Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 7 breakfast gathering in D.C. with U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan A June 7 breakfast gathering at the Monocle in D.C. features U.S. Rep. MARK POCAN, D-Town of Vermont. Sponsored by Michael Best and Michael
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Fort Atkinson, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the Fort Atkinson Club in the city of Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, in the National Register of Historic Places. National Register designation provides
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Fond Du Lac, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the St. Mary School in the city of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, in the National Register of Historic Places.
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Two Rivers, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the LaSalle Shipwreck in the vicinity of Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, in the National Register of Historic Places. National Register designation provides access
MADISON – The Wisconsin Health Care Association and Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living (WHCA/WiCAL) today applauded the Joint Finance Committee for approving budget proposals to support long-term care in Wisconsin. The committee today voted to include a 2% increase in
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 DELAVAN – Governor Scott Walker visited Delavan-Darien High School today, where he discussed the historic K-12 school investments included in his biennial budget proposal with students, teachers, and staff. The governor’s proposal lifts K-12 investment
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala & Kanavas, debate Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to drug test Medicaid recipients, approved by the Joint Finance Committee this week. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Contact: Holly Botsford (414) 955-8761 hbotsford@mcw.edu Milwaukee, May 25, 2017 – The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) applauds the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) for voting to expand Wisconsin’s Child Psychiatry Consultation Program (CPCP) by an additional $500,000 per year. The
We are supposed to believe that America was “great” throughout its history, equally “great” when we were young, and, by God, can be similarly “great” once more. That world view was a springboard for a propagandist like Roger Ailes and a demagogue like Donald Trump. And it has contributed mightily to bitterly dividing the nation.
Fewer people, especially fewer children, are living in poverty in Wisconsin than ever before. In fact, we’ve seen a “significant reduction” in poverty across our state the past several years.
Our proposal provides help. Trump budget makes things worse.
But Pocan was simply flat out wrong on a number of items, clearly more interested in scoring political points with his Madison constituents than having a substantive conversation about education policy with the Education Secretary.
The party needs to find a way to communicate what it stands for to citizens — especially working people — who obviously have formed a perception at odds with reality.
There are currently almost 1.2 million Wisconsinites who participate in Medicaid-funded programs, and whose health care will be at risk if the president’s proposals are approved.
The reasons are personal and political.
Contact: (608) 266-5342 MADISON – Yesterday, the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee allocated $3 million in state funds in an unprecedented move to use taxpayer money to fund a partisan, conservative think tank at UW-Madison called the Tommy G. Thompson Center
Contact: (608) 266-7746 Baraboo – Earlier this week, the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance approved more than $1 million in state funding over the next two years for Circus World Museum in Baraboo. This was originally proposed in Governor Walker’s
Contact: George Althoff (608) 261-4504 MADISON – Edvest, Wisconsin’s college savings plan, will celebrate National 529 Day along with similar plans across the country on May 29. The day was created to remind people of the costs of higher education and
Contact: Dan Drury (414) 322-8979 ddrury@o4cg.com “Thank you, thank you, thank you!” Stated Dan Drury, President of the Residential Services Association of Wisconsin. “The long-term care profession is facing major workforce challenges and any dollars that can be directed at
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 7 breakfast gathering in D.C. with U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan A June 7 breakfast gathering at the Monocle in D.C. features U.S. Rep. MARK POCAN, D-Town of Vermont. Sponsored by Michael Best and Michael Best Strategies, WPS Health Insurance, AARP Wisconsin and Xcel Energy
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Fort Atkinson, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the Fort Atkinson Club in the city of Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, in the National Register of Historic Places. National Register designation provides access to certain benefits, including qualification for grants and for
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Fond Du Lac, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the St. Mary School in the city of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, in the National Register of Historic Places. National Register designation provides access to certain benefits, including qualification
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Two Rivers, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the LaSalle Shipwreck in the vicinity of Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, in the National Register of Historic Places. National Register designation provides access to certain benefits, including qualification for grants and for rehabilitation
MADISON – The Wisconsin Health Care Association and Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living (WHCA/WiCAL) today applauded the Joint Finance Committee for approving budget proposals to support long-term care in Wisconsin. The committee today voted to include a 2% increase in each year of the biennium for skilled nursing Medicaid reimbursement
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 DELAVAN – Governor Scott Walker visited Delavan-Darien High School today, where he discussed the historic K-12 school investments included in his biennial budget proposal with students, teachers, and staff. The governor’s proposal lifts K-12 investment to $11.5 billion over two years, an all-time high, including
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala & Kanavas, debate Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to drug test Medicaid recipients, approved by the Joint Finance Committee this week. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and Michael Best Strategies.
Contact: Holly Botsford (414) 955-8761 hbotsford@mcw.edu Milwaukee, May 25, 2017 – The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) applauds the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) for voting to expand Wisconsin’s Child Psychiatry Consultation Program (CPCP) by an additional $500,000 per year. The Committee’s vote approves Governor Scott Walker’s proposal to expand the
We are supposed to believe that America was “great” throughout its history, equally “great” when we were young, and, by God, can be similarly “great” once more. That world view was a springboard for a propagandist like Roger Ailes and a demagogue like Donald Trump. And it has contributed mightily to bitterly dividing the nation.
Fewer people, especially fewer children, are living in poverty in Wisconsin than ever before. In fact, we’ve seen a “significant reduction” in poverty across our state the past several years.
Our proposal provides help. Trump budget makes things worse.
But Pocan was simply flat out wrong on a number of items, clearly more interested in scoring political points with his Madison constituents than having a substantive conversation about education policy with the Education Secretary.
The party needs to find a way to communicate what it stands for to citizens — especially working people — who obviously have formed a perception at odds with reality.
There are currently almost 1.2 million Wisconsinites who participate in Medicaid-funded programs, and whose health care will be at risk if the president’s proposals are approved.
The reasons are personal and political.
Contact: (608) 266-5342 MADISON – Yesterday, the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee allocated $3 million in state funds in an unprecedented move to use taxpayer money to fund a partisan, conservative think tank at UW-Madison called the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos stated in
Contact: (608) 266-7746 Baraboo – Earlier this week, the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance approved more than $1 million in state funding over the next two years for Circus World Museum in Baraboo. This was originally proposed in Governor Walker’s budget and unanimously approved by the committee. “As a Baraboo
Contact: George Althoff (608) 261-4504 MADISON – Edvest, Wisconsin’s college savings plan, will celebrate National 529 Day along with similar plans across the country on May 29. The day was created to remind people of the costs of higher education and to help educate families about the benefits of starting a
Contact: Dan Drury (414) 322-8979 ddrury@o4cg.com “Thank you, thank you, thank you!” Stated Dan Drury, President of the Residential Services Association of Wisconsin. “The long-term care profession is facing major workforce challenges and any dollars that can be directed at this crisis and its caregivers is greatly appreciated. I recognize