WMC: Video details skyrocketing worker’s compensation medical costs

For Further Information Contact: Nick Novak, 608.258.3400 MADISON – One day after launching the Worker’s Compensation Employers Coalition, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) released a short video detailing the high costs businesses face because of worker’s compensation claims. WMC Board Chairman Bob Kamphuis

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WisDems: Wisconsin can’t trust what Kevin Nicholson says

Contact: press@wisdems.org, 608-260-2409 MADISON — A recent Politico article revealing the extent of Kevin Nicholson’s political opportunism clarifies what many in Wisconsin already know: you can’t trust anything Kevin says, especially where he stands on the issues. But that’s not surprising, since Nicholson began

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Burns campaign: Burns is the only candidate who after elected will push back against conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Contact: Amanda L. Brink Email: burnsforwisconsin@gmail.com Today, Judge Michael Screnock rolled out the endorsement of conservative Justices Gableman, Kelly and Rebecca Bradley. In 2013, Judge Rebecca Dallet endorsed Chief Justice Roggensack, and was financially supported by Chief Justice Roggensack’s campaign in Judge Dallet’s 2014

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WMC: Video details skyrocketing worker’s compensation medical costs

For Further Information Contact: Nick Novak, 608.258.3400 MADISON – One day after launching the Worker’s Compensation Employers Coalition, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) released a short video detailing the high costs businesses face because of worker’s compensation claims. WMC Board Chairman Bob Kamphuis – Chairman, CEO & President of Mayville Engineerin… Please log

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Democratic National Committee: On Pence visit to Wisconsin

Mike Pence is traveling to Wisconsin this afternoon to pitch a Republican tax reform plan that is nothing more than a thinly-veiled giveaway to big corporations and the 1%. Ahead of Pence’s visit, DNC Midwest Press Secretary Mandy McClure released the following statement: “The only thing we know about the

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THU News Summary: Walker touts small biz agenda; Vinehout defends letter for child porn convict; GOP tax reform effort

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Tue., Oct. 3: WisPolitics Luncheon with Tony Evers Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, October 3 with declared Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers, the state schools superintendent. Check-in and lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., with the

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Screnock campaign: Conservative judicial leaders stand with law enforcement endorsing Judge Michael Screnock for the Supreme Court

Contact: Nathan Conrad info@judgescrenock.com (Reedsburg, Wis.) – Today, the campaign of Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Michael Screnock in the race to replace retiring Justice Michael Gableman on the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced the endorsement of conservative judicial leaders in Wisconsin. Standing with law enforcement throughout the state, several conservative

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WisDems: Wisconsin can’t trust what Kevin Nicholson says

Contact: press@wisdems.org, 608-260-2409 MADISON — A recent Politico article revealing the extent of Kevin Nicholson’s political opportunism clarifies what many in Wisconsin already know: you can’t trust anything Kevin says, especially where he stands on the issues. But that’s not surprising, since Nicholson began lying to the people of Wisconsin long before he announced

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Burns campaign: Burns is the only candidate who after elected will push back against conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Contact: Amanda L. Brink Email: burnsforwisconsin@gmail.com Today, Judge Michael Screnock rolled out the endorsement of conservative Justices Gableman, Kelly and Rebecca Bradley. In 2013, Judge Rebecca Dallet endorsed Chief Justice Roggensack, and was financially supported by Chief Justice Roggensack’s campaign in Judge Dallet’s 2014 election. Chief Justice Roggensack and Justices Zeigler, Gableman, Kelly, and

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New research links early allergen exposure with lower asthma risk

New research headed up by a UW-Madison scientist suggests that early exposure to allergens from pets and other sources can decrease the risk of developing asthma. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 8 percent of American children have asthma. And in Wisconsin, 10 percent of adults

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Johnson questions increased Medicaid spending in eight states

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is questioning whether some states are getting more federal Medicaid dollars than they’re entitled to, driving up costs. Johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent letters Wednesday to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator and governors of eight states.

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Conservative justices endorse Screnock in Supreme Court bid

Michael Screnock today announced he’s being endorsed by three conservative Supreme Court justices, including Michael Gableman, the justice he wants to replace on the high court. Justices Rebecca Bradley and Daniel Kelly, both of whom Gov. Scott Walker appointed to the bench, also endorsed Screnock’s campaign today, along with former

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