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(608)266-5780 | State Capitol, Room 307 West, P.O. Box 8953, Madison, WI 53708 | rep.billings@legis.wi.gov |
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COMMUNITY EVENTS: La Crosse Global Initiatives Week Friday, November 6 through Friday, November 13
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Annual UW-L Biennial United Nations Association Traveling Film Festival
Navy League Honor 5K Run/ Walk Saturday, November 7 at 10:30 a.m. UW-L Veterans Memorial Field 400 E. Avenue N (MAP)
Coulee
Region Transportation Study
CONTACT ME:
State Capitol Phone:
(608) 266-5780
(888) 534-0095
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Friends and Neighbors,
Happy November! 2015 sure is flying by -- and there are a lot of exciting things happening in our neighborhoods and down in Madison.
Best Wishes,
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Legislative Session Recap
This week and last, the Assembly met to debate a number of important legislative issues. One of the most contentious bills made significant changes to Wisconsin's civil service program. The changes brought forth in the legislation removed basic fairness from the hiring process by eliminating civil service exams -- which previously ensured objective hiring -- and moving to a purely resume based system. The bill would also allow Governor Walker's Department of Administration to make hiring decisions for all agencies.
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Safe Harbor Bill Gets a Public Hearing
Last week, my Safe Harbor bill received a public hearing before the Assembly Committee on Children and Families. I was happy to see the Safe Harbor bill getting its due consideration -- especially considering how important this bill's passage would be to Wisconsin children's safety.
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Open Enrollment for Affordable Health Care
Open Enrollment for healthcare under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) started this week, November 1st. Visit healthcare.gov to compare health insurance plans and see what types of subsidies are available to you. If you don’t already have good health insurance through your employer, you can sign up for affordable coverage under the ACA either online, in person, or over the phone. The ACA is here to stay -- guaranteeing affordable coverage to hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites. If you are considering your healthcare options, I encourage you to visit healthcare.gov before the open enrollment period ends in January.
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Deer Hunting Online Registration It's almost deer hunting season -- make sure you're up-to-date on registration before going hunting this season. This year, electronic registration is making it easier than ever to register deer while keeping hunting traditions intact and allowing DNR to continue collecting important harvest data. Visit dnr.wi.gov and search keywords "electronic registration" to learn more! And remember, over 200 businesses statewide are signed up to act as registration stations - a list of these stations is available at dnr.wi.gov, keyword "registration stations." Harvest totals will be updated weekly leading up to the 9-day gun deer hunt -- search keywords "weekly totals" for more information. This year's deer hunting regulations can be found here. And, don't forget to check out this year's full Hunting and Trapping Forecast (or, just the deer version).
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The Coulee Region Goes Global! La Crosse's 3rd annual Global Initiatives Week kicks off this Friday!
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Community Development Meetings
Coulee Region Transportation Study meetings will be taking place this month in Onalaska and La Crosse. These meetings constitute the fourth rounds of public involvement meetings to discuss the Coulee Region Transportation Study. The meetings will be held:
Nov. 12th, 6-8 p.m.
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Rep. Billings Around the State!
I was honored to be recognized by the YWCA-La Crosse as one of it's 2015 "Outstanding Women." The photo on the left includes all nine honorees.
This week I met with members of the American Heart Association - Wisconsin today about teaching CPR to our kids in school.
During the "Oktoberfest in the Capitol" celebration, I was lucky to get photo with Mrs. Oktoberfest in the Assembly parlor!
I spent some time meeting with students in La Crosse's AVID program at Logan High School last week.
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