Contact: Brian Reisinger 715-579-9679 br@platform-communications.com Madison, Wisconsin – The bipartisan coalition in favor of Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin continues to grow, and recent partnerships with local victims’ advocates have generated additional attention around the statewide effort to update Wisconsin’s Constitution
Contact: Melanie Conklin 608-260-2409 Madison, Wisconsin — Today Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign launched a petition demanding NFL players stop taking a stand against racial inequality. State Rep. David Bowen, Democratic Party of Wisconsin First Vice Chair, released the following response: “Gov.
Two bills seeking to promote healthier eating among food stamp recipients cleared an Assembly committee this morning — although one passed with Dem support while the other did not. AB 501, which won the votes of all three of the
The Walker administration is increasing reimbursement rates for professionals treating those with mental health and substance abuse issues. The bump of about $17 million includes $7 million in state funding, which a DHS spokeswoman said would come from the existing
A coalition backing legislation that would ban the sale of fetal tissue from abortion and a companion bill said both must clear committee by early November to have a chance of becoming law this session. Still, two key legislators pushing
Dems today used a May audit to cast doubt on whether the state’s job agency is up to overseeing the $3 billion Foxconn incentive package in the coming years. Still, others on the Legislative Audit Committee commended the Wisconsin Economic
More than half of Milwaukee-area adults say Foxconn would “substantially improve” the area economy, according to a new Marquette University Law School Poll out today. The poll surveyed residents of five Milwaukee-area counties: Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukee counties.
Cross is saying what many had whispered for years: A UW System with 26 separate institutions is unsustainable.
“Business-like” approach reduces faculty peer review, threatens academic excellence.
Vos is right that the pet concerns of three senators shouldn’t hold up an entire two-year spending plan. But Vos has been far less distressed about terrible government when it’s promised to benefit his political fortunes.
The Vos incident is just the tip of the iceberg of very public Republican in-fighting. That starts right at the top–with President Donald Trump putting anyone that doesn’t bow to his wishes or that criticizes his outrageous comments and twitter rants on full blast in all forms of the media.
MADISON, WI. – Within a week of launching her campaign for Dane County Circuit Court judge, over 200 people have endorsed Susan Crawford’s candidacy, including sixteen judges, top elected officials, attorneys, activists and key political figures across Dane County. “I
As a member of 11 cooperatives throughout Wisconsin, and a former co-op board member, I am concerned about a bill working its way through the legislature that would change the definition of a cooperative in Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin–The Milwaukee Jewish Federation expects another sell-out crowd at its Economic Forum 2017 on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Pfister Hotel. This year features Karen Mills as the keynote speaker, who is a former
We must demand that our congressional representatives put an end to the legalization of weapons that can cause mass destruction.
A bill to enshrine victims’ rights into the Wisconsin Constitution has one item in it that would blatantly violate the U.S. Constitution.
Today, there’s a new priority on the left: making sure no one in America can claim they have anything meaningful in common with anyone else who doesn’t look exactly like them.
Cory Mason takes office Nov. 7. On that day, he said, the work of “rebuilding the middle class” begins — from the ground up.
Contact: Brian Reisinger 715-579-9679 br@platform-communications.com Madison, Wisconsin – The bipartisan coalition in favor of Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin continues to grow, and recent partnerships with local victims’ advocates have generated additional attention around the statewide effort to update Wisconsin’s Constitution to ensure equal rights for crime victims. With the publication
Contact: Melanie Conklin 608-260-2409 Madison, Wisconsin — Today Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign launched a petition demanding NFL players stop taking a stand against racial inequality. State Rep. David Bowen, Democratic Party of Wisconsin First Vice Chair, released the following response: “Gov. Walker’s campaign stunt of a petition is his way of
Two bills seeking to promote healthier eating among food stamp recipients cleared an Assembly committee this morning — although one passed with Dem support while the other did not. AB 501, which won the votes of all three of the committee’s Dems and ultimately passed with unanimous support, would create
The Walker administration is increasing reimbursement rates for professionals treating those with mental health and substance abuse issues. The bump of about $17 million includes $7 million in state funding, which a DHS spokeswoman said would come from the existing Medicaid budget. Gov. Scott Walker said the move was designed
A coalition backing legislation that would ban the sale of fetal tissue from abortion and a companion bill said both must clear committee by early November to have a chance of becoming law this session. Still, two key legislators pushing the bills said they don’t have assurances from leadership the
Dems today used a May audit to cast doubt on whether the state’s job agency is up to overseeing the $3 billion Foxconn incentive package in the coming years. Still, others on the Legislative Audit Committee commended the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation for the improvements noted by the audit, while
More than half of Milwaukee-area adults say Foxconn would “substantially improve” the area economy, according to a new Marquette University Law School Poll out today. The poll surveyed residents of five Milwaukee-area counties: Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukee counties. It found that while 54 percent of respondents across those
Cross is saying what many had whispered for years: A UW System with 26 separate institutions is unsustainable.
“Business-like” approach reduces faculty peer review, threatens academic excellence.
Vos is right that the pet concerns of three senators shouldn’t hold up an entire two-year spending plan. But Vos has been far less distressed about terrible government when it’s promised to benefit his political fortunes.
The Vos incident is just the tip of the iceberg of very public Republican in-fighting. That starts right at the top–with President Donald Trump putting anyone that doesn’t bow to his wishes or that criticizes his outrageous comments and twitter rants on full blast in all forms of the media.
MADISON, WI. – Within a week of launching her campaign for Dane County Circuit Court judge, over 200 people have endorsed Susan Crawford’s candidacy, including sixteen judges, top elected officials, attorneys, activists and key political figures across Dane County. “I hired Susan Crawford to take on tough jobs, from overseeing
As a member of 11 cooperatives throughout Wisconsin, and a former co-op board member, I am concerned about a bill working its way through the legislature that would change the definition of a cooperative in Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin–The Milwaukee Jewish Federation expects another sell-out crowd at its Economic Forum 2017 on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Pfister Hotel. This year features Karen Mills as the keynote speaker, who is a former administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. She is currently
We must demand that our congressional representatives put an end to the legalization of weapons that can cause mass destruction.
A bill to enshrine victims’ rights into the Wisconsin Constitution has one item in it that would blatantly violate the U.S. Constitution.
Today, there’s a new priority on the left: making sure no one in America can claim they have anything meaningful in common with anyone else who doesn’t look exactly like them.
Cory Mason takes office Nov. 7. On that day, he said, the work of “rebuilding the middle class” begins — from the ground up.