatened impeachment over Fast and Furious, the botched gun-running investigation. “If we don't get to the bottom of this, ...

Republicans are crying wolf

The News Journal-9 hours ago

In what has become a seemingly foreordained moment for Congressional Republicans, Wisconsin Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner told Holder that if ...

WALKER

Scott Walker's Approval Rating At 51%

Wisconsin Public Radio News-6 hours ago

Gov. Scott Walker gets greeting, books from Dalai Lama

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-20 hours ago

Madison -- Gov. Scott Walker met with the Dalai Lama Tuesday as part of his visit to the capital city. The Tibetan spiritual leader gave Walker a ...

Gov. Scott Walker backs latest proposal on residency rules

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-21 hours ago

Madison -- Gov. Scott Walker Tuesday embraced the idea of limiting residency rules for police and firefighters by distance rather than repealing ...

Gov. Scott Walker avoids biotech dispute

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-20 hours ago

Madison -- Gov. Scott Walker Tuesday pointedly declined to wade into a dispute in the Legislature over whether to include biotech firms in a ...

STATE SENATE

Assembly passes drunken driving bills - La Crosse Tribune

La Crosse Tribune-2 hours ago

Both bills now go to the state Senate. A spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said Republicans are discussing ...

Bill would forgive dead soldiers' taxes

Beloit Daily News-16 hours ago

The bill written by Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, would forgive the last two years of state income taxes for military ...

Wis. lawmakers pass Milwaukee County Board changes

Journal Times-9 hours ago

Walker supports the measure. "This bill is undemocratic," Sen. Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, said during Senate debate. "It undermines the very ...

Senate passes Milwaukee County Board bill

Ct Post-12 hours ago

Walker supports the measure. "This bill is undemocratic," Sen. Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, said during Senate debate. "It undermines the very ...

Dalai Lama addresses Wisconsin legislature

WAOW-9 hours ago

... un addressed, but on the other hand there certainly is a respectful way we can do that," Democratic State Representative Mandy Wright said.

State Senate passes Milwaukee County reform bill, 19-14

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-12 hours ago

All 18 Republican senators plus one Democrat -- Lena Taylor, of Milwaukee – voted for the bill. A series of amendments by Democratic ...

STATE ASSEMBLY

Bill to get around injunctions blocking state laws gets preliminary ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-9 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (left) and Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca spar Tuesday at the Capitol, where one topic was the Wisconsin ...

Dalai Lama addresses lawmakers at Capitol

Wisconsin Radio Network-3 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos gives His Holiness a warm welcome to the Assembly Chamber. “Here in this chamber every person in Wisconsin ...

GOP Considers Statewide School Vouchers

Wisconsin Public Radio News-6 hours ago

Monday, as a group of state lawmakers toured some Milwaukee voucher schools, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Burlington) said vouchers ...

Milwaukee County Board bill to be amended

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-18 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) said he expected Republicans who control the Assembly to back the amendment if it has ...

Senate takes up Milwaukee County Board bill

Seattle Post Intelligencer-18 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he expected the Republican-controlled Assembly would support the bill in its current form and pass it soon.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN

Union Leaders, Ex-Obama Adviser To Rally Against LA Times ...

CBS Local-22 hours ago

Mahlon Mitchell, the statewide head of the Wisconsin Firefighters, was also expected to participate in the rally. Mitchell was a central figure in ...

WisDems Daily Update -- Tuesday, May 14

Melissa Baldauff — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:35 -0400

WALKER

Republicans go further than Scott Walker with tougher 'double ...

77Square.com-21 hours ago

Scott Walker's proposal: Must wait 75 days. Can't collect pension if rehired to work 2/3 of full time or more. Additional years of service added to ..

Walker: Internet sales tax would help lower income tax

Green Bay Press Gazette-13 hours ago

Rebecca Kleefisch offered examples how their agencies are aiding economic development. Chandler of the Department of Revenue said a ...

STATE SENATE

State bill would forgive dead soldiers' taxes

77Square.com-1 hour ago

The bill written by Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, would forgive the last two years of state income taxes for military ..

STATE ASSEMBLY

Government notebook: Assembly not yet working together

La Crosse Tribune-2 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in January his goal as the body's new leader was to bring ..

Lawmakers take tour of schools involved in School Choice Program

fox6now.com-15 hours ago

There's no doubt,” Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said. Vos led a contingent from the Capitol on a tour of four voucher schools, including Notre ..

Lawmakers tour voucher schools - WLUK Fox 11

Fox11online.com-14 hours ago

... Republican Representative and State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. ... program, but they're also producing a good product," explained Vos.

Bill on Milwaukee County supervisor pay up in the Senate Tuesday

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-18 hours ago

He and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) have said they are confident lawmakers would complete their work by June, before the ...

Wisconsin lawmakers seek to regulate controversial drone technology

77Square.com-16 hours ago

Chris Taylor, D-Madison. ... The bill would only apply to civilian drone use in Wisconsin, not to ...The University of Wisconsin is among them.

US SENATE

Johnson: Gun control bill a 'magic wand solution'

WisPolitics.com-22 hours ago

Julie Lassa told the program haste led to many of the problems at the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., which replaced the Department ..

Baldwin: Push against the boundaries, grads

Beloit Daily News-16 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, delivers the commencement address during Beloit College's graduation ceremony on Sunday morning.

Democrats, Republicans take big hits on Senate recruitment

The Hill-13 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine). They've also scored high-profile recruits in Reps. Gary Peters ...

We Should Know About Out-Of-State Campaign Funds, Even When ...

PolicyMic-16 hours ago

-Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) - Champion of LGBT rights and openly gay senator captured only 51% of the vote while receiving 72% of her ...

Fair Wisconsin cheers Minnesota marriage equality advance

Wisconsin Gazette-2 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin's victory in a statewide election in which her sexual orientation was largely a non-issue, to the numerous local victories in ...

Baldwin dines with president, praises him for outreach effort

WisPolitics.com-Apr 24, 2013

Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, dined with President Obama at the White ... to grow our economy and strengthen the middle class," Baldwin said.

1st CD

Paul Ryan lauds free markets at Catholic college commencement ...

77Square.com-17 hours ago

Paul Ryan's commencement speech Saturday at Benedictine College in Atchinson, Kan., went off without a hitch. Well, maybe a little hitch: ...

Alumni Protest Paul Ryan's Commencement Speech Due to Budget ...

Christian Post-16 hours ago

Rep. Ryan speaks of solidarity with poor, his own faith in ...

National Catholic Reporter-14 hours ago

2nd CD

Mark Pocan drafts constitutional amendment to establish the right to ...

Capital Times-2 hours ago

Mark Pocan thus unveiled his first bill as a U.S. congressman: a constitutional amendment establishing a fundamental right to vote. Here is the ...

4th CD

Wisconsin boy gets handwritten letter from Biden

Herald Times Reporter-4 hours ago

Gwen Moore several months ago. It was after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and gun violence was in the ...

Wisconsin boy gets handwritten letter from Biden - La Crosse Tribune

Jacksoncountychronicle-14 hours ago

Gwen Moore several months ago. It was after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and gun violence was in the ...

Is Congress Asking Hourly-Paid Americans to Work More for Less ...

Christian Post-12 hours ago

Gwen Moore and Arlene Holt Baker noted that the proposed amendment to the current labor laws does nothing for the millions of hourly-paid ...

5th CD

GOP defies Boehner on special Benghazi panel

The Hill-3 hours ago

Late last week, former Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-Wis.) became a co-sponsor. Two of the Intelligence ...

Kirsten Powers: Republicans cry wolf - USA Today

USA TODAY-19 hours ago

In what has become a seemingly foreordained moment for Congressional Republicans, Wisconsin Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner told Holder that if ...

Fact-checking more claims about the sequester

PolitiFact-19 hours ago

F. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., claimed that "Not coincidentally, 75 percent of the towers the Obama Administration is closing are located in ...

US Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Stop Funding for Motorcycle-Only ...

WhoWon.com-19 hours ago

On May 7, U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) introduced H.R. 1861 to prohibit the U.S. Transportation Department from providing funds to ...

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF WISCONSIN

Labor, Environmental, Public Interest Groups Protest Koch Takeover ...

Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO (press release)-16 hours ago

... and statewide Head of the Wisconsin Firefighters, Mahlon Mitchell. Mitchell was a central leader in the fight against the Koch brothers backed ...

Republicans go further than Scott Walker with tougher 'double ...

Chippewa Herald-21 hours ago

Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin union president Mahlon Mitchell said Stroebel's AB 170 goes too far by cutting off pension payments for ...

WisDems Daily Update -- Monday, May 13

Melissa Baldauff — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:58:25 -0400

WALKER

Chris Rickert: The promise and peril of holy visits

77Square.com-May 12, 2013

Scott Walker will meet privately with the Dalai Lama. As for what D.L. and the governor will talk about — and what a surreal exchange that could ..

STATE SENATE

State Senate to vote this week on County Board reform bill

fox6now.com-16 hours ago

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says Republicans have the votes needed to pass the bill, spearheaded by Assemblyman Joe ..

Lasee urges state action on turbines

Herald Times Reporter-13 hours ago

DE PERE — State Sen. Frank Lasee states a Canadian judge has ruled construction of wind turbine farms devalues nearby homes and farms.

Event to look at school voucher issues

Stevenspointjournal-12 hours ago

Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, and state Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, also are expected to be on hand. “I think there is a great lack ..

STATE ASSEMBLY

Journal Times editorial: Disclosing interest rates is in the public's ...

Journal Times-1 hour ago

Republicans, such as Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, say this change helps improve our state's business climate. “Our top priority ..

Forester: Voucher expansion would cost taxpayers dearly (column)

Wausau Daily Herald-3 hours ago

Voucher advocates, including Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, have repeatedly voiced their support for statewide vouchers. But, this objective ..

Beaver Dam Pleads To Charges Stemming From Standoff

Kfiz-2 hours ago

Bigger than what's included in the governor's biennial budget bill, says Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. He says they are looking at an income ...

Is the GOP-run state Legislature at war with Milwaukee?

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-May 12, 2013

After Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) suggested Milwaukee needed to save more money and become more efficient, Murphy ...

Wisconsin students go to flight school building unmanned drones

Pioneer Press-22 hours ago

Chris Taylor, D-Madison. ... effective in monitoring coastal hurricanes and collecting environmental data on streams in rural Wisconsin.

US SENATE

Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin Visits Beloit College

MyStateline.com-14 hours ago

Tammy's presenter Catherine Orr says "this Senator, our U.S Senator doesn't shrink from difficult situations, or hide from disagreements or ..

Lawyer Rick Esenberg revels in public policy fights

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-12 hours ago

... up by Wisconsin's two U.S. senators, Republican Ron Johnson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin, to forward nominations to the federal courts.

Rove's Hillary Hit

Daily Beast-4 hours ago

pushback to Senator Ron Johnson in her post-Benghazi testimony. Never mind that Clinton's next sentence (always omitted from partisan ...

Ghost in the Machine: Pete Peterson Haunts College Campuses

PR Watch-1 hour ago

An odd couple made an appearance on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus recently: Tea Party Senator Ron Johnson and Madison's ...

WisDems Daily Update -- Friday, May 10

Melissa Baldauff — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:55:30 -0400

WALKER

Gov. Scott Walker to meet with Dalai Lama

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-18 hours ago

Gov. Scott Walker will meet privately with the Dalai Lama during the Tibetan spiritual leader's visit to Wisconsin next week. Walker's spokesman ..

Walker: Budget surplus should go to schools

Fox11online.com-20 hours ago

MADISON (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker says the state's $500 million budget surplus should be tapped for additional public school aid, lowering ..

Walker Says Budget Surplus is 'Good News'

WMTV-21 hours ago

Peter Barca, D-Kenosha. "It seems to me we need to do everything we can to restore every nickel of those cuts in the job training arena, which ...

STATE SENATE

$575 million in additional state revenue could help statewide ...

Wisconsin State Journal-6 hours ago

Other legislators, such as state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, used the LFB's release as an opportunity to praise the work ..

Democrat Gordon Hintz pioneers new method of criticizing ...

Capital Times-18 hours ago

Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau), Joint Finance Co-Chairs Senator Alberta Darling ...

Walker Says Budget Surplus is 'Good News'

WMTV-20 hours ago

Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, who was among legislative leaders briefed on the highly anticipated numbers, told the AP ..

Mayville father of deceased soldier pushes bill to create tax exemption

Fond du Lac Reporter-21 hours ago

Mark Born and Sen. Scott Fitzgerald is expected to gain rapid approval by the Wisconsin legislature. Andrew Johnson, publisher of the Dodge ...

Lawmakers consider how to spend $575M in unexpected revenue

WISC Madison-13 hours ago

Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and the Senate co-chair of JFC. The latest estimates from the ... up or save," said Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau.

48-unit complex moving forward

Watertown Daily Times-20 hours ago

Community calendar

Superior Telegram-42 minutes ago

Bob Jauch, D-Poplar and Jerry Petrowski, R-Marathon, attend a listening hosted by the Spider Chain of Lakes Association of Sawyer County ...

Mine of Information: Tracking G-Tac's plans

WQOW TV News 18-9 hours ago

Bob Jauch (D) Poplar. "We specifically stated that you cannot fill in lake streams or lake beds and you cannot fill in or do any damage to Class 1 ...

Hearing airs out WEDC audit - Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin Radio Network-13 hours ago

Senator John Lehman of Racine told Hall it's not. “We take their word as pretty much the fact,” said Lehman. “I know you've made a point that ..

Afternoon State News Briefs: UW-Madison has lowest percentage of ...

Pierce County Herald-16 hours ago

Senate Democrat John Lehman of Racine said the agency was not taking responsibility for a failure to follow state law in adopting its policies.

Lawmakers cite frustration with Wis. jobs board

Businessweek-21 hours ago

Julie Lassa, a Democrat and fellow board member, said she and her fellow legislators shared Stone's frustration. She said taxpayers are angry ..

STATE ASSEMBLY

Dickert opposed to counting fees in property tax limits

Journal Times-1 hour ago

Although Racine-area JFC Democrats Sen. Robert Wirch and Rep. Cory Mason opposed the proposal, Speaker of the Assembly Robin Vos, ..

State revenue projections grow by more than $500 million

Wisconsin Radio Network-by Andrew Beckett-20 hours ago

In a statement, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said “this will allow us to invest more in our top priorities: reducing taxes and reforming education.

Assembly Honors Bo Johnson With Hometown Hero Award

DoorCountyDailyNews.com-18 hours ago

Also pictured is Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Submitted photo. The state Assembly Tuesday awarded Bo Johnson with the Hometown Hero ...

Blacks had higher voting percentage than whites in 2012; Study ...

Richmond-News-22 hours ago

Both Nygren and GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos agree with Gov. Scott Walker that the agency has become more receptive to businesses ..

Jobs agency faces loss of funding - Chippewa Herald

Chippewa Herald-15 hours ago

Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, a WEDC board member, testified that Hall kept the board in the dark about problems at the ...

Democrats say new money must go to schools

WBAY-21 hours ago

Peter Barca say the new money must go toward schools to help offset cuts they saw in the previous budget. Barca says "there can be no more ..

Lawmakers consider how to spend $575M in unexpected revenue

WISC Madison-13 hours ago

Peter Barca, D-Kenosha. "We should be trying to make every effort to restore those cuts that were done in the last budget biennium when we ..

Unauthorized drone surveillance would be illegal

Wisconsin Radio Network-3 hours ago

Lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle in Wisconsin want to ... Representative Chris Taylor(D-Madison) explains, it's about having a ..

US SENATE

After trip, Tammy Baldwin says 'there are no good options' in Syria

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-8 hours ago

Washington - After traveling last week to the Turkish border of Syria, Senate Democrat Tammy Baldwin voiced wariness about any moves to ..

Gay pride parade coming to Wausau

Wausau Daily Herald-18 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison. Bouvier, who estimated that he will put roughly $15,000 of his own money ...

Other view: Congress should require sales tax fairness

La Crosse Tribune-8 hours ago

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, wisely joined the bipartisan majority, while U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, got another vote wrong.

US Sen. Chris Murphy skeptical about support for Syrian opposition

West Hartford News-16 hours ago

D., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. The senator did agree that we should increase our humanitarian aid to the Syrian ...

A year after President Obama's public support of gay marriage ...

MSNBC-18 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin made history on Election Day when Wisconsin elected her as the nation's first lesbian senator in November 2012. - Democratic ...

KLEEFISCH

CEOs like Wisconsin but jobs report shows state and cities lagging

Capital Times (blog)-2 hours ago

Rebecca Kleefisch. The rankings aren't based on any actual numbers — like job or income growth — but are rather a survey of 736 CEOs who ..

Exhibit Systems Celebrates New Office with Welcome from ...

Exhibitor Online-17 hours ago

Rebecca Kleefisch, local dignitaries and the Waukesha County Business Alliance visited the headquarters for a ceremonial ribbon cutting.

1st CD

Paul Ryan: Progressivism Is 'Arrogant And Condescending'

Huffington Post-20 hours ago

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) belittled progressives during a speech at the conservative American Enterprise Institute on Wednesday.

Paul Ryan: Dodd-Frank Goes In Wrong Direction - Wall Street Pit

Wall Street Pit-22 minutes ago

America is increasingly aware that banks that are too big to fail, trust, regulate, prosecute, and jail are thus — duh — TOO BIG TO EXIST!

The Facts Are In and Paul Ryan Is Wrong

New York Magazine-51 minutes ago

Paul Ryan has been the leading figure in defining this view and persuading the entire party, almost without exception, to fall in line behind it.

2nd CD

In a first, husband of gay Rep. Mark Pocan is issued federal spouse ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-12 minutes ago

Philip Frank, the husband of openly gay U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Madison), has received an ID that is issued only to the spouses of federal ..

In first, Pocan obtains congressional spousal ID for same-sex partner

Washington Blade-by Chris Johnson-17 hours ago

Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) has secured a spousal ID for Philip Frank, whom he legally married in 2006 (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key) ..

Democrats: No scandal in Benghazi deaths

Boston.com-by charles babington-1 hour ago

Mark Pocan of Wisconsin showed little concern about the larger impact on politics. ''I don't think there's a smoking gun today,'' he told the ..

3rd CD

Letter from Rep. Kind: Kind votes against debt prioritization and default

Pierce County Herald-16 hours ago

Ron Kind (D-WI) today voted against H.R. 807, the “debt prioritization” bill that prioritizes paying bondholders from China and other countries ..

Department of Ag to purchase cranberries

La Crosse Tribune-21 hours ago

Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, and Sean Duffy, R-Ashland, signed a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture requesting that it take action to ...

5th CD

6th CD

Cutting Down Student Debt

Wall Street Journal-14 hours ago

"I think of it as a ticking time bomb," Rep. Tom Petri (R., Wis.), a senior member of the House Education Committee, said of the current program.