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Erpenbach and Pocan: Now is the Time for Medical Marijuana11/16/2009 Madison – Representative Mark Pocan and Senator Jon Erpenbach unveiled their action plan today on the Jacki Rickert Medical Marijuana Act to allow seriously ill Wisconsin residents access to a medicine to ease their pain. Announced today is a combined pu... More |
Increase in Fines for Violators of “No Call” Law Passes Senate9/15/2009 Madison – Senator Jon Erpenbach, author of Wisconsin’s popular “Do Not Call” Law, is pleased an increase in penalties and fines for breaking the law passed the Senate today.... More |
Wisconsin Labor Laws Always Changing9/4/2009 Labor Day provides communities the opportunity to celebrate how unions have helped shape the workplace with laws that are applied every day in Wisconsin. The 40 hour work week, overtime for hourly employees, child labor restrictions, work safety laws, coo... More |
SeniorCare Extended by Obama Administration8/21/2009 The recently announced extension of Wisconsin’s SeniorCare program is great news for our senior citizens. This wildly popular program saves older adults in Wisconsin on prescription drugs and is widely regarded as a much stronger than the Federal Medicare... More |
Mentored Hunting Program Guides Future of Hunting in Wisconsin8/14/2009 A new law enacted this week gives Wisconsin 10 and 11 year olds and others that have not first taken the hunter’s safety course an opportunity to learn to hunt under the guide of a mentor. Supporters of the proposal hope that the new opportunity will fos... More |
Wisconsin Road Law Reminders; Move Over and Work Zone Laws8/7/2009 Summer fun and travel offer a good opportunity to remind motorists of Wisconsin’s highway safety laws. Visit the Wisconsin Department of Transportations website at http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/ for a complete list of Wisconsin safety laws and statistics... More |
Dane County RTA Should Require Voter Approval7/1/2009 A contentious issue in the budget this year was the creation of Regional Transit Authorities, entities that once created could enact an additional half-cent sales tax to be used for transportation needs in the governed area. While I think RTAs are a good ... More |
Joint Budget Committee Completes Budget Work6/5/2009 Last Friday the Joint Finance Committee completed its work on the state budget. While I am not a member of the Joint Committee on Finance, they did their job and came up with a balanced budget, despite finding out half-way through the process they needed ... More |
Erpenbach-Ellis Comprehensive Campaign Finance Reform Back5/14/2009 Madison – Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Waunakee) and Senator Mike Ellis (R-Neenah) will re-introduce tomorrow the comprehensive campaign finance reform proposal they have worked on together for ten years.... More |
Home Buyer Protection Bill Signed Into Law4/8/2009 Madison – Buying a home is the largest purchase most people ever make as a consumer; getting a home with undisclosed defects can cause economic distress and even foreclosure. Today Governor Doyle signed into law Senator Jon Erpenbach’s Home Buyer Protecti... More |
Traveling Sales Crew Bill Up For Vote In Both Houses3/24/2009 Madison – After ten years of fighting for the protection of Wisconsin youth and communities from the pitfalls of traveling sales crews, Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Waunakee) is elated Malinda’s Law, Senate Bill 4, is finally up for a vote in both the State S... More |
Home Buyer Protection Bill Passes Senate2/24/2009 Madison – Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Waunakee) was thankful for the bi-partisan voice vote for Senate Bill 9, his home buyer protection bill in floor action today.... More |
COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSION SCHEDULE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 132/10/2009 MAZOMANIE 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Community Center, 8 Brodhead Street - Auditorium... More |
Data Privacy Day Resolution Today in Senate1/28/2009 Madison – State Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Waunakee) will speak today on behalf of his data privacy day resolution that is scheduled for action on the floor in the State Senate. The resolution was drafted in response to a request from Erpenbach constituent ... More |
Home Buyer Protection Bill Introduced1/21/2009 Madison – Buying a home is the largest purchase most people ever make as a consumer; getting a home with undisclosed defects can cause economic distress and even foreclosure. Senators Hansen and Erpenbach have worked together to draft legislation reversin... More |