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9/15/2023
Wisconsin's Redistricting Plan
In recent weeks, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz and her statements during the recent spring election campaign have made national headlines.
1/27/2023
A Different View from the Podium
Governor Nelson Dewey gave the 1st Wisconsin State of the State address on January 8, 1848. Since then, a total of 175 State of the State addresses were delivered by 45 different governors.
11/22/2022
Deer Hunting - Inherently Wisconsin
All over Wisconsin people are enjoying this year’s gun deer hunting season. That is hardly news for most Wisconsinites. Hunters anticipate the season like a child yearns for Christmas morning.
10/27/2021
First Responder of the Year
In the face of adversity law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel are the unsung heroes who keep our cities, towns, and villages safe.
9/23/2021
Draw Your District Wisconsin
Every 10 years the legislature receives the most recent census data from the federal government and is responsible for drawing new district boundaries adjusting to updated population changes.
7/16/2021
Cyber Security & Your Insurance Information
Almost everyone has some kind of insurance policy covering everything from their possessions, health, loss of income, or life. We depend on it to protect our financial well-being. And, we depend on those we trust with our personal insurance information to ensure it remains secure.
7/1/2021
Prioritizing the Budget
Wisconsin’s 2021-2023 biennium budget is fiscally responsible while simultaneously maintaining the state’s top priorities. It represents Wisconsinites from all walks of life in every area of the state.
6/18/2021
Borrowing Less, Investing More, and Cutting Taxes
As the 2021-2023 budget negotiations wrap up this week in Madison, the final budget plan is coming together that borrows less, invests more, and cuts taxes while upholding Wisconsin’s sound financial principles.
4/8/2021
Pandemic Unemployment
In a legislative session requested by Governor Evers, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed Special Session Senate Bill 1 with wide bipartisan support that addresses Wisconsin’s unemployment crisis and protects Wisconsin businesses.
4/1/2021
The Bottom Line
Whether you agree or disagree with the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan passed at the federal level, Wisconsin will be receiving $3.2 billion in discretionary spending over the next 4 years.
2/18/2021
Protecting Recipients of the Paycheck Protection Program
On top of all the adversity, hardship, and changes COVID - 19 imposed on the state’s employers over the last year, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) recently determined that over 108,000 businesses who utilized the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans
2/4/2021
Repealing the Mask Mandate
Today the vote I took on the Assembly floor was not about whether to wear or choose not to wear a mask, nor was it about following or not following science. Rather, my vote reflected following state law and the Wisconsin Constitution.
1/8/2021
2021-2022 Session Assembly Bill 1 / COVID-19 Pandemic
Not only has the COVID-19 virus rendered countless people around the state, country, and world ill, some suffering complications and/or death, but it has taken a toll on our society as a whole.
12/21/2020
Where for Art Thou, Christmas Tree?
Christmas tree, Holiday tree, Capitol tree, missing tree. Wait…missing tree? Alas, the Capitol Christmas tree saga continues onto a new chapter.
11/20/2020
Ensuring Every Legal Vote Counts
Since the November 3rd election, our office received numerous emails and phone calls from constituents and people all over Wisconsin voicing concerns about whether fraud influenced the state’s vote tally.
11/13/2020
5/14/2020
Going Forward Toward Normality
After Wisconsin completed two months under Governor Evers’ “Safer at Home” order, the state’s Supreme Court struck down the Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm’s continuation of the order, known as Emergency Order 28.
5/14/2020
10/15/2019
2019 - 2020 Blue Books are Here
Get your 2019 -2020 Wisconsin Blue Book
5/15/2019
John R Moses Hall - Groundbreaking Day
On January 21st, 2013, I authored a bill in the Wisconsin State Legislature which amended the 2013−15 Authorized State Building Program to add the construction of the John R. Moses Skilled Nursing Facility at the Wisconsin Veterans Home - King.