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Water Quality Task Force

1 year 3 months ago By Rep. Robin Vos

The final report of the Speaker's Task Force on Water Quality was delivered to my office this week. The bipartisan, bicameral committee was created following a request from Reps.

This explains why Socialism won't work, and always fails

1 year 6 months ago By Anonymous (not verified) 1 comment

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class.

The $15 Minimum Wage; A Defiance of Basic Economics

1 year 7 months ago By Anonymous (not verified) 1 comment

Recent calls for a $15 federal minimum wage hike have been emboldened as National House Democrats pass the “Raise the Wage Act” which would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by the year 2025.

Republicans Cut Taxes $13 Billion Since 2011

1 year 7 months ago By Rep. Robin Vos

A new memo from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau reveals Republicans cut taxes by more than $13 billion since 2011.

historic rainy day fund

1 year 8 months ago By Rep. Robin Vos 1 comment

The historic rainy day fund is about to get even larger thanks to the positive impact of our Republican reforms. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) released the preliminary 2018-19 general fund tax collections.

Potential Veto Override

1 year 9 months ago By Rep. Robin Vos

The WISCONSIN budget that the Republican Legislature approved included an additional $90 million in aid for local road repairs.

Wisconsin Budget

1 year 10 months ago By Rep. Robin Vos

A budget for all of Wisconsin was approved by the Joint Committee on Finance this week.

Foxconn in Wisconsin

2 years 2 weeks ago By Rep. Robin Vos

Since the November election, I have been concerned that Governor Tony Evers would try to undermine the state’s contract with Foxconn Technology Group.