February 14, 2020

Working for you!

Your Money Belongs in Your Pocket

When I was running my own business, I made it a priority not to overcharge folks. With a massive state tax revenue surplus, the right thing to do is to return money to those people who paid in, and that’s what I’m fighting for. This morning, at Team Industries in Kaukauna, my colleagues and I introduced our proposal to return your hard earned money to you. Instead of recklessly spending the state surplus, we’re proposing to dedicate it to paying down state debt, cutting personal property tax, making a deposit in the rainy day fund, and, most importantly, returning it to the taxpayer through a middle class income tax cut.

You can watch the press conference by clicking on the image above.

You can read the full proposal here..

Recognizing Life When it Begins

Activist judges in two Midwestern states recently created new interpretations of their State Constitutions to invent a constitutional right to abortion. This imaginative trend of interpreting state constitutions endangers the right to life in Wisconsin, which is why my colleagues and I have introduced a Wisconsin Constitutional Amendment to Establish Personhood. If adopted by the legislature in two consecutive sessions and ratified by the people of Wisconsin in a statewide referendum, this amendment would protect human life at all stages of development, and prevent activist judges from stretching the Wisconsin Constitution to meet their needs.

You can watch the public hearing on this amendment by clicking on the image above.

Capitol Visitors

On Tuesday, Fox Valley Technically College occupational therapy instructor Teresa Van Lanen and her students Sabrina Fromhart and Claudia Gross visited the office.

Kristin Alfheim and Elizabeth Vandergeeten visited the office on Tuesday to discuss Alzheimer’s and dementia in Outagamie County.

Two UW-Madison pharmacy students visited on Wednesday to discuss legislation relating to the practice of pharmcy.

New Legislation

Here is the legislation I've recently authored or co-sponsored. Click on the links to learn more about each bill or resolution:

2/11/2020: 2019 Assembly Joint Resolution 133
Relating to: proclaiming May 2020 as Paper and Forestry Products Month in Wisconsin.

2/7/2020: 2019 Assembly Joint Resolution 130
Relating to: Constitutional Amendment on Personhood (first consideration).

Upcoming Events

Check out upcoming events near us by visiting the Wisconsin Tourism website or https://appletondowntown.org/upcoming-events/ and if you run into me while you’re out and about be sure to stop and say hi!

"Like" Representative Murphy's Facebook Page

I use Facebook to update constituents more frequently on my work in Madison and the 56th Assembly District. I look forward to using this as another way to connect with constituents and encourage you to follow it and watch for regular updates.