Madison Teachers’ Inc. Action Committee, Madison SCAPE, the East Attendance Area PTO Coalition and the Westside PTO: Community rallies to demand smaller class sizes, accountability in MMSD Budget

Press Contact: Luke Gangler, lukegangler@gmail.com  608-445-4547 Community leaders, staff, and parents gathered today in a show of unity outside the Doyle Administration Building to demand the district take action to reduce class sizes. The rally took place directly before the Madison

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WisDems: Statement on CBO score of Trumpcare 

Contact: Brandon Weathersby, brandonw@wisdems.org, 608-260-2409 MADISON — The following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning with regards to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) score of the Senate Trumpcare bill released today: “The CBO score released today

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Voces de la Frontera: Wisconsin lobbies & rallies against anti-immigrant legislation

Wednesday: Wisconsin Lobbies & Rallies Against Anti-Immigrant Legislation Who: Voces de la Frontera, hundreds of immigrant workers and families, dairy farmers, religious leaders, students, supporters What: Lobby Day and Protest to Stop AB190, a bill to have local law enforcement act like Immigration agents When: Wednesday, June 28th. Press conference at 12:30pm Where: Wisconsin State

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Madison Teachers’ Inc. Action Committee, Madison SCAPE, the East Attendance Area PTO Coalition and the Westside PTO: Community rallies to demand smaller class sizes, accountability in MMSD Budget

Press Contact: Luke Gangler, lukegangler@gmail.com  608-445-4547 Community leaders, staff, and parents gathered today in a show of unity outside the Doyle Administration Building to demand the district take action to reduce class sizes. The rally took place directly before the Madison School Board finalized the preliminary budget for the 2017-18 school

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Wisconsin Community Health Centers: Oppose Better Care Reconciliation Act

Contact: Stephanie Harrison, 608-277-7477 For over 50 years, Community Health Centers have provided comprehensive primary medical, dental and behavioral health care for adults and children. We serve over 300,000 patients in the highest need areas of Wisconsin. Most our patients are insured through Medicaid. Since the inception of the Health Center

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WisDems: Statement on CBO score of Trumpcare 

Contact: Brandon Weathersby, brandonw@wisdems.org, 608-260-2409 MADISON — The following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning with regards to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) score of the Senate Trumpcare bill released today: “The CBO score released today confirms that Trumpcare will only spell disaster for the American

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Rep. Barca: Responds to CBO score of Senate Health Care Bill

Contact: Olivia Hwang, 608.266.5504 MADISON – Today, Assembly Democratic Leader Peter Barca (D – Kenosha) commented on the new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the U.S. Senate’s bill intended to repeal the Affordable Care Act: “This bill isn’t just mean, as President Trump characterized the House bill; it’s cruel,” said

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WISDOM: Campaign launch to close Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility

MATC (Milwaukee Area Technical College) 700 W. State Street, Room M605 The event will include: Address by Janos Marton, New York City #Close Rikers Campaign MSDF Documentary Premiere, by independent film maker Tim Coursen Panel Discussion led by EX-Prisoners Organizing (EXPO) Participants will process to MSDF (3 blocks) for a

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TUE AM Update: Johnson holds telephone town hall on Senate health care bill; GOP legislative leaders to meet on budget

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers   Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says though Wisconsin’s high-risk pool wasn’t perfect and “did exclude people,” it provides important lessons that Congress needs to consider. Johnson said in a telephone town hall meeting yesterday he’s still not sure

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Wisconsin State Capitol

Panel looks back on Capitol restoration as building turns 100 years old

http://www.wiseye.org/mp4stream/EVT/EVT_170622_WISPOL_LUNCH.mp4 It took a new tunnel leading out of the state Capitol to solve one of the major issues contractors struggled with when renovating the 100-year-old building. For years, architect Laura Davis said, trucks idled on the entrance coming up East Washington Avenue and carried the trash out of offices

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