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Rep. Travis Tranel Working Hard For You!
Representative Travis
Tranel and the State Assembly moved swiftly in the special
session to enact important legislation to help create jobs
and help get Southwest Wisconsin's economy back on track.
Representative Tranel said:
As I went around the district last fall knocking on doors
and listening to the citizens of the 49th district they told
me that jobs and the economy needed to be our main focus.
During the last month Governor Walker and my legislative
colleagues and I have done just that. Moving forward we will
continue working hard to reform government and look for ways
to lessen the burden on families and job creators around the
state. Jobs and the economy are my top focus!
Here is the legislation I supported that Governor Walker
recently signed into law:
1. Tax deductions for every new job a business creates.
This act (SS AB 7) gives a direct tax deduction of $4,000
per job for small businesses and a $2,000 deduction per job
for larger businesses.
2. Two year tax breaks for companies that re-locate to
Wisconsin. SS AB 3 gives businesses relocating to our
state a two year tax holiday, encouraging them to move jobs
from higher tax jurisdictions to our state.
3. Lawsuit Reform Bill that will help to reduce frivolous
lawsuits. This bill (SS SB1) makes businesses less
vulnerable to damaging and unnecessary lawsuits. These
lawsuits especially hurt small businesses and stop job
creation.
4. Made Health Savings Accounts Tax Deductible. SS-SB
2 helps employer's lower healthcare costs for their
employees. This savings can help businesses create more
jobs. These are bills I supported and that have recently
passed the State Assembly. They are now headed to Governor
Walker's desk for his signature:
1. Regulatory Reform that will make government run more
efficiently. This legislation moves much of the power of
un-elected bureaucrats and places it back into the hands of
your elected officials. (SS AB 8)
2. A re-organization of the state Commerce Department
that will spur economic growth in Wisconsin. Special
Session Assembly Bill 6 creates a public/private board to
develop and implement economic programs and streamlines the
Department of Commerce.
3. Two-thirds "super majority" vote to raise your taxes.
Special Session Assembly 5 requires that any further
increases in state sales taxes, excise taxes or the state
income tax must be approved by a two thirds supermajority of
both the Assembly and the State Senate. Previously only a
simple majority was required.
The special session jobs package passed by the state
legislature and signed by the governor will help make it
easier for employers to create jobs in our corner of the
state. Less taxes, less litigation, less regulation by
Madison bureaucrats and lower healthcare costs help make our
state a better place to do business and will help to foster
job creation.
New State Representative Officially Sworn Into Office
New State Representative Travis Tranel, his wife Stephanie, and his daughters Evelyn and Violet pose for a picture after the official swearing-in ceremony at the State Capitol on Monday, January 3, 2011. At the age of 25, Representative Travis Tranel, became the youngest legislator sworn into office since 1993.
Rep. Tranel Speaks at Boscobel Chamber Dinner
Photo by - K & S Photography, Roger & Kathy
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