CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered remarks on H. Con. Res. 71, the House’s budget legislation. Following are Speaker Ryan’s remarks: “My colleagues, I rise to urge the whole House to support this
Contact: Dennis Hughes dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com 262-455-1542 JANESVILLE, WI – Cathy Myers released a video calling on Paul Ryan to take action on gun violence. After the tragedy in Las Vegas, the country watched as Congress did nothing, and Cathy could not
Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt, DHS, (608) 266-1683 Johnny Koremenos, Department of Justice 608-266-1221 The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and the state Department of Justice (DOJ) are urging police, firefighters, EMTs, and other first responders to heed the directions
Contact: Bill Arnold Public Information Manager/City of Milwaukee/Public Information Division/Office of the City Clerk/Phone: (414)286.3285/ warnol@milwaukee.gov The Mayor announced his proposed budget for 2018 last week and what he proposes as his priorities. It is now time for the aldermen
Republicans never had an actual plan. Bernie Sanders might learn from that.
The latest effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, is emblematic of deep political divisions over how best to provide health-care coverage to millions of Americans. However, that debate is not standing in the way of hospitals, medical professionals, insurers, entrepreneurs and others from working on better, more efficient ways to care for patients.
An important part of our commitment is to the young adults in this state. We want a significant share of Wisconsin’s top high school students to come and study at UW- Madison, so I want to be clear about how strong our commitment is to the top students in Wisconsin.
It’s not every day that a congressman from Kentucky and a farmer from Wisconsin ignite a national conversation on a specific issue. However, when it comes to industrial hemp no two states are more historically intertwined.
Trade unions are constantly buffeted by financial power plays. In Wisconsin they are being branded as victims of political expediency by the progressive community yet supported by many members because they fight for jobs. The contention centers on two big projects – Milwaukee’s new $500 million arena for the Bucks and the Foxconn project.
State requirements for nurses, plumbers, CPAs and other jobs could be scrapped.
Carol Lenz and Jim Bowmen’s recent op-ed, “Choice Helps Few Public School Students,” ignores a number of important details about school choice in the state of Wisconsin.
CONTACT: Joe Sangiorgio, jsangiorgio@afphq.org Seven-figure investment in Wisconsin shows group’s support for unified tax reform framework You can view the ad HERE. MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin today announced a seven-figure investment in television advertisements encouraging Wisconsinites to contact
Viroqua Food Co-op to double in size, provide more healthy food choices MADISON – The City of Viroqua has received a $250,000 state grant to support the expansion of the Viroqua Food Co-op – a project expected to spur further development downtown.
Contact: Sen. Larson (D-Milwaukee) 608-266-7505 MADISON – Today, Senator Chris Larson offered the following Democratic Weekly Radio address regarding preserving our shared, public lands and waters. The audio file can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen07/larsonradio10.5.17.mp3 A written transcript of the address
Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org “Billionaire puppet Kevin Nicholson and right-wing extremist Leah Vukmir need to tell the people of Wisconsin why they support Trump and Paul Ryan gifting 80% of tax cuts to the top 1%” MADISON — Democratic Party
MADISON- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that Dr. Zachary Morris has been awarded $1.25 million as part of the NIH Director’s Early Independence Award. Morris is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Oncology (DHO) at
During a dangerous storm on Lake Winnebago early this summer, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Warden Tom Sturdivant and DNR Ranger Jeff Nieling braved treacherous waters to save a couple stranded on a disabled boat. With little regard to
Contact: Brittni Palke (202) 224-0382 Ben Voelkel (202) 228-0071 WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director Kathleen McGettigan on Wednesday threatening to subpoena documents regarding
Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) issued the following statement Thursdayafter the House Committee on Natural Resources voted to advance H.R. 424, legislation that would delist the gray wolf in Wisconsin. “For years I’ve heard about problems
Political Activist and Gubernatorial Candidate Mike McCabe is holding a Q&A Town Hall on Milwaukee’s North Side MILWAUKEE – Mike McCabe’s Principle over Party campaign continues to make its way around the state. Thursday night’s Town Hall at Milwaukee’s African-American
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered remarks on H. Con. Res. 71, the House’s budget legislation. Following are Speaker Ryan’s remarks: “My colleagues, I rise to urge the whole House to support this Republican budget, H. Con. Res. 71. Let me just say
Contact: Dennis Hughes dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com 262-455-1542 JANESVILLE, WI – Cathy Myers released a video calling on Paul Ryan to take action on gun violence. After the tragedy in Las Vegas, the country watched as Congress did nothing, and Cathy could not stay silent. In 2016, Paul Ryan received $171,977 in contributions
Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt, DHS, (608) 266-1683 Johnny Koremenos, Department of Justice 608-266-1221 The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and the state Department of Justice (DOJ) are urging police, firefighters, EMTs, and other first responders to heed the directions highlighted in a new report published by the Interagency Board
Contact: Bill Arnold Public Information Manager/City of Milwaukee/Public Information Division/Office of the City Clerk/Phone: (414)286.3285/ warnol@milwaukee.gov The Mayor announced his proposed budget for 2018 last week and what he proposes as his priorities. It is now time for the aldermen to peruse the city’s budget and determine what’s best for
Republicans never had an actual plan. Bernie Sanders might learn from that.
The latest effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, is emblematic of deep political divisions over how best to provide health-care coverage to millions of Americans. However, that debate is not standing in the way of hospitals, medical professionals, insurers, entrepreneurs and others from working on better, more efficient ways to care for patients.
An important part of our commitment is to the young adults in this state. We want a significant share of Wisconsin’s top high school students to come and study at UW- Madison, so I want to be clear about how strong our commitment is to the top students in Wisconsin.
It’s not every day that a congressman from Kentucky and a farmer from Wisconsin ignite a national conversation on a specific issue. However, when it comes to industrial hemp no two states are more historically intertwined.
Trade unions are constantly buffeted by financial power plays. In Wisconsin they are being branded as victims of political expediency by the progressive community yet supported by many members because they fight for jobs. The contention centers on two big projects – Milwaukee’s new $500 million arena for the Bucks and the Foxconn project.
State requirements for nurses, plumbers, CPAs and other jobs could be scrapped.
Carol Lenz and Jim Bowmen’s recent op-ed, “Choice Helps Few Public School Students,” ignores a number of important details about school choice in the state of Wisconsin.
CONTACT: Joe Sangiorgio, jsangiorgio@afphq.org Seven-figure investment in Wisconsin shows group’s support for unified tax reform framework You can view the ad HERE. MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin today announced a seven-figure investment in television advertisements encouraging Wisconsinites to contact U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and urge her to support the
Viroqua Food Co-op to double in size, provide more healthy food choices MADISON – The City of Viroqua has received a $250,000 state grant to support the expansion of the Viroqua Food Co-op – a project expected to spur further development downtown. The Community Development Investment Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development
Contact: Sen. Larson (D-Milwaukee) 608-266-7505 MADISON – Today, Senator Chris Larson offered the following Democratic Weekly Radio address regarding preserving our shared, public lands and waters. The audio file can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen07/larsonradio10.5.17.mp3 A written transcript of the address is as follows. “Hello. This is state Senator Chris Larson.
Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org “Billionaire puppet Kevin Nicholson and right-wing extremist Leah Vukmir need to tell the people of Wisconsin why they support Trump and Paul Ryan gifting 80% of tax cuts to the top 1%” MADISON — Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning issued the following statement on
MADISON- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that Dr. Zachary Morris has been awarded $1.25 million as part of the NIH Director’s Early Independence Award. Morris is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Oncology (DHO) at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
During a dangerous storm on Lake Winnebago early this summer, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Warden Tom Sturdivant and DNR Ranger Jeff Nieling braved treacherous waters to save a couple stranded on a disabled boat. With little regard to their own safety, Warden Sturdivant and Ranger Nieling continued their
Contact: Brittni Palke (202) 224-0382 Ben Voelkel (202) 228-0071 WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director Kathleen McGettigan on Wednesday threatening to subpoena documents regarding the OPM’s regulation that exempted Congress from Obamacare. Johnson also
Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) issued the following statement Thursdayafter the House Committee on Natural Resources voted to advance H.R. 424, legislation that would delist the gray wolf in Wisconsin. “For years I’ve heard about problems caused by the growing gray wolf population throughout northern Wisconsin.
Political Activist and Gubernatorial Candidate Mike McCabe is holding a Q&A Town Hall on Milwaukee’s North Side MILWAUKEE – Mike McCabe’s Principle over Party campaign continues to make its way around the state. Thursday night’s Town Hall at Milwaukee’s African-American Women’s Center (3020 W Vliet St, Milwaukee, WI) is the