Press Releases

May 22

• • AG Van Hollen: Reaches agreement with Penguin Group Inc. to resolve e-book price-fixing allegations

• • American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network: Governor Walker proclaims May 22 ‘American Cancer Society Day’ to honor organization’s 100 years of fighting cancer

• • Board of Commissioner of Public Lands: Board approves $3.9 million for community projects and sale of school trust lands in Douglas and Iron Counties

• • Dane Co. Exec. Parisi: County welcomes new giraffes to Henry Vilas Zoo family

• • Dept. of Financial Institutions: DFI Secretary elected to board of national banking organization

• • Dept. of Natural Resources: Glacial Drumlin State Trail bridges to be closed longer than previously announced

• • Dept. of Public Instruction: Joint Committee on Finance advances education policies

• • Dept. of Public Instruction: King International School, Sargento Foods earn national college and career readiness awards

• • Dept. of Workforce Development: Secretary welcomes employers, job seekers to Southeastern Wisconsin Career Expo

• • Dept. of Workforce Development: Wisconsin local employment & unemployment estimates released

• • Gov. Walker: Announces Wisconsin Walleye Initiative

• • Gov. Walker: Building Commission approves projects

• • Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation: Thirty four student-centered programs awarded Great Lakes College Ready grants

• • Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee: Westlawn Gardens neighborhood recognized with major national award

• • Milwaukee Public Schools: MPS' Rufus King wins national ACT award for college and career readiness

• • One Wisconsin Now: Rep. Steineke dodges constituents, refuses to appear to explain his support for taxpayer financed private school voucher expansion, at his own town hall meeting

• • Rep. Kleefisch: Deer Collision Reduction Act on its way to the Assembly floor

• • Rep. Nass: UW System tuition freeze and prohibiting new differential tuition plans

• • Rep. Pope: Rep. Pope and others deliver 16,809 signatures asking for removal of voucher expansion from state budget

• • Rep. Taylor: Statement on voucher petition drive

• • Sen. Carpenter: Residency repeal complicates Bradley Center plans

• • Sen. Darling, Rep. Nygren: JFC chairs invest in child support collection

• • Sen. Larson: Statement of Senate Democratic Leader Larson calling for increasing funding by $275 per student

• • Sen. Shilling: Republicans give Gov. Walker sweeping authority to sell state properties through no-bid contracts

• • Sens. Ellis and Cowles: Ask to remove rent-to-own from budget

• • U.S. Rep. Kind: Blasts Republican attempts to shift Medicare costs onto the backs of seniors

• • U.S. Rep. Kind: Gov. Walker committing budgetary and fiscal malpractice

• • U.S. Rep. Petri: Announces May town meeting schedule

• • U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Delivers first Senate floor speech

• • UW-Stout: Students construct two buildings at police shooting range

• • Wisconsin Conservation Congress: Supports announcement of Walleye Initiative

• • Wisconsin Council on Children and Families: Ending BadgerCare coverage in 2014 for 100,000 adults has substantial risks

• • Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: Joint Finance Committee commended for restoring County Conservation staff

• • Wisconsin Right to Life: Urges support for two important legislative initiatives

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