Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Mike Pence will be in Waukesha tomorrow to boost the Trump administration’s push to overhaul the nation’s tax code. Pence will be joined by Gov. Scott Walker for a visit
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement announcing that Matt Hoffmann, longtime aide and current Assistant to the Speaker for Policy, will be leaving his office to serve as the policy
Contact: Jodie Tabak 414-286-8504 Mayor Tom Barrett released the following statement regarding today’s comments about his proposed budget: “The budget I introduced is not the budget I was hoping to put forward. I understand that people are not happy with
Contact: Baldwin (202) 224-6225 Collins (202) 224–2523 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today applauded the unanimous passage of the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage, or RAISE Family Caregivers Act in the U.S.
Contact: Sen. Hansen 608-266-5670 (Madison)—When it comes to choosing who to help, Governor Walker and legislative Republicans have said the government shouldn’t pick winners and losers. But their actions show they have chosen their winners and if you’re not wealthy
CONTACT: 608-266-5340 Madison – Today, the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions held a public hearing on Assembly Bill 354 (AB 354) which would clear the way for Wisconsin corporations to seek benefit corporation status. Benefit corporations are socially-conscious, for-profit companies
Contact: Rep. Warren Petryk at (608) 266-0660 Sen. Patrick Testin at (608) 266-3123 Elkhart Lake – The Assembly and Senate committees that deal with workforce development will hold a joint informational hearing on Friday, September 29th in Elkhart Lake to discuss
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today he is seeking applicants for appointment to the Monroe County Circuit Court. The new appointee will replace outgoing Monroe County Circuit Court Judge J. David Rice, whose resignation
Contact: Alderman Mark A. Borkowski (414) 286-3768 Statement of Alderman Mark A. Borkowski: Mayor Barrett’s proposed 2018 city budget includes deep cuts to the Milwaukee Fire Department and the Milwaukee Police Department. How deep? He is proposing the elimination of
Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org September 27, 2017 – As the Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing, and State-Federal Relations holds an executive session Thursday to vote on the undemocratic License Review Council Bill, SB 288, the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s campaign has notified the FEC it will refund excess donations it received during the last reporting period and amend its second quarter report to correct data entry errors that incorrectly showed donations above the allowable limits.
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Rob Portman (R-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today wrote to leaders of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee urging them to
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce has launched a new coalition to encourage lawmakers to make a dramatic shift to how doctors are paid under Wisconsin’s workers’ compensation system. WMC says adding a fee schedule for medical procedures would help bring down
A new website from the state Department of Justice shows the state has yet to test 4,698 sexual assault kits from across the state as it makes its way through a years-long backlog. Attorney General Brad Schimel launched the website
Media Contact: Mike Murray (608) 251-0139 x3 Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health (WAWH) applauds Dane County Executive Joe Parisi for implementing a new paid parental leave policy that will provide county employees with 10 weeks of
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— While Republicans are fighting for reforms to our tax and health care systems at the federal level, Senator Tammy Baldwin is embracing Senator Sanders’ radical government-run health care system and picking Washington over
Iris Riis 608-256-7549 x2132 iris.riis@ppwi.org Washington D.C. – Today, Wisconsinites breathed a sigh of relief as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that there will be no vote on the disastrous Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson bill. The bill was the worst of
Contact: Scott Fitzgerald, (608)-266-5660 [Madison, WI] Early Wednesday, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released the statewide results of the Forward, ACT Plus Writing, and Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) assessments administered during the 2016-17 school year. The results demonstrate that
Contact: Bill Arnold Public Information Manager/City of Milwaukee/Public Information Division/Office of the City Clerk/Phone: (414)286.3285/ warnol@milwaukee.gov Today Alderman Bob Donovan reached out to Governor Walker (see attached letter) to respectfully request that he form a select committee to study possible solutions
Contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 Milwaukee, WI – A new policy brief from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, “Civil Forfeiture 101,” explains why Wisconsin’s civil forfeiture laws are in urgent need
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Mike Pence will be in Waukesha tomorrow to boost the Trump administration’s push to overhaul the nation’s tax code. Pence will be joined by Gov. Scott Walker for a visit to Weldall Manufacturing Inc., a large welding and fabrication company.
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement announcing that Matt Hoffmann, longtime aide and current Assistant to the Speaker for Policy, will be leaving his office to serve as the policy director for the Senate Finance Committee. Hoffmann has served Ryan
Contact: Jodie Tabak 414-286-8504 Mayor Tom Barrett released the following statement regarding today’s comments about his proposed budget: “The budget I introduced is not the budget I was hoping to put forward. I understand that people are not happy with the proposed cuts. I’m not. “I said yesterday that there
Contact: Baldwin (202) 224-6225 Collins (202) 224–2523 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today applauded the unanimous passage of the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage, or RAISE Family Caregivers Act in the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan legislation to establish a national strategy to
Contact: Sen. Hansen 608-266-5670 (Madison)—When it comes to choosing who to help, Governor Walker and legislative Republicans have said the government shouldn’t pick winners and losers. But their actions show they have chosen their winners and if you’re not wealthy or a corporation you’re not on their list. If you
CONTACT: 608-266-5340 Madison – Today, the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions held a public hearing on Assembly Bill 354 (AB 354) which would clear the way for Wisconsin corporations to seek benefit corporation status. Benefit corporations are socially-conscious, for-profit companies that prioritize making positive impacts on society in addition to
Contact: Rep. Warren Petryk at (608) 266-0660 Sen. Patrick Testin at (608) 266-3123 Elkhart Lake – The Assembly and Senate committees that deal with workforce development will hold a joint informational hearing on Friday, September 29th in Elkhart Lake to discuss the state’s successes, challenges, and opportunities in workforce development. The
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today he is seeking applicants for appointment to the Monroe County Circuit Court. The new appointee will replace outgoing Monroe County Circuit Court Judge J. David Rice, whose resignation is effective October 3, 2017. The new appointee, should he
Contact: Alderman Mark A. Borkowski (414) 286-3768 Statement of Alderman Mark A. Borkowski: Mayor Barrett’s proposed 2018 city budget includes deep cuts to the Milwaukee Fire Department and the Milwaukee Police Department. How deep? He is proposing the elimination of more than six dozen firefighters and nearly three dozen police
Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org September 27, 2017 – As the Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing, and State-Federal Relations holds an executive session Thursday to vote on the undemocratic License Review Council Bill, SB 288, the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO released the following statement: “Whether it is electricians, plumbers, health
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s campaign has notified the FEC it will refund excess donations it received during the last reporting period and amend its second quarter report to correct data entry errors that incorrectly showed donations above the allowable limits. Baldwin’s campaign wrote to the FEC last week the returned
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Rob Portman (R-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today wrote to leaders of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee urging them to immediately act to save the Perkins Loan Program before it
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce has launched a new coalition to encourage lawmakers to make a dramatic shift to how doctors are paid under Wisconsin’s workers’ compensation system. WMC says adding a fee schedule for medical procedures would help bring down the “outrageously high” costs of medical care in the system.
A new website from the state Department of Justice shows the state has yet to test 4,698 sexual assault kits from across the state as it makes its way through a years-long backlog. Attorney General Brad Schimel launched the website today, saying it’ll help the public track DOJ’s progress as
Media Contact: Mike Murray (608) 251-0139 x3 Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health (WAWH) applauds Dane County Executive Joe Parisi for implementing a new paid parental leave policy that will provide county employees with 10 weeks of paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— While Republicans are fighting for reforms to our tax and health care systems at the federal level, Senator Tammy Baldwin is embracing Senator Sanders’ radical government-run health care system and picking Washington over Wisconsin. The plan would, by some estimates, cost $32 trillion
Iris Riis 608-256-7549 x2132 iris.riis@ppwi.org Washington D.C. – Today, Wisconsinites breathed a sigh of relief as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that there will be no vote on the disastrous Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson bill. The bill was the worst of the Affordable Care Act repeal bills yet, allowing insurance companies
Contact: Scott Fitzgerald, (608)-266-5660 [Madison, WI] Early Wednesday, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released the statewide results of the Forward, ACT Plus Writing, and Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) assessments administered during the 2016-17 school year. The results demonstrate that for the second consecutive year, the ACT scores of students
Contact: Bill Arnold Public Information Manager/City of Milwaukee/Public Information Division/Office of the City Clerk/Phone: (414)286.3285/ warnol@milwaukee.gov Today Alderman Bob Donovan reached out to Governor Walker (see attached letter) to respectfully request that he form a select committee to study possible solutions to the City of Milwaukee’s ongoing critical fiscal challenges. “I
Contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 Milwaukee, WI – A new policy brief from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, “Civil Forfeiture 101,” explains why Wisconsin’s civil forfeiture laws are in urgent need of reform. Through research and open records requests, the brief,