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Statement on high speed rail Federal fund loss12/9/2010 “Before even being sworn in office Governor-Elect Walker has given away over 4,000 Wisconsin jobs. Those jobs are gone. $810 million dollars in Wisconsin taxpayer’s money is also gone. A Governor’s job is to pay attention to the details and keep an eye on... More |
Highest count of phone numbers ever on Wisconsin “Do Not Call” List9/13/2010 “The number released today is the highest count ever of phone numbers signed up for the Wisconsin Do Not Call list. This is great news and shows how much the people of Wisconsin value this self-funded public program.... More |
Stem Cell Important Research and Good for Jobs9/8/2010 Wisconsin has long been a leader in stem cell research. The taxpayers of Wisconsin, with the support of the Legislature and Governor, have made a significant investment in this promising technology. Not only are we creating cutting edge jobs with these t... More |
Federal Education Jobs Fund Enactment: Funds for 27th Senate District8/23/2010 Madison – Senator Jon Erpenbach expressed relief for many schools in the 27th Senate District with the enactment of the Federal Education Jobs Fund. The $10 billion Federal bill will mean $179,650,099 for Wisconsin schools and $13,854,991 for schools incl... More |
Lake Belle View Restoration to Begin8/6/2010 Belleville – Community leaders, lake activists and local elected officials participated in a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony to launch the Lake Belle View Restoration project Friday with Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank, Dane County E... More |
Wisconsin Economy Numbers Show Turnaround5/21/2010 Job growth numbers provided the best news this week when announced by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development; significant job growth for April. Wisconsin added 16,400 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in April, reflecting the largest one-mont... More |
April Job Growth Numbers Great News for Wisconsin5/20/2010 “People are going back to work in Wisconsin and that is simply great news for our state. I am happy things are turning around for the hard working families of our state and I am pleased that action we took as a Legislature continues to pay off,” Erpenbach... More |
End of Session Wrap Up4/23/2010 The Wisconsin Legislature has ended its session and we passed a number of measures in the past few weeks. You can access all Senate and Assembly calendars online at the Wisconsin Legislative website. Bills that passed both houses are now available for the... More |
Every Day Earth Day4/22/2010 April is the month where we celebrate spring in the Midwest and our local schools and neighborhoods celebrate with Earth Day activities. It is great to spend time with your family and community cleaning up parks and planting trees; let’s carry that spirit... More |
Economy Leads to More Entrepreneurs: Help is Available!4/17/2010 History has shown that when the economy slows our country’s entrepreneurial spirit rises. Often born out of necessity, new small business growth always increases during times of economic recession. I am hoping our Wisconsin “can do” spirit will bring new ... More |
Campaign Finance Reform in the Wake of Citizens United Decision1/29/2010 The decision by the US Supreme Court in the Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission case has changed what constitutes political speech in our country forever. This decision is so monumental that it received mention in President Obama’s State of th... More |
Statement on the US Supreme Court decision in Citizens United1/21/2010 “The US Supreme Court has authorized the hostile corporate takeover of our democracy. This decision is blatant legislating from the bench. For the first 20 pages of the decision the Court explains how it is going beyond the scope of the question before th... More |
Statement on Senate Passage of Senate Bill 43 – Issue ad Regulation Bill1/19/2010 ...Senate passage of SB 43 and statements from Governor Doyle that he would sign the bill, make this the time to finally make regulation of so-called issue ads Wisconsin law…... More |
New Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program Begins1/8/2010 Focus on Energy, Wisconsin’s highly successful energy efficiency program will administer a new rebate program made possible with federal American Recover and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds starting this week. Wisconsin’s State Energy-Efficient Appliance Pr... More |