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FRI REPORT: Review shows Assembly committee meeting attendance rate dipped in 2019

Quotes of the Week As you know, I am a teacher-turned-governor, so to that end, I am assigning the legislature some homework to complete before adjourning later this year. The assignment begins with the issues that a majority of people in our state support and on which I think we should be able to agree. – Dem Gov. Tony Evers in a letter to legislative leaders asking them to take action on issues … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username

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Rep. Horlacher: Statement of SDBAB action on Palmyra-Eagle dissolution

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Jan. 10

On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss a package unveiled this week to address water quality issues, the latest on a lawsuit over deactivating registrations for voters who may have moved and the presidential primary ballot.

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: War Powers Resolution passes House, Baldwin supports bipartisan Senate resolution to force a debate and vote to prevent war with Iran

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution with bipartisan support, 224-194, to limit further military escalation with Iran. Now the Senate will soon vote on a similar bipartisan war powers resolution cosponsored by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and introduced by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) that would force a debate and vote in Congress to prevent further escalation of hostilities with Iran. “The Constitution is very clear that only Congress has the authority to declare war and I support Senator Kaine’s resolution to ensure that President Trump comes to Congress first before

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Church campaign: Criticizes Rep. Jackie Speier’s blame of Ukraine plane crash on President Trump

(Hudson, WI) – Jason Church, candidate for Congress in Wisconsin’s Seventh District, released the following statement regarding Rep. Jackie Speier’s comments that the Ukrainian plane crash in Iran is part of “collateral damage” from President Trump’s killing of Gen Qassem Soleimani: “Rep. Jackie Speier’s insinuation that President Trump is to blame for the Ukrainian plane crash in Iran shows how the Democrats are using the situation for political games. They are more concerned about undermining this President than they are in fighting terrorism. Democrats need to take a stand and denounce Rep. Speier’s comments. “President Trump made the right decision

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Local gov. leaders: New transportation grant program’s popularity points to significant unmet infrastructure needs in Wisconsin

[MADISON…] Local government leaders today said the overwhelming popularity of a new Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) grant program points to a continued need to invest in Wisconsin infrastructure. “The new MLS grant program not only will help communities with projects all across the state, but it has also provided state officials with a clear, undeniable record of the unmet needs,” said Mike Koles, executive director of the Wisconsin Towns Association. “We applaud the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s streamlined application process. The process ensures that whatever needs can be met with these funds will happen sooner rather than later, which

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Tiffany campaign: Tom Tiffany unveils first television ad ‘Manure’

Wausau, Wis. — U.S. Congressional Candidate Tom Tiffany unveiled his first television ad Friday morning. The ad, titled “Manure,” focuses on Tom’s upbringing on a small dairy farm and how that will help him work with President Trump to drain the swamp. Watch the TV ad here. The ad will first air Sunday during the Packers game and run districtwide. A transcript of the video is below: “I’m Tom Tiffany, and I grew up on a dairy farm like this. “Turns out, getting up at five and shoveling manure is great training for helping President Trump clean out the three-ring circus

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WisDems: Trump’s 5 biggest broken promises to Wisconsinites

(MADISON, WI) — As Donald Trump heads to Wisconsin next week to hold a desperate rally for his reelection campaign, Wisconsinites know the truth about his endless broken promises. As the 2020 election heats up, he is doubling down on those broken promises, outright lying to voters about everything from health care to trade to Social Security. “Wisconsinites of all political stripes value elected officials who keep their word, so after three years of Donald Trump’s broken promises, Wisconsinites aren’t going to give him four more years in the White House,” Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler said. “He

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Madison Clerk’s Office: Encourages voters to verify their registration status

At this time, the Wisconsin Elections Commission has not issued any directives regarding voters listed on the 2019 ERIC movers mailing list and have not updated their registration status. The Madison City Clerk’s Office strongly encourages voters to verify their registration status. Voters with online access may verify their registration by visiting https://MyVote.wi.gov. Toward the top of the webpage, they may select “Search by Name” or “My Voter Info” to search for their voter registration. The website will prompt the voter to enter their name and date of birth. Once the voter’s registration information appears on the screen, the voter should

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Wisconsin NAACP: Movers list is a political smokescreen for racial discrimination

On December 13, 2019, Ozaukee County Circuit Judge Paul Malloy ordered the registrations of almost a quarter million voters to be immediately deactivated. As a result, this suppressive voter purge ruling would disenfranchise voters almost immediately. Voter suppression is a strategy to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing people from voting. It is any effort, either legal or illegal, by way of laws, administrative rules, and/or tactics that prevents eligible voters from registering to vote of voting. Wendell Harris, NAACP State Conference President has vowed to work against a law that violates the civil rights of

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U.S. Rep. Pocan: ‘It’s time we reclaim our constitutional authority over military action”

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02), today released the following statement after Congress voted to restrict President Trump’s ability to wage war in Iran. “Today, Congress asserted its Constitutional authority over military action and passed a resolution pursuant to the War Powers Act to restrain President Trump’s continued reckless actions against Iran. We have no trust in an administration that has provided zero evidence of an imminent threat to America, destroyed all diplomatic channels with Iran, and deployed over 15,000 additional troops to the Middle East since last May. The American people do not want an endless war with

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U.S. Rep. Gallagher: Statement on War Powers Resolution

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today issued the following statement after the House passed H. Con. Res. 83 by a vote of 224 to 194.   “Yesterday, my Democratic colleagues left a classified briefing only to immediately and recklessly trash the quality of intelligence they received and in some cases suggest there was no imminent threat from Soleimani. Yet this weekend – while my colleagues were still on vacation and before they had even reviewed the intelligence underlying the Soleimani strike – Rep. Slotkin decided to introduce a War Powers Resolution (WPR) in order to criticize the strike. The timeline reveals

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Rep. Steineke: Statement on retirement of Rep. Bob Kulp

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Jan. 10

On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss a package unveiled this week to address water quality issues, the latest on a lawsuit over deactivating registrations for voters who may have moved and the presidential primary ballot.

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: War Powers Resolution passes House, Baldwin supports bipartisan Senate resolution to force a debate and vote to prevent war with Iran

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution with bipartisan support, 224-194, to limit further military escalation with Iran. Now the Senate will soon vote on a similar bipartisan war powers resolution cosponsored by U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and introduced by Senator

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WisDems: Trump’s 5 biggest broken promises to Wisconsinites

(MADISON, WI) — As Donald Trump heads to Wisconsin next week to hold a desperate rally for his reelection campaign, Wisconsinites know the truth about his endless broken promises. As the 2020 election heats up, he is doubling down on those broken promises, outright lying to voters about everything from

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U.S. Rep. Gallagher: Statement on War Powers Resolution

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today issued the following statement after the House passed H. Con. Res. 83 by a vote of 224 to 194.   “Yesterday, my Democratic colleagues left a classified briefing only to immediately and recklessly trash the quality of intelligence they received and in some cases suggest

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Rep. Steineke: Statement on retirement of Rep. Bob Kulp

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