New jobs could come to Racine if a $65 million development proposal becomes reality. Financial District Properties (FDP) from Davenport, IA, has secured real estate options on a tract of land roughly bordered by Water Street and the Root River. The multi-parcel site – around 20 acres total being called Machinery Row – includes the […]
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Vos Promises Voter ID Despite Judge’s Ruling
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Burlington, is promising state residents that Legislators will push through some type of Voter ID law “as quickly as possible,” a statement reads. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman in Milwaukee Tuesday handed down his decision, saying the law puts an unfair burden on minorities and the poor, a story from WISN 12 […]
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Mason Intros End Tax Haven Abuse Act
A new bill introduced Thursday could keep Wisconsin corporations from funneling revenues to off-shore tax havens. Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, and 18 other sponsors introduced the End Tax Haven Abuse Act to save state taxpayers over $28 million annually by preventing companies from hiding their taxable income overseas in known tax haven jurisdictions. “There is no […]
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Mason Urges Legislature to Address Student Loan Bill
Rep. Cory Mason is urging his Republican colleagues to take up his student loan debt reduction bill after both the Assembly and Senate voted earlier this session to not take action. In a written statement released Thursday, Mason, D-Racine, reiterated the testimony of several Wisconsin residents who related how they are burdened by student loan […]
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State Dems Call for Halt of ICE Profiling at Courthouses
State Democrats are asking officials with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to launch an investigation over what they say is racial profiling at courthouses across the state, including the Racine County Courthouse. In a letter to John Sandweg, acting director of ICE, from Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, and Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa, D-Milwaukee, Democrats say ICE agents are […]
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What You Had To Say About Raising The Minimum Wage
We wanted to know what you thought about raising the minimum wage. And you weren’t shy on this topic. Last month, Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, introduced Wisconsin’s Fair Minimum Wage Act. If the bill is signed into law, employees across the state would get an immediate boost to $8.20 per hour, rising gradually to $10.10 per […]
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Should the Minimum Wage Go Up to $10.10?
Chain Store Age magazine recently posted a poll on their website asking readers if they supported raising the minimum wage to $10.10. As of Saturday evening, CSA readers were split 51 to 49 percent in favor, and 13 states as of Dec. 23 were planning to raise their minimum wage thresholds, according to a […]
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Should the Minimum Wage Go Up?
There’s a new a bill in Madison addressing the state’s minimum wage, and it’s no coincidence that it was introduced the same year as the 50th anniversary of the “War on Poverty.” Democrats in Madison – Rep. Cory Mason, Racine; Sen. Bob Wirch, Kenosha; Sen. Nikiya Harris, Milwaukee; and Rep. Eric Genrich, Green Bay – introduced […]
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Reps. Vos and Mason Urge Legislators on Campaign Finance Reform, Online Voting Registration
by Heather Asiyanbi Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Rep. Cory Mason testified Wednesday before the Senate Committee on Elections and Urban Affairs about campaign finance reform and a measure to move voter registration online. AB225 passed the Assembly in June on a voice vote. In short, Robin J. Vos, R-Burlington, and Cory Mason, D-Racine, support increasing the […]