Timely updates to legislation news.
August 2016 Marquette Poll: Trump Trails Clinton by 15 Points Last Thursday, the Marquette Law School released their August poll showing Trump trailing Clinton by 15 points among likely voters. Trump is only supported by 37% of those polled compared to 41% in July’s poll. The drop in support coincides with a difficult month … Read more
Gov. Walker Appoints New Secretary of the Department of Health Services On Thursday, Aug. 4, Gov. Scott Walker appointed Linda Seemeyer as the state’s new secretary of the Department of Health Services. Seemeyer has many years of experience working in local and state government, including serving as director of the Walworth County Department of Health … Read more
Marquette Law School Poll: Clinton Holds Firm Lead Over Trump On Wednesday, July 13th, the Marquette Law School released their latest poll, finding Hilary Clinton as Wisconsin’s current front runner in the race for president. Despite her current legal troubles, the former Secretary of State has a strong six-point lead over Republican candidate Donald Trump. … Read more
Legislature Takes on Wisconsin’s Issues The 2015-2016 legislative session has come to an end, but the legislature continues to be hard at work. This summer, the legislature has formed eight Legislative Council Study Committees with the focus of researching specific issues affecting Wisconsin. Joined by community members from across the state, the committees have begun … Read more
Wisconsin Legislator Proposes “Blue Lives Matter” Legislation Rep. David Steffen (R – Green Bay) and Rep. Joel Kitchens (R- Sturgeon Bay) announced they will introduced a “Blue Lives Matter” bill as soon as session begins in January 2017. Sparked by the recent police shooting in Dallas, the bill would designate any crime against a law … Read more
Wisconsin Leaders Battle Over Transportation Governor Walker has returned from the national stage and wasted no time getting back into Wisconsin politics. Taking aim at his colleagues in the Legislature, he published an opinion article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel indirectly calling out members of the majority party while expressing his thoughts on the current … Read more