Contact: Tony Palese 608-266-5490 tony.palese@legis.wi.gov Madison, Wisconsin – Reality is setting in for Wisconsin communities that could have the rug pulled out from underneath them by Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn. As Gov. Walker promises thousands of jobs, the $3 billion corporate
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Contact(s): AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 Washington, D.C.—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after President Trump signed legislation to sanction Iran, Russia, and North Korea: “Today, the United States sent a powerful message to our adversaries that they
Contact: Yasmina Dardari press@moveon.org Following their votes to help defeat Trumpcare in the Senate last week, six incumbent Senators have won the votes of MoveOn.org members in their states as part of a “Health Care Heroes” endorsement push; members voted to
Contact: Jack White, Executive Director of Party.0 920-216-1827 jake@party0.org Organizations Rise Together, Party.0, and Boys and Girls of Oshkosh have partnered together on this summer festival, complete with a 200 foot slip and slide, 11 local bands, bubble soccer, games, speakers,
Contact: Rep. Bob Gannon 608-264-8486 Madison, Wisconsin – In 1993 super star defensive end Reggie White agreed to come to Green Bay to play for our Packers. Prior to this announcement Green Bay was not known as a landing spot for
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Oak Park Heights, Minnesota – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton today joined federal, state, and local officials from both Wisconsin and Minnesota for a ribbon cutting ceremony of the St. Croix Crossing.
Contact: David Pabst, Director, WisDOT Bureau of Transportation Safety 608-709-0055 david.pabst@dot.wi.gov The 66 people who died in Wisconsin traffic crashes in July make it the deadliest month on state roadways so far this year, prompting officials with the Wisconsin Department
Contact: Sean Simons 215.778.1411 sean@responsiblesolutions.org Washington, D.C. – As lawmakers in Washington D.C. prepare to head home for August recess, a new fact sheet released today demonstrates the local impact a bill up for debate on Capitol Hill would have on states like Wisconsin. The
Packaging state resources into a powerful program to create jobs over a wide array of communities is the smartest thing to have emerged from our statehouse in a very long time. And my party needs to get on board this plan and provide hearty support.
So far the most effective Democratic strategy appears to be, as the kids say, “ghosting” — hiding under your Capitol Hill desk and waiting for all the announcements to blow over. Then, whether the deal works or doesn’t, you can take credit either way.
Walker’s proven conservation hostility is again on full display through the bill he crafted secretly to exempt the Foxconn development from an what should be a routine Environmental Impact Statement review, thus eliminating in advance the best method to catalogue and protect wetlands and connected resources the project would harm.
I’d like to see the Foxconn deal pitched like Chantix, Lyrica and Viagra, with all the disclaimers.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on an idea floated to let governors run health care in their own states.
We’re just about to observe the 72nd anniversary of the use of the first atomic bomb on Japan. And the truth is that the world today is too dangerous a place for nuclear weapons.
Are we watching the rule of law, essential to American democracy, being slow-cooked to death?
As befits a year in which anything, it seems, can happen, the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s public records docket this term was marked by atypical cases.
Urban Agriculture has the ability to propel Milwaukee forward.
Contact: Nicole Tieman 202-225-5101 Washington, D.C. – The Rapid DNA Act, introduced by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) and passed in the House of Representatives with bipartisan support earlier this year, has passed in the Senate and now heads to President Donald Trump to
Contact: Tony Palese 608-266-5490 tony.palese@legis.wi.gov Madison, Wisconsin – Reality is setting in for Wisconsin communities that could have the rug pulled out from underneath them by Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn. As Gov. Walker promises thousands of jobs, the $3 billion corporate welfare plan put forward by his office commits the state
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Contact(s): AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 Washington, D.C.—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement after President Trump signed legislation to sanction Iran, Russia, and North Korea: “Today, the United States sent a powerful message to our adversaries that they will be held accountable for their actions. These sanctions directly
Contact: Yasmina Dardari press@moveon.org Following their votes to help defeat Trumpcare in the Senate last week, six incumbent Senators have won the votes of MoveOn.org members in their states as part of a “Health Care Heroes” endorsement push; members voted to back Sens. Bernie Sanders (VT), Elizabeth Warren (MA), Mazie Hirono (HI), Sherrod Brown (OH), Tammy Baldwin (WI), and Chris Murphy(CT) for
Contact: Jack White, Executive Director of Party.0 920-216-1827 jake@party0.org Organizations Rise Together, Party.0, and Boys and Girls of Oshkosh have partnered together on this summer festival, complete with a 200 foot slip and slide, 11 local bands, bubble soccer, games, speakers, and food trucks, to raise funds for Party.0 and provide
Contact: Rep. Bob Gannon 608-264-8486 Madison, Wisconsin – In 1993 super star defensive end Reggie White agreed to come to Green Bay to play for our Packers. Prior to this announcement Green Bay was not known as a landing spot for the elite players of the league, and our mediocre won/loss
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Oak Park Heights, Minnesota – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton today joined federal, state, and local officials from both Wisconsin and Minnesota for a ribbon cutting ceremony of the St. Croix Crossing. The $646 million project was a cooperative, bipartisan effort between
Contact: David Pabst, Director, WisDOT Bureau of Transportation Safety 608-709-0055 david.pabst@dot.wi.gov The 66 people who died in Wisconsin traffic crashes in July make it the deadliest month on state roadways so far this year, prompting officials with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) to issue a special call to all
Contact: Sean Simons 215.778.1411 sean@responsiblesolutions.org Washington, D.C. – As lawmakers in Washington D.C. prepare to head home for August recess, a new fact sheet released today demonstrates the local impact a bill up for debate on Capitol Hill would have on states like Wisconsin. The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act would force Wisconsin to allow unvetted
Packaging state resources into a powerful program to create jobs over a wide array of communities is the smartest thing to have emerged from our statehouse in a very long time. And my party needs to get on board this plan and provide hearty support.
So far the most effective Democratic strategy appears to be, as the kids say, “ghosting” — hiding under your Capitol Hill desk and waiting for all the announcements to blow over. Then, whether the deal works or doesn’t, you can take credit either way.
Walker’s proven conservation hostility is again on full display through the bill he crafted secretly to exempt the Foxconn development from an what should be a routine Environmental Impact Statement review, thus eliminating in advance the best method to catalogue and protect wetlands and connected resources the project would harm.
I’d like to see the Foxconn deal pitched like Chantix, Lyrica and Viagra, with all the disclaimers.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck gives his two cents on an idea floated to let governors run health care in their own states.
We’re just about to observe the 72nd anniversary of the use of the first atomic bomb on Japan. And the truth is that the world today is too dangerous a place for nuclear weapons.
Are we watching the rule of law, essential to American democracy, being slow-cooked to death?
As befits a year in which anything, it seems, can happen, the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s public records docket this term was marked by atypical cases.
Urban Agriculture has the ability to propel Milwaukee forward.
Contact: Nicole Tieman 202-225-5101 Washington, D.C. – The Rapid DNA Act, introduced by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) and passed in the House of Representatives with bipartisan support earlier this year, has passed in the Senate and now heads to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. The Rapid DNA Act would establish a system