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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: ...

3rd CD

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 ...

4th CD

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 ...

6th CD

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 ...

7th CD

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.

8th CD

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 ...

2nd CD

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. ...

4th CD

'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.

8th CD

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 ...

1st CD

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 ...

2nd CD

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 ...

4th CD

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 ...

5th CD

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

Sensenbrenner Opposes Immigration Bill

Patch.com-by Viviana Buzo-18 hours ago

U.S. Representative Jim Sensenbrenner opposes President Barack Obama's immigration bill and called it amnesty, reported the Wisconsin ..

AMA: Bill Introduced to Stop Motorcycle Checkpoints

Cycleworld-13 hours ago

Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) introduced H.R. 1861 to prohibit the U.S. Transportation Department from providing funds to state and local ..

Is Congress failing on Homeland Security oversight?

TucsonSentinel.com

For a month, Republican chairmen like Young (Transportation and Infrastructure), Wisconsin's James Sensenbrenner (Judiciary), and Joe ..

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.

WisDems Daily Update -- Thursday, May 9th

Melissa Baldauff — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:04:01 -0400

WALKER

Scott Walker's busy travel schedule

Capital Times-20 hours ago

Scott Walker would be appearing at the North Carolina Republican Party Convention in June. The Walker campaign has said it declined an ...

STATE SENATE

Bill would create tax exemption for income of those killed in combat

Beaver Dam Daily Citizen-3 minutes ago

Mark Born and State Sen. Scott Fitzgerald to develop the legislation following the death of his son, David. U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Andrew ..

County Board reform advances - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-17 hours ago

An aide to Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) said the Senate would likely take it up Tuesday. Earlier Wednesday, the Senate ...

Curious minds are never idle

Baraboo News Republic-4 hours ago

Each of them had leadership positions in our Legislature and I assumed wrongly the reference was to Sen. Scott Fitzgerald. The reference was ..

Jauch, Smith to meet on synthetic marijuana

Leader-Telegram-21 hours ago

Bob Jauch, D-Poplar, and Rep. ... Jauch authored legislation that was signed into law in 2011 banning the possession, distribution and delivery ..

May 9, 2013 in Mid-West // ANC of Wisconsin Commemorates 98th ...

Armenian Weekly-2 hours ago

... Weininger (R-Green Bay), and Josh Zepnick (D-Milwaukee), and Senators Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) and Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay).

Island A Step Closer To A Deeper Channel In Detroit Harbor

DoorCountyDailyNews.com-8 hours ago

Frank Lasee (R-1st District), who collaborated with State Rep. Garey Bies (R-1st District) on a letter to committee members in support of the ..

Tenant rights bill sparks opposition

UW Badger Herald-1 hour ago

Frank Lasee, R-De Pere, and Rep. Duey Stroebel, R-Saukville, said the bill streamlines state tenant laws and “updates, cleans up and ...

Board of Wis. job agency wants more audit input

Today's TMJ4-22 hours ago

Julie Lassa says she'd like to have LAB auditors address the board so the board can get a better understanding of the standards they're using.

Lawmakers frustrated with jobs board

The Oshkosh Northwestern-4 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 ...

Lawmakers Cite Frustration with Wisconsin Jobs Board - WSAW

WSAW-18 hours ago

Julie Lassa, a Democrat and fellow board member, said she shared Stone's frustration. She said the agency hasn't done a good enough job of ...

Board members of troubled jobs agency reach for solutions

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-21 hours ago

"There are already bills circulating in the Legislature to require an audit every year of WEDC," said Sen. Julie Lassa (D-Stevens Point), a WEDC ...

Facing string of bad publicity, WEDC Board meets in Waukesha

Wisbusiness.com-21 hours ago

“The failures at WEDC demand an urgent bipartisan response from the Legislature and the governor,” said Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point.

Petrowski-authored dental bill passes Legislature

Wausau Daily Herald-13 hours ago

John Spiros, R-Marshfield, and Mandy Wright, D-Wausau, all voted for the bill. The bill now goes to Gov. Scott Walker. La Crosse-based dentist ..

Petrowski-authored dental services bill passes Legislature

Wausau Daily Herald-20 hours ago

John Spiros, R-Marshfield, and Mandy Wright, D-Wausau, voted for the bill. “I am pleased this bill has received such broad bipartisan support,” ...

County Board reform advances - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-9 hours ago

Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) and Mark Miller (D-Monona) did not cast votes on the bill after Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin), the committee ..

State Senate panel backs bill to cut budget, power of County Board

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-19 hours ago

Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) and Mark Miller (D-Monona) did not cast votes on the bill because Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin), the committee ..

STATE ASSEMBLY

Speaker Robin Vos says troubled jobs agency is headed in right ...

Chippewa Herald (blog)-by Mary Spicuzza-21 hours ago

Assembly Republicans beat back an attempt by Democrats to force Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, to appoint a bipartisan committee to ...

Rural Republicans want more money for public schools

77Square.com-2 hours ago

... swept into office in the tea party wave of 2010, has largely been dismissed as a rubber stamp for Walker and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.

Nygren promises more money for schools

The Sheboygan Press-5 hours ago

"We want to be able to give them more resources in the classroom," Nygren said at a news conference with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.

GOP leaders would set distance limit for workers who move after ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-18 hours ago

In a news conference, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) and Joint Finance Committee co-chairman Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette) ..

GOP lawmakers offer plan to kill Milwaukee's streetcar project

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-13 hours ago

Kooyenga and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) said there was broad support among Republicans who control the Legislature for ..

Wisconsin Assembly passes measure that changes what doctors ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-14 hours ago

Nygren and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) said they were willing to allow schools to spend the new state aid, but wanted to keep ...

Troubles mount for Walker's jobs agency

The Oshkosh Northwestern-9 hours ago

Republicans control both the Assembly and Senate and it's unclear how the resolution will be received. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said that ...

Lawmakers cite frustration with Wis. jobs board - La Crosse Tribune

La Crosse Tribune-15 hours ago

"We're going to give them a chance to fix themselves," Nygren said at a news conference with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Both he and Vos ...

Fix WEDC before throwing more taxpayer dollars at it

Capital Times-3 hours ago

... Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, urged the legislative Joint Finance Committee to delay action on proposals to give WEDC more money.

Troubles keep growing at Walker's jobs agency

Beloit Daily News-16 hours ago

Lassa and Assembly Democratic Minority Leader Peter Barca serve on the WEDC board. Democrats introduced a resolution in the Assembly ...

US SENATE

Morning briefing: Black voters, Pocan chart, Tammy, Tammy, Tammy

77Square.com-42 minutes ago

Tammy Baldwin announces National Endowment for the Arts Partnership Grant for Wisconsin Arts Board: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, who ...

Gay-rights issue may kill Gang of Eight's immigration reform bill

The Hill-3 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), the first openly gay member of the upper chamber, pointed out that gay-rights advocates are impatient for progress.

Golden shovels mark official start of Radio interchange

River Falls Journal-15 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin's office, Karrie Jackelen from U.S. Representative Ron Kind's office, partially obscured is WisDOT employee Dave Solberg, Jim ...

Grassley Leads Effort To Encourage USTR, USDA To Break Down

WOWT-17 hours ago

Grassley was joined by Senators Debbie Stabenow, the Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, ..

1st CD

Top White House Aide Has A Secret Beer With Rep. Paul Ryan

TIME-4 hours ago

... Denis McDonough held a secret meeting with House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan at a K Street restaurant, Brasserie Beck, to talk, ...

Report: White House chief of staff grabs beer with Paul Ryan

The Hill (blog)-1 hour ago

Paul Ryan, Denis McDonough hold secret beer meeting, report says

Politico-1 hour ago

Top White House aide McDonough met with Cantor, Ryan

-Washington Post (blog)-43 minutes ago

Paul Ryan: Conservative community - Washington Post

Washington Post (blog)-56 minutes ago

Last night Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) received the Irving Kristol award from what has become the premier center-right think tank in D.C., the ..

Paul Ryan + Mother's Day + Gay Marriage = Doing What's Best for ...

Huffington Post-28 minutes ago

Paul Ryan now support adoption by lesbians and gay men. "I think if a person wants to love and raise a child," the Wisconsin Republican ...

Paul Ryan Preview (Hi, Barney!)

American Spectator (blog)-by Paul Ryan-16 hours ago

Tonight Rep. Paul Ryan will deliver the Kristol Lecture at the American Enterprise Institute's annual dinner. Titled “Conservatism and ...

2nd CD

Diplomat on the ground tells Congress he was 'stunned' by Rice ...

Washington Times-4 hours ago

Mark Pocan, Wisconsin Democrat. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, the panel's top Democrat, accused Republicans at the start of the ...

The economy grinds to a halt as government-driven austerity takes ...

Monterey County Weekly-6 hours ago

Congressman Mark Pocan, a Wisconsin Democrat who has emerged as a key player in the Congressional Progressive Caucus, says the ..

Dems: GOP fails to show scandal in Benghazi deaths

Washington Examiner-6 hours ago

Mark Pocan of Wisconsin showed little concern. "I don't think there's a smoking gun today," he told the panel. "I don't think there's a lukewarm ..

WATCH LIVE: Benghazi whistle blowers deliver testimony before ...

Daily Caller-20 hours ago

Mark Pocan uses his time, as many of the Democrats have, to once again emphasize that the recommendations of the ARB report should be ...

Benghazi Hearing Reveals No 'Smoking Gun' - Opposing Views

Opposing Views-10 hours ago

Mark Pocan (D-WI) said during the hearing. Wednesday was the ninth hearing since the attacks, and though new information was presented by ..

5th CD

DOMA 2013: 17 Years Later, Some Things Still Haven't Changed

PolicyMic-14 hours ago

On the anti-same-sex marriage side, Wisconsin Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner talks about the “erosion of the family,” Florida Rep.

The Sale Might Be Over For Internet Shoppers If Federal Bill Passes

Patch.com-by Viviana Buzo-16 hours ago

Jim Sensenbrenner via his online contact form or by calling his office at (202) 225-5101. Related Topics: Internet sales tax, Marketplace ...

6th CD

John Nichols: Dems shouldn't count on GOP infighting

Capital Times-17 hours ago

There's also some speculation about a primary fight for Congressman Tom Petri, the Fond du Lac Republican who came to Congress 34 years ..

7th CD

Two More House Republicans Opposed To Obama's Social Security ...

TPM-21 hours ago

Phil Gingrey (R-GA) and Sean Duffy (R-WI) argued that the proposal was an effort by Obama to persuade Republicans to compromise, but they ...

WisDems Daily Update -- Wednesday, May 8

Melissa Baldauff — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:23:05 -0400

WALKER

State Debate: Is Scott Walker taking his eye off the ball?, asks In ...

Capital Times-1 hour ago

In Business Magazine's Joe Vanden Plas wonders if Gov. Scott Walker is taking his eye off the ball, citing his book-writing project and the new ..

Scott Walker headlining Newport Beach fundraiser for GOP governors

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)-14 hours ago

Gov. Scott Walker is headlining a fund-raising event for the Republican Governors Association on July 16, TheRun 2016 reports. Tickets for the ...

Troubles mount for Walker's troubled jobs agency

The Oshkosh Northwestern-3 hours ago

Republicans control both the Assembly and Senate and it's unclear how the resolution will be received. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said that ...

More trouble for Walker's agency

Dubuque Telegraph Herald-4 hours ago

Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the WEDC board was already working on issues in the audit and he believed progress was ...

STATE SENATE

Bill ensuring healthy food stamp options passes

UW Badger Herald-53 minutes ago

In the Senate, senators voted 28-5 to penalize food stamps trafficking, ... the necessary resources,”Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, ...

Synthetic marijuana topic of May 10 meeting here

News-shield-12 minutes ago

Bob Jauch, D-Poplar and 75th Dist. State Rep. Stephen Smith, D-Shell Lake come to Barron Friday, May 10, to discuss the problems caused by ...

Wisconsin legislature passes bill to protect sanitation workers

Waste & Recycling News-13 hours ago

Dave Hansen, (D-Green Bay) said on the Senate floor moments before the vote. Hansen was a 20-year sanitation worker before entering ..

State jobs agency under renewed fire after spokesman steps down

Green Bay Press Gazette-15 hours ago

Julie Lassa at a news conference attended by nearly every Democratic member of the Legislature. Lassa and Assembly Democratic Minority ..

Latest turmoil at WEDC prompts Democrats to demand changes

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-by Jason Stein-20 hours ago

Julie Lassa (D-Stevens Point), a WEDC board member. ... Lassa said the agency's board doesn't have the ability to oversee it properly. "Frankly ..

Madison Chamber of Commerce president thinks city could benefit ...

Isthmus Daily Page-11 hours ago

Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca (D-Kenosha) and Sen. Julie Lassa (D-Stevens Point), however, have said they intend to draft their own ..

STATE ASSEMBLY

Assembly passes bill requiring that most food stamp benefits go to ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-14 hours ago

Tim Cullen of Janesville, Nikiya Harris of Milwaukee, Mark Miller of Monona, Fred Risser of Madison and Lena Taylor of Milwaukee. The bill ..

Speaker Robin Vos says troubled jobs agency is headed in right ...

La Crosse Tribune-by Mary Spicuzza-2 hours ago

Assembly Republicans beat back an attempt by Democrats to force Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, to appoint a bipartisan committee to ..

Vos Holds First Listening Session Since Redistricting

Patch.com-18 hours ago

Speaker Robin Vos' first listening session in the new 63rd Assembly District drew a small crowd of about 25 residents from both sides of the ..

Speaker Vos says troubled jobs agency is headed in right direction ...

Chippewa Herald-by Mary Spicuzza-11 hours ago

Assembly Republicans beat back an attempt by Democrats to force Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, to appoint a bipartisan committee to ..

Speaker Vos: troubled jobs agency headed in right direction despite ...

Chippewa Herald-by Mary Spicuzza-15 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said the state's flagship jobs agency is headed in the right direction despite some embarrassments ...

Wisconsin assembly speaker Vos defends troubled jobs agency

Pioneer Press-18 hours ago

Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says there have been embarrassing mistakes made at the state's quasi-governmental job-creation ..

Food stamp bills advance - Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin Radio Network-8 hours ago

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said it makes sense for Wisconsin to try to improve food stamps, now known as FoodShare and administered ..

Coalition calls for changes in state's lemon law for vehicles

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-10 hours ago

Robin Vos (R-Rochester) to introduce a bill in 2011 that capped fees in lemon law and other consumer protection cases at three times the ..

Troubles mount for WEDC - WLUK Fox 11

Fox11online.com-18 hours ago

"I know that there are serious problems that exist - there's not doubt about that,” explained State Rep. and Speaker Robin Vos, R-Burlington.

Democrats call for committee on WEDC

WEAU-20 hours ago

Peter Barca are also members of the WEDC board. They say immediate action needs to be taken to improve the quasi-governmental agency ...

US SENATE

Baldwin Co-Sponsors Energy Proposals in Farm Bill Draft

Wisconsin Ag Connection-2 hours ago

Wisconsin U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is co-sponsoring an added energy provision of the 2013 Farm Bill that would include programs ..

State Government and Political Roundup: Baldwin voted yes ...

Pierce County Herald-14 hours ago

Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin of Madison voted yes, and Republican Ron Johnson of Oshkosh voted no. He said he favors a level ..

Dave Camp, Max Baucus dream of a new tax code

Politico-by Anna Palmer-10 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Chris Murphy of Connecticut to discuss their priorities on tax reform. Tax reform has also gained new steam ...

Sales tax fairness overdue

Wisconsin State Journal-15 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.

1st CD

Morning briefing: Food stamps, Paul Ryan, WEDC, UW grant, Frito ...

77Square.com-36 minutes ago

Paul Ryan rules out budget 'grand bargain' with Democrats: Republican budget negotiator Paul Ryan has publicly ruled out a long sought-after ..

More short term budget fixes to come: Paul Ryan rules out 'grand ...

Raw Story-12 hours ago

Republican budget negotiator Paul Ryan has publicly ruled out a long sought-after “grand bargain” with Democrats over taxation and spending, ..

Paul Ryan: 'I Don't See A Grand Bargain Happening' On Budget

Huffington Post-8 hours ago

I don't see a grand bargain happening," said House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., a frequent attendee at Peterson's event.

Debt Ceiling Deal? Not with This Group of Lawmakers

The Fiscal Times-9 hours ago

Presumably, if the five – Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray, D-Wash., House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., ..

Ryan Sees No 'Grand Bargain' on Budget

Wall Street Journal (blog)-16 hours ago

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) said that he thought the parties were too far apart on the question of overhauling ..

Paul Ryan Offers Strong Endorsement For New Financial Rule To ...

ThinkProgress-by Rebecca Leber-16 hours ago

ELKHORN WI — At a Wisconsin town hall last week, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) offered his strongest endorsement yet of a key financial reform ...

3rd CD

Kind defends vote to restore funding for FAA

La Crosse Tribune-22 hours ago

Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, didn't like the process that prevented furloughs of air traffic controllers but defended his vote on a bill that gave the air ..

Sales tax fairness overdue

Wisconsin State Journal-9 hours ago

Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, want to increase that threshold to protect additional sellers from the cost of compliance. Some Republicans still claim ..

Tax Rewrite in Play in Capitol

Wall Street Journal-17 hours ago

Ron Kind (D., Wis.), the chairman of the New Democrat Coalition, a group of centrist House members. The current code, he said, is "a ..

4th CD

Working Families Flexibility Act' Doesn't Give Flexibility or Support to ...

Huffington Post-16 hours ago

Rep. Gwen Moore. U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District. GET UPDATES FROM Rep. Gwen Moore. Like. 31 ..

Wall Street Bills Clear Hurdle With Democrats Backing Deregulation

Huffington Post-14 hours ago

Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), bemoaned media pressure surrounding the legislation, arguing that the current law hammers the economy. "The notion ...

5th CD

Over-Criminalization Task Force In House Could Rethink Drug Laws

Huffington Post-14 hours ago

Members include staunch conservatives like Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), Spencer Bachus (R-Alaska), and Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), along ..

6th CD

An income-based repayment system that works for students

Wis Opinion-19 hours ago

By Tom Petri The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com .

7th CD

Duffy says GOP needs to communicate (AUDIO)

Wisconsin Radio Network-21 hours ago

Wisconsin's Seventh District Congressman, Sean Duffy, thinks his party has a communications problem. “There's not a principle issue.

8th CD

Why Everyone Is Sweet on Scott Rigell

Roll Call-18 hours ago

Reid Ribble, R-Wis., told HOH. “I'll trade some shrimp and grits for Teri's lemon pound cake any day!” Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., exclaimed.

Diverse groups stand up against longer, heavier trucks

Land Line Magazine-15 hours ago

Michael Michaud, D-ME, and Reid Ribble, R-WI, and is supported by large shipper, receiver and carrier interests. The safety groups, who ..

WisDems Daily Update -- Tuesday, May 7th

Melissa Baldauff — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:03:32 -0400

WALKER

Scott Walker pledges to address treatment of disabled students in ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-19 hours ago

Scott Walker said Monday that state officials will address concerns raised by the U.S. Department of Justice about the treatment of disabled ...

Gov. Scott Walker said he is working to set up a meeting of the board ...

Chippewa Herald-1 hour ago

Walker says there will be more money for schools, WEDC board to ...

Appleton Post Crescent-17 hours ago

Scott Walker calls for special meeting of WEDC board following ...

Journal Times-by Mary Spicuzza-13 hours ago

A scathing state audit of Gov. Scott Walker's Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation calls for numerous improvements to the flagship ...

Gun news: Thanks for the recall help, Scott Walker tells NRA ...

Capital Times-16 hours ago

Scott Walker offered his thanks to National Rifle Association members for their help in thwarting last summer's attempt to recall him. “Most of all I ...

How Scott Walker Got Snookered

urbanmilwaukee-21 hours ago

The blogger and self-described art school dropout telephoned Governor Scott Walker's office on February 22, 2011, and said he was David ..

Timothy Shaw: Scott Walker selective on 'rainy day' funds

Capital Times-3 hours ago

Walker by court order, but gladly I'm sure, paid doctors back $234 million to the Injured Patient Compensation Fund “malpractice fund.

Walker proposes diverting UW System funds to K-12 schools

UW Badger Herald-2 hours ago

Scott Walker's original $181 million budget proposal for state higher ... like Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-0p Juneau, is advocating.

Walker says there will be more money for schools

The Oshkosh Northwestern-4 hours ago

Both he and Democratic Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, a member of WEDC's board, said WEDC must show improvement or face ..

STATE SENATE

New redistricting plan in the works - WLUK Fox 11

Fox11online.com-11 hours ago

But Democratic State Senator, Dave Hansen says he wants to change the approach now. "We would really like to see competitive balance, ..

Wisconsin Bill Would Treat Organic Milk, Sharp Cheddar, Brown ...

PR Watch-20 hours ago

In the Senate, the bill's supporters include Senators Robert Cowles (R-Shawano), Joe Leibham (R-Sheboygan), Frank Lasee (R-Casco), and ..

Lehman, Vos meet the people - The Journal Times

Journal Times-51 minutes ago

John Lehman, D-Racine, responds to a constituent question during a ... Local lawmakers Robin Vos and John Lehman toured the area Monday ...

UpFront: Farrow and Lehman debate school voucher expansion

WisPolitics.com-21 hours ago

Paul Farrow and John Lehman debated private school choice on "UpFront with Mike Gousha," highlighting the big divide in the Legislature ..

US SENATE

Portman Won't Support ENDA in Current Form

Roll Call-12 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman ..

In Case You Missed It: Zombies, polyamorists, and Aaron Rodgers ...

Capital Times-15 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin is today unilaterally governed by a subset of power-drunk zealots and lightweights. They seldom know what they are talking ..

Iowa may be progressive in many ways, but lags in electing women

Newser-18 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin and Nebraska voted in Sen. Deb Fischer. Sen. Amy Klobuchar represents Minnesota and Sen. Claire McCaskill is in Missouri.

No US ground forces in Syria, Donnelly vows

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette-6 hours ago

Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Chris Murphy of Connecticut and Democratic Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont.

US Senate approves bill requiring online retailers to collect state ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-10 hours ago

Democrat Tammy Baldwin voted for it. Republican Ron Johnson voted against it, but in a statement said he supported the goal of the bill to ...

1st CD

Rep . Paul Ryan : ' Concept ' of Internet tax is solid

Washington Times-22 hours ago

Rep. Paul Ryan said that an Internet tax isn't a bad idea but that the devil was in the details. “It's got to be done the right way,” Mr. Ryan, ..

Paul Ryan: Immigration Reform Could 'Help Our Economy'

TPM - 17 hours ago

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), who has sounded a positive tone on immigration reform in recent months, offered an optimistic take on its economic benefits the same day that the Heritage Foundation claimed it would cost $6.3 trillion. "The Congressional Budget ..

Immigration Cost: Statistically Sound Data or Biased Research?

ABC News - 3 hours ago

Paul Ryan, R-Wis., the former Republican vice presidential contender, said in a statement provided to CQ Roll Call that "the Congressional Budget Office has found that fixing our broken immigration system could help our economy grow. A proper accounting ...

Heritage Foundation report on immigration drives wedge between conservatives

Salon - 17 hours ago

Paul Ryan, R-Wis., cast doubt on Heritage's findings, saying: “The Congressional Budget Office has found that fixing our broken immigration system could help our economy grow. A proper accounting of immigration reform should take into account these ...

Heritage report distorts the immigration debate

Washington Post - 12 hours ago

Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and former Mississippi governor Haley Barbour, rolled their eyes at the Heritage report with varying degrees of politeness. In a letter last month to Heritage, Mr. Rubio, who has risked his political future and ...

Report widens GOP immigration rift

The Hill - 12 hours ago

one of the eight authors of the Senate bill, and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) defended the Senate bill and maligned the Heritage study for using a “static” budgetary scoring model that they claimed does not account for the economic ..

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US Senate approves bill requiring online retailers to collect state ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-10 hours ago

Democrat Mark Pocan of Madison, a co-sponsor of the bill, called it "common sense, bipartisan legislation that would remove the unfair ..

Dairy Companies Nationwide Oppose New Farm Bill Restrictions

Sacramento Bee-6 hours ago

... Tom Petri (R-WI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Reid Ribble (R-WI), Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI). The letter can be found here.

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US Senate approves bill requiring online retailers to collect state ...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-10 hours ago

Democrat Ron Kind of La Crosse said he supported the "level playing field" the measure is seeking to create, but said the threshold for ..

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STATE SUPREME COURT

Court of Appeals Certifies Challenge to Act 10 and Act 32 ...

WisBar-17 hours ago

May 6, 2013 – In a case with nationwide political implications, the District IV Court of Appeals has asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to review a legal ...