New Team Members Join Hamilton Consulting

R.J. Pirlot has joined The Hamilton Consulting Group as its newest lobbyist. R.J. has over 20 years of experience in government and regulatory affairs, including nearly four years with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission where he managed day-to-day operations as Executive Assistant to Chairman Montgomery. Previously, he represented the business community on health care, transportation, […]

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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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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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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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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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Hamilton’s Andy Cook Appointed Deputy Attorney General

Hamilton Consulting’s Andy Cook has been appointed by Attorney General-elect Brad Schimel to be Deputy Attorney General. Andy will lead the transition team from current Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to the newly elected attorney general. We at The Hamilton Consulting Group are very proud of Andy’s successes here and with General-elect Schimel’s confidence in […]

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Hamilton Consulting Brings on Two New Team Members

Caty McDermott has been working in governmental affairs and policy development for more than nine years, across two different states, and in a variety of roles. Prior to joining Hamilton Consulting in 2014, Caty was a grants analyst in the Executive Office at the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. Before joining WHEDA, Caty worked at […]

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DOA Releases End of Year Fiscal Report

Source: DOA FY14 Annual Fiscal Report The Department of Administration (DOA) released its fiscal report for FY14, and reported that state expenditures are less than budgeted, and tax revenues are below budget projections. The report detailed that while $14.8 billion was appropriated in the budget, actual expenditures came in at $68 million less than appropriated. […]

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WEDA Fall Conference

Economic development specialists from around Wisconsin gathered in Oshkosh this week for the Wisconsin Economic Development Association’s annual Fall Regional Conference. The full agenda included presentations on marketing for site selectors, best practices, disaster preparedness, international marketing, and much more. Rebecca Hogan, of The Hamilton Consulting Group, outlined WEDA’s Legislative Agenda for the 2015-2016 legislative […]

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41 Maps and Charts that Explain the Midwest

This week Vox.com released a collection of maps and charts to explain the Midwest to the rest of the nation. The graphics discussed everything from what states are officially considered part of the Midwest, to the geometric formula it would take to actually tip a cow, but Hamilton Consulting had a few favorites:     […]

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