Category: Policy and Politics

  • A Failed Legislature part 2

    Medicaid Expansion: For the tenth year in a row, WI Assembly Speaker Vos and his Assembly Republicans have said, “No we don’t want to accept billions of federal tax dollars for our state health care institutions.” As a result, pre-natal and birthing care centers began closing in rural communities. At first it was Bloomer then…

  • A Failed Legislature

    The following Wisconsin Public Radio article reports the concerns of the Wisconsin Association of School Nurses about state funding of schools. Yesterday I completed the draft of a flyer my campaign is printing. Both address the same point. I would though only add, “We have a legislature that has been negligent in their duties.” Commentary…

  • What’s Florida doing now?

    Florida legislature passes bill removing ‘climate change’ from state laws, awaits DeSantis signing (justthenews.com). Well, Florida is led by one party. The GOP has gained complete control of its legislature and the governor’s office. Elections are now decided by fewer and fewer citizens. A few party faithful gather in the state primary and choose the…

  • Stop Bleeding Our Local Schools

    It has been reported recently that 40% of new teachers leave their jobs within the first six years of employment. For twenty-eight of the last thirty years the WI State Assembly has been controlled by one party. The republican party has tied the hands of our local schools long enough. Joe Plouff believes it is…

  • Educational Fairness

    Joe Plouff for Assembly I had a very good education through eighth grade at St. Francis school in De Pere, WI. My early education continued at my local public high school in my hometown. Public schools by state mandate must report their student test results. If any school uses public funding to support their operations then…

  • Why I am Running

    Plouff To Re-enter Public Life Why I Am Running After twenty years out of the legislature and fifteen years into retirement I have decided to run for the assembly. When I see the behaviors shown under the dome in Madison begin to reflect those of Washington D.C. I am appalled and dismayed. Our democracy needs…

  • Gerrymandering

    Gerrymandering

    Gerrymandering! The word itself conjures up weirdly shaped election districts and smacks of the lowest kind of dirty tricks.  Most of the time when we hear the word we think of the majority party and the advantage they created for themselves by drawing maps that guaranteed an unfair advantage to themselves. The new maps that…