Contact: Ann Shea (608)266-5949 ashea@cityofmadison.com Thanks to our friends at Goodman’s Jewelers, the first 500 kids are free to the Goodman Pool beginning at 12:00pm on the 2017 opening day, Friday, June 9! “In honor of Irwin and Robert Goodman,
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) is participating in the White House Infrastructure Summit this afternoon. The Racine County representative joins other state and local leaders at the event on the nation’s infrastructure during the White
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 22: WisPolitics.com luncheon: Secrets of the Capitol Building Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, June 22. Hear from an historian and those who restored the iconic structure now celebrating its
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Stronger Than We Were Five Years Ago.” Hi, Scott Walker here. Wow. It’s safe to say the time has flown. Just five years
Contact: Sashi Gregory sgregory@wccf.org (608) 284-0580 x313 (Madison, WI)—Adults and children in small towns and rural areas in Wisconsin rely on Medicaid and BadgerCare more than those in metropolitan areas, according to a new report released today by the Georgetown
Contact: Keri O’Keefe (608) 261-9597 keri.okeefe@wisconsinhistory.org Milwaukee, Wis. – Madisen Maher Architects, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin have received the 2017 Historic Restoration Award from the Wisconsin Historical Society for successfully converting the four buildings that comprise River Place Lofts – The
Inspired by the success of Michigan’s Renaissance Venture Capital Fund, some state investors are calling for companies to band together and create a comparable Wisconsin entity. John Neis, managing director of Venture Investors, pitched the concept during a panel at
Contact: Keri O’Keefe (608) 261-9597 keri.okeefe@wisconsinhistory.org Beloit, Wis. – Katherine L. Kemnitz of Beloit, Wisconsin has received the 2017 Genealogy Family History Book Award from the Wisconsin Historical Society for “Three John Chamberlains and Cornelius Atherton: A Chamberlain descendant’s search
Join the WisPolitics.com DC Wrap email list here: https://goo.gl/forms/yHxSHZVenzsss1SH2 Quotes of the week I’m not sure I’d put a bet on it. – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, last week on whether Republicans will be able to repeal and replace
Contact: Jonathan Fera (414) 286-5579 jfera@milwaukee.gov MILWAUKEE – Mayor Tom Barrett announced that the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD), in partnership with Children’s Community Health Plan and McDonald’s Restaurants, will host Coffee with a Cop neighborhood events throughout the City. Starting
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 WAUKESHA – Governor Scott Walker joined law enforcement officers, Special Olympics athletes, and members of the Waukesha community today for the 31st Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, which kicks off the 2017 Wisconsin Special Olympics
Contact: Sarah Mattes (608) 242-6414 Madison WI – June 8, 2017 – No one wants a day at the beach or pool to make them sick. During the summer months, Public Health Madison & Dane County (PHMDC) Sanitarians and Laboratory
MADISON, WI. June 8, 2017 – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) today announced that four communities will receive a total of $2 million in state grants to help redevelop abandoned industrial sites throughout Wisconsin. The cities of La Crosse
Contact: (608) 266-5350 Madison– State Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy voted unanimously in favor of SB 168 relating to local assistance for remediating contaminated wells and failing
Contact: AshLee Strong or Doug Andres (202) 225-0600 WASHINGTON—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke at the National Endowment for Democracy’s (NED) 2017 Democracy Award ceremony, an event honoring five activists fighting corruption in Afghanistan, Angola, Guatemala, Malaysia, and Ukraine. In
Contact: Gretchen Schuldt (414) 331-0724 gretchen@wjinc.org A federal court jury on Wednesday awarded $6.7 million to a female Milwaukee County Jail inmate who was repeatedly sexually assaulted by former Corrections Officer Xavier Thicklen. The jury awarded $1.7 million in compensatory
The state Department of Health Services Wednesday asked the Trump administration for permission to add drug screenings, premiums and time limits for childless adults on Medicaid. DHS submitted its request with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, whose leadership
Contact: Ann Shea (608)266-5949 ashea@cityofmadison.com Thanks to our friends at Goodman’s Jewelers, the first 500 kids are free to the Goodman Pool beginning at 12:00pm on the 2017 opening day, Friday, June 9! “In honor of Irwin and Robert Goodman, we are pleased to continue this tradition of sponsoring the
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) is participating in the White House Infrastructure Summit this afternoon. The Racine County representative joins other state and local leaders at the event on the nation’s infrastructure during the White House Infrastructure Week. The summit will include a roundtable discussion
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 22: WisPolitics.com luncheon: Secrets of the Capitol Building Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, June 22. Hear from an historian and those who restored the iconic structure now celebrating its 100th anniversary. Panelists: – Laura Davis of Isthmus Architects, lead
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Stronger Than We Were Five Years Ago.” Hi, Scott Walker here. Wow. It’s safe to say the time has flown. Just five years ago, we made history as the first governor in the
Contact: Sashi Gregory sgregory@wccf.org (608) 284-0580 x313 (Madison, WI)—Adults and children in small towns and rural areas in Wisconsin rely on Medicaid and BadgerCare more than those in metropolitan areas, according to a new report released today by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and the University of
Contact: Keri O’Keefe (608) 261-9597 keri.okeefe@wisconsinhistory.org Milwaukee, Wis. – Madisen Maher Architects, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin have received the 2017 Historic Restoration Award from the Wisconsin Historical Society for successfully converting the four buildings that comprise River Place Lofts – The Historic Beam House into a 64-unit apartment complex. These buildings
Inspired by the success of Michigan’s Renaissance Venture Capital Fund, some state investors are calling for companies to band together and create a comparable Wisconsin entity. John Neis, managing director of Venture Investors, pitched the concept during a panel at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference, which took place this week in
Contact: Keri O’Keefe (608) 261-9597 keri.okeefe@wisconsinhistory.org Beloit, Wis. – Katherine L. Kemnitz of Beloit, Wisconsin has received the 2017 Genealogy Family History Book Award from the Wisconsin Historical Society for “Three John Chamberlains and Cornelius Atherton: A Chamberlain descendant’s search for her roots through the line of William Chamberlain of
Join the WisPolitics.com DC Wrap email list here: https://goo.gl/forms/yHxSHZVenzsss1SH2 Quotes of the week I’m not sure I’d put a bet on it. – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, last week on whether Republicans will be able to repeal and replace Obamacare. See the story. How do these truly draconian cuts
Contact: Jonathan Fera (414) 286-5579 jfera@milwaukee.gov MILWAUKEE – Mayor Tom Barrett announced that the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD), in partnership with Children’s Community Health Plan and McDonald’s Restaurants, will host Coffee with a Cop neighborhood events throughout the City. Starting at the beginning of summer vacation for many residents, the
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 WAUKESHA – Governor Scott Walker joined law enforcement officers, Special Olympics athletes, and members of the Waukesha community today for the 31st Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, which kicks off the 2017 Wisconsin Special Olympics State Summer Games. “We know that individuals with disabilities have
Contact: Sarah Mattes (608) 242-6414 Madison WI – June 8, 2017 – No one wants a day at the beach or pool to make them sick. During the summer months, Public Health Madison & Dane County (PHMDC) Sanitarians and Laboratory staff check water quality at many public Madison and Dane
MADISON, WI. June 8, 2017 – The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) today announced that four communities will receive a total of $2 million in state grants to help redevelop abandoned industrial sites throughout Wisconsin. The cities of La Crosse and Manitowoc, the village of Waunakee, and Eau Claire County
Contact: (608) 266-5350 Madison– State Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) released the following statement after the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy voted unanimously in favor of SB 168 relating to local assistance for remediating contaminated wells and failing wastewater treatment systems and award limits for contaminated well grants:
Contact: AshLee Strong or Doug Andres (202) 225-0600 WASHINGTON—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke at the National Endowment for Democracy’s (NED) 2017 Democracy Award ceremony, an event honoring five activists fighting corruption in Afghanistan, Angola, Guatemala, Malaysia, and Ukraine. In his address, Speaker Ryan reaffirmed Congress’s commitment to advancing democracy
Contact: Gretchen Schuldt (414) 331-0724 gretchen@wjinc.org A federal court jury on Wednesday awarded $6.7 million to a female Milwaukee County Jail inmate who was repeatedly sexually assaulted by former Corrections Officer Xavier Thicklen. The jury awarded $1.7 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages, said attorney Robin
The state Department of Health Services Wednesday asked the Trump administration for permission to add drug screenings, premiums and time limits for childless adults on Medicaid. DHS submitted its request with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, whose leadership has said they’d like to give states more flexibility on