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  • Mining Bill Unveiled
    A mining bill was unveiled today at a State Capitol news conference. It would streamline Wisconsin’s mine permitting process and was written specifically for an out-of-state mining company that wants to build an open pit iron mine in Northern Wisconsin.
  • Meeting Tuesday night about Hoan Bridge bike lane
    "There is a great deal of support for a bike lane over the Hoan Bridge. It's something we've been talking about for more than a decade," said Rep. Richards.
  • Rep. Richards to host meeting Aug. 23 on Hoan Bridge bike lane
    Prospects for a bike and pedestrian lane on the Hoan Bridge have shifted from no to maybe, and residents have been invited to share their views at a neighborhood meeting in Bay View on Aug. 23.
  • Same rules for all
    The state Supreme Court has said it cannot enforce the open meetings law against the Legislature. So let's change the state constitution to give the courts the necessary authority.
  • Amendment would hold state Legislature to open meetings law
    Madison - The Legislature would be subject to the state's open meetings law under a proposed amendment to the state constitution unveiled by Assembly Democrats on Thursday.
 
 
For Immediate Release                                                      Contacts:
July 13, 2011                                                                   Rep. Jon Richards, 608-266-0650
                                                                                    Rep. Sandy Pasch, 608-266-7671
 
 
Reps. Richards and Pasch welcome state health secretary’s
turn-around on public health grants
 
Madison--Reps. Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee) and Sandy Pasch (D-Whitefish Bay) issued the following statements today upon receiving news that state Health Services Secretary Dennis Smith has reversed his original decision to oppose public health grant applications from the Milwaukee Health Department and University Health Services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
 
“While I wish he would have supported these applications from the start, I am pleased our state’s top health officer finally saw the light on the benefits of investing in public health,” said Rep. Richards.  “Now Wisconsin can be considered for federal funding that will help address our state’s childhood obesity epidemic, reduce chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes and lower overall health care costs.”
 
“Given the severe health disparities and high burden of chronic diseases in Milwaukee, I am glad that Secretary Smith had a change of heart and will pursue this federal funding,” said Rep. Pasch. “Doing so will ensure that we are able to improve the health of our communities moving forward.”
 
After hearing that Secretary Smith had planned to block applications for federal health grants, Reps. Richards and Pasch sent a letter (attached) earlier this month to federal Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urging her to consider Community Transformation Grant (CTG) applications originating from Wisconsin without requiring a letter of support from Wisconsin.
 
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