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Madison Office: 8 South, State Capitol  Phone: (608) 266-3123  E-mail: Sen.Testin@legis.wi.gov

 

  • 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
    • Bail Reform Will Help Fight Violent Crime
    • “On the Job” Showcases Rosholt Motorcycle Company
    • Repealing the Personal Property Tax Would Help Small Businesses
    • Preserving Wisconsin’s Farmland
    • APRNs Have the Qualifications; They Need to be Empowered
  • 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
    • Remembering Those Who Died – on the Battlefield and Off
    • Improving Health Care Access and Combatting the Opioid Crisis
  • 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
    • Op-Ed: National Anthem Inspires, Unifies
    • Thank You, Veterans
  • 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
    • Op-Ed: Green Acres – the Return of Wisconsin Hemp
    • Op-Ed: New Opportunities for Wisconsin Farmers
    • Op-Ed: A Multi-faceted Approach to Growing Wisconsin’s Workforce
  • 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
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