1/23/2015

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Senate Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, & Rural Issues
This week I chaired my first committee meeting for the Senate Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, & Rural Issues. The State Senate is tasked with confirmation hearings for the Governor’s appointees to the various state agencies and boards. This meeting, we conducted the Confirmation Hearings of Secretary Rick Chandler (Department of Revenue), Secretary Peter Bildsten (Department of Financial Institutions), and members of the Savings Institution Board and Deferred Compensation Board. All appointees were confirmed by members of the committee unanimously. I look forward to addressing various issues in this committee in the future.



The first meeting of the Senate Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, & Rural Issues
 

December Revenue Numbers
The Department of Revenue (DOR) recently released its year-to-date revenue collections, including the month of December. These numbers reflect the amount of General Purpose Revenue (GPR) that the state has collected from corporations and from general sales and use taxes for the first six months of the current fiscal year.


Department of Revenue Collections, Year to Date (thousands)

Revenue Source FY 2014 FY 2015 % Change
General Sales & Use $1,972,544 $2,065,404 4.7%
Corporate $475,774 $437,734 -8.0%
Excise Taxes $309,182 $301,031 -2.6%
Other $214,554 $220,732 2.9%

*Source: Department of Revenue, January 2015

In the District


Upcoming Listening Sessions
I have a number of upcoming listening sessions in the next two weeks. Many of these listening sessions are joint sessions with Representatives Brooks, Novak, and Tranel. Please look for a location in your area and attend if you can. As your legislators, we are open to hearing your thoughts on what you would like to see this session and your priorities for the upcoming budget debate.


Listening Session with State Senator Howard Marklein & Representative Ed Brooks
Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, 10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.
Reedsburg Public Library
370 Vine Street, Reedsburg
Community Room

Listening Session with State Senator Howard Marklein & Representative Todd Novak
Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, 11:00am -Noon
Mineral Point City Hall
137 High Street, Mineral Point WI

Listening Session with State Senator Howard Marklein & Representative Travis Tranel
Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, 10:30am-11:30am
Platteville Public Library
65 South Elm Street, Platteville

Listening Session with State Senator Howard Marklein
Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, 1:00pm-2:00pm
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, Room 493
1800 Bronson Blvd., Fennimore

Listening Session with State Senator Howard Marklein
Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, 3:00pm-4:00pm
Boscobel Public Library
1033 Wisconsin Avenue, Boscobel

Listening Session with State Senator Howard Marklein & Representative Ed Brooks
Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, 9:30am-10:30am
Necedah Village Hall
101 Center Street, Necedah

Listening Session with State Senator Howard Marklein & Representative Ed Brooks
Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, 12:00pm-1:00pm
Mauston City Hall
303 Mansion Street, Mauston

 

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Platteville & Monroe Named Best Places to Start a Small Business
The Talent Tribune recently named the cities of Platteville and Monroe two of the best places to start a small business in the Midwest. In selecting these cities, the Talent Tribune took three major factors into account when making their selections: net small business growth, net small business employee growth, and percent of employees that employ less than 20 employees.

The City of Monroe led the Midwest in concentration of small businesses. 76.4% of all businesses in Monroe are considered small businesses. The small businesses of Monroe have an impressive growth of 2% annually. 72% of all businesses in Platteville are small. The City of Platteville utilizes the local University of Wisconsin-Platteville as a resource for its small businesses.

Congratulations to Monroe and Platteville!
 

 
 

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