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Representative Knodl Takes Oath of Office in State Assembly
Today State Representative Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) was sworn in for his third term as a State Representative...
Representative Knodl to Chair Assembly Committee on Labor
I would like to thank Speaker-elect Vos for appointing me to this important committee.
Addressing Business Regulations
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. famously wrote that “taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.”

1/7/2013Representative Knodl Takes Oath of Office in State Assembly
Today State Representative Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) was sworn in for his third term as a State Representative...
12/4/2012Representative Knodl to Chair Assembly Committee on Labor
I would like to thank Speaker-elect Vos for appointing me to this important committee.
11/29/2012Addressing Business Regulations
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. famously wrote that “taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.”
11/16/2012Statement Regarding Governors Health Care Exchange Decision
10/12/2012Looking Back Moving Forward
The past two years have been a tumultuous time for Wisconsin. With the election and reelection of Governor Walker and the commitment of Assembly Republicans it is clear the state is moving in the right direction...
9/27/2012Wisconsin Shares
As any parent knows, providing child care while at work can be challenging...
9/5/2012Wisconsin Works (W2)
When it comes to government reforms, Wisconsin is always on the forefront. This stems from our drive to keep government efficient...
8/23/2012Wisconsin: A Laboratory of Democracy
Since its founding, Wisconsin has served as a launching pad for some of the most important ideas in American politics. The Republican Party, founded in Ripon...
8/20/2012Nearly 300 Old Phones Collected to Support Cell Phones for Soldiers Program
Rep. Knodl, Washington County Fair, Local Chambers Team Up with AT&T to Support Charity that Sends Free Phone Cards to Troops Serving Overseas...
7/30/2012Wisconsin’s Growing Alzheimer’s Population: A Study on Appropriate Legal Interventions
The Alzheimer’s Association recently reported that one in eight older Americans has Alzheimer’s disease. This is an extremely important number because throughout the next few years ...
7/13/2012Trouble in Racine
Free and fair elections remain the single greatest check citizens have over their elected officials. It is the only way that We, The People have ever been able to throw the bums out!
7/3/2012Celebrate Independence Day
6/29/2012Thoughts on the Supreme Court’s ObamaCare Decision
Yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States ruled the ObamaCare legislation constitutional. Since this legislation was introduced, my opposition to this regulatory albatross has been clear and steadfast...
6/12/2012Brats, Beers, and Bi-Partisanship
Today Assistant Majority Leader Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) traveled to the Executive Residence to enjoy bratwursts, burgers, and some Wisconsin beer, with Governor Scott Walker and other state legislators...
6/8/2012The True Impact of Act 10
For all of the hand-waving and drum-beating and recalling we have seen at the Capitol, you would have thought Act 10 tossed public employees and their mothers out on the streets..
5/18/2012Peace Officers Memorial Day
Today law enforcement officers and their families throughout the state will gather at the Capitol to pay tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice during the line of duty to protect us...
5/4/2012Felons Fleece FoodShare
FoodShare, the State of Wisconsin’s food stamp program, is once again under a microscope. Last week, the Legislative Audit Bureau released a report identifying a number of problems within the Department of Health Services (DHS) program...
4/23/2012Act 10: $1 Billion and Counting
4/10/2012Knodl Bill Strengthening Law Enforcement Signed Into Law
Today Gov. Walker signed into law bipartisan legislation authored by Rep. Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) that gives law enforcement agencies the ability to recoup their costs when responding to a false report of a crime...
3/16/2012Three Strikes and You're Out, Welfare Fraud Bill Heads to Governor Walker
MADISON – Taxpayers will no longer be on the hook when people defraud the state’s W-2 program. Senate Bill 426...
3/15/2012Union Leaders Put Politics Over Education & Jobs
MADISON – Assistant Majority Leader Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) today blasted union leaders who continue to put politics over policy...
11/7/2011Knodl Nursing Home Bill on Its Way to Governor’s Desk
Nursing homes will have greater ability to provide quality care and address violations under a bill approved by the State Assembly in a 70-22 bipartisan vote earlier today...
10/25/2011Knodl Bill among Common Sense Reforms Approved by Assembly
Judges may soon have additional tools to order restitution in cases of falsely reporting a crime as a result of bipartisan action in the Wisconsin State Assembly...
10/11/2011Democrat Plan for Job-Killing Tax Hikes, Government Spending Brings Washington, D.C. Mentality to Wisconsin
A divisive Democrat plan to hike taxes and increase government spending hearkens back to the recent Washington, D.C. “economic stimulus” policies that have prolonged our economic problems...
10/5/2011Knodl/Galloway Introduce Bill Strengthening our Nursing Homes
State Representative Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) and State Senator Pam Galloway (R-Wausau) today formally introduced a broadly supported, bipartisan bill aimed at improving the quality of nursing homes throughout the state...
9/13/2011Knodl Continues Work on Job Creation Agenda
The State Assembly has ended its summer recess today by passing legislation intended to give small and micro-businesses a voice in the government regulatory process and the opportunity to obtain much-needed capital for growth....
9/7/2011Knodl/Krug Bill Would Protect Taxpayers from False Crime Reports
State Representatives Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) and Scott Krug (R- Wisconsin Rapids) today introduced bi-partisan legislation to give law enforcement agencies the flexibility to recoup their costs when responding to a false report of a crime...
6/21/2011Assembly Sends Concealed Carry to Governor for Signature
After well over a decade of debate and discussion, a bill allowing law-abiding citizens to carry a concealed weapon appears to be on the verge of becoming law...
6/16/2011Knodl Votes for Balanced State Budget, Fiscal Sanity
Despite hours of demagogic class warfare rhetoric and spending increase proposals from Democrats, the State Assembly has given its approval to a modified version of Governor Scott Walker’s 2011-13 state budget...
6/14/2011Assembly Set to Deliberate 2011-13 State Budget
Republicans in the State Legislature are set to rescue Wisconsin from the budget purgatory caused over the last several years by the administration of former Governor Jim Doyle.
5/11/2011Knodl Supports Milwaukee School Choice Expansion
Two measures aimed at expanding the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) have been approved by the Wisconsin State Assembly according to Representative Dan Knodl (R-Germantown)...
3/24/2011State Tax Burden Shows Desperate Need for Budget Reform
While the national media had their attention turned to our State Capitol over the last several weeks, the troubling results of a recent study on state and local tax burdens around the country seems to have evaded most people’s attention...
3/10/2011Knodl Applauds Courageous Senate Budget Repair Vote as Madison Establishment Rages
This morning, Representative Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) thanked Republicans in the Wisconsin State Senate for courageously standing up to entrenched Madison special interests that are fighting bitterly to maintain the status quo in our state...
3/9/2011Public Employee Collective Bargaining is Out-of-Control
3/7/2011Knodl Renews Call for Resignation of AWOL Senate Democrats, Blasts Union Hypocrisy on “Compromise”
This morning, Representative Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) renewed his call for the resignation of the 14 AWOL Senate Democrats who are bottling up a free and open debate on Governor Scott Walker’s budget repair measure.
3/1/2011Hypocrisy Watch: Democrat Antics and Hostility Stifle Debate and Mar Decorum of the Legislature
As the Senate Democrat work stoppage enters its thirteenth day, State Representative Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) expressed his disgust at Democrat antics and hypocrisy...
3/1/2011Representative Knodl Comments on Budget Address
Unlike previous budgets in which Governor Doyle willfully failed to address the long-term fiscal health of our state, Governor Walker has offered a serious solution to Wisconsin’s mounting financial difficulties...
2/25/2011Democrat Statements and Actions on Budget Repair are Reprehensible
Over the course of the last week, Democrats in the State Senate and Assembly have engaged in smear tactics, hypocrisy and outright lies...
1/25/2011Assembly Approves Measures Focused on Controlling Taxes and Creating Jobs
State Representative Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) voted today in support of two bills included in Governor Scott Walker’s Special Session agenda on job creation...
1/20/2011Making it Harder to Raise Taxes in Wisconsin
Far too often in Wisconsin, the answer to state budget deficits and increased government spending has been to raise taxes on middle class families and small businesses...
1/12/2011Knodl Supports Consumer Choice in Auto Insurance Act
Major auto insurance law changes that were quietly slipped into the last state budget have increased costs for Wisconsin’s drivers and should be repealed by the new legislature...
1/10/2011Lawsuit Reform a Top Priority at the State Capitol
MADISON - At one time, Wisconsin was known nationally for having an exceptional legal climate without the massive lawsuit problems that plagued other states...
1/4/2011Knodl Takes Oath of Office for Second Term in State Assembly
MADISON – Yesterday, in an afternoon ceremony in the State Capitol, Representative Dan Knodl (R-Germantown) was sworn in to serve his second term representing Butler, Germantown, Menomonee Falls and Richfield in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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