Appeals Court Judges Joe Donald and Maxine White endorse Judge Jon Richards
Nov 24th, 2020
Campaign Launched to Retain Jon Richards as Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge
Richards was appointed to Branch 30 by Governor Evers last month
Oct 12th, 2020
Rep. Richards Urges Gov. Walker to Sign ShotSpotter Expansion
A bill to partially restore a $445,000 cut to the Milwaukee Police Department’s gunshot sensor program is headed to Gov. Scott Walker’s desk.
Apr 2nd, 2014
Rep. Richards Moves to Criminalize First Drunken Driving Offenses
Rep. Jon Richards unveiled legislation to criminalize first-offense drunken driving.
Feb 17th, 2014
Rep. Richards Applauds Move to Provide $175,000 for ShotSpotter
Rep. Jon Richards released the following statement in support of a proposal announced today to provide $175,000 in state funds for the Milwaukee Police Department’s ShotSpotter Program.
Jan 16th, 2014
Rep. Richards Reaffirms Call to Pass Universal Background Checks Law
Today, Rep. Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee) reaffirmed his call for a public hearing and passage of his bill to require criminal background checks for all firearms transactions in Wisconsin.
Jan 7th, 2014
Rep. Richards Congratulates Wisconsin LGBT Chamber on One-Year Anniversary
Rep. Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee) issued the following statement congratulating the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce on their one-year anniversary and the addition of their 100th member.
Sep 27th, 2013
State Budget Committee’s Rep. Richards commends county leaders for vote in support of BadgerCare
County Leaders Say Strengthen BadgerCare as Walker Gets Ready to Drop Coverage for 92,000 People
Sep 23rd, 2013
Rep. Richards to Introduce Legislation for Milwaukee Police Overtime Pay
Rep. Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee), a member of the Joint Finance Committee, today announced he will be introducing legislation to provide for $500,000 in state matching funds to boost city policing in the City of Milwaukee.
Aug 13th, 2013
Federal Court Hands Governor Walker Third Defeat This Month
Health care lawsuit against his administration moves forward
Jul 23rd, 2013
Budget Puts Extreme Policies before Middle-Class Families
Rep. Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee), a member of the legislature’s budget committee, issued the following statement on passage of the budget.
Jun 19th, 2013
Republican budget turns $700 million surplus into $300 million structural deficit
Massive tax cuts for the wealthy take priority over public schools
Jun 11th, 2013
GOP Adopts Ideological Health Care Plan that Costs Taxpayers More, Insures Fewer People
Republicans attempted to disguise the issue by saying that those people could simply buy private coverage in the exchanges, but failed to note that their plan does not make that insurance affordable for them.
Jun 4th, 2013
Independent analysis confirms GOP flat tax plan is massive tax giveaway to the wealthy at the expense of middle-class taxpayers
A new Republican flat tax plan would pay big dividends for Wisconsin’s most well off at the expense of the middle class, according to an independent analysis of the plan released today.
May 30th, 2013
Republicans Dust Off Failed ‘Trickle Down’ Experiments of the Past
New GOP Flat Tax Scheme Benefits Wealthy at the Expense of Public Schools, Middle Class
May 28th, 2013
Walker food stamp plan puts mean-spirited ideology before taxpayers, common sense
Madison—Governor Scott Walker wants state taxpayers to pay an extra $16.7 million per year on his plan to take food off the tables of 31,350 low-income Wisconsinites.
May 21st, 2013
Republican Finance Committee chairs rush to pump taxpayer money into broken jobs agency
Democratic call for full public and expert scrutiny of WEDC ignored by GOP leaders
May 6th, 2013
Audit of Gov. Walker’s Jobs Agency Confirms Worst Fears
WEDC fails as Wisconsin ranks last in Midwest for Job Growth
May 1st, 2013
Plan to Strengthen BadgerCare Unveiled at State Capitol
Provides another stepping stone to rebuilding Wisconsin’s middle-class
Feb 5th, 2013
Rep. Richards’ Statement on Updated Revenue Projections
Rep. Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee), a member of the legislature’s budget-writing committee, released the following statement in response to the new revenue estimates released today by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau.
Jan 24th, 2013
Rep. Richards Reappointed to Joint Finance Committee
Creating jobs and helping middle class are top priorities for Milwaukee lawmaker
Dec 21st, 2012
Rep. Richards Proposes Requiring Background Checks for All Wisconsin Gun Sales
Today, Rep. Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee) announced he is drafting legislation to require background checks for all gun purchases in Wisconsin.
Dec 19th, 2012
Rep. Richards: Gov. Walker needs to “shut the door” on ending same-day voter registration
No victory for voters or taxpayers until a veto is promised
Dec 12th, 2012
Rep. Richards’ Huffington Post blog: Gov. Walker, GOP Allies Put Voter Suppression Ahead of Helping the Middle Class
In his latest blog post on the Huffington Post website, Rep. Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee) calls on Gov. Scott Walker and legislative Republicans to drop their plans to end same-day voter registration.
Dec 11th, 2012
Rep. Richards calls on Gov. Walker to renounce arresting federal officials who are doing their jobs
Today Rep. Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee), the ranking member on the Assembly Committee on Health, released the following statement calling on Gov. Walker to oppose any legislation that would call for the arrest of federal officials who try to implement the Affordable Care Act in Wisconsin.
Nov 15th, 2012
