Tag: Chris Larson

From Democratic State Sen. Chris Larson’s Facebook page comes this gem: Just finished with “Governor Walker’s Commission on Fraud, Waste, and Abuse”. They ignored the fact that one commission member, Cynthia Archer, resigned without explanation while her transfer to a new political position that gave her a 60% salary increase…

Though the 2011 recall elections are behind us, efforts to recall those Republican State Senators who voted in lockstep with Gov. Scott Walker’s radical anti-public employee, pro-big business agenda may not be over. Beginning in November of this year, the four Republican State Senators elected in 2010 (Pam Galloway of…

Last week Democratic State Rep. Mark Pocan and Democratic State Sen. Chris Larson started circulating the Recycling Fund Restoration Act, a bill that would reverse cuts to Wisconsin’s recycling fund thanks to the biennial budget submitted by Republican Gov. Scott Walker and rubber-stamped by his Republican allies in the legislature….

From my email inbox comes news of a neighborhood meeting hosted by Democratic State Senator Chris Larson to discuss the Hoan Bridge reconstruction project: Dear Neighbor, I am hosting a neighborhood meeting on the Hoan Bridge reconstruction project with Reps. Richards and Sinicki, members of the Milwaukee County Board and…

On Wednesday Democratic State Senator Chris Larson issued a statement on the results of the recall elections in Wisconsin. Here’s a snippet: “Before passage of the budget adjustment bill, Republican legislators used every weapon in their arsenal to suppress the voices of Wisconsinites. They cut off the Legislative Hotline, shut…

Just a few minutes ago, I had the chance to talk with Democratic State Senator Chris Larson (pictured, left) about today’s historic recall elections. Asked to share his thoughts on tonight’s results, Larson stated what most pundits believe to be true – that tonight’s elections will be very close. “I…

Says Democratic State Sen. Chris Larson, in reference to Republicans in the legislature rushing through their radical redistricting plan: “There is no reason why the state should be moving at such a careless speed,” said Sen. Larson. “Such actions will negate months of work by local officials, circumvent the open…

Democratic State Senator Chris Larson, whose district hugs the shore of Lake Michigan from Oak Creek to the north shore of Milwaukee, has posted a brief video talking about some of the concerns that have been raised about Wisconsin’s redistricting process, a process that Republicans are pushing through without first…

Tonight Reps. Gwen Moore, Tammy Baldwin, Barbara Lee, and Jan Schakowsky will hold a Congressional listening session to hear from citizens regarding the need to create good jobs in our communities. The meeting will be held tonight from 6:30 to 8:00pm at Vincent High School, which is located at 7501…

Moving with alacrity, the conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled earlier today to reinstate Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to essentially end collective bargaining for tens of thousands of public workers in Wisconsin. In a brief decision (seriously, only 8 pages?) Justices Michael Gableman, David Prosser, Patience Roggensack and…