Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker and First Lady Tonette Walker hosted nearly 300 family members representing 85 organ donors today at the Executive Residence for the 25th Annual Gift of Life Medal Ceremony. The ceremony
Contact: (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — At the WisPolitics.com Luncheon on Thursday, out-of-touch con artist Andy Gronik’s evolution on the Foxconn Technology Group deal – which plans to bring 13,000 family-sustaining jobs to Wisconsin – was on full display. Listen
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss the week’s news in state politics.
MADISON, Wis. – Assistant Attorney General Duane Harlow has been appointed by Attorney General Brad Schimel to lead the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Consumer Protection & Antitrust Unit. Harlow was previously the deputy director of the Civil Litigation Unit.
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel appointed Assistant Attorney General Francis “Frank” X. Sullivan to lead the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Medicaid Fraud Control & Elder Abuse Unit. Sullivan previously served as unit director for the Consumer Protection
Contact: Tom McCarthy (608) 266-3559 MADISON — Each year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service updates income eligibility guidelines for meals served at schools and day care programs based on federal poverty levels. The current income guidelines
Contact: Britt Cudaback britt.cudaback@legis.wi.gov 308.440.2939 (MADISON) – Today State Representative Melissa Sargent (D-Madison), ranking Democratic Assembly member on the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, expressed her optimism about the results of the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB)’s audit of the Wisconsin
Contact: Sen. Jon Erpenbach, 608.266.6670 Sen. Lena Taylor, 608.266.5810 Rep. Gordon Hintz, 608.266.2254 Rep. Katrina Shankland, 608.267.9649 MADISON –An interactive map released today shows how a Legislative Democratic plan increases funding for every school district in Wisconsin. Democrats on the
We must not let this opportunity pass. It is imperative that we ask legislative leaders to do what is best for the economic future of the state and get the incentive package done so Foxconn can get a shovel in the ground and show other global companies why they should also be investing in Wisconsin.
By the time we know whether we’ve bet our taxpayer dollars on a Hall of Famer or a false promise, Walker and the others may be long gone. And the rest of us may still be paying the bill.
Northern Wisconsin needs a diverse economy to grow and prosper. We don’t need to choose mining over tourism – we can have both.
This fall, the focus will finally be on taxes, which is great news. However, I find it unsettling that talk of leveling the playing field for small business owners seems to have fallen by the wayside.
Big box stores receive city services — emergency services, road construction and maintenance, etc., and they are not just vacant buildings. They should be taxed accordingly.
Contact: Melissa Moore Baldauff 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov MILWAUKEE – It’s been just two years since Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele launched the County’s Housing First initiative and we’re already seeing a dramatic return on investment – a 40 percent decrease
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** With the health care industry facing big changes, track developments here and in DC through the new Health Care Report from WisPolitics.com and WisBusiness.com. If you haven’t signed up, now is the time. As a
Contact: 608-266-5350 Madison – State Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) released the following statement following the Joint Finance Committee (JFC)’s decision to provide funding for a TMDL Study: “I am incredibly pleased that yesterday the Joint Finance Committee approved my
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker and First Lady Tonette Walker hosted nearly 300 family members representing 85 organ donors today at the Executive Residence for the 25th Annual Gift of Life Medal Ceremony. The ceremony honors citizens who generously gave the gift of life through
Contact: (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — At the WisPolitics.com Luncheon on Thursday, out-of-touch con artist Andy Gronik’s evolution on the Foxconn Technology Group deal – which plans to bring 13,000 family-sustaining jobs to Wisconsin – was on full display. Listen to it all unfold here. Unbelievably, over the course of
WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters and WisPolitics.com Editor JR Ross discuss the week’s news in state politics.
MADISON, Wis. – Assistant Attorney General Duane Harlow has been appointed by Attorney General Brad Schimel to lead the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Consumer Protection & Antitrust Unit. Harlow was previously the deputy director of the Civil Litigation Unit. “Duane has earned a lot of respect from his colleagues
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel appointed Assistant Attorney General Francis “Frank” X. Sullivan to lead the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Medicaid Fraud Control & Elder Abuse Unit. Sullivan previously served as unit director for the Consumer Protection & Antitrust Unit, where he managed a 12-member team in
Contact: Tom McCarthy (608) 266-3559 MADISON — Each year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service updates income eligibility guidelines for meals served at schools and day care programs based on federal poverty levels. The current income guidelines began July 1 and will remain in effect until June
Contact: Britt Cudaback britt.cudaback@legis.wi.gov 308.440.2939 (MADISON) – Today State Representative Melissa Sargent (D-Madison), ranking Democratic Assembly member on the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, expressed her optimism about the results of the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB)’s audit of the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King (“King”), which is operated by the
Contact: Sen. Jon Erpenbach, 608.266.6670 Sen. Lena Taylor, 608.266.5810 Rep. Gordon Hintz, 608.266.2254 Rep. Katrina Shankland, 608.267.9649 MADISON –An interactive map released today shows how a Legislative Democratic plan increases funding for every school district in Wisconsin. Democrats on the Joint Finance Committee released the K-12 funding plan in June
We must not let this opportunity pass. It is imperative that we ask legislative leaders to do what is best for the economic future of the state and get the incentive package done so Foxconn can get a shovel in the ground and show other global companies why they should also be investing in Wisconsin.
By the time we know whether we’ve bet our taxpayer dollars on a Hall of Famer or a false promise, Walker and the others may be long gone. And the rest of us may still be paying the bill.
Northern Wisconsin needs a diverse economy to grow and prosper. We don’t need to choose mining over tourism – we can have both.
This fall, the focus will finally be on taxes, which is great news. However, I find it unsettling that talk of leveling the playing field for small business owners seems to have fallen by the wayside.
Big box stores receive city services — emergency services, road construction and maintenance, etc., and they are not just vacant buildings. They should be taxed accordingly.
Contact: Melissa Moore Baldauff 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov MILWAUKEE – It’s been just two years since Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele launched the County’s Housing First initiative and we’re already seeing a dramatic return on investment – a 40 percent decrease in the total number of homeless individuals living in Milwaukee
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** With the health care industry facing big changes, track developments here and in DC through the new Health Care Report from WisPolitics.com and WisBusiness.com. If you haven’t signed up, now is the time. As a WisPolitics.com or WisBusiness.com subscriber, you can get it free. Click
Contact: 608-266-5350 Madison – State Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) released the following statement following the Joint Finance Committee (JFC)’s decision to provide funding for a TMDL Study: “I am incredibly pleased that yesterday the Joint Finance Committee approved my motion requesting funding for a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)