Governor Walker’s 2015 State of the State Address

Governor Scott Walker delivered his fifth State of the State address Tuesday night, his first for his second term. Running just twenty-four minutes long, one of his shortest state of the state addresses, the governor said the state of Wisconsin is strong. He highlighted Wisconsin’s economic situation, including an ever-improving unemployment rate, growth in private […]

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Back in Session

A formal ball will be the nightcap to the official kickoff of Governor Walker’s second term. The Governor participates in his second Inauguration Day ahead of what appears to be another round of significant reforms. But there is no dancing around it, most are watching to see how and when he wades into the 2016 […]

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Get to Know a Freshman: Week 4

As we continue our series of “Get to Know a Freshman,” we again bring you information on five incoming legislators. With one of the largest freshman classes ever in the Wisconsin Legislature, it may be harder to get to know the newly elected senators and representatives. This week, Political Tidbits highlights the following new legislators […]

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2015-2016 Wisconsin State Legislature

2015-2016 State Legislature State Senate: 18 Republicans, 14 Democrats, 1 Vacant State Assembly: 63 Republicans, 36 Democrats       

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2015-2016 State Legislature Leadership

2015-2016 State Senate Majority Leadership Majority Leader: Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (R) Assistant Majority Leader: Sen. Paul Farrow (R) Senate President: Sen. Mary Lazich (R) President Pro Temp: Sen. Richard Gudex (R) Caucus Chair: Sen. Sheila Harsdorf (R) Assistant Caucus Chair: Sen. Van Wanggaard (R)   2015-2016 State Senate Minority Leadership Minority Leader: Sen. Jennifer Shilling […]

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2015-2016 State Legislature: Committees

  Joint Committees    Senate Committees        Assembly Committee 

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Season’s Greetings from The Hamilton Consulting Group

  Wishing you all the best for the Holiday Season and a prosperous New Year. As we prepare to open another legislative session, we are closing an important chapter for the Hamilton Consulting Group. In 1997, Pat Osborne and I joined Jim Hough to form this firm. Jim is comfortably retired in Naples, where every […]

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Cromnibus, Cuba, and Bush 45?

This week, President Obama signed a $1.1 trillion bi-partisan spending bill to keep the government running through September of 2015 and avoid another government shutdown.  The bill, known around Washington circles as the “Cromnibus,” has taken heat from both sides of the aisle but ultimately garnered the votes to pass. Republican Senator Ted Cruz and […]

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Hamilton Staff Picks of 2014

This year’s gift from Hamilton Consulting to you is a list of our favorite resources we use for work and pleasure as political junkies.     Bob Fassbender, Lobbyist My favorite online reading is  The Wall Street Journal. In the office, I rely on The Wheeler Report and WisPolitics.com.           Andy […]

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Assembly Chairs & Full Senate Committees Announced

Recently, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) released the list of committee chairs and vice-chairs for the Assembly, and the Senate Democrats released their full list of committee assignments. With these announcements, all that is left is for the Assembly Democrats to announce their committee assignments, and Assembly Republicans to announce their committee member assignments. Check […]

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