Tag: Jon Erpenbach

The Wisconsin Legislature is meeting in a lame duck session ostensibly to wrap up work on a bill to provide tax breaks and support to Kimberly-Clark to keep one of their Wisconsin plants open. Apparently there aren’t enough votes in the Senate to pass the K-C bill, so the GOP…

As reported by the CapTimes, all four Democrats on the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance joined six Assembly Republicans in voting to pull out the state’s credit card and charge $350 million for road projects throughout Wisconsin. The four Democrats who voted with Republicans to pull out the state’s credit…

Earlier today the Republican-controlled State Senate approved using taxpayer dollars to fund a shiny new arena for the Milwaukee Bucks. The vote to approve the financing was 21 in favor of the scheme and 10 opposed, with former Democratic Minority Leader Chris Larson and five other Democrats joining Republicans in…

This week State Senator Jon Erpenbach agreed to drop any appeal of the open records case filed against him. The very conservative John K MacIver Institute for Public Policy had requested Sen. Erpenbach’s emails surrounding the protests in Madison in 2011 around the passage of Act 10. Originally the Senator…

As promised, here’s some video from some of the folks who spoke at today’s GOTV rally at Pere Marquette Park in Milwaukee. The crowd was big (filled up the park) and lively, and while my video is a little shaky, the audio is great. First up, here’s Democratic State Sen….

Here’s a quote from Democratic State Sen. Jon Erpenbach, responding to an email sent out by the campaign of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Falk characterizing the campaigns of her opponents as being full of political insiders: “I don’t necessarily consider myself a political insider simply because I spend more time…

There are still many people who are upset that Kathleen Falk has received the endorsements of WEAC / Emily's List and AFSCME / John "Sly "Sylvester , the full membership of IBEW and (most importantly) Yours truly! Lets look at a few objections: Q. I want Russ Feingold to run….

First, State Senator Jon Erpenbach tried to clarify the secrecy arrangement between Michael Best & Friedrich and the Senate Republicans. Then Michael Best & Friedrich passed the buck. Now Senator Erpenbach is not willing to take “don’t bother us” for an answer: Eric M. McLeod Michael Best & Friedrich LLP…

I shared Senator Jon Erpenbach's letter asking for some accountability for the taxpayers from Michael Best and Friedrich in regards to the redistricting fiasco that the Fitzgerald Brothers have put us in. Here, after a considerable wait, is the response from Michael Best and Friedrich, specifically their ethically challenged employee…

Today WEAC recommended Kathleen Falk for Governor. The state’s largest teachers union on Wednesday endorsed former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk for governor, saying the longtime Democrat has a proven track record of responsible government and a belief in fairness and democracy. “We cannot afford to sit back,” said Mary…