FRI News Summary: JFC rejects self-insurance; Walker to sign REINS Act; Gableman won’t seek re-election

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/fri-news-summary-jfc-rejects-self-insurance-walker-to-sign-reins-act-gableman-wont-seek-re-election/ **************************************** June 22: WisPolitics.com luncheon: Secrets of the Capitol Building Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, June 22…. Please log in to access

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Gov. Walker: Appoints Marinette County district attorney

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker appointed DeShea D. Morrow today as Marinette County district attorney, replacing outgoing District Attorney Allen R. Brey. “DeShea Morrow is a respected community leader who has devoted her life to family

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Sen. Taylor: Reinvesting in justice

Contact: Jordan Krieger 608-266-5810 (MADISON) – During the Joint Committee on Finance meeting today, Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) and Finance Democrats offered a motion to require the Governor, Supreme Court, and Legislature request technical assistance from the Council of State Governments’

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Gov. Walker: Celebrates the 76th Annual Badger Boys State

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 RIPON – Governor Scott Walker addressed young men from throughout Wisconsin selected to attend Badger Boys State tonight at the 76th Annual Inauguration Ceremony. Badger Boys State is a unique, 8-day experience where participants are

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FRI News Summary: JFC rejects self-insurance; Walker to sign REINS Act; Gableman won’t seek re-election

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/fri-news-summary-jfc-rejects-self-insurance-walker-to-sign-reins-act-gableman-wont-seek-re-election/ **************************************** June 22: WisPolitics.com luncheon: Secrets of the Capitol Building Join WisPolitics for lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, June 22…. Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here

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Gov. Walker: Appoints Marinette County district attorney

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker appointed DeShea D. Morrow today as Marinette County district attorney, replacing outgoing District Attorney Allen R. Brey. “DeShea Morrow is a respected community leader who has devoted her life to family and justice for her community,” said Governor Walker.  “Her legal

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Sen. Taylor: Reinvesting in justice

Contact: Jordan Krieger 608-266-5810 (MADISON) – During the Joint Committee on Finance meeting today, Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) and Finance Democrats offered a motion to require the Governor, Supreme Court, and Legislature request technical assistance from the Council of State Governments’ Finance Committee. Following the committee session, Senator Taylor offered the

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Sen. Taylor: “Safety first, correcting corrections by limiting overtime”

Contact: Jordan Krieger 608-266-5810 (MADISON) – Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) offered a motion to incorporate provisions of 2015 Senate Bill 610. This motion would prohibit a corrections employee from working more than two consecutive shifts. Following the committee session, Senator Taylor offerred the following comments: “We have to remember that when

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Gov. Walker: Celebrates the 76th Annual Badger Boys State

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 RIPON – Governor Scott Walker addressed young men from throughout Wisconsin selected to attend Badger Boys State tonight at the 76th Annual Inauguration Ceremony. Badger Boys State is a unique, 8-day experience where participants are grouped into cities and counties to form a “51st state.”

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Gov. Walker: Weekly radio address- workforce, workforce, workforce

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Workforce, Workforce, Workforce.” Hi, Scott Walker here. As governor, workforce development has always been a top priority for me. But we had a more immediate concern when we took office. It was creating

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Gableman says he won’t run for re-election to Supreme Court

Conservative Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman announced Thursday he will not seek re-election next year, saying he is “more hopeful than ever in the triumph of the rule of law in Wisconsin.” Gableman’s statement did not explicitly address whether he will fill out the rest of his term, which ends

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Sauk Co. Judge Screnock announces Supreme Court bid

Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Michael Screnock announced today he’ll run for Michael Gableman’s spot on the state Supreme Court, saying he shares the incumbent’s “belief that it is the role of a judge to say what the law is and not what it should be.” Screnock becomes the first

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Gov. Walker: Weekly radio address: Workforce, workforce, workforce

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Workforce, Workforce, Workforce.” Hi, Scott Walker here. As governor, workforce development has always been a top priority for me. But we had a more immediate concern when we took office. It was creating

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