MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Cost of Their Own Schooling May Explain Ignorance of Student Loan Debt Crisis, But it Doesn’t Excuse Their Refusal to Help MADISON, Wis. — All 12 Republicans members of the state legislature’s Joint Finance
Goods Unite Us, an online marketplace recently started by former Dane County Board Supervisor Abigail Wuest, is designed to help left-leaning consumers avoid giving money to companies that support conservative politicians. “I think it stemmed from this idea of wanting
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross looked back on the week in politics in Wisconsin.
Contact: Linda Hall lhall@wafca.org (608) 257-5939 The Wisconsin Association of Family & Children’s Agencies applauds the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) for their action this week to approve a new Medicaid-funded service in the 2017-19 Biennial Budget that will advance student
Contact: Jeff Flynt (920) 448-4083 (Brown County, Wis.) – Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach is pleased to see a plan authorizing an engineering school at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay win approval as part of an omnibus motion by the
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— With more people working than ever before in our state’s history, poverty rates are down. Recent research from the UW-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty shows that the Wisconsin comeback has the poverty
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman 414-469-9206 sfreeman@vdlf.org MILWAUKEE — On Friday morning, Republican State Senators introduced a companion bill to the anti-immigrant bill AB190 that seeks to turn public employees including law enforcement into an arm of Trump’s deportation machine. The bill is the same
Contact: (608) 266-8581 Representative Scott Allen today again criticized the state property tax, otherwise known as the forestry mill tax, and called for its elimination. “The statewide property tax is a massive redistribution of wealth from southeastern Wisconsin to other
Contact: Brandon Weathersby brandonw@wisdems.org (608) 260-2409 MADISON — Weeks after House Republicans passed Trumpcare without knowing what exactly was in it, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released their official audit of the bill and the
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Oshkosh, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the Washington Avenue Neoclassical Historic District in the city of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, in the National Register of Historic Places. National Register designation provides
Contact: (608) 267-9649 STEVENS POINT – Representative Katrina Shankland (D–Stevens Point) is pleased to announce her upcoming office hours on Tuesday, May 30 at Emy J’s in Stevens Point. Rep. Shankland hosts office hours every month around the 71st Assembly
Contact: Dan Idzikowski (608) 267-0214 Madison, WI- Disability Rights Wisconsin applauds the Joint Finance Committee for taking the bold step to finally eliminate waiting lists for children with disabilities to receive long term care services. The members of Joint Finance
Contact: Rep. Gannon- (608) 264-8486 Rep. Fields- (608) 266-3756 MADISON-The Assembly Committee on Urban Revitalization will continue its important bipartisan work by holding a public hearing in Beloit in order to gain firsthand insight from individuals and stakeholders invested in
Contact: (608) 263-1700 universityrelations@uwsa.edu “I would like to thank the members of the Joint Finance Committee for their support of the UW System. In particular, I want to thank Speaker Vos, Majority Leader Fitzgerald, Finance Co-Chairs Darling and Nygren, as
Contact: (608) 266-8581 Earlier this year, Representative Allen held his first “Coffee with Scott”, pre-scheduled, one-on-one, ten-minute meetings with constituents. Rep. Allen created “Coffee with Scott” to provide a more comfortable and personal conversation with constituents, and focus on their
Contact: Z! Haukeness – 608-358-9993 Joanne Lee – 608-469-4384 On June 3rd, a one-day conference for transgender youth, their parents and faith leaders to work together for trans justice will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Madison to
Contact: Steven Michels (608) 267-7874 Madison – The Group Insurance Board (GIB) and Division of Personnel Management submitted a letter today to the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) detailing the consequences of rejecting self-insurance. The letter shows if JFC does not
Contact: (608) 266-1627 Madison, WI — Senator Fred Risser (D-Madison) has been appointed to the Governor’s Steering Committee on Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Testing and Deployment. The committee will advise the Governor and state agencies on how to best advance
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Cost of Their Own Schooling May Explain Ignorance of Student Loan Debt Crisis, But it Doesn’t Excuse Their Refusal to Help MADISON, Wis. — All 12 Republicans members of the state legislature’s Joint Finance Committee this week voted to reject a Democratic plan to
Goods Unite Us, an online marketplace recently started by former Dane County Board Supervisor Abigail Wuest, is designed to help left-leaning consumers avoid giving money to companies that support conservative politicians. “I think it stemmed from this idea of wanting to find a way to counter the disproportionate impact, or
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross looked back on the week in politics in Wisconsin.
Contact: Linda Hall lhall@wafca.org (608) 257-5939 The Wisconsin Association of Family & Children’s Agencies applauds the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) for their action this week to approve a new Medicaid-funded service in the 2017-19 Biennial Budget that will advance student well-being by promoting communication and consultation between students, parents, teachers
Contact: Jeff Flynt (920) 448-4083 (Brown County, Wis.) – Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach is pleased to see a plan authorizing an engineering school at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay win approval as part of an omnibus motion by the Wisconsin Joint Committee on Finance. “I want to thank Wisconsin
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— With more people working than ever before in our state’s history, poverty rates are down. Recent research from the UW-Madison Institute for Research on Poverty shows that the Wisconsin comeback has the poverty level statewide at its lowest point in nine years. Thanks
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman 414-469-9206 sfreeman@vdlf.org MILWAUKEE — On Friday morning, Republican State Senators introduced a companion bill to the anti-immigrant bill AB190 that seeks to turn public employees including law enforcement into an arm of Trump’s deportation machine. The bill is the same so-called “anti-sanctuary” bill that was defeated by the Day without
Contact: (608) 266-8581 Representative Scott Allen today again criticized the state property tax, otherwise known as the forestry mill tax, and called for its elimination. “The statewide property tax is a massive redistribution of wealth from southeastern Wisconsin to other parts of the state,” said Rep. Allen. “Projects funded by
Contact: Brandon Weathersby brandonw@wisdems.org (608) 260-2409 MADISON — Weeks after House Republicans passed Trumpcare without knowing what exactly was in it, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released their official audit of the bill and the results weren’t pretty. Knowing how terrible Trumpcare will be for Americans’
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Oshkosh, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the Washington Avenue Neoclassical Historic District in the city of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, in the National Register of Historic Places. National Register designation provides access to certain benefits, including qualification for grants and for
Contact: (608) 267-9649 STEVENS POINT – Representative Katrina Shankland (D–Stevens Point) is pleased to announce her upcoming office hours on Tuesday, May 30 at Emy J’s in Stevens Point. Rep. Shankland hosts office hours every month around the 71st Assembly District to hear from her constituents. Members of the public
Contact: Dan Idzikowski (608) 267-0214 Madison, WI- Disability Rights Wisconsin applauds the Joint Finance Committee for taking the bold step to finally eliminate waiting lists for children with disabilities to receive long term care services. The members of Joint Finance supported the Governor’s investment of $39 million dollars to support
Contact: Rep. Gannon- (608) 264-8486 Rep. Fields- (608) 266-3756 MADISON-The Assembly Committee on Urban Revitalization will continue its important bipartisan work by holding a public hearing in Beloit in order to gain firsthand insight from individuals and stakeholders invested in urban communities. Beloit Committee Visit Friday, June 2 Committee Tour
Contact: (608) 263-1700 universityrelations@uwsa.edu “I would like to thank the members of the Joint Finance Committee for their support of the UW System. In particular, I want to thank Speaker Vos, Majority Leader Fitzgerald, Finance Co-Chairs Darling and Nygren, as well as Senator Harsdorf and Representative Born, for their leadership
Contact: (608) 266-8581 Earlier this year, Representative Allen held his first “Coffee with Scott”, pre-scheduled, one-on-one, ten-minute meetings with constituents. Rep. Allen created “Coffee with Scott” to provide a more comfortable and personal conversation with constituents, and focus on their concerns. The event will be held on Tuesday, May 30th,
Contact: Z! Haukeness – 608-358-9993 Joanne Lee – 608-469-4384 On June 3rd, a one-day conference for transgender youth, their parents and faith leaders to work together for trans justice will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Madison to push for trans justice. The event is being led by Joanne
Contact: Steven Michels (608) 267-7874 Madison – The Group Insurance Board (GIB) and Division of Personnel Management submitted a letter today to the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) detailing the consequences of rejecting self-insurance. The letter shows if JFC does not approve self-insurance, the current health providers will pass on a
Contact: (608) 266-1627 Madison, WI — Senator Fred Risser (D-Madison) has been appointed to the Governor’s Steering Committee on Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Testing and Deployment. The committee will advise the Governor and state agencies on how to best advance the testing and operation of autonomous and connected vehicles. “I