12/13/2024

What's With All The School District Referendums?

 

12/6/2024

Whatever Happened To... EMR Certification Reform

 

11/27/2024

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

11/22/2024

An Insider's View of the Country's Economic Outlook

 

11/15/2024

Whatever Happened To... Department of Corrections Vacancies?

 

11/8/2024

A Season of Transition

 

11/1/2024

An Update on the Farm Economy

 

10/25/2024

Make a Plan to Vote

 

10/18/2024

Can You Predict the Future?

 

10/11/2024

Local Partnerships Help State Parks Thrive

 

10/4/2024

It’s Open!

 

9/27/2024

Constitutional Question on Your November Ballot 

 

9/20/2024

My UW-Madison Connection

 

9/13/2024

“Only in Wisconsin”

 

9/6/2024

Whatever Happened To…Broadband Expansion Funding?

 

8/30/2024

Hire Howard: Klondike Cheese Company

 

8/23/2024

Back-to-School Costs Continue to Rise

 

8/16/2024

A Tale of Two States

 

8/9/2024

Private Sector Practices Paying Off

 

8/2/2024

Whatever Happened to... Replacing Shoddy License Plates?

 

7/26/2024

I was Re-Hired at Taliesin!

 

7/19/2024

Innovation And Leadership in Transportation Policy

 

7/12/2024

Unanimous, Bipartisan JFC Action

 

7/5/2024

Happy Independence Day! 

 

6/28/2024

Two Constitutional Questions on Your August Ballot

 

6/21/2024

A Safe Haven for Babies

 

6/14/2024

Whatever Happened To…the Dairy Innovation Hub

 

6/7/2024

The Legislative Process Works

 

5/31/2024

Celebrate Dairy Month with Breakfast in a Barn

 

5/24/2024

Lowest Debt in Decades!

 

5/17/2024

Senate Overrides Governor’s Vetoes to Help People and Promote Good Policy

 

5/10/2024

Prevention, Harm Reduction, Treatment and Recovery

 

5/3/2024

A $10 Million Investment, the Right Thing To Do

 

4/26/2024

Rural EMS Results

 

4/19/2024

Combating Opioid Addiction

 

4/12/2024

My Legislative Report Card

 

4/5/2024

Are You Still My Senator?

 

3/29/2024

Happy Easter!

 

3/22/2024

Two Constitutional Questions on Your April Ballot

 

3/15/2024

Final Day of Floor Session

 

3/8/2024

Guaranteed Admission to the University of Wisconsin

 

3/1/2024

An Insider’s View of Legislation Moving Through WI

 

2/23/2024

A Big Week: Maps, UW Deal and Tax Cuts

 

2/16/2024

This Week In the State Senate

 

2/9/2024

Are You OK with a One-Man, $5 Billion Spending Spree?

 

2/2/2024

An Insider’s View of the Economic Outlook for Ag in 2024

 

1/26/2024

Returning the State Surplus to You

 

1/19/2024

Session Day Success

 

1/12/2024

Legislature Follows Through on UW Agreement

 

1/5/2024

Bills, Input and Will You Hire Me?

12/29/2023

Happy New Year!

 

12/22/2023

Merry Christmas

 

12/15/2023

2023 Year in Review

 

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

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

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!