On August 8, 2024, the Institute for Reforming Government’s General Counsel and Director of the Center for Investigative Oversight, Jake Curtis was joined by Congressman Bryan Steil to discuss the issues of the immigration system on the City of Whitewater.
On May 30, 2024, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) hosted a Border Security Town Hall in Kenosha to discuss the impact on Wisconsin communities. Speakers include: Congressman Bryan Steil, Wisconsin’s First Congressional District U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott (Retired) Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman Kenosha County Sheriff David Zoerner
On May 22, 2024, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin hosted a news conference to call on the Senate to pass the bipartisan compromise bill to secure the border, stop the flow of fentanyl, and address the immigration system.
On May 22, 2024, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and Senate Republicans in a news conference pushing back on Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) plan to bring an immigration bill to the Senate floor after Senate Republicans rejected this proposal back in February.
Polls are showing that even in a midwestern state like Wisconsin, the issue of immigration and border security is near the top of the list for voter concerns this election season. The two main presidential candidates offer vastly different approaches to solving the problem while Congress has failed to pass any solution at all. WisconsinEye’s […]
Polls are showing that even in a midwestern state like Wisconsin, the issue of immigration and border security is near the top of the list for voter concerns this election season. The two main presidential candidates offer vastly different approaches to solving the problem while Congress has failed to pass any solution at all. WisconsinEye’s […]
On May 3, 2024, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Donald Trump Holds Rally in Waukesha Pro-Palestinian Protests SCOWIS: Constitutional Rights SCOWIS Race 2025
On May 3, 2024, WisconsinEye’s Rewind Host and CBS 58 Capitol Reporter Emilee Fannon and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross reviewed this week in state politics. (Brought to you by the Wisconsin Realtors Association). On this week’s episode: Donald Trump Holds Rally in Waukesha Pro-Palestinian Protests SCOWIS: Constitutional Rights SCOWIS Race 2025
On February 21, 2024, the Wisconsin State Assembly concluded their floor session from February 20, 2024. Business included the following: Assembly Bill 917: the sale of counterfeit lighters and unsafe lighters; Assembly Bill 919 / Senate Bill 833: funding for the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center; Assembly Bill 933: transferring the angel investment tax credit; Assembly Bill 937: incorporating cursive […]
On February 20, 2024, the Wisconsin State Senate held a floor session on the following: Senate Bill 187: local government review of commercial building plans; Senate Bill 462: crisis urgent care and observation facilities; Senate Bill 789: fees for redacting certain records of law enforcement agencies; Senate Bill 11: expanding the treatment alternatives and diversion […]
A pair of Wisconsin legislators continue to advocate for an issue many wouldn’t see as bi-partisan, the rights of undocumented immigrants. Specifically, Republican Representative John Macco and Democratic Representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez introduced a package of bills supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA recipients in December. So far, none of the bills have reached […]
