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January 7Th, 2021 DELIVERED ELECTRONICALLY Vice President
January 7th, 2021 DELIVERED ELECTRONICALLY Vice President Pence: The events of January 6th, 2021 will be remembered as a dark day in American history. What the country, and the world, witnessed was insurrection. Rather than accepting the results of a free and fair election, extremists stormed the United States Capitol in an attempt to overturn President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ victory. These were not the organic actions of a few extreme supporters. It was a siege orchestrated and encouraged by the president to throw chaos into our democratic institutions in a desperate attempt to cling to power. Let us be clear, as long as President Trump is in office, the future of our republic is in danger. Every leader in our nation must stand up and acknowledge that now is the hour we must draw the line in the sand and remove President Trump from office before further damage is done. We also want to acknowledge the work being done by the Democratic members of Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation in their support for our nation’s laws and the principles of our democracy. Since November, the president has promoted conspiracy theories, lied countless times about the results of the election, and pursued legal action to overturn the will of the people. This culminated with yesterday’s actions at the Capitol with individuals determined to cause harm in a domestic terror attack on the most significant symbol of our system of self-government. Those responsible must be held to account under federal law. Today, we are calling on you to use your authority as Vice President to invoke the 25th Amendment immediately to ensure a peaceful transition of power and to save our nation. -
Legislators Endorsement
For Immediate Release Contact: Alanna Conley Monday, March 15 2021 (608) 520-0547 34 STATE LEGISLATORS ENDORSE JILL UNDERLY FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT HOLLANDALE, Wis. — Pecatonica Area School District Superintendent and candidate for Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly announced today she has received the endorsement of 34 current and former state legislators. See the full list of endorsers on the next page. "Dr. Jill Underly is a steadfast champion of our public schools. Her platform is rooted in equity and her mission to provide every child in Wisconsin the high-quality public education they deserve regardless of their race, ability, gender, orientation, or socio-economic status,” said Sen. LaTonya Johnson (D-Milwaukee). “I know that Jill is the right choice for this important job and I'm proud to endorse her." “I urge everyone to get out and vote for Jill Underly for State Superintendent of Public Instruction,” said Sen. Janet Bewley (D-Mason). “Jill’s lifelong dedication to public education as a teacher, administrator, UW advisor, and as Superintendent of Pecatonica, as well as her previous work with the Department of Public Instruction make her an ideal candidate for this position.” “Dr. Jill Underly has dedicated her life to public education with over 20 years of experience in every facet of public education. Jill has the experience and perspective we need in our next State Superintendent.” said former Sen. Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center). “I know that Jill will do what’s best for our kids every single day she’s in office and she has my wholehearted endorsement in this race.” “Dr. -
Annual Gathering Highlights
Big Money Bulletin 203 South Paterson Street, Suite 100 Madison, WI 53703-3689 608 255-4260; www.wisdc.org Inside Highlights of Our Annual Gathering Dear Friend, Page 2 Rally for Fair Maps If you missed our annual celebration on May 17, which we held Victory in Court virtually, let me fill you in. Anti-Voter Bills Bruce Murphy, the editor of Urban Milwaukee, was kind enough to Page 3 applaud our work. He noted that the data we compile on campaign Tourism Lobby Weighs In contributions is unassailable and easy for journalists to use. He also Out of State $ complimented our advocacy: “We would have less democracy and less Gilkes’ Favor to Walker transparency” if we weren’t around, he said. State Rep. Francesca Hong got serious fast. “We have obstructionist Republicans in Wisconsin working more toward fascism than democracy,” she said, right off the top. She assailed the “complacency” in the State Capitol, and acknowledged that it’s a “frustrating and incredibly racist” place to work. But she added: “Through people power, we can fight back.” For my part, I noted that the past year was a year to forget, but that we can’t forget it, and that we must remember how close we came to losing our democracy on Jan. 6. There are powerful people in Washington and in Wisconsin who want us to forget, or worse, want us to June/July 2021 mis-remember what we saw with our very own eyes. Edition No. 125 I pledge to you, we’re not going to let anyone normalize the anti- democracy movement. -
2021-2022 Official Directory
JUNE 2021-2022 OFFICIAL DIRECTORY EAU CLAIRE COUNTY WISCONSIN TELEPHONE LISTING ADMINISTRATION .............................................. 715.839.5106 AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER .. 715.839.4735 AIRPORT ............................................................... 715.839.4900 BEAVER CREEK RESERVE ................................ 715.877.2212 CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY ................................ 715.839.4770 CIRCUIT COURTS ................................................ 715.839.4816 CORPORATION COUNSEL ................................. 715.839.4836 COUNTY BOARD ................................................. 715.839.4835 COUNTY CLERK .................................................. 715.839.4801 COURT-BRANCH 1 .............................................. 715.839.6170 COURT-BRANCH 2 .............................................. 715.839.6149 COURT-BRANCH 3 .............................................. 715.839.7732 COURT-BRANCH 4 .............................................. 715.839.7732 COURT-BRANCH 5 .............................................. 715.839.6029 DISTRICT ATTORNEY ........................................ 715.839.4828 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORD ........... 715.839.6960 FACILITIES ........................................................... 715.839.4739 FINANCE DEPARTMENT ................................... 715.839.2827 HEALTH DEPARTMENT ..................................... 715.839.4718 HIGHWAY ............................................................. 715.839.2952 HOUSING AUTHORITY ..................................... -
S/L Sign on Letter Re: Rescue Plan State/Local
February 17, 2021 U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Members of Congress: As elected leaders representing communities across our nation, we are writing to urge you to take immediate action on comprehensive coronavirus relief legislation, including desperately needed funding for states, counties, cities, and schools, and an increase in states’ federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP). President Biden’s ambitious $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan will go a long way towards alleviating the significant financial strain COVID-19 has placed on our states, counties, cities, and schools, and the pocketbooks of working families. Working people have been on the frontlines of this pandemic for nearly a year and have continued to do their jobs during this difficult time. Dedicated public servants are still leaving their homes to ensure Americans continue to receive the essential services they rely upon: teachers and education workers are doing their best to provide quality education and keep their students safe, janitors are still keeping parks and public buildings clean, while healthcare providers are continuing to care for the sick. Meanwhile, it has been ten months since Congress passed the CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund to support these frontline workers and the essential services they provide. Without significant economic assistance from the federal government, many of these currently-middle class working families are at risk of falling into poverty through no fault of their own. It is a painful irony that while many have rightly called these essential workers heroes, our country has failed to truly respect them with a promise to protect them and pay them throughout the crisis. -
Legislation Introduced Package Aimed at Increasing Agricultural Opportunities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Rep. Considine, (608) 266-7746 September 3, 2019 Rep. Spreitzer, (608) 266-1192 Rep. Vruwink, (608) 266-3790 Bipartisan “Our Farms, Our Future” Legislation Introduced Package Aimed at Increasing Agricultural Opportunities Madison – Today, a bipartisan group of legislators introduced the “Our Farms, Our Future” package. These three bills aim to strengthen opportunities for Wisconsin farmers at every stage of their careers: from beginning farmers that are launching a career in farming, to new and established farmers looking to innovate and diversify their operations, to retiring farmers who are passing on their operation to the next generation. Rep. Dave Considine (D-Baraboo) introduced a bill with Rep. Bob Kulp (R-Stratford), Rep. Deb Kolste (D- Janesville), and Sen. Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) related to farm succession planning. “As members of the Assembly Committee on Agriculture, we hear about the very real barriers that Wisconsin farmers face,” stated Rep. Considine. “I also know from personal experience about some of these barriers, such as farm succession planning. Since farming looks different today than it used to, passing down the family farm is no longer as simple as it once was. This bill will create two new positions in the University of Wisconsin System to help farmers create succession plans that fit their individual situations.” Rep. Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) introduced legislation with Rep. Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc), Rep. Deb Kolste (D-Janesville), and Sen. Janis Ringhand (D-Evansville) aimed at continuing our state’s proud agricultural tradition by mitigating student debt. “Recruiting and retaining beginning farmers from diverse backgrounds is essential to continuing Wisconsin’s strong tradition of family-supporting farms,” said Rep. -
A Conservation Review of the 2017-18 Wisconsin Legislature Engaging Voters to Protect Wisconsin’S Environment
A Conservation Review of the 2017-18 Wisconsin Legislature Engaging voters to protect Wisconsin’s environment Staff Board of Directors Evan Arnold Roberta Boczkiewicz Development Assistant Milwaukee Kate Beaton Christi Clancy Western Organizer Madison Ryan Billingham David Cobb Communications Director Milwaukee Matt Dannenberg Bill Lynch Program Director Milwaukee Susan Gartell Jeff Rusinow Community Outreach and Grafton Development Manager Leonard Sobczak Jennifer Giegerich Milwaukee Government Affairs Director Don & Mary Stirling Natalie Harburn Gays Mills Operations Director John Stollenwerk Casey Hicks Mequon Northeast Organizer Victoria Vollrath, President Seth Hoffmeister Sheboygan Field Director Kerry Schumann Executive Director Angela West Blank Director of Strategic Development Table of Contents Evaluating Your Legislators 1 The Vote Tracker 2 Priority Legislation 4 Conservation Honor/Dishonor Roll 10 4 Evaluating Your Legislators All Year Round Thanks to conservation voters like you, this legislative session we began to address the drinking water crisis in Wisconsin, like updating manure management rules and giving communities more tools to eliminate lead pipes. Through your dedication, engagement, and financial support, families across the state have new and important protections that will improve their health and the environment. In this era of constant attacks on our environmental protections, often a win for the environment means preventing anti-conservation bills from getting to the Senate or Assembly floor for a vote – which leaves no record of legislators who fought to stop the bill. There is often no public record of how legislators voted due to frequent voice votes. And, legislators who champion the environment often can’t even get a hearing or a vote on their bills. -
Capitol Letter
STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BRAD D. SCHIMEL 114 East, State Capitol ATTORNEY GENERAL P.O. Box 7857 Madison, WI 53707-7857 Paul W. Connell 608/266-1221 Deputy Attorney General TTY 1-800-947-3529 Delanie M. Breuer Chief of Staff January 22, 2018 SENT VIA INTERDEPARTMENTAL MAIL The Honorable Lisa Subeck The Honorable Melissa Sargent Room 418 North, State Capitol Room 321 North, State Capitol The Honorable Debra Kolste The Honorable Evan Goyke Room 8 North, State Capitol Room 322 West, State Capitol The Honorable Gordon Hintz The Honorable Christine Sinicki Room 109 North, State Capitol Room 114 North, State Capitol The Honorable Katrina Shankland The Honorable Jimmy Anderson Room 304 West, State Capitol Room 9 North, State Capitol The Honorable Dave Considine The Honorable Gary Hebl Room 303 West, State Capitol Room 120 North, State Capitol The Honorable Dianne Hesselbein The Honorable Steve Doyle Room 119 North, State Capitol Room 124 North, State Capitol The Honorable Terese Berceau The Honorable Tod Ohnstad Room 104 North, State Capitol Room 128 North, State Capitol The Honorable JoCasta Zamarripa The Honorable Amanda Stuck Room 112 North, State Capitol Room 4 West, State Capitol The Honorable Sondy Pope The Honorable Josh Zepnick 118 North, State Capitol Room 7 North, State Capitol The Honorable Chris Taylor The Honorable David Crowley Room 306 West, State Capitol Room 5 North, State Capitol State of Wisconsin Legislature January 22, 2018 Page 2 The Honorable Jonathan Brostoff The Honorable Tim Carpenter Room 420 North, State Capitol Room 109 South, State Capitol The Honorable David Bowen The Honorable Lena C. -
Standing Committees for the 101 St Wisconsin State Legislature Will Have Bipartisan Leadership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2012 For Further Information Contact: Rep. Robin Vos (608) 266-9171 SPEAKER-ELECT VOS ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE CHAIR ASSIGNMENTS The new speaker makes history by establishing two committees with bipartisan chairs. Madison …In an unprecedented move, Speaker-elect Robin Vos announced that two of the Assembly standing committees for the 101 st Wisconsin State Legislature will have bipartisan leadership. “Legislative committees are where most of the heavy lifting is done in creating legislation. I think that it’s important that we have a bipartisan approach on some key issues,” said Speaker-elect Vos. Rep. Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City) and Rep. Leon Young (D-Milwaukee) will chair the State and Federal Relations Committee. Rep. Chris Kapenga (R-Delafield) and Rep. Jill Billings (D-LaCrosse) will chair the Constitution and Ethics Committee. “The State and Federal Relations Committee was created in an attempt to maximize our ability to work together to find savings for taxpayers,” said Speaker-elect Vos. “The Constitution and Ethics Committee will work to find a bipartisan consensus when clarifying and amending the state’s ethics laws.” According to the Legislative Reference Bureau, it has been nearly 20 years since an Assembly standing committee had leaders from each party. In 1995-1996, Speaker David Prosser appointed Rep. Annette “Polly” Williams, a Milwaukee Democrat, as chair of the Urban Education Committee. i “I’m confident that the leaders of all the Assembly committees are ready to work across the aisle and make the tough decisions to address the issues facing our state,” said Speaker-elect Vos. -
August 30, 2021 to the Madison Metropolitan School District Board
August 30, 2021 To the Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education: We encourage you swiftly to enact a policy of mandatory vaccination for all adults in MMSD facilities, including teachers and staff. With the huge increase in COVID-19 cases and the hyper-contagious delta variant circulating widely in our community and nation, we must take every possible step to protect public health -- and especially the wellbeing of our children. Last year, Madison led the way in requiring masking and moving to virtual education, but we now lag behind many other districts around the country that have enacted vaccination rules. Across the nation, as children have returned to school, pediatric ICU units are overflowing with children suffering from COVID. While children have previously been thought less susceptible to serious outcomes, they are becoming ill at alarming rates, and the long-term effects of this disease on children are unknown. Hundreds of children have died, and thousands more have suffered serious health consequences. Just as alarming, increased COVID hospitalization jeopardizes the health care resources, from staffing to beds, we have to treat people with other ailments. As responsible adults, we must do everything we can to protect the most vulnerable members of our society, including children too young to be vaccinated and the immunocompromised. It's been encouraging to see that Madison Teachers Inc. and the NEA have come out so strongly in favor of making schools safer by requiring vaccination. The time for further debate, planning, and consideration has passed. Teachers, parents, and healthcare workers agree: our community urgently needs a vaccine mandate for our schools -- and we need it now. -
Members of the LGBTQ Caucus Release Statement of Support for Day of Silence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: April 23, 2021 CONTACT: Rep. Lee Snodgrass, (608) 266-3070 Rep. Marisabel Cabrera, (608) 266-1707 Sen. Tim Carpenter, (608) 266-8535 Rep. Greta Neubauer, (608) 266-0634 Rep. Mark Spreitzer, (608) 266-1192 Members of the LGBTQ Caucus Release Statement of Support for Day of Silence MADISON - Today, Rep. Lee Snodgrass (D-Appleton), Rep. Marisabel Cabrera (D-Milwaukee), Sen. Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee), Rep. Greta Neubauer (D-Racine), and Rep. Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) issued the following statement in honor of the Day of Silence. The Day of Silence is a national student-led demonstration where LGBTQ students and allies take a vow of silence to protest the erasure, discrimination, and harassment of LGBTQ people in schools. “Today, we stand with the millions of participants across universities, workplaces, and schools who have taken a vow of silence to draw attention to the discrimination and harassment that LGBTQ youth experience. As students ‘break the silence’ at the end of the day, we stand with their call to build a more inclusive and tolerant society. “We have made progress in acceptance of the LGBTQ community, but there is still work to be done. We must work together to remove barriers and bias and push back against recent attacks on our transgender community members, to ensure everyone is accepted for who they are and who they love.” The Day of Silence was first organized in 1996 at the University of Virginia and quickly became a nationwide movement in opposition to the silencing effect that bullying and harassment has on LGBTQ students. -
Contact Your Legislator
Contact your legislator You may leave a message for your legislator’s capitol office or indicate your position on legislation through the toll-free Legislative Hotline, at 1-800-362-9472. Wisconsin State Representatives Terese Berceau (District 77, Madison) Todd Novak (District 51, Dodgeville) Room 104 North - State Capitol Room 304 North - State Capitol PO Box 8952 P.O. Box 8953 Madison, WI 53708 Madison, WI 53708 (608) 266-3784 (608) 266-7502 [email protected] [email protected] Dave Considine (District 81, Baraboo) Sondy Pope (District 80, Cross Plains) Room 412 North -State Capital Room 118 North- State Capitol PO Box 8952 PO Box 8953 Madison, WI 53708 Madison, WI 53708 (608) 266-7746 (608) 266-3520 [email protected] [email protected] Gary Hebl (District 46, Sun Prairie) Melissa Sargent (District 48, Madison) Room 120 North- State Capitol Room 321 West - State Capitol PO Box 8952 PO Box 8953 Madison, WI 53708 Madison,WI 53708 (608) 266-7678 (608) 266-0960 [email protected] [email protected] Dianne Hesselbein (District 79, Middleton) Chris Taylor (District 76, Madison) Room 9 North - State Capitol Room 306 West - State Capitol PO Box 8952 PO Box 8953 Madison, WI 53708 Madison, WI 53708 (608) 266-5340 (608) 266-5342 [email protected] [email protected] Robb Kahl (District 47, Monona) Lisa Subeck (District 78, Madison) Room 322 West - State Capitol Room 418 North - State Capitol PO Box 8952 PO Box 8953 Madison, WI 53708 Madison,