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PRESS RELEASE State Sen. Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) voted for legislation affecting towns and villages, emergency zones, and supportive of the state’s specialized emergency response teams. Ballweg and Rep. Warren Petryk (R-Town of Washington) authored a bill that provides a more reasonable financial penalty for towns and villages that do not submit their annual statement for […]
PRESS RELEASE State Sen. Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) and Rep. Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc) authored Assembly Bill 314, which was recently signed into law as 2021 Wisconsin Act 92. This bill creates a joint agricultural and agribusiness export initiative. “Agriculture is a key driver of economic growth and contributes over $100 billion annually to our state’s economy,” said […]
PRESS RELEASE State Sen. Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) and Rep. Todd Novak (R-Dodgeville) authored a bill that was signed into law, which adds information related to the state’s Safe Haven law to high school health classes. Wisconsin’s Safe Haven law allows parents to safely relinquish their newborn children to police officers, emergency responders or hospitals without […]
The 3rd Annual Yuletide Trail will take place on Saturday, Dec. 4, in downtown Waupaca. The Waupaca Area Arts & Culture Network, comprised of businesses and local organizations, created the Christmas event to bring a unique holiday celebration to Waupaca. The main activities of the Yuletide Trail will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]
According to an Oct. 14 story in The Badger Herald, “The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources set a quota of 130 wolves for the November fall wolf hunt. The decisions defied both its own policy-setting board and input from activist groups.” “The DNR originally sought to hold one wolf hunt in Wisconsin this fall. But […]
By Brad Polumbo National Review “Even the most favorable analyses, such as one from the Tax Policy Center, a project by the left-leaning Urban Institute and Brookings Institution, find that “the bottom 80% of households pay more than one-quarter of corporate taxes.” This means that whatever they pay to the IRS, millions of Americans earning far less […]
PRESS RELEASE Three bills authored by State Sen. Joan Ballweg and passed the Senate clarify government processes and ensures the future health and wellbeing of Wisconsinites. The first bill makes various updates ensuring Wisconsin is able to maintain specialized emergency response teams. “In 2017, there was a devastating explosion at Didion Milling Company in Cambria. […]
By US Rep. Mike Gallagher Here in Northeast Wisconsin, we’re blessed to have incredible veterans. These individuals, whether they be police officers, volunteers, coaches, healthcare professionals, or advocates for their fellow veterans, make daily contributions to our community and help make Northeast Wisconsin the best place to live and raise a family. Every day, I […]
By Rep. Kevin Petersen Every 10 years the legislature receives the most recent census data from the federal government and is responsible for drawing new district boundaries adjusting to updated population changes. As written in Article IV Section 3 of the Wisconsin State Constitution, “At its first session after each enumeration made by the authority […]
Much of the surge is related to rising labor costs amid a worker shortage crisis, which is putting more pressure on bottlenecked supply chains, which in turn is driving up consumer prices. “One of my grocers said that forever they’ve had the highest confidence in the supply chain. It was efficient, they tweaked it all […]
