Politics

• New Fed Tax Figures Show Little Change in State Tax Rank

  Nov 2nd, 2015 by Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance

  State-Local Taxes Here Claimed 11.3% of Income in 2013, 11th Highest

• Baldwin Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort Urging Robust Education Technology Funding in ESEA

  Nov 2nd, 2015 by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

  The bicameral and bipartisan letter asks ESEA conferees to include robust support in their bill for “education technology and technology-specific educator professional development, preferably through a stand-alone program.”

• Bucks President Feigin goes “On the Issues” at Marquette Law

  Nov 2nd, 2015 by Marquette University

  Feigin has decades of sports, corporate management and marketing experience, including a stint as vice president of marketing for the New York Knicks.

• U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Tours Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative

  Oct 31st, 2015 by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

  Milwaukee non-profit supports Baldwin-sponsored Homeless Veterans Welcome Home Act

• County Board’s Finance Committee Approves Mayo Amendments

  Oct 30th, 2015 by Sup. Michael Mayo

  Measures Include Request for 0.5 Percent Transit Sales Tax, 80X Bus Route Expansion

• Milwaukee County Board to Hold Budget Public Hearing November 2

  Oct 30th, 2015 by Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors

  Hearing at 6:30 p.m. at Mitchell Park Domes; Public Invited to Speak Out on Budget Issues

• Let’s settle police and fire labor contracts first

  Oct 30th, 2015 by Joe Davis, Sr.

  Statement from Alderman Joe Davis, Sr. October 30, 2015

• Baldwin, Casey, Brown Take Action Against Childhood Poverty

  Oct 30th, 2015 by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

  Wisconsin’s child poverty rate ranks 21st in the nation

• Conservation Advocates Deliver Petition Signatures to Sen. Ron Johnson

  Oct 30th, 2015 by Wisconsin Conservation Voters

  Johnson Attempting to Block Clean Power Plan

• U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Statement on Bipartisan Budget

  Oct 30th, 2015 by U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

  "This bipartisan budget agreement is far from perfect but it can provide some much needed certainty for our economy by preventing the ongoing Republican threats of a government default and shutdown."

• Wisconsinites Deserve Safety and Security in the State Capitol and Their Community

  Oct 29th, 2015 by Mandela Barnes

  Rep Barnes released the following statement regarding the claim that a state lawmaker with a concealed weapon permit brandished his handgun in front of visitors to his Capitol office.

• Alderman Zielinski budget amendment would add 50 police officers

  Oct 29th, 2015 by Ald. Tony Zielinski

  “We need every single police officer and position to wage the daily fight against crime in the city, and I don’t believe in cutting cops so we can add cops,” Alderman Zielinski.