Bruce Thompson: Is manufacturing in decline?
Thursday, Jun 22, 2017
Recent trends are down in Wisconsin, but hardly a cause for panic.
Recent trends are down in Wisconsin, but hardly a cause for panic.
The Manufacturing and Agricultural Credit was established by Walker and the GOP-controlled legislature in 2013 with grand claims that it would result in more jobs.
The actions of the Trump administration that haven’t attracted near the attention of Putingate are just as scandalous.
Contact: (608) 266-5580 MADISON, WI – State Representative David Crowley (D-Milwaukee), Chair of the Milwaukee Delegation, made the following statement today following the unveiling “The Community-Police Relations Improvement Act”. “Recent deadly altercations involving police officers across the country and in
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Contact: Brendan Conway (414) 937-3250 Milwaukee, WI – The last of the changes to the MCTS GO Pass Program will go into effect on Monday, June 26th; riders with a valid GO Pass card will pay $1 a day to ride.
Contact: Ben Voelkel Paige Alwood WASHINGTON — During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) spoke about the importance of taking the time necessary to repair the damage done to Wisconsin families by Obamacare. Excerpts
Contact: Joe Fadness media@scottwalker.com [Madison, Wis.] – In case you missed it, a recent expansion announcement by Ashley Furniture in Arcadia show Wisconsin’s economic outlook – which includes an unemployment rate of 3.1 percent, the lowest since 1999 – continues
Contact: Sen. Van Wanggaard, (608) 266-1832 Rep. Tusler, (608) 266-5831 Rep. Zimmerman, (608) 266-1526 MADISON – This morning, three Republican Legislators released legislation which will update Wisconsin’s texting while driving laws to address new technologies and electronic devices. The bill,
Contact: (202) 280-1990 The Wisconsin State Assembly followed the Senate’s lead by passing, in bi-partisan fashion, a bill that increases accountability and enhances efficiencies in Wisconsin’s school choice programs. The legislation is a result of a yearlong collaborative effort between
Contact: Keri O’Keefe (608) 261-9597 keri.okeefe@wisconsinhistory.org Eagle, Wis. – Celebrate the spirit of the Fourth of July as they did in 19th-century America at the Old World Wisconsin Independence Day Celebration. Voted one of the top Fourth of July Parades
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Courts – Education – Elections – Health care – Iowa – Law and order – Real estate – Regulation – Tourism – Transportation –
Contact: Dennis Hughes 608-371-3485 dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com JANESVILLE, WI – Cathy Myers, a teacher and Janesville School Board member, today announced her campaign to challenge Paul Ryan and represent Wisconsin’s 1st District in the United States House of Representatives. Throughout his 18-year
Contact: (608) 266-1714 MADISON… State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk announced his opposition to current state law that requires the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL) to purchase new land if it sells land currently held by the BCPL. Over the
Contact: Fran McLaughlin (414) 278-5226 Milwaukee, WI – Last night, just before 10:00 p.m., deputies responded to calls reporting a wrong way driver traveling southbound in the northbound lanes on US41 at Silver Spring. A deputy stopped the driver in
MADISON, Wis. – Yesterday, the Wisconsin State Assembly took action on two bills that target Wisconsin’s growing drug epidemic. Attorney General Schimel released the following statement applauding the Wisconsin Assembly’s actions. “Fentanyl is a new, dangerous drug in Wisconsin that
Contact: mmurph@milwaukee.gov The Governor Walker-supported decision by the state Department of Natural Resources to eliminate popular programming at its visitor center during the Wisconsin State Fair is bad news for children and families. The long-held tradition of taking children and
Recent trends are down in Wisconsin, but hardly a cause for panic.
The Manufacturing and Agricultural Credit was established by Walker and the GOP-controlled legislature in 2013 with grand claims that it would result in more jobs.
The actions of the Trump administration that haven’t attracted near the attention of Putingate are just as scandalous.
Contact: (608) 266-5580 MADISON, WI – State Representative David Crowley (D-Milwaukee), Chair of the Milwaukee Delegation, made the following statement today following the unveiling “The Community-Police Relations Improvement Act”. “Recent deadly altercations involving police officers across the country and in our own backyard have sparked outrage and increased distrust of
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Contact: Brendan Conway (414) 937-3250 Milwaukee, WI – The last of the changes to the MCTS GO Pass Program will go into effect on Monday, June 26th; riders with a valid GO Pass card will pay $1 a day to ride. Also on Monday, the administration of the GO Pass program
Contact: Ben Voelkel Paige Alwood WASHINGTON — During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) spoke about the importance of taking the time necessary to repair the damage done to Wisconsin families by Obamacare. Excerpts of Senator Johnson’s appearance are below, and video can be
Contact: Joe Fadness media@scottwalker.com [Madison, Wis.] – In case you missed it, a recent expansion announcement by Ashley Furniture in Arcadia show Wisconsin’s economic outlook – which includes an unemployment rate of 3.1 percent, the lowest since 1999 – continues to get brighter under Gov. Scott Walker’s bold conservative leadership.
Contact: Sen. Van Wanggaard, (608) 266-1832 Rep. Tusler, (608) 266-5831 Rep. Zimmerman, (608) 266-1526 MADISON – This morning, three Republican Legislators released legislation which will update Wisconsin’s texting while driving laws to address new technologies and electronic devices. The bill, authored by Senator Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) and Representatives Ron Tusler
Contact: (202) 280-1990 The Wisconsin State Assembly followed the Senate’s lead by passing, in bi-partisan fashion, a bill that increases accountability and enhances efficiencies in Wisconsin’s school choice programs. The legislation is a result of a yearlong collaborative effort between the Department of Public Instruction and school choice advocates. The
Contact: Keri O’Keefe (608) 261-9597 keri.okeefe@wisconsinhistory.org Eagle, Wis. – Celebrate the spirit of the Fourth of July as they did in 19th-century America at the Old World Wisconsin Independence Day Celebration. Voted one of the top Fourth of July Parades in “US Travel + Leisure Magazine”, this day-long event is
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Federal government – Courts – Education – Elections – Health care – Iowa – Law and order – Real estate – Regulation – Tourism – Transportation – Editorials – Columns TOP STORIES Walker signs bill ending work
Contact: Dennis Hughes 608-371-3485 dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com JANESVILLE, WI – Cathy Myers, a teacher and Janesville School Board member, today announced her campaign to challenge Paul Ryan and represent Wisconsin’s 1st District in the United States House of Representatives. Throughout his 18-year political career, Paul Ryan has never faced a challenger with
Contact: (608) 266-1714 MADISON… State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk announced his opposition to current state law that requires the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL) to purchase new land if it sells land currently held by the BCPL. Over the last decade the BCPL staff has advised BCPL Commissioners to
Contact: Fran McLaughlin (414) 278-5226 Milwaukee, WI – Last night, just before 10:00 p.m., deputies responded to calls reporting a wrong way driver traveling southbound in the northbound lanes on US41 at Silver Spring. A deputy stopped the driver in the median distress lane just north of W. Hampton Ave.
MADISON, Wis. – Yesterday, the Wisconsin State Assembly took action on two bills that target Wisconsin’s growing drug epidemic. Attorney General Schimel released the following statement applauding the Wisconsin Assembly’s actions. “Fentanyl is a new, dangerous drug in Wisconsin that has begun to take hold in the state in recent
Contact: mmurph@milwaukee.gov The Governor Walker-supported decision by the state Department of Natural Resources to eliminate popular programming at its visitor center during the Wisconsin State Fair is bad news for children and families. The long-held tradition of taking children and students to enjoy the DNR center’s fishing clinics, children’s play