Advocacy

September Eggs & Issues: Legislative Breakfast Sept. 29, 2023 The September edition of Eggs & Issues featured local state legislators on September 29th, 7:00 a.m. at CTVC. Present were Senators Jesse James  (R-Altoona, Dist. 23)and Jeff Smith (D-town of Brunswick, Dist. 31) and Representatives Karen Hurd (R-Fall Creek, Dist. 68), Dave Armstrong (R-Rice Lake, Dist.…

2023-2024 Governmental Affairs Interns September 28, 2023 The Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce has welcomed interns, Mallory Williams and Leah Brawdy, who will assist with the implementation of the organizations’ Governmental Affairs programs through the 2023-2024 academic year. Mallory is continuing her second year interning while Leah is new. Both are political science majors at…

May Eggs & Issues: US Chamber Update May 19, 2023 The May edition of Eggs & Issues featured John Kircher, the vice president of the midwest region for the US Chamber of Commerce on May 19th, 7:15 a.m. at the CVTC Business Education Center. He came to Eau Claire to give local business leaders congressional…

May 8th, 2023 On Monday, May 1st, the Menard Center for Constitutional Studies held a panel on the Future of Free Speech on Campus. Speakers Donald Downs, professor emeritus at UW-Madison, and Amna Khalid, associate professor at Carleton College attended the event in person, while Greg Lukianoff, the President and CEO of the Foundation for…

April Eggs & Issues: State of the City – Altoona April 25, 2023 The April Eggs & Issues on April 21st, was focused on the city of Altoona, and was held at the River Prairie Center. The event highlighted the accomplishments of the city, and their plans to tackle challenges in the coming years. City…

March Eggs & Issues: Legislative Breakfast April 11, 2023 The March edition of Eggs & Issues featured local state legislators on March 31st, 7:00 am at CTVC. Present were Senators Jesse James  (R-Altoona, Dist. 23)and Jeff Smith (D-town of Brunswick, Dist. 31) and Representatives Karen Hurd (R-Fall Creek, Dist. 68), Warren Petryk (R-Eleva, Dist. 93),…

Spring Election Results and Voter Turnout April 6, 2023 Voter turnout this spring set a record in Wisconsin. In 2020, a year with a presidential primary, 1.6 million people cast ballots in the state of Wisconsin, while this year more then 1.7 million people cast ballots. Eau Claire County had 38.6% of eligible voters turnout.…

Spring Primary Early Voting Early voting for the Spring 2023 General Election City of Eau Claire Early Voting for the 2023 Spring Election begins on March 21 and ends March 31. Hours are weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. behind City Hall at 203 S. Farwell St. For more information on what form of ID…

Good Government Questionnaire: Altoona Board of Education When: Tuesday, April 4th, 2023; polls open 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Find your voting location at myvote.wi. All absentee ballots must be requested by March 30th, 2023 and turned in no later than 8:00 p.m. on April 4th either by mail or dropped off in-person. In-Person absentee voting will…

Good Government Council: Eau Claire Board of Education Questionnaire When: Tuesday, April 4th, 2023; polls open 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Find your voting location at myvote.wi. All absentee ballots must be requested by March 30th, 2023 and turned in no later than 8:00 p.m. on April 4th either by mail or dropped off in-person. In-Person…