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Howard Marklein, Wisconsin State Senator, District 17
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E-Updates

E-Updates

2023

12/8/2023

Tons of Testimony

12/1/2023

Changing the Law to Start Charging

11/22/2023

The Alcohol Bill - An Overview

11/17/2023

Understanding the Brewers Stadium Deal

11/10/2023

Special Recognition for Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield Veterans

11/3/2023

Creating Mental Health Care Close to Home

10/27/2023

Bridging the Digital Divide: The Bright Future of Broadband in Wisconsin

10/20/2023

Session Day Recap: Middle Class Tax Cut, Child Care Package, Marklein Bills and More

10/13/2023

The Mississippi River: Our Original Commercial Highway

10/6/2023

The Cost of Living Makes Our Case for a Middle Class Tax Cut

9/29/2023

Why Does This Matter To Me?

9/22/2023

A Time of Transition

9/15/2023

Dull Legislation and Show-stopping Votes

9/8/2023

My Legislation Game Plan

9/1/2023

Recognizing the Workforce of the 17th Senate District

8/25/2023

Funding Healthcare in the State Budget

8/18/2023

Big Wins for Rural EMS

8/11/2023

Continued Progress in our State Parks

8/4/2023

Ag In Our Communities

7/28/2023

Meaningful Work on Mental Health

7/21/2023

The Long Story of Rural Broadband Infrastructure

7/14/2023

The Great Power and Responsibility of a Veto Pen

7/7/2023

Delivering Wins for the 17th Senate District in the State Budget

6/30/2023

The Best of Our Budget

6/23/2023

A 4.4 Billion Tax Cut!

6/16/2023

Rural Communities and Local Governments Win!

6/9/2023

Budget Bulletin & Ag Roads

6/2/2023

Budget Bulletin: Building Commission, Building Program and Tourism

5/26/2023

Budget Bulletin: Workforce Development, Taking Care of Veterans, Right-Sizing Government and Increasing Transparency

5/19/2023

Budget Bulletin: Public Safety, the Court System, Agriculture and Natural Resources

5/12/2023

Good News for Work on Water Quality

5/5/2023

The Train Has Left the Station

4/28/2023

What Comes Next In the State Budget Process?

4/21/2023

Reading Between the Lines of Recalls

4/14/2023

Bills to Bolster Wisconsin's Workforce

4/7/2023

Learning & Listening

3/31/2023

Proposing a New Ag-Roads Improvement Program

3/24/2023

Legislature Advances Public Safety, Law Enforcement Bills

3/17/2023

It's Not A Cut

3/10/2023

You Are Invited! Join Us for a Public Hearing

3/3/2023

What Is "Building From Base"?

2/24/2023

Spend, Spend, Spend

2/17/2023

The Legislature Will Write THE State Budget

2/10/2023

Responding to the First Responders: Continuing to Support Rural EMS

2/3/2023

Listening Session Summary

1/27/2023

The Outlook for Ag is Impacted by Costs and Economic Uncertainty

1/20/2023

A Constitutional Amendment Goes to the Voters

1/13/2023

The 2023-24 Legislative Session Begins

1/6/2023

Do Your Part for Better Broadband Policy

2022

4/15/2022

Final Legislative Update for Now

4/8/2022

Will Federal Funding Reach Our Local, Rural Roads?

4/1/2022

Bipartisan Work in the Legislature

3/25/2022

Ag Committee Action

3/18/2022

Pain at the Pump, Rising Costs and Pressure on the Pocketbook

3/11/2022

Session Day Summary

3/4/2022

We Saved $22 Billion

2/25/2022

Drama-Free Legislation Re-cap

2/18/2022

Better Broadband Policy

2/11/2022

The Budget Beat Goes On

2/4/2022

Positive Outlook for Ag

1/28/2022

Wisconsin's Extraordinary Surplus

1/21/2022

Talking Cows In the Capitol

1/14/2022

Constitutional Amendments for Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability

1/7/2022

2022 Preview

2021

12/17/2021

2021 Year In Review

12/10/2021

Billions and Billions and Billions for Broadband

12/3/2021

We're Back On the Roads

11/19/2021

Treasured Traditions

11/12/2021

Election Audit Results Delivered, Mostly

11/5/2021

Reminders of Service

10/29/2021

Session Day Summary

10/22/2021

Counting Kids

10/15/2021

Take a Moment, Save a Life

10/8/2021

Promoting Sporting Freedom

10/1/2021

Senate Session Recap

9/24/2021

Unintended Consequences of Emergency Declarations

9/17/2021

Continuing to Protect Our Kids from the Dangers of Tobacco and Vaping

9/10/2021

What’s the Dairy Hub-bub

9/3/2021

Wisconsin Hospitality at Fort McCoy

8/27/2021

Big Decisions on Back-To-School

8/20/2021

Rain Check

8/13/2021

More Progress In Our State Parks

8/6/2021

Creating a Highway to Honor the Purple Heart

7/30/2021

The Best Legislation Comes From You

7/23/2021

Celebrating the Return of County Fairs

7/16/2021

Keeping My Eyes on the Roads

7/9/2021

The Governor Signed the Legislature's Budget with 50 Vetoes

7/2/2021

Our Bi-Partisan Budget Heads to the Governor

6/25/2021

Budget Bulletin - Legislature Wraps Up Budget Process

6/18/2021

Budget Bulletin - $3.4 Billion Tax Cut, Two-Thirds School Funding, Extraordinary Investments in Healthcare

6/11/2021

Budget Bulletin: Transportation, Building Commission, Stewardship Program, Water Quality, Corrections, Courts…and more.

6/4/2021

Budget Bulletin: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Workforce Development & Safety and Professional Services

5/28/2021

Memorial Day, Budget Bulletin: K-12, Higher Education

5/21/2021

Workforce Recovery Bill to Encourage Return-To-Work

5/14/2021

Dialing-In Funding for Broadband

5/6/2021

First Votes on the State Budget

4/30/2021

Dear Governor: You're Invited. Please Join Us.

4/23/2021

Spring Clean Your Prescription Drugs

4/16/2021

One Down, More To Go: Removing Obstacles for Rural EMS Volunteers

4/9/2021

A Responsible Stimulus Plan to Spend Federal Funds in Wisconsin

4/2/2021

To Understand, Than to be Understood

3/26/2021

Big Broadband Investments for Southwest WI

3/19/2021

Senate Session Recap

3/12/2021

Supporting Our Rural EMS

3/5/2021

New Law Prevents Frivolous COVID-19 Lawsuits

2/26/2021

Looking Into Our Elections

2/19/2021

Funding Our Priorities While Respecting Taxpayers

2/12/2021

Ag Bills On the Mooooove

2/5/2021

The Economic Outlook for Agriculture Has Improved

1/29/2021

State Revenues Projected Much Higher Than Expected

1/22/2021

There Is No Bill, But There Is a Solution

1/15/2021

Senate Passes COVID Compromise

1/8/2021

COVID-19 Relief Bill Is In the Works

1/1/2021

Happy New Year!

2020

12/18/2020

2020 Year In Review

12/11/2020

Committee Assignments Play to My Strengths

12/4/2020

It’s Simple: Use Medicaid Surplus to Continue COVID-19 Operations

11/20/2020

Thankful, Grateful & Blessed

11/13/2020

What Does This Mean for You?

11/6/2020

Reach Out For Veterans Day

10/30/2020

Record Attendance at State Parks Amid Pandemic

10/23/2020

My Summer Jobs

10/16/2020

Unemployment Audit Results Disappointing

10/9/2020

Vote!

10/2/2020

Rural Road Safety For Fall Color Tours

9/25/2020

More than just Masks

9/18/2020

Hunting: An Important Social Distancing Activity

9/11/2020

The Pending Cliff

9/4/2020

The State of Our State's Finances

8/28/2020

Session Recap: Healthcare

8/21/2020

Session Recap: Agriculture and Rural Issues

8/14/2020

Session Recap: Roads

8/7/2020

Session Recap: The State Budget

7/31/2020

Successful Session

7/24/2020

The Fair Must Go On

7/17/2020

Building Broadband

7/10/2020

Back To School?

7/3/2020

Happy Birthday U.S.A.

6/26/2020

Wisconsin is Under Siege

6/19/2020

Connecting With Agriculture to Champion Rural Wisconsin

6/12/2020

Short Deadlines for Farm and Small Business Grants

6/5/2020

Dairy Innovation Hub Update

5/29/2020

Do Dairy Month Differently + The Numbers Matter Update

5/22/2020

The Numbers Matter

5/15/2020

Wisconsin is Open!

5/8/2020

A Day of Fiscal Reckoning Is Coming

5/1/2020

GOOD NEWS EDITION - COVID-19 Update

4/24/2020

COVID-19 Update

4/17/2020

The First COVID-19 Relief Bill in Wisconsin

4/10/2020

Legislative Action and COVID-19

4/3/2020

The Election and COVID-19

3/27/2020

COVID-19 Update

3/20/2020

The 17th Senate District and COVID-19

3/13/2020

Hire Howard Part II

3/6/2020

It's Something...But It's Not Enough

2/28/2020

Listening To You

2/21/2020

Session Recap

2/14/2020

Supporting Farmers AND Protecting Natural Resources

2/7/2020

Special Interests from the 17th Senate District

1/31/2020

The State of Ag in Wisconsin

1/24/2020

Session Recap and the State of the State

1/17/2020

Local Rural Road Funding Should Be Used to Fix Local, Rural Roads

1/10/2020

What Is Happening With Tobacco21?

1/3/2020

My Plans for 2020

2019

12/27/2019

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

12/20/2019

2019: Year In Review

12/13/2019

Building Stronger Bridges

12/6/2019

My First Response to My EMS Summits

11/27/2019

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/22/2019

Help Instead of Prosecute

11/15/2019

Eight Bi-Partisan Marklein Bills Are On the Governor's Desk

11/8/2019

Salute to Veterans, Marklein Bills Pass the Senate, Assembly

11/1/2019

Incentivizing Investment in Broadband Infrastructure

10/25/2019

The Battle Continues

10/18/2019

Continued Focus on Rural Broadband Expansion

10/11/2019

Supporting Rural EMS Volunteers

10/4/2019

Wisconsin: Dairy Superpower

9/27/2019

UW Platteville Building Project Update

9/20/2019

Almond "Milk" is Not Milk, Veggie "Burgers" are Not Burgers and Fake "Swiss" is Not Cheese!

9/13/2019

Our Rainy Day Fund is Ready

9/6/2019

Working With Rural Schools

8/30/2019

Streamlining the Disaster Assistance Process in Wisconsin

8/23/2019

Progress In Our Parks

8/16/2019

Tobacco21

8/9/2019

Delete It!

8/2/2019

Dump Your Deer Right Here

7/26/2019

Leveling the Sales Tax Playing Field for Retailers

7/22/2019

There is more to the vetoes than meets the eye...

7/12/2019

Crossing the Border to Fill the Tank

7/5/2019

Happy Independence Day!

6/28/2019

Legislature Passes Transportation Reforms

6/21/2019

Legislature’s Budget Invests in the People of Wisconsin

6/14/2019

Budget Bulletin V

6/7/2019

Budget Bulletin IV

5/31/2019

Budget Bulletin III

5/24/2019

Budget Bulletin II

5/17/2019

Budget Bulletin I

5/10/2019

A Matter of Fairness

5/3/2019

Dairy Innovation Hub Bill to Address Dairy Crisis

4/26/2019

In Memory of My Friend Ed Brooks

4/19/2019

Protecting Life In Wisconsin

4/12/2019

Heroes From Our Hometowns Serve on the Southern Border

4/5/2019

Real Potential For Real Results

3/29/2019

My Personal Approach to the State Budget

3/22/2019

I Heard "Roads," "Roads," "Water," "Roads!"

3/15/2019

Leading Blue Ribbon Ideas on School Funding Reform

3/8/2019

What Are You Doing About Water?

3/1/2019

Summary of the Governor's Budget Message

2/22/2019

Hiring the Leaders of State Agencies

2/15/2019

Let’s Talk Dollars and Ideas

2/8/2019

We Have Gone Half-Way, But Nobody Has Met Us Yet

2/1/2019

Is There a New “Normal” for the Ag Economy?

1/25/2019

The Things I Heard and Didn't Hear in the State of the State

1/18/2019

Making Progress with the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

1/11/2019

It All Starts With Inauguration Day

1/4/2019

Priorities, Plans and a Request

2018

12/21/2018

2018 Year In Review

12/14/2018

What do you want?

12/7/2018

Tell Me More About the Lame Duck

4/13/2018

New Laws Impacting Rural Wisconsin

4/6/2018

Delivering Results for the 17th Senate District

3/30/2018

Legislature Passes School Safety Funding and Juvenile Corrections Reform

3/23/2018

Delivering For Rural Health Care

3/16/2018

The Impact of Freezing Tuition

3/9/2018

Marklein Legislation On the Move

3/2/2018

Terrorist Threat Law Working in Rural Wisconsin

2/23/2018

Wisconsin Steps Up to Stabilize the Affordable Care Act

2/16/2018

Relief for Thrifty School Districts

2/9/2018

The Wisconsin Farm Center Offers Support for Farmers

2/2/2018

Supporting Wisconsin's Apprentices

1/26/2018

Looking Ahead for Agriculture

1/19/2018

The White Space Opportunity for Rural Broadband

1/12/2018

Hard Work on Good Policy

1/5/2018

2018 Goals, Plans and Opportunities

2017

12/29/2017

Happy New Year!

12/22/2017

2017 Legislative Year In Review

12/15/2017

Bang From Our Bucks: An Update on the Milwaukee Arena Project

12/8/2017

Numbers Matter to Schools

12/1/2017

Hire Howard for the Day

11/17/2017

Thanksgiving is a Good Deal in Wisconsin

11/10/2017

Get Ready for the Deer Hunt

11/3/2017

Local Ideas Approved by the Senate

10/27/2017

Locals Know Their Community Best

10/20/2017

A Small Thank You for Those Who Volunteer to Keep Us Safe

10/13/2017

Renewing My Commitment to Rural Schools

10/6/2017

Let Children Learn From Their Parents

9/29/2017

Corn Mazes, Pumpkins, Wine and More Draw Tourists to Rural WI

9/22/2017

Taking Care of Those Who Take Care of Us

9/15/2017

The “Good” in This Budget

9/8/2017

Rural Roads Finally a Priority in State Budget

9/1/2017

$639 Million More for Schools and $78 Million for UW Platteville

8/25/2017

Foxconn Facts

8/18/2017

Tough Decisions Paying Off: Moody's Upgrades Wisconsin

8/4/2017

White Mound County Park - Sold for $1!

7/28/2017

Welcome to Wisconn Valley?

7/21/2017

H.O.P.E Bill Expands Addiction Specialist Training

7/14/2017

I'm Glad We Didn't Finish the Budget Yet

7/7/2017

My Education Priority Report Card

6/30/2017

There is No Crisis

6/23/2017

Taxing Cows, Pigs & Chickens: Working Toward a Repeal of the Personal Property Tax

6/16/2017

The Risk Is Not Worth the Reward

6/9/2017

Clearing the Way for Emergency Service Providers

6/2/2017

Budget Bulletin IV: Natural Resources, Library Aids and Workforce Development Among Topics Covered This Week

5/26/2017

Budget Bulletin III Higher Education and Health Services Highlight the Week

5/19/2017

Budget Bulletin II Marklein Motions Are Making a Difference in the 17th Senate District

5/12/2017

Budget Bulletin: 911, Broadband and Occupational Licenses

5/5/2017

Borrowing To Pay Ourselves Sales Tax

4/28/2017

Going Through the Motions of the State Budget

4/21/2017

Encouraging ATV Safety

4/14/2017

A Closer Look at Wisconsin's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)

4/7/2017

UW Platteville: Loud & Clear

3/31/2017

Being Good Stewards of Stewardship Funds

3/24/2017

Give Southwest Wisconsin a Voice In the State Budget Process

3/17/2017

Wisconsin Tourism: Big Fun Is Big Business

3/10/2017

The DOT Audit: Finding Funding Via Efficiencies

3/3/2017

Making Progress on Phosphorus

2/24/2017

Building Slides For Cliffs

2/17/2017

Working Together to Expand Broadband

2/10/2017

Summarizing the Governor's Budget Address

2/3/2017

The Survey Says

1/27/2017

This Is What I'm Hearing

1/20/2017

What Is On the Horizon For Agriculture?

1/13/2017

Summarizing the State of the State

1/6/2017

New Year, New Session, New Ideas

2016

12/30/2016

Happy New Year!

12/23/2016

Merry Christmas!

12/16/2016

2016 Legislative Year In Review

12/9/2016

Take My 2017-18 Legislative Survey

12/2/2016

Our Gift to the Economy

11/23/2016

Thankful For Data

11/18/2016

High Expectations For the Hunt

11/11/2016

Investing In Veterans

11/4/2016

Six Reasons to Love Rural Wisconsin

10/28/2016

Do You Know What You Need To Do To Vote? Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2016.

10/21/2016

Winning Numbers: The Impact of Lottery Income on Property Taxes

10/14/2016

Fall Clean Your Old Medications

10/7/2016

Great Coaches From the 17th Senate District

9/30/2016

Purposeful Passion At Work In Wisconsin

9/23/2016

Kids In the Classroom Means Dollars In the Budget

9/16/2016

Help! It's a State of Emergency!

9/9/2016

Collaborating to Connect Rural Wisconsin

9/2/2016

When Federal Decisions Become Wisconsin Problems

8/26/2016

Know the law - Stop for School Buses

8/16/2016

Monitoring State Government: the Open Book and Agency Dashboard

8/8/2016

Summer School for Legislators: Legislative Council Study Committees

7/29/2016

Understanding the Electric Transmission Line Process

7/22/2016

The “Wisconsin Cares” Agenda: Supporting Those With Alzheimer’s and the People Who Care For Them

7/15/2016

Get Ready To Vote

7/8/2016

Corn: The Original Economic Indicator

7/1/2016

Celebrating Our Unique Independence

6/24/2016

Outcomes-Based Funding: Paying For Results

6/17/2016

Keeping Our Minds On the Road

6/10/2016

H.O.P.E. for Ending Drug Addiction & Abuse

6/3/2016

June is Dairy Month!

5/27/2016

Focus On Our Nation’s Legacy this Memorial Day

5/20/2016

Phosphorus: Regulating Ourselves into the Poorhouse

5/13/2016

May is Beef Month!

5/6/2016

Caring for Wisconsin's Women

4/29/2016

Committee Work Ethic

4/22/2016

Capitalizing on Campsites

4/15/2016

Rebound After a Raid

4/8/2016

67% Success!

4/1/2016

"You're Taking Nine Months of Vacation?"

3/25/2016

Legislative Session Wrap Up Part 2

3/18/2016

Legislative Session Wrap Up Part 1: Marklein Bills

3/11/2016

Broadband Expansion for Rural Wisconsin

3/4/2016

Collaboration Works Across Government

2/26/2016

Choosing Among Public Schools: Open Enrollment in the 17th Senate District

2/19/2016

UW System by the Numbers

2/12/2016

Working in My Wheelhouse

2/5/2016

Legislating Common Sense

1/29/2016

Ag Economics Help Farm Families Plan for the Future

1/22/2016

It's Tax Time!

1/15/2016

The College Affordability Legislative Package

1/8/2016

The Wisconsin Veterans Employment Initiative

2015

12/18/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 12.18.15

12/11/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 12.11.15

12/4/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 12.4.2015

11/25/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 11.25.2015

11/20/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 11.20.2015

11/13/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 11.13.15

11/7/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 11.07.15

10/30/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 10.30.15

10/23/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 10.23.15

10/16/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 10.16.15

10/9/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 10.9.15

10/2/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 10.2.15

9/25/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 9.25.15

9/18/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 9.18.15

9/11/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 9.11.15

9/4/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 9.4.15

8/28/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 8.28.15

8/21/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 8.21.15

8/14/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 8.14.15

8/7/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 8.7.15

7/24/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 7.24.15

7/17/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 7.17.2015

7/10/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 7.10.2015

7/2/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 7.2.2015

6/26/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 6.26.2015

6/19/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 6.19.2015

6/12/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 6.12.2015

6/5/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 6.5.2015

5/29/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 5.29.2015

5/22/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 5.22.2015

5/15/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 5.15.2015

5/8/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 5.8.2015

5/1/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 5.1.2015

4/24/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 4.24.2015

4/17/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 4.17.2015

4/10/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 4.10.2015

4/3/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 4.03.2015

3/27/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 3.27.2015

3/20/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 3.20.2015

3/13/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 3.13.2015

3/6/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 3.06.2015

2/27/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 2.27.2015

2/20/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 2.20.2015

2/13/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 2.13.2015

2/6/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 2.6.2015

1/30/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 1.30.2015

1/23/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 1.23.2015

1/16/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 1.16.2015

1/13/2015

Sen. Marklein E-Update 1.13.2015

Madison Office: 316 East, State Capitol Mailing Address: PO Box 7882 Madison, WI 53707-7882
Phone: (608) 266-0703 E-mail: Sen.Marklein@legis.wi.gov