CONTACT: Melissa Moore Baldauff, Director of Communications 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele today shared highlights of his 2018 Proposed Executive Budget at a public event at Milwaukee County’s General Mitchell International Airport, highlighting
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Weekly Radio Address: Wisconsin’s Small Business Agenda MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Wisconsin’s Small Business Agenda.” Hi, Scott Walker here. Wisconsin was named a top 10 state for
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, along with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, led a 25-state coalition in support of permanently rescinding language used in the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The coalition filed
Event details: Date: Friday, October 20 Place: Northcentral Technical College Cafeteria, 1000 West Campus Drive, Wausau, WI Time: Doors open at 6 p.m., food, refreshments, music Program begins 6:30 p.m. A time to step back, evaluate and move ahead to
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3823, the Disaster Tax Relief and Airway Extension Act of 2017. The House passed this legislation under a rule today
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker has remained mum on analyses suggesting Wisconsin taxpayers would be picking up part of the tab for the massive tax cuts to corporations and the
Contact: Albert Alfaro, Legislative Aide 414-278-5084 or albert.alfaro@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved the sale of the Crystal Ridge landfill to an affiliate of ROC Ventures today (11-7), a major step forward for the $100 million
CONTACT: Zhenqiang (Jack) Ma, 608-261-1095, mazq@engr.wisc.edu MADISON – A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has created the most functional flexible transistor in the world – and with it, a fast, simple and inexpensive fabrication process that’s easily scalable to
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today went on the Senate floor to save the Perkins Loan Program, but her request to pass bipartisan legislation was blocked. The authorization for this critical college
Contact Bike Fed Executive Director Dave Cieslewicz at 608-698-4971 Despite being contacted by over 600 Wisconsinites asking him to veto the provision, Gov. Scott Walker will sign the state budget today, including language prohibiting local governments from using eminent domain
Contact: Gary Kohn (608) 757-7769 or cell (608) 436-9578 gkohn@blackhawk.edu JANESVILLE, WI – Enrollment is up at Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) for the fall 2017 semester according to Dr. Jon Tysse, Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at BTC. Dr.
Contact: Tom Still or Cassidy Wartenweiler at 608-442-7557 To learn more online: www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com When: Thursday, Oct. 12 Where: Tech Council Innovation Network, Appleton, WI APPLETON, Wis. – Hear a panel of experts discuss the challenges of building a high-impact startup company
CONTACT: Rebecca Normington, 715-221-9726, normington.rebecca@securityhealth.org MARSHFIELD – For the 13th consecutive year, Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., is among the nation’s highest-rated health insurance plans by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its Medicare, Medicaid and Commercial
Contact: Jon Peacock, 608-284-0580 x 307 MADISON, WI—Fifty-two organizations from across Wisconsin today sent a letter to Congress telling them toprotect healthcare for Wisconsin’s kids. Congress has less than 10 days to act to provide federal funds for theChildren’s Health
Media Contact: Jerad Albracht, Senior Communications Specialist, 608-224-5007 or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 MADISON – Job seekers beware: scammers may use invitations to discuss employment opportunities on Google Hangout as a way to get you to turn over sensitive
Contact- Salli Martyniak President 608-204-8830 sallim@forwardci.org FCI is the recipient of a $1,016,500 Financial Assistance Award from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). FCI will use its award to leverage other investor dollars
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today called for immediate action to save the Perkins Loan Program before it expires this Saturday, September 30th. Senator Baldwin has introduced bipartisan legislation that would extend
CONTACT: Melissa Moore Baldauff, Director of Communications 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele today shared highlights of his 2018 Proposed Executive Budget at a public event at Milwaukee County’s General Mitchell International Airport, highlighting investments in public safety and community services, and announcing the
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Weekly Radio Address: Wisconsin’s Small Business Agenda MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Wisconsin’s Small Business Agenda.” Hi, Scott Walker here. Wisconsin was named a top 10 state for businesses by Chief Executive Magazine, but we’re not done yet.
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, along with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, led a 25-state coalition in support of permanently rescinding language used in the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The coalition filed its letter Wednesday as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s
Event details: Date: Friday, October 20 Place: Northcentral Technical College Cafeteria, 1000 West Campus Drive, Wausau, WI Time: Doors open at 6 p.m., food, refreshments, music Program begins 6:30 p.m. A time to step back, evaluate and move ahead to the next steps will be the focus of a celebration
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3823, the Disaster Tax Relief and Airway Extension Act of 2017. The House passed this legislation under a rule today after the Democrats’ blocked the legislation under suspension on Monday:
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker has remained mum on analyses suggesting Wisconsin taxpayers would be picking up part of the tab for the massive tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy being promoted by Donald Trump, Mike Pence and Speaker
Contact: Albert Alfaro, Legislative Aide 414-278-5084 or albert.alfaro@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved the sale of the Crystal Ridge landfill to an affiliate of ROC Ventures today (11-7), a major step forward for the $100 million Ballpark Commons project in Franklin. “The Ballpark Commons Development is
CONTACT: Zhenqiang (Jack) Ma, 608-261-1095, mazq@engr.wisc.edu MADISON – A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has created the most functional flexible transistor in the world – and with it, a fast, simple and inexpensive fabrication process that’s easily scalable to the commercial level. It’s an advance that could open the
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today went on the Senate floor to save the Perkins Loan Program, but her request to pass bipartisan legislation was blocked. The authorization for this critical college affordability program will expire on Saturday, September 30th unless Washington
Contact Bike Fed Executive Director Dave Cieslewicz at 608-698-4971 Despite being contacted by over 600 Wisconsinites asking him to veto the provision, Gov. Scott Walker will sign the state budget today, including language prohibiting local governments from using eminent domain to build trails, bike lanes and sidewalks. This is a
Contact: Gary Kohn (608) 757-7769 or cell (608) 436-9578 gkohn@blackhawk.edu JANESVILLE, WI – Enrollment is up at Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) for the fall 2017 semester according to Dr. Jon Tysse, Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at BTC. Dr. Tysse reports unduplicated credit and pre-college student head count increased
Contact: Tom Still or Cassidy Wartenweiler at 608-442-7557 To learn more online: www.wisconsintechnologycouncil.com When: Thursday, Oct. 12 Where: Tech Council Innovation Network, Appleton, WI APPLETON, Wis. – Hear a panel of experts discuss the challenges of building a high-impact startup company in northeast Wisconsin at the Thursday, Oct. 12 meeting of
CONTACT: Rebecca Normington, 715-221-9726, normington.rebecca@securityhealth.org MARSHFIELD – For the 13th consecutive year, Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., is among the nation’s highest-rated health insurance plans by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its Medicare, Medicaid and Commercial plans. In the 2017-18 NCQA Health Insurance Plan Ratings released
Contact: Jon Peacock, 608-284-0580 x 307 MADISON, WI—Fifty-two organizations from across Wisconsin today sent a letter to Congress telling them toprotect healthcare for Wisconsin’s kids. Congress has less than 10 days to act to provide federal funds for theChildren’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and for community health centers—two important building
Media Contact: Jerad Albracht, Senior Communications Specialist, 608-224-5007 or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 MADISON – Job seekers beware: scammers may use invitations to discuss employment opportunities on Google Hangout as a way to get you to turn over sensitive personal or financial information. If you receive a similar unsolicited
Contact- Salli Martyniak President 608-204-8830 sallim@forwardci.org FCI is the recipient of a $1,016,500 Financial Assistance Award from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). FCI will use its award to leverage other investor dollars and increase its volume of lending for affordable workforce housing
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today called for immediate action to save the Perkins Loan Program before it expires this Saturday, September 30th. Senator Baldwin has introduced bipartisan legislation that would extend this popular and effective campus-based financial aid program. “There are