On March 31, Gov. Tony Evers announced that he had vetoed recently passed Senate Bill 89. The bill, introduced by Sen. Howard Marklein, R-Spring Green, would have made the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians exam optional for emergency medical responders. Marklein argued the bill would improve recruitment and retention for rural emergency medical services. Local EMS directors fell on either side of the issue, with an expert in prehospital emergency medicine arguing lowering the bar is never the answer.

Government

Sen. Howard Marklein: State Budget Passes the Legislature

by Valley Sentinel
Posted on July 7, 2021August 22, 2021

MADISON, WI – Sen. Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) made the following statement June 30 following the final Senate’s passage of the State Budget bill: “I am very proud of the legislature’s state budget. We made strategic investments to support the priorities of the people of Wisconsin while respecting the hard-working taxpayers we serve.

Community

Local EMS departments struggle with staffing, Marklein looks to make exam optional

by Valley Sentinel
Posted on May 19, 2021May 23, 2021

The State Senate recently passed a bill that would make a national exam for EMR’s optional, in hopes to ease staffing difficulties for rural EMS departments in the state.

Arts & Culture

Restoration of Wright-designed Wyoming Valley School gets state boost

by Valley Sentinel
Posted on April 21, 2021April 22, 2021

Wisconsin is dotted with Frank Lloyd Wright buildings. During his decades-long career, the famed architect designed structures ranging from the Monona Terrace to the Robert Lamp House — a single family home on North Butler Street in Madison. Now, one of Wright’s lesser-known buildings is getting a boost from the state of Wisconsin.

Government

Federal coronavirus funding received by school districts thus far

by Valley Sentinel
Posted on April 7, 2021April 13, 2021

Madison—State Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) and Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green), Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance, released the following statement following an analyses by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau of the federal funding received for school districts under federal coronavirus aid.

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Thanks to Sen. Howard Marklein

by Valley Sentinel
Posted on March 3, 2021March 9, 2021

State Senator Howard Marklein is the co-chair of Wisconsin’s budget committee. Before he was elected to the legislature, he spent his professional career as a certified public accountant. I am glad that we have a CPA watching over the state’s checkbook.

Government

Gov. approves Marklein authored tax relief, reform bill

by Valley Sentinel
Posted on February 24, 2021March 29, 2021

In the first legislative acts passed in nearly a year, Gov. Tony Evers signed two tax bills into law last week that will provide $480 million in tax relief to businesses and families that have been affected by COVID-19.

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Truth in food labeling legislation

by Valley Sentinel
Posted on February 24, 2021February 28, 2021

As an owner and Master Cheesemaker at Klondike Cheese Company in Monroe, I am thankful to see State Senator Howard Marklein re-introducing his Truth in Food Labeling legislation to promote dairy product protections in our state.

Opinion

Column: Funding Our Priorities While Respecting Taxpayers

by Valley Sentinel
Posted on February 24, 2021February 28, 2021

The Governor’s budget message, once again, is a wish list of things for Madison and includes several divisive policy items that should be discussed in the regular legislative process. Despite the fact that Wisconsinites have weathered an unprecedented pandemic, economic impacts and ongoing uncertainty, the Governor’s budget does not focus on our most important priorities, nor does it respect taxpayers.

Community

Spring Green state senator pushes for food label clarity

by Valley Sentinel
Posted on February 24, 2021March 29, 2021

Earlier this month, Republican Sen. Howard Marklein, Spring Green, re-introduced “Truth in Food Labeling” legislation that would require food labels to reflect the use of actual dairy and meat products, prohibiting plant based products from using those descriptors.

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Local EMS directors respond to Marklein’s rural EMS bill as Evers issues a veto, expert weighs in