Tag: John Nygren

Early in January I questioned the use of Twitter by the president. He constantly uses @realDonaldTrump to expound on culture, society, and the media…all things related to the executive branch of the federal government…international relations…his campaign in 2020…and too often a stream of consciousness without any semblance of rationale thought….

I haven’t had time to review all of this…and some of it was changed by the Senate…but most of this is hateful or spiteful…and none of it is budgetary. A number of posts here and around the blogosphere plus the major media has covered a point or two. But if…

Apparently Republican Speaker of the Assembly Robin Vos doesn’t think redistricting reform is worth considering. “Nobody cares,” Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Burlington, finally concluded earlier this week as he tried, repeatedly, to dismiss suggestions by the Wisconsin State Journal Editorial Board that he should convene a public hearing on redistricting…

To say there’s a serious heroin epidemic in the state of Wisconsin would be an understatement. It seems everyday I’m reading a new report about a heroin-related death in Wisconsin, and according to a recent survey of county coroners by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, the number of heroin-related deaths…

On Friday the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured an article quoting the Wisconsin State Legislature’s budget office had reported that under Governor Walker’s budget proposal, the state would be required to borrow nearly $1 billion dollars over the two year period. Most of that money, $994 million, would go to the…

Just a quick hit on Rep. John Nygren and his failure to make the recall ballot against Sen. Dave Hansen. From this morning’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “The simple fact that over 15,000 individuals in northeastern Wisconsin signed papers to recall Dave Hansen shows the distrust and frustration the taxpayers of…

Earlier today the state Government Accountability Board (GAB) voted unanimously to disqualify Republican State Rep. Jon Nygren from the ballot in a recall election against incumbent Democratic State Senator Dave Hansen. Sen. Hansen is facing a recall after he raised the ire of some of his constituents after he left…

An 18 year veteran teacher from Peshtigo was forced to resign, for sending a mean-spirited email to Rep. John Nygren. A veteran Peshtigo High School teacher who sent a nasty email to a lawmaker during the budget repair bill battle in Madison has resigned, WBAY-TV reports. Rob Schneider apparently told…

When faced with a decision on who to choose as the next register of deeds for Marinette County, Republican Governor Scott Walker was faced with a “difficult” decision: choose one of the three candidates with detailed knowledge of how the office of the register of deeds works, including two deputies…