Representative Scott L. Johnson

Representative Scott L. Johnson Scott Johnson represents the 33rd district in the Wisconsin State Assembly

10/29/2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Representative Scott Johnson Announces Legislative Priorities
Milton, WI — Representative Scott Johnson (R-Madison) has announced his legislative priorities for next year’s session, focusing on three areas: 1) Reforming Public School Funding, 2) Deregulation of Public Schools, and 3) School Bus Safety.

Public School Funding Reform

Representative Johnson is addressing the challenges with current public school funding, which heavily relies on property taxes and requires school districts to frequently seek voter approval through referendums. His proposal seeks to alleviate this burden by reducing local property taxes while maintaining existing funding levels for schools and indexing the funding formula to inflation. By shifting a portion of school funding to the general fund, Johnson’s approach would lower property taxes, reducing housing costs, and ease the burden on retirees with fixed incomes. The proposal also aims to stabilize school funding by indexing the formula to inflation, reducing the need for districts to request additional funds through referendums to keep pace with rising costs.

Deregulation of Public Schools

Over the years, growing mandates on schools have increased administrative costs and diverted resources from the classroom. Representative Johnson advocates for a comprehensive review of these mandates, aiming to eliminate ineffective programs and redundant regulations. By removing unnecessary mandates, his plan would reduce administrative expenses, empower teachers to focus on teaching, and reduce the long term need for funding increases through property tax referendums.

School Bus Safety

School bus safety remains a top priority. Johnson will introduce a pilot program for installing to equip school bus cameras to monitor and enforce laws against illegal passing. The measure seeks enhance student safety by improving compliance and accountability on the road.
Representative Johnson’s legislative agenda is rooted in creating sustainable, community-focused solutions that balance educational needs with economic responsibility.

Contact: Office of Representative Scott Johnson
Email: [email protected]
Date: October 28, 2024

10/04/2024

Brain Injury Forum in Whitewater brings awareness traumatic brain injuries.

Whitewater, WI – October 4, 2023 – State Representative Scott Johnson participated in an alumni forum on traumatic brain injuries (TBI) at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Thursday, October 3rd. The event gathered UW-Whitewater graduates, residents, brain injury survivors, and representatives of regional non-profit organizations to discuss critical TBI issues.
The forum provided a platform for survivors to share their personal stories, addressing the challenges of misdiagnosis, the need for increased awareness of common warning signs, and the long-term medical complications TBIs often create.
Rep. Johnson emphasized the importance of raising awareness. “More lives could be saved if people heard the powerful personal accounts of survivors like those gathered here today. We must foster understanding and support for those affected by brain injuries.”
One of the featured speakers, UW-Whitewater graduate and brain injury survivor Thomas Hapka, recounted his harrowing experience of nearly losing his life due to a serious brain trauma sustained shortly after graduation. The emergency room provider misdiagnosed Hapka after Hapka was injured during a chiropractic appointment. He went more than two days without care, never received a settlement, and has been financially and physically devastated by the aftermath of his injury.
“There are many teachable moments in Tom’s story,” Johnson noted. “I hope my fellow lawmakers will take the time to learn about this issue. No brain injury survivor should go without medical care or worry about losing their home."
Rep. Johnson reaffirmed his commitment to raising awareness about brain injuries and pledged to bring the stories of survivors to the state legislature, advocating for policies that support those affected.

09/27/2024

rain Injury Forum at Whitewater Innovation Center, October 3r, 1 pm-3pm

09/25/2024

Representative Scott Johnson Celebrates the Grand Opening of Aldi in Whitewater, WI Whitewater, WI —

Representative Scott Johnson (R-Madison) attended the grand opening of the new Aldi grocery store in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

“This is an exciting day for Whitewater and I want to thank ADLI for investing in our community,”
said Rep. Johnson. Whitewater has not had a stand alone grocery store since 2015.

“This new grocery store will not only provide our community with affordable and high-quality food options but will also create jobs and contribute to the local economy.”

“I look forward to representing Whitewater in the Assembly next year . Welcome Aldi and thanks
for investing in our community”

UW Whitewater Children's Center 50th AnniversaryOn Saturday September 14th Representative Johnson attended the Children'...
09/25/2024

UW Whitewater Children's Center 50th Anniversary

On Saturday September 14th Representative Johnson attended the Children's Center 50th Anniversary reception on the UW-Whitewater campus.
Representative Johnson celebrated past and current staff and families on their commitment to the program over the years, toured the Center and spent time connecting with staff of the Center and campus leadership

Jefferson County Sheriff's Department Merit Award to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine for there support of the K9 Un...
08/19/2024

Jefferson County Sheriff's Department Merit Award to the UW School of Veterinary Medicine for there support of the K9 Unit.

07/29/2024

Wisconsin Illegal School Bus Passing Rises to 38% in 2024

Thank you to the school districts and transportation companies that participated in this critical one-day survey, Wisconsin has seen a dramatic increase in illegal school bus passing. In 2023, the average rate was 30%, but with the new 2024 survey that average rate has increased to 38%!
The continued disregard of the law to stop for a stopped school bus with red lights flashing is disheartening and increases the danger to children’s lives every school day. Of the 1,223 Wisconsin school bus driver reports this year, a total of 463 passes were observed in one day, giving an average illegal passing rate of 38%. Adjusting for 100% of Wisconsin licensed school bus drivers, the annual school year impact is at least 926,676 illegal passes in a 180-day school year. These occurrences happen both in the morning and afternoon routes with the majority of vehicles passing a stop sign as they approach the bus head on. There is no excuse for endangering children’s lives.
The annual school year impact in Wisconsin is at least 926,676 illegal passes!
The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS) conducts this annual survey. Their report for 2024 notes: "In 35 states, approximately 26.4% of the nation’s school bus drivers participated in the one-day survey. In the survey, 98,065 school bus drivers reported that 66,322 vehicles passed their buses illegally on a single day during the 2023-24 school year. Adjusting for 100% of the school bus drivers in the U.S., we would have seen just over 251,000 illegal passings. Projected across a 180-day school year, these sample results point to more than 45.2 million violations per year among America’s motoring public.”
“..the results of this survey remind all motorists to pay attention to the yellow school bus, to follow the laws in their state, and stop to allow for the safe loading and unloading of each school bus.”
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation statistics, school bus transportation is the safest form of transportation over all other modes. Children are 70 times safer going to and from school in a yellow school bus than by walking, biking, being driven by parents in cars, or teens driving themselves.
The stopped yellow school bus that has its red lights flashing means that a child is going to be boarding or departing the bus. WSBA urges motorists to be aware of these situations and STOP for the stopped school bus to avoid a potential tragedy we hope no one experiences.
WSBA is requesting School Districts to have conversations with students on the dangers outside the bus and remind them to always pay attention to the traffic around the bus. WSBA has created school bus safety videos available on the website and YouTube channel. Please share these videos and spread the word about the dangers of illegally passing a stopped school bus!
WSBA will continue to work with law enforcement and communities to reduce the threat of safety these numbers pose to Wisconsin’s school children and advocate for changes in the law that bring awareness to inattentive driving.
Pay Attention and for the Stopped School Bus with Red Lights Flashing

06/14/2024

Madeline Island Museum Announces a New Two Year Exhibit

Madeline Island Museum Announces New Two-Year “Passages” Exhibition, “Bad River” Documentary Screening with Producer Mary Mazzio and Return of the Popular Indigenous Artist-in-Residence Series

Take a ferry ride to Madeline Island and explore the vibrant cultures of the Apostle Islands

LA POINTE, Wis. – Madeline Island Museum, a site managed by the Wisconsin Historical Society and located in the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior, is open for the season. The museum features a variety of engaging events, including a new two-year exhibition entitled “Passages: Ojibwe Migration to the Place Where the Food Grows on the Water”, the story of the Ojibwe’s journey to this prophesied island told through their ancestors' eyes.
In a collaborative effort between Mike Wiggins Jr., interim site director of the Madeline Island Museum and former executive director and chairman of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and the Wisconsin Historical Society, the legend of the Megis Shell and the island’s captivating history is revealed through this beautifully curated exhibit.
“Stories passed on through generations recount our 500-year journey from the east coast to this powerful region where food grows on water,” said Wiggins. “Much of our ancestors’ travel was prophesied, and this exhibit offers a rare look into our culture from establishing a home here to the efforts of Chief Buffalo to secure our land for the future.”
In addition to the “Passages” exhibition, a screening of "Bad River," the documentary by award-winning director Mary Mazzio, will take place on the evening of July 9. The nationally syndicated documentary focuses on the Bad River Band’s ongoing fight to protect their land from outside sources. Narrated by Quannah ChasingHorse and Academy-Award nominee Edward Norton, the film features members of the Bad River Band, including Wiggins.
The Madeline Island Museum celebrates all the cultures—Ojibwe, French, English, American—who have called the island home. Museum highlights include a collection of artifacts from early explorers and inhabitants including a pioneer barn built by a 19th-century Swedish immigrant and the 1835 American Fur Company Building—the oldest structure on the island. To tour Madeline Island Museum, visitors travel by ferry via the Madeline Island Ferry Line. Ferry tickets are priced separately from museum admission and sold on a first-come, first-served basis for the 25-minute ferry which leaves from the Bayfield Terminal.
Madeline Island Museum is open from May 25 – Oct. 19. Beginning May 25 – July 3, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from July 4 – Sept. 1, it is open until 5 p.m. From Sept. 4 – Oct. 19, the museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. General admission is $10 for adults and teens, $8 for seniors, $5 for youth, and children under five get in free. Wisconsin Historical Society members receive free general admission and 10% off ticketed events.
“Passages: Ojibwe Migration to the Place Where the Food Grows on the Water” is supported in part by the Friends of the Madeline Island Museum with a generous contribution from the Coffin Family in memory of Robert P. Coffin.

06/13/2024

Kikkoman, the world's leading manufacturer of traditionally brewed soy sauce, is opening a new $560 million soy sauce production facility in Jefferson, Wisconsin.

The new 240,000-square-foot facility in Jefferson will sit on a 200-acre Food and Beverage Innovation Campus. Kikkoman says they chose the community of Jefferson from among 64 Midwestern locations and the new plant will be “fully integrated and highly automated using cutting-edge mobile technology.” The company held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new plant on June 12 and is scheduled to start shipping product in the fall of 2026.

"Kikkoman believes in Wisconsin, and we are grateful to this great state for believing in us. Our collaboration began half a century ago as a leap of faith, and today, it continues as a promise of continued growth and cultural connection,” said Kikkoman Chairman Yuzaburo Mogi.

Kikkoman's been brewing soy sauce since 1603 in Japan and first came to Wisconsin over 50 years ago, opening their facility in Walworth in 1973. In addition to the new Jefferson facility, Kikkoman has also announced it’s investing $250 million to expand its existing Walworth facility, which currently brews about 29 million gallons of soy sauce per year making it the highest producing soy sauce facility in the world.

Ft. Atkinson School District Honors Nine retirees
05/24/2024

Ft. Atkinson School District Honors Nine retirees

Fertilizer and pesticide fee moratorium ends June !, 2024 For more information about the ACCP fund and a complete li...
05/22/2024

Fertilizer and pesticide fee moratorium ends June !, 2024



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