Contact: A.J. Nino Amato, 608-514-3317 The American Medical Association, Hospital Groups and American College of Physicians Say “No” – to Paul Ryan’s Healthcare Plan – to Replacing the Affordable Care Act – to Ryan’s alternative health care disaster. In Paul
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker highlighted the major K-12 education investments included in his Executive Budget proposal at Gilman High School today. The governor’s proposal includes $649 million in new state aids for all K-12 schools in
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker took executive action today to further promote openness and transparency in state government through increased access to public records, performance metrics, and public notices. Governor Walker issued Executive Order #235 ahead of Sunshine Week,
Contact: Brian Rice, (608) 246-3872 brian.rice@dot.wi.gov The COLSAC III, commonly known as the Merrimac ferry, is open for the 2017 season. The ferry shuttles Highway 113 traffic across the Wisconsin River 24 hours a day, seven days a week between
Contact: Matt Adamczyk, (608) 266-1714 Voters of Wisconsin will get Final Approval on Elimination Effort MADISON….State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk released the following statement regarding passage of SJR 3, the constitutional amendment to eliminate the state treasurer’s office. “It is my belief
Contact: Mike Browne, (608) 444-3483 mike@OneWisconsinNow.org Borrowers Know Ignoring the Crisis Won’t Make it Go Away, Do GOP Legislators? MADISON, Wis. — The latest estimates are that Americans are now burdened with a record $1.4 trillion in student loan debt. Roughly $19 billion
Contact: Jerad Albracht, 608-224-5007 Bill Cosh, 608-224-5020 Editor’s Note: It’s National Consumer Protection Week! The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) recognizes this annual campaign as a way to teach people about their consumer rights and to give them the tools
Contact: (202) 224 – 6225 press@baldwin.senate.gov Bipartisan legislation provides support and resources to the millions of caregivers nationwide who provide care for wounded, ill, and injured veterans WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and
UW System President Ray Cross said today Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal for UW is the best “we’ve had in over a decade,” though he’s looking for some changes in the coming weeks. Cross spoke at today’s Board of Regents
Contact: Eric Harris eric.harris@mail.house.gov To Whom It May Concern – In response to President Donald Trump’s plan to erect a wall along our southern border with Mexico, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) introduced the No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act of 2017, legislation prohibiting
Gov. Scott Walker today announced an executive order aimed at easing access to government records while declaring next week as Sunshine Week. Walker’s order requires state agencies to figure out which kinds of records the public asks for the most
Gov. Scott Walker’s budget item calling for the relocation of the DNR’s chief forester tosses out a previously ordered study that sought cost estimates for moving the office’s HQ to a new facility. The 2015-17 budget required the DNR conduct
Contact: Rep. Michael Schraa, (608) 267-7990 (Madison, WI) Representative Michael Schraa (R-Oshkosh) and Sen. Dan Feyen (R-Fond du Lac) authored a Constitutional Amendment to delete the office of State Treasurer. Senate Joint Resolution 3 passed the Senate on Tuesday, March 7, and
Dem members of the Joint Finance Committee accused their GOP counterparts of improperly receiving a briefing on the guv’s self-insurance plan for state employees. But Co-chairs Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and John Nygren, R-Marinette, said they did nothing wrong by
Contact: Rod Hise, 608-770-7850 rod@rodhise.com MADISON, Wis., March 9, 2017 – The following is a statement by Rod Hise, spokesman for Cures for Tomorrow, a coalition of Wisconsin academic research institutions, bioscience-related trade groups and health care providers. The coalition supports and advocates for biomedical
Rep. Michael Schraa, who authored the amendment to eliminate the office of state treasurer, says there’s a “high probability” that either he or another lawmaker will introduce an amendment this session to scrap the office of secretary of state. Schraa
Contact: Brian Rothgery, 414-278-4230 brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – It was revealed Wednesday that County Executive Chris Abele gave a 5% raise to the director of the county’s pension system after hundreds of pension payment errors detailed in a 2014 report to the IRS
Contact: A.J. Nino Amato, 608-514-3317 The American Medical Association, Hospital Groups and American College of Physicians Say “No” – to Paul Ryan’s Healthcare Plan – to Replacing the Affordable Care Act – to Ryan’s alternative health care disaster. In Paul Ryan’s desire to sneak his new healthcare plan past the
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker highlighted the major K-12 education investments included in his Executive Budget proposal at Gilman High School today. The governor’s proposal includes $649 million in new state aids for all K-12 schools in Wisconsin, increases per pupil categorical aid by $509.2 million, and lifts
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker took executive action today to further promote openness and transparency in state government through increased access to public records, performance metrics, and public notices. Governor Walker issued Executive Order #235 ahead of Sunshine Week, which runs from March 12 – 18, 2017. “Last year, our
Contact: Brian Rice, (608) 246-3872 brian.rice@dot.wi.gov The COLSAC III, commonly known as the Merrimac ferry, is open for the 2017 season. The ferry shuttles Highway 113 traffic across the Wisconsin River 24 hours a day, seven days a week between Okee in Columbia County and Merrimac in Sauk County. The
Contact: Matt Adamczyk, (608) 266-1714 Voters of Wisconsin will get Final Approval on Elimination Effort MADISON….State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk released the following statement regarding passage of SJR 3, the constitutional amendment to eliminate the state treasurer’s office. “It is my belief that the Office of State Treasurer in the State of
Contact: Mike Browne, (608) 444-3483 mike@OneWisconsinNow.org Borrowers Know Ignoring the Crisis Won’t Make it Go Away, Do GOP Legislators? MADISON, Wis. — The latest estimates are that Americans are now burdened with a record $1.4 trillion in student loan debt. Roughly $19 billion of that debt is in Wisconsin from federal student loans
Contact: Jerad Albracht, 608-224-5007 Bill Cosh, 608-224-5020 Editor’s Note: It’s National Consumer Protection Week! The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) recognizes this annual campaign as a way to teach people about their consumer rights and to give them the tools they need to protect themselves from scams. This week, DATCP
Contact: (202) 224 – 6225 press@baldwin.senate.gov Bipartisan legislation provides support and resources to the millions of caregivers nationwide who provide care for wounded, ill, and injured veterans WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), and Representative Jim Langevin (D-RI) in reintroducing
UW System President Ray Cross said today Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal for UW is the best “we’ve had in over a decade,” though he’s looking for some changes in the coming weeks. Cross spoke at today’s Board of Regents meeting in Madison, telling regents that Walker clearly listened to
Contact: Eric Harris eric.harris@mail.house.gov To Whom It May Concern – In response to President Donald Trump’s plan to erect a wall along our southern border with Mexico, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) introduced the No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act of 2017, legislation prohibiting the use of any federal funds for the wall’s construction.
Gov. Scott Walker today announced an executive order aimed at easing access to government records while declaring next week as Sunshine Week. Walker’s order requires state agencies to figure out which kinds of records the public asks for the most and then determine ways to make them available without a
Gov. Scott Walker’s budget item calling for the relocation of the DNR’s chief forester tosses out a previously ordered study that sought cost estimates for moving the office’s HQ to a new facility. The 2015-17 budget required the DNR conduct a study on moving the chief forestry headquarters out of
Contact: Rep. Michael Schraa, (608) 267-7990 (Madison, WI) Representative Michael Schraa (R-Oshkosh) and Sen. Dan Feyen (R-Fond du Lac) authored a Constitutional Amendment to delete the office of State Treasurer. Senate Joint Resolution 3 passed the Senate on Tuesday, March 7, and passed the Assembly in a bipartisan manner today. This is
Dem members of the Joint Finance Committee accused their GOP counterparts of improperly receiving a briefing on the guv’s self-insurance plan for state employees. But Co-chairs Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and John Nygren, R-Marinette, said they did nothing wrong by meeting yesterday with the Department of Employee Trust Funds and
Contact: Rod Hise, 608-770-7850 rod@rodhise.com MADISON, Wis., March 9, 2017 – The following is a statement by Rod Hise, spokesman for Cures for Tomorrow, a coalition of Wisconsin academic research institutions, bioscience-related trade groups and health care providers. The coalition supports and advocates for biomedical research in Wisconsin and is committed to educating the public
Rep. Michael Schraa, who authored the amendment to eliminate the office of state treasurer, says there’s a “high probability” that either he or another lawmaker will introduce an amendment this session to scrap the office of secretary of state. Schraa said he has not yet began drafting the language for
Contact: Brian Rothgery, 414-278-4230 brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – It was revealed Wednesday that County Executive Chris Abele gave a 5% raise to the director of the county’s pension system after hundreds of pension payment errors detailed in a 2014 report to the IRS were finally made public in January. The 5% increase in