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| January 23, 2017
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Dear Friends and Neighbors, I'm back!
For the majority of last year, I was unable to send out
Capitol Updates as my office complied with the
Legislature's "Rule of 50." This law limits the amount
of constituent correspondence sent out by elected
officials during election years in order to maintain the
integrity of the democratic process. Now that the
election is over and we are beginning a new year and a
new legislative session, I am pleased to resume my
Capitol Updates. I hope you will find the information in
this e-newsletter useful.
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Inauguration
On January
3rd of this year, I was honored to be sworn in
to my sixth term in state office. I was joined
by my family: my wife, Judge Rebecca Mason, and
our three children Eleanor Roosevelt Mason,
Amelia Earhart Mason, and Cory H. Mason V. I am
thrilled to continue to represent the people of
Wisconsin's 66th Assembly District, serving the
people of the City of Racine.
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Water
Sustainability Act
As we begin the new legislative session, I
am authoring the Water Sustainability Act,
legislation that will protect our precious
natural resources and defend our environment. I
have authored legislation with Senator Mark
Miller (D-Monona) that protects our state's
water for the benefit of all Wisconsinites. This
legislation seeks to upgrade our laws and
environmental standards in order to identify
areas where water withdrawals are not
sustainable and utilize scientific advances to
bring those unsustainable withdrawals back in
balance. Senator Miller and I are reintroducing
the bill, as the majority party declined to even
hold a public hearing on this bill last session.
For more information, check out this
article published by the Wisconsin Gazette.
photo credit UW Extention
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State of the
State
January 10th, Governor Scott
Walker delivered his State of the State address
that once again demonstrated he is out of touch
with Wisconsin's middle class families. Over the
course of his speech the Governor failed to
offer meaningful solutions to the growing
student debt crisis, our stagnant job creation,
or the transportation funding crisis currently
affecting millions of people across our state.
Gov. Walker also failed to mention protecting
our air or water even once. I will be fighting
to hold both Governor Walker and legislative
Republicans accountable for their actions this
session as they continue to ignore our state's
most pressing policy problems and remove
accountability from government.
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Labor Hearing
re Project Labor Agreements
Tomorrow the Assembly
Committee on Labor, which I serve on, will discuss
a bill that continues Wisconsin Republicans'
assault on unions. Assembly Bill 24, authored by
Representative Rob Hutton (R- Brookfield) and
Senator Leah Vukmir (R- Brookfield) seeks to
prohibit the use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs)
by local governments. This bill unnecessarily
eliminates local government decisions that
create family-supporting jobs. PLAs between
contractors and local governments have ensured
success in project management for all involved
parties. In fact, studies prove that PLAs
increase workplace safety and diversity in the
workforce, including hiring local workers, and helping veterans, women,
and minorities find jobs that pay a living wage.
During this hearing I look forward to listening
to members of the community discuss why this
bill is wrong for Wisconsin workers. I encourage
you to read more about this important issue
here, and to follow along with the progress
of the bill
here.
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The opportunity to hear from my
constituents is the most important part of my
job and significantly informs my perspective as
your Representative. If you have any questions,
comments, or need help navigating our state
government, please do not hesitate to
contact me. You may contact my office by phone at
(888) 534-0066, via email at Rep.Mason@legis.wi.gov,
or by following me on
Facebook.
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| Sincerely, |
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| Cory Mason |
| State
Representative |
| 66th Assembly
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