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December 2019 Conduit/WisPAC Update
December 2019 Conduit/WisPAC Update

We are now less than a year away from the 2020 elections and the political process is heating up. ACEC WI is involved in political fights over bills about interior designers and plastic pipes. Conduit contributors will help us step up and support candidates that support us on these issues. We have... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted12/20/2019


Register for Legislative Day 2020
Register for Legislative Day 2020

Join us for the eighth annual Legislative Day. You will learn what advocacy means to the engineering profession. Speakers will cover state and national issues and look ahead at the 2020 election. Attendees will learn about the major progress ACEC WI has made legislatively in the past year and... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted12/18/2019


November 2019 Conduit/WisPAC Update
November 2019 Conduit/WisPAC Update

Even though we are more than a year away from the next election, the political process moves on. ACEC WI is involved in political fights over bills about interior designers and plastic pipes. Conduit contributors will help us step up and support candidates that support us on these issues. If you... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted11/27/2019


Plan to Attend Legislative Day 2020
Plan to Attend Legislative Day 2020

Legislative Day is our biggest advocacy event and one of the best ways for engineers to get involved. Attendees get a half day of education and analysis from experts, politicians and ACEC WI Executive Director Chris Klein. After that, members meet directly with their state representatives and... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted11/19/2019


October 2019 Conduit/WisPAC Update
October 2019 Conduit/WisPAC Update

Even though we are more than a year away from the next election, the political process moves on. ACEC WI is involved in political fights over bills about interior designers and plastic pipes. Conduit contributors will help us step up and support candidates that support us on these issues. If you... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted10/31/2019


September 2019 Conduit/WisPAC Update
September 2019 Conduit/WisPAC Update

As we head into fall and cooler weather, the political season start to heat up. The legislature will return to begin looking at bills that affect the engineering industry and representatives and senators will hold more fundraising events in preparation for 2020. Our current conduit members will be... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted09/25/2019


August 2019 Conduit/WisPAC Update
August 2019 Conduit/WisPAC Update

As we head into fall and cooler weather, the political season start to heat up. The legislature will return to begin looking at bills that affect the engineering industry and representatives and senators will hold more fundraising events in preparation for 2020. Our current conduit members will be... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted08/27/2019


July Conduit/WisPAC Update
July Conduit/WisPAC Update

Infrastructure funding was a significant point in the biennial budget this year and ACEC WI saw incredible wins. Over 600 people reached out through our grassroots campaign on transportation - we sent 5000 contacts to legislators to support increased transportation revenue. The Capital budget came... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted07/30/2019


June Conduit/WisPAC Update
June Conduit/WisPAC Update

Infrastructure funding was a significant point in the biennial budget this year and ACEC WI saw incredible wins. Over 600 people reached out through our grassroots campaign on transportation - we sent 5000 contacts to legislators to support increased transportation revenue. The Capital budget came... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted06/25/2019


Capital Budget Update
Capital Budget Update

Investing in the state building program was one of our top priorities this budget session. It was one of our three issues we lobbied on at our Legislative Day at the Capitol. Our ask was $2 billion. Aggressive, but badly needed. Last night, the Joint Finance Committee approved a nearly $1.9... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted06/12/2019


Transportation Budget Update
Transportation Budget Update

The Joint Finance Committee acted on Transportation last Thursday. From here, the full legislature will approve the budget and send it to the Governor for final approval. There is still the possibility the Governor may veto the entire budget. Our summary is below; you can also read the full text... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted06/10/2019


Advocacy Alert - Transportation Budget
Advocacy Alert - Transportation Budget

ACEC WI members are urged to take action and make another critical contact to your legislator. It takes very little effort to try to make a big impact today! To do so is this easy – Go to this link https://p2a.co/bvPgU0m and fill out your address and click send. The letter is already... Continue Reading

Postedby Andrew Heidtke
Date posted06/3/2019