Emancipation Riders: Protect the Dream stop in Racine

US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s Racine office, 216 6th St, Racine, WI 53403 CONTACT: Valeria Ruiz, 262-721-5575, valeria@vdlf.org Who: Participants in the Emancipation Ride: Protect the Dream; Youth Empowered in the Struggle (the student arm of Voces de la Frontera); Racine Interfaith

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Reps. Loudenbeck, Shankland, Moulton: Community EMS Bill Signed Into Law

CONTACT: Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, Rep.Loudenbeck@legis.wi.gov, (608) 266-9967 Rep. Katrina Shankland, Rep.Shankland@legis.wi.gov, (608) 267-9649 Sen. Terry Moulton, Sen.Moulton@legis.wi.gov, (608) 266-7511 Madison –Assembly Bill 151 (AB 151) authored by Rep. Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton), Rep. Katrina Shankland (D- Stevens Point) and Sen. Terry Moulton (R- Chippewa

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UW Health’s World AIDS Day free community event

LOFT in the Goodman Community Center, 149 Waubesa St, Madison, WI. CONTACT: Emily Kumlien (608) 265-8199 (608) 516-9154 ekumlien@uwhealth.org MADISON- The good news: both the number and the rate of new HIV cases per year in Wisconsin has declined. The bad

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Fundraiser for Tiffany Koehler

Brocach Irish Pub, 7 W Main St. Madison (on the Square). CONTACT: Billie L. Johnson 608.772.1954 Billie@WinningRed.com Help support Tiffany Koehler’s ground-breaking campaign for the 58th Assembly District. When: Tuesday, December 5, 2017 4:30 to 7:00pm Where: Brocach Irish Pub, 7

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Paul Fanlund: If the internet didn’t exist, where would newspapers be?

First, the newspaper revenue model, especially the once-robust classified advertising business, would be considerably heathier. … Part two of my answer is that, internet or not, the newspaper business would still be much changed from the old days because much of society has split into ideological tribes affecting their media choices.

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Housing Resources, Inc.: Joins in #GivingTuesday campaign

CONTACT: Trena Bond 414.461.6330 trena_bond@hri-wi.org MILWAUKEE  – Housing Resources, Inc. has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. The focus for their campaign to

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Bill Kraus: Back to the future

The voters didn’t count in 2016. They are not going to count in 2018. If they are ever going to count again, the system has to be rebuilt in ways that makes ideas and participation more important and slogans and insults less so.

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Eric Bott: Baldwin has chance to fix rigged system

Opportunities to dramatically rewrite the tax code don’t come around very often. Sen. Baldwin and the rest of our congressional delegation need to deliver on their past promises and stand up to corporate cronies and the hundreds of thousands of special-interest groups benefiting from our broken tax system.

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Great Water Alliance open houses

CONTACT: Dan Duchniak, P.E. Waukesha Water Utility (262) 409-4440 office / (262) 352-5142 cell dduchniak@waukesha-water.com WHO: Dan Duchniak, General Manager of Waukesha Water Utility Project team members of the Great Water Alliance Residents and business leaders in Waukesha WHAT: Waukesha Water Utility

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Emancipation Riders: Protect the Dream stop in Racine

US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s Racine office, 216 6th St, Racine, WI 53403 CONTACT: Valeria Ruiz, 262-721-5575, valeria@vdlf.org Who: Participants in the Emancipation Ride: Protect the Dream; Youth Empowered in the Struggle (the student arm of Voces de la Frontera); Racine Interfaith Coalition What: Rally with the Emancipation Ride to urge Speaker Ryan to

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Rep. Steineke: Assembly Republican homeless initiatives now law

CONTACT: Rep. Jim Steineke (608) 266-2418 Madison – Governor Walker today signed Assembly Bill (AB) 234 into law, establishing an Interagency Council on Homelessness in Wisconsin. It is now 2017 Act 74. This landmark legislation will transform the way the state of Wisconsin combats homelessness. In April of this year, Assembly

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Reps. Loudenbeck, Shankland, Moulton: Community EMS Bill Signed Into Law

CONTACT: Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, Rep.Loudenbeck@legis.wi.gov, (608) 266-9967 Rep. Katrina Shankland, Rep.Shankland@legis.wi.gov, (608) 267-9649 Sen. Terry Moulton, Sen.Moulton@legis.wi.gov, (608) 266-7511 Madison –Assembly Bill 151 (AB 151) authored by Rep. Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton), Rep. Katrina Shankland (D- Stevens Point) and Sen. Terry Moulton (R- Chippewa Falls) was signed into law by Governor Walker today after

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UW Health’s World AIDS Day free community event

LOFT in the Goodman Community Center, 149 Waubesa St, Madison, WI. CONTACT: Emily Kumlien (608) 265-8199 (608) 516-9154 ekumlien@uwhealth.org MADISON- The good news: both the number and the rate of new HIV cases per year in Wisconsin has declined. The bad news is that over the last decade, the number of

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Americans for Prosperity Wisconsin: Praises Walker For signing Homeowners Bill of Rights into law

CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin is applauding Governor Scott Walker for signing the Homeowners Bill of Rights into law today. Safeguarding the property rights of Wisconsinites has been a top priority for AFP-Wisconsin’s base of over 130,000 grassroots activists. “AFP-Wisconsin commends Governor Walker for signing the landmark

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Fundraiser for Tiffany Koehler

Brocach Irish Pub, 7 W Main St. Madison (on the Square). CONTACT: Billie L. Johnson 608.772.1954 Billie@WinningRed.com Help support Tiffany Koehler’s ground-breaking campaign for the 58th Assembly District. When: Tuesday, December 5, 2017 4:30 to 7:00pm Where: Brocach Irish Pub, 7 W Main St. Madison (on the Square). $50 Suggested Contribution

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Paul Fanlund: If the internet didn’t exist, where would newspapers be?

First, the newspaper revenue model, especially the once-robust classified advertising business, would be considerably heathier. … Part two of my answer is that, internet or not, the newspaper business would still be much changed from the old days because much of society has split into ideological tribes affecting their media choices.

Read More »

Housing Resources, Inc.: Joins in #GivingTuesday campaign

CONTACT: Trena Bond 414.461.6330 trena_bond@hri-wi.org MILWAUKEE  – Housing Resources, Inc. has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. The focus for their campaign to is talk about the importance of homeownership and the work

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Bill Kraus: Back to the future

The voters didn’t count in 2016. They are not going to count in 2018. If they are ever going to count again, the system has to be rebuilt in ways that makes ideas and participation more important and slogans and insults less so.

Read More »

Eric Bott: Baldwin has chance to fix rigged system

Opportunities to dramatically rewrite the tax code don’t come around very often. Sen. Baldwin and the rest of our congressional delegation need to deliver on their past promises and stand up to corporate cronies and the hundreds of thousands of special-interest groups benefiting from our broken tax system.

Read More »

Great Water Alliance open houses

CONTACT: Dan Duchniak, P.E. Waukesha Water Utility (262) 409-4440 office / (262) 352-5142 cell dduchniak@waukesha-water.com WHO: Dan Duchniak, General Manager of Waukesha Water Utility Project team members of the Great Water Alliance Residents and business leaders in Waukesha WHAT: Waukesha Water Utility will hold three open houses to share the latest updates

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