- 2023 Press Releases
- Sen. Testin and Colleagues Introduce Repeal of the Personal Property Tax
- Sen. Testin Announces the Acceptance of Lily Joyce to the 2023 Senate Scholar Program
- Hooked on Fishing
- Legislators Testin and Oldenburg Aim to Revitalize Farmland Preservation
- Legislators Propose Bill to Empower Advanced Practice Nurses, Expand Access to Quality Health Care
- Sen. Testin Supports Historic Investments in Education, Local Government
- Senate Moves Forward with Record Tax Cut, Major Investments in Roads, Education, and Long-Term Care
- QualifiedtoHeal.Com Launches, Sharing Nurses’ Stories
- 2023 Columns
- 2022 Press Releases
- Sen. Testin Appointed to Joint Committee on Finance
- Stevens Point Senator Earns “Friend of Housing” Award
- Sen. Testin Goes “On the Job” with Central Wisconsin Habitat for Humanity
- Builders and Manufacturers Laud Testin’s Record on Workforce Issues
- Governor Continues to Leave Wisconsin Rapids in the Lurch
- Stevens Point Dairy Store Nominated for “Coolest Thing Made in WI” Contest
- Sen. Testin Earns Accolades from Sportsmen’s Group
- Dobbs v. Jackson Decision Is a Victory for Life
- Sen. Testin Calls for Extraordinary Session to Fire Parole Board Chair
- Chair of Wisconsin’s Nursing Board Resigns over Evers’ Veto
- Evers Money for Park Falls: Too Little, Too Late
- Sen. Testin and Rep. Kurtz Emphasize Accountability and Transparency with New Bills
- Sen. Testin Recognized for Efforts to Fix Wisconsin’s Health Professional Shortage
- Bill to Expand Access to Quality Health Care Passes State Senate
- Sen. Testin Announces the Acceptance of Area Students to the 2022 Senate Scholar Program
- 2022 Columns
- 2021 Press Releases
- Senator Testin Authors Star Spangled Banner Act
- Sen. Testin Works with Wisconsin Rapids Family to Update Newborn Screening Program
- Senator Testin Says “No” to Governor Evers $1 Billion Tax Hikes
- Sen. Testin Votes for Passage of Second Major Bill to Address COVID-19
- Governor’s Budget Lapses Showcase Misplaced Priorities
- Sen. Testin Works to Overturn Job-Killing Tax
- Senator Testin Begins Second Term
- Elder Abuse Task Force Bills Appear Set to Advance
- Law Enforcement Bill Enhances Standards
- Farmers Would Benefit from Bills Offered by Sen. Testin and Rep. VanderMeer
- Legislators Work with Ag. Community to Update Farmland Preservation Program
- Sen. Testin Urges Governor Evers to Partner with Experts to Distribute Vaccine
- Sen. Testin and Rep. Macco Continue Efforts to Protect the Elderly from Abuse
- “Mill Bill” Passes the Legislature, Heads to Governor Evers’ Desk
- Evers Vetoes “Mill Bill” Leaving Central Wisconsin Families in the Lurch
- Krug, Testin author bill to assist with the sale of the Verso Mill
- Krug, Testin Call on Evers for Immediate Action on Verso Mill
- Nekoosa’s Nutrativa Global Nominated for Recognition
- Reclassification of COVID-19 Deaths Raises Questions
- Sen. Testin Supports Historic Tax Cuts
- Sen. Testin’s “On the Job” Events Highlight Summer Sports
- Star-Spangled Banner Act Moves Forward
- Star-Spangled Banner Act Passes Assembly with Bi-partisan Support
- Testin Bill Ensures Funds Will Help Communities Combat Drug Abuse
- It’s Time to Protect All Life
- Roadside Safety Bill Signed into Law at Fire Station in Amherst
- Sen. Testin Advocates for Campus Free Speech
- 2021 Columns
- 2020 Press Releases
- Local Legislators Honor Longtime Agriculture Broadcaster and Wisconsin Native Orion Samuelson
- Senator Testin Will Lead Senate Committee on Health
- Senator Testin Elected to Serve as Senate President Pro Tempore
- Sen. Testin Applauds Removal of Gray Wolf from Endangered Species List
- Krug and Testin to Verso: “Get Serious”
- Senator Testin Earns Award for Work on Clean Water Legislation
- Senator Testin Earns “Friend of Grocers” Award
- Sen. Testin Continues to Earn Recognition for His Dedication to Healthcare
- Central Wisconsin’s KI Mobility Nominated for Recognition
- Senator Patrick Testin Recognized as a “Friend of Public Health” by Prominent Health Care Associations
- Sen. Testin Objects to Governor’s Pursuit of Statewide Mask Mandate
- Sen. Testin Selected as a Friend of Home Health Care
- Sen. Testin Recognized as a Champion of Economic Development
- Sen. Testin, Rep. Krug Form Task Force to Address Verso Situation
- Supreme Court Decision Gives Wisconsinites a Seat at the Table
- Shutdown Costing Central and Western Wisconsin Millions of Dollars Daily
- Wisconsin Legislators Honor Charlotte Figi
- Sen. Testin’s “Standing with Dignity Act” Signed by Gov. Evers
- Senator Testin Supports Effort to Help People Left in Need by Coronavirus
- Sen. Testin: “Gov. Evers Disappoints Wisconsin Taxpayers”
- Sen. Testin Works to Give Tools to Those Struggling with Opioid Dependence
- Sen. Testin Authored Water Quality Proposals Move Forward
- “Bailey’s Bill” Passes the Assembly with Broad Support
- Bi-partisan Task Force Works to Improve Water Quality
- 2020 Columns
- Op-Ed: Wisconsin Will Benefit from USMCA
- Op-Ed: Respect and Reform
- Op-Ed: Best Wishes to the Class of 2020
- Op-Ed: Memorial Day – a Time for Thought and Remembrance
- Op-Ed: Combatting the Opioid Crisis on Multiple Fronts
- Op-Ed: News Literacy and the Importance of Local Journalism
- Op-Ed: The Path to Cleaner Water
- Op-Ed: A Good Book Is a Journey
- 2019 Press Releases
- Sen. Testin Presented with 2019 Property Taxpayer Champion Award
- Growing Opportunities Act Signed Into Law
- Hemp Legislation Moves to the Governor’s Desk
- Bill to Expand Immunization Access Passes State Senate
- “Bailey’s Bill” Earns Support from Assembly Committee on Health
- Hemp Bill Passes Senate
- Legislators Seek Big Catch with Lifetime Fishing License
- Sen. Erpenbach, Rep. Taylor, and Sen. Testin Introduce Bill to Legalize Medical Cannabis in Wisconsin
- Caregiver Legislaton Enjoys Broad Bi-partisan Support
- Sen. Testin Introduces Bipartisan Farm Succession Proposal
- Growing Opportunities Act Passes Senate Agriculture Committee Unanimously
- Sen. Testin and Rep. Macco Introduce Legislation to Protect the Elderly from Abuse
- Proposal to Increase Rural WI’s Dental Workforce Has a Hearing
- Central Wisconsin’s King Cone Ice Cream Nominated for Recognition
- Sen. Testin Welcomes Jennifer Wunderlin to Office
- Connect the Dots: Governor’s Vetoes Hurt Rural Families
- Sen. Testin Supports Budget that Prioritizes Health Care and Education
- Sign Language Interpreter Bill Passes Both Houses of the Legislature
- Sens. Testin and Nass, Reps. Pronschinske and Mursau Introduce B.R.A.V.E. Act
- Rep. Kurtz and Sen. Testin Launch Proposal to Increase Rural WI’s Dental Workforce
- Bill to Improve Farm Safety Passes Senate Committee Unanimously
- Legislators Introduce Bill to End Discriminatory Abortion
- Senator Testin Announces Listening Session in Warrens
- Growing Opportunities Act Introduced to Reinforce Expanding Hemp Industry
- Sen. Testin to Work a Day at Mariani Packing Company in Wisconsin Rapids
- Senator Testin Announces Listening Sessions in Monroe, Adams, and Waushara Counties
- Senator Testin Announces Listening Sessions in Wood and Portage Counties
- Senator Testin Releases Clean Water Health and Wellness Act
- Bi-Partisan Group of Legislators to Reintroduce “Credit for Caring Act”
- Senator Testin Votes to Approve Middle Class Tax Cut
- Senator Testin Announces Listening Sessions in Wood and Portage Counties
- Senator Testin to Work a Day at Toro in Tomah
- Sen. Testin, Rep. Kulp Reintroduce Bill to Make Farms Safer
- Senator Testin Helps Dispose of Waste in Adams County
- Sen. Testin, Rep. Kurtz Encouraged by Growth of Hemp Industry in Wisconsin
- Senator Testin Announces First Round of 2019 Listening Sessions
- Senator Testin Supports Tax Relief for Middle Class Families
- Senator Testin Announces the Acceptance of SPASH Student Sophie Cegelski to the 2019 Senate Scholar Program
- 2019 Columns
- Op-Ed: Improving Your Access to Quality Health Care
- Op-Ed: Fishing: A Sport for All Ages
- Op-Ed: Doctors and Patients, Not Government, Should Decide if Cannabis is the Right Treatment
- Op-Ed: Wisconsin – Yes We Cran!
- Op-Ed: Working to Protect Wisconsin Seniors from Abuse
- Op-Ed: 2019 The Budget’s Impact on Rural Wisconsin
- Op-Ed: 2019 Budget – Spotlight on Workforce
- Governor Evers Decides that Some Are More Equal Than Others
- Op-Ed: The Heroes Next Door
- Op-Ed: Shield the Vulnerable Act Seeks to End Discriminatory Abortion
- Op-Ed: Wisconsin Poised to Lead in Hemp Cultivation
- Op-Ed: Clean Water, Smart Stewardship
- 2018 Press Releases
- Sen. Testin to Chair Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
- Senator Testin Statement on Re-election to Senate GOP Leadership
- Sen. Testin Encouraged by New Paper Industry Jobs in Biron
- Sen. Testin’s Statement on Wisconsin Act 184
- Senator Testin to Participate in State’s First Hemp Harvest Season in Decades
- Senator Testin Recognized as a Friend of Family Medicine
- Plover’s Great Northern Distilling Potato Vodka Nominated for Contest
- Leg. Council Study Committee on the Use of Police Body Cameras Set to Get Underway
- Weekly Republican Radio Address: Putting Your Passion to Work
- Senator Testin goes “On the Job” with Wautoma Area Business
- Wisconsin VFW Names Sen. Testin “Legislator of the Year”
- Two Central WI School Districts Among First to Receive School Safety Grants
- Weekly Republican Radio Address: Have a Safe and Blessed Memorial Day
- Attorney General Schimel Agrees That Wisconsinites Can Produce CBD Oil Under Hemp Pilot Program
- Wisconsin Farmers Should Have the Opportunity to Process CBD Oil
- Bridging the Broadband Gap in Portage County
- Whitetails of Wisconsin (WOW) Names Sen. Patrick Testin “Legislator of the Year”
- Bi-partisan Effort to Reform Sex Offender Placement Process Signed into Law
- Senator Testin Applauds Governor’s Economic Opportunity Zone Recommendations in Central WI
- Senator Testin Supports Rural Development Fund
- Testin Opposes Current Alcohol Czar Legislation
- Two Testin Authored Workforce Bills Pass the Assembly
- Wisconsin Moves Forward Because of Focus on Fundamentals
- Rep. Edming and Sen. Testin Work to Eliminate Fees for Student Entrepreneurs
- Representative Ott and Senator Testin Defend Wisconsin Consumers
- 2018 Columns
- 2017 Press Releases
- Further Investment in WI’s Workforce Key to State’s Development
- ICYMI: Members of the Public Invited to Attend Sen. Testin’s In-District Inaugural Ceremonies
- Testin’s First Bill Helps Farmers Fight Blight
- Testin’s Inauguration Ushers in Fresh Outlook for Central Wisconsin
- Sen. Testin Announces Four More Listening Sessions
- “On the Job with Patrick Testin” Kicks Off at Gollon Brothers Wholesale Live Bait
- Senator Testin Partners with Legislators to Advocate for Rural Broadband, Healthcare, Education, and Workforce Development in the Rural Wisconsin Initiative
- “On the Job with Patrick Testin” – Monthly Series Will Highlight Local Job Opportunities
- Senator Testin’s Statement on the Beginning of the Budget Process
- Sen. Testin and Rep. VanderMeer to Hold Listening Sessions in Monroe County
- Sen. Testin to Hold Listening Sessions in Adams and Waushara Counties
- Rural Broadband Bill Co-Authored by Sen. Testin Passes Senate
- Sen. Testin and Rep. VanderMeer to Hold Budget Listening Sessions in Monroe County
- Sen. Testin Heads to Tunnel City for “On the Job” Day with Unimin Corp.
- Sen. Testin Circulates Rural Health Care Workforce Training Proposal
- Bi-Partisan Proposal Would Create Program in DATCP to Recruit Veterans into Farming
- Rural Broadband Bill Co-Authored by Sen. Testin Passes Senate (1)
- Sen. Testin and Rep. Goyke Introduce Bi-partisan Wisconsin Veterans Farm Bill of 2017
- Sen. Testin to Hold Budget Listening Sessions in Jackson, Wood, and Portage Counties
- Sen. Testin to Join Local Officials for Town of Knapp Broadband Forward! Certification
- Sen. Testin Works Construction in Latest Installment of “On the Job” Series
- Sen. Testin, Riverfront Inc. Team up in Latest “On the Job” Installment
- Sen. Testin’s Rural Health Care Access Bills Added to the Budget
- Senator Testin Serves Up a Legislative Menu of Meat and Potatoes
- Testin Bill Gets Tough on Synthetic Opioid Dealers
- Sen. Testin and Rep. Goyke: “One Step Closer to Passing WI Veterans Farm Bill of 2017”
- Sen. Testin and Rep. Krug to Hold Budget Listening Sessions
- Senate Budget Plan Incorporates Investment in Wisconsin Rapids Airport
- Maj. General Dunbar and Staff to Address Sen. Testin’s Committee
- Rep. Shankland and Sen. Testin Team Up to Honor SPASH Boys Basketball
- Sen. Testin to Serve on Attorney General’s Task Force on Elder Abuse
- Sparta Company’s Hunting Bow Nominated for “Coolest Thing Made in WI” Contest
- Budget Prioritizes K-12 Education, Broadband, and Rural Health Care
- Sen. Testin Seeks to Halt the Relocation of Sexually Violent Persons to Rural Counties
- Sen. Testin and Rep. Ott Offer Wisconsinites Relief from Credit Bureau Fees
- Bi-partisan Corey Adams Searchlight Act Would Create “Green Alert” to Help Find Missing At-Risk Veterans
- Rep. Kremer and Sen. Testin to Hold Press Conference before Hearing on Hemp Bill
- Testin’s Bills Fighting Synthetic Opioids and Aiding Veteran Farmers Pass the Senate
- Wisconsin State Legislature Passes Law to Help Veteran Farmers as Veterans Day Nears
- Industrial Hemp on the Verge of Returning to Wisconsin
- Sen. Testin Urges UWSP Students to Embrace Intellectual Diversity
- Get Your 2017-2018 Blue Book from Sen. Testin and Rep. VanderMeer
- Sen. Testin and Rep. Kremer Return Hemp Cultivation to Wisconsin
- Public Demonstrates Strong Support for Sign Language Interpreter’s Bill
- WI Veteran Farm Bill of 2017 Signed into Law
- Consumer Protection Bill Offered by Rep. Ott and Sen. Testin Receives Positive Response at Assembly Hearing
- 2017 Columns
- Op-Ed: A Fresh Start
- Op-Ed: Prioritizing Rural Wisconsin
- Op-Ed: The Fight Against Blight
- Op-Ed: Investing in Your Health Care
- Op-Ed: An Introduction to the Wisconsin Veterans Farm Bill of 2017
- Op-Ed: Lessons My Father Taught Me
- Op-Ed: Striving for Balance
- Op-Ed: Wisconsin’s Gone to the Cows
- Op-Ed: Seizing Opportunity
- Op-Ed: 2017 Budget Makes Key Investments
- Op-Ed: Fighting Back Against the Opiate Crisis
- Op-Ed: Intellectual Diversity Helps Students Grow