Earlier this week, the Wisconsin State Senate met for a floor session where my colleagues and I voted on several pieces of legislation that will benefit the residents of our state.
Some of the bills we passed include:
Democrats wanted this government shutdown from the start, holding Americans hostage for 43 days and getting NOTHING for their reckless games.
The toll was massive:
We live in the great Midwest, so I don't worry too much about what people are doing on the coasts. We live in Wisconsin, so when we talk about Illinois, it's easy to get a superiority complex. That can be a danger in your thinking.
Both the mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois, have raised a great fuss about how ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is arresting criminals. They include in their arguments that ICE is involved in terrorism. They say that ICE is spreading fear in the community.
In this conversation, Chris Muller - The Voice of Reason in the Coulee Region - discusses the implications of poor decision-making by a board majority, highlighting a specific instance of financial waste. He emphasizes the need for community engagement and activism to address these issues and inspire change.
The Big Picture
Fair and transparent elections are the most fundamental building block of our government. When trust in our elections is undermined by unaccountable bureaucrats, voting rules that favor big cities over rural areas, and voter rolls with thousands of ineligible voters, our whole state suffers.
Josh's Plan
1. Abolish WEC
2. Move all statewide elections to November
3. Establish uniform voting rules
4. Scrub voter rolls
The April 7, 2026 election for the next Justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court will be here in less than five months and I have already identified the “best pick” that will get my active support until then and my vote on Election Day!
While I was in Madison this week, I was honored to speak at the Community Solar Advocacy Day event about my bill that would pave the way for community solar in the Badger State.
Joining me was my Assembly co-author, Representative Scott Krug.
As it currently stands in Wisconsin, the Public Service Commission and a few monopoly utilities essentially get to call all the shots when it comes to approving energy projects and price increases. This has resulted in our state having some of the highest electricity rates in the Midwest.
The third Friday in September is a significant day for school districts throughout the state. This is one of the two days each year when all the public-school districts in the state take an official count of students and report it to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). This official count is key, because it directly impacts the size of each school’s budget.
After more than 40 days, which was the longest shutdown in history, eight Democrat Senators ultimately came to their senses and joined Republicans in voting to reopen the government. You can see how members voted in the Senate here and in the House here.
H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026, extends government funding through January 30th and advances a package of three appropriations bills to fully fund Agriculture, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and the Legislative Branch through the remainder of the fiscal year.
This week, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released their district and school Report Cards, which rates all schools and school districts in the state and gives them a score. However, due to DPI changing the standards of the Forward Exam (the method by which DPI rates schools), it's impossible to compare these schools to last year's. This gives the appearance that students are improving when in fact the opposite is happening.
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Journal from Iraq
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