Tag: Chris Larson

From Playground Politics: Democrats need to spend more time cultivating future leaders in the legislature and less time turning the place over to retreads like Peter Barca, Fred Kessler, Jim Holperin, and Tim Cullen. Now Joe Wineke may well be on his way back, which would be a huge benefit…

From my email inbox comes news of two Medicare town hall meetings hosted by Democratic Rep. Tammy Baldwin, who’s running for the United States Senate this year. A message from Tammy: Get the facts about Medicare I was proud to vote no on the Ryan Budget — a failed  plan…

Democratic State Sen. Chris Larson asks the question: How serious were Republicans about working across the aisle on mining? Well, they cancelled the mining meeting on Monday just after the senate split and there would have been a 50/50 voice on how to move forward. This, after they put all…

Just a friendly reminder that Democratic State Senator Chris Larson will be holding a small dollar fundraiser this Thursday, February 23 at the Bay View Brew Haus. Here’s the invite: To RSVP for Sen. Larson’s fundraiser, CLICK HERE

From my email inbox comes news of a low-dollar fundraiser in support of Democratic State Sen. Chris Larson at the Bay View Brew Haus on Thursday, February 23rd. Save the Date! Thursday, February 23, 2012 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Bay View Brew Haus 2535 S. Kinnickinnic Avenue Milwaukee,…

From Democratic State Sen. Chris Larson’s latest “Larson Report” comes news of the partisanship of Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s “Waste Commission.” Governor Walker proved once again this past week that he cannot work together with others on such bipartisan issues as finding savings for Wisconsin taxpayers. The supposedly bipartisan Waste,…

From my email inbox (via State Sen. Chris Larson) comes news of a birthday fundraiser on behalf of the reelection campaign of Milwaukee County Supervisor Theo Lipscomb. Please join me on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 in celebrating the 36th birthday of my friend, Milwaukee County Supervisor Theodore Lipscomb. We will…

During an appearance this weekend on “Up Front” with Mike Gousha, Republican State Sen. Mary Lazich of New Berlin said lawmakers still have a “laser” focus on jobs, but Democratic State Sen. Chris Larson of Milwaukee rightly pointed out that Republicans in the legislature pursued social issues at the expense…

It hasn’t been getting much press attention, but extreme conservative Republican State Senator Mary Lazich (pictured, right) has proposed legislation to make it harder to circulate and certify recall petitions by requiring that petitions with recall signatures be officially notarized. Curiously, Sen. Lazich has had a 20-year legislative career to…

At a press conference yesterday, Democratic State Sen. Chris Larson of Milwaukee and Democratic State Rep. Cory Mason of Racine introduced the Wisconsin Jobs Initiative. The introduction of the Wisconsin Jobs Initiative comes on the heels of failed efforts by Republican Gov. Scott Walker and his Republican-controlled rubber stamp legislature…