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"SAVE THE WINE WALKS" LEGISLATION SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
Great news! Our Wine Walks legislation has finally made its way through the entire legislative process, and has now been signed into law by Governor Walker. I have already heard from some of our communities that have been able to re-open their wine walks events for this Fall. If you are interested in receiving more information about these events, please let me know and I can get you more information or put you in touch with the right people. Thank you to everyone that worked so hard to get this bill done!
RE-EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
By now, I am sure most of you have heard the sad news that the Oscar Mayer plant in Madison will be closing its doors and moving 1,000 jobs out-of-state. My thoughts are with those of my constituents who are dealing with the shock and concern following this announcement. Please know that I will work with Governor Walker and the Department of Workforce Development to help those needing re-employment services. I encourage anyone from my district who is affected by the closure to contact my office for assistance.
WISCONSIN DEER HUNT
It’s that time of year again, and I want to make sure you’ve got everything you need for Wisconsin gun deer hunt.
Electronic Registration 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).
Please click on any of the following links below for more information, or feel free to contact my office for assistance!
70 MPH UPDATE
Beginning this week, county highway crews will install 70 mph speed limit signs on several multi-lane, non-Interstate freeway segments where Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) analysis has determined the higher speed is appropriate. The change applies to nine freeway segments totaling about 161 miles. WisDOT has these important reminders for motorists:
The higher speed limit takes effect once a freeway is officially posted. Also, speed limits apply to ideal travel conditions. Weather and other factors often require reduced speeds.
Be alert for all roadside workers including county maintenance crews and adhere to the state’s Move Over Law (www.dot.wi.gov/safety/motorist/workzones/move-over.htm).
Freeway segments to be posted at 70 mphh
Highway
Limits
Approx. Miles
County/Counties
WIS 29
East of County VV to I-41
5 miles
Brown
WIS 57
I-43 to WIS 54
5 miles
Brown
US 12
One mile SE of WIS 67 interchange to one mile NW of County H
18 miles
Walworth
US 45
I-41 to County D interchange
13 miles
Washington
WIS 16
County P/Brown St. to I-94
14 miles
Waukesha
US 53
WIS 29 to 26th Ave.
53 miles
Chippewa/Barron
WIS 29
County T/Chippewa Falls to WIS 27/Cadott
22 miles
Chippewa
US 14
Beltline to WIS 138 interchange
9 miles
Dane
US 151
Sun Prairie (I-39) to Columbus (WIS 73)
22 miles
Dane/Columbia
Total: 9 segments
161 miles
CONTACT ME
As in the past, I would continue to encourage you to contact my office with ideas for this next legislative session and on individual pieces of legislation. Now more than ever your ideas and opinions need to be heard, so we can begin to get Wisconsin back to work. Please contact my office at 608-266-3404 or email me at Rep.Ripp@legis.wisconsin.gov, or stop by my Capitol office at 223 North. I look forward to hearing from you. As always, I will continue to work across the aisle to find common ground and move legislation forward.
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