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6/22/2021
Reps. Krug and Edming Applaud Assembly Passage of the Mill Bill On Tuesday, the State Assembly approved Assembly Bill 367 (AB 367). This legislation would provide state assistance to support the purchase of the former Verso paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids and the Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill in Park Falls. The loss of these mills has affected families in...
6/18/2021
Budget Panel Makes Military Service Less Taxing Tax relief for Wisconsin’s active duty service members is one step closer after the Legislature’s budget panel voted to end state taxation of active-duty military pay last night as part of a $3.4 billion tax cut package. State Sen. André Jacque (R-De Pere) and State Rep. James Edming...
6/17/2021
Rep. Edming Votes To Prohibit COVID-19 Passports During Wednesday’s Assembly floor session, Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora) voted in favor of Assembly Bill (AB) 299. This legislation would prohibit the use of “vaccine passports” by any public or private entity for the COVID-19 vaccine. “I continue to believe that the decision on...
6/9/2021
Rep. Edming Votes to Encourage a Return to Work Today, Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora) voted in favor of Assembly Bill (AB) 336. This bill will encourage unemployed individuals to return to work by ending Wisconsin’s participation in the temporary federal unemployment benefit programs. “As our economy continues to rebound, I am...
5/13/2021
Legislative Budget Plans Aids County Veterans' Programs Counties will be better able to provide essential services to our military veterans thanks to an increase in funding added to the Legislature’s budget plan today, doubling the increase in Governor Evers’ proposal. Sen. André Jacque (R-De Pere) and Rep. James Edming (R- Glen Flora), who have...