From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today threw his support behind a plan from JFC Co-chair John Nygren to help low-revenue school districts after vetoing a similar provision from the state budget. The legislation also would boost sparsity aid
Statement of Alderman Tony Zielinski With Chief Flynn’s announcement this afternoon that he will be leaving his post with two years left on his contract, I am adamant that there be no buy-out provision executed that lines the chief’s pockets at
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos, (608) 266-3387 Madison – Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) would like to announce the 14th State of the Tribes address is scheduled for Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 1 p.m. in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The Great
CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org MADISON – Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters proudly endorses Patty Schachtner for Wisconsin’s Senate District 10. The upcoming special election on Jan. 16 in
Contact: Joette Richards, (262)894-2224 admin@milwaukeepressclub.org www.milwaukeepressclub.org Event recognizes Milwaukee’s beer aficionados with trivia contest MILWAUKEE, WI – Each year the Milwaukee Press Club, the oldest continuously operating press club in North America, hosts the City of Milwaukee Birthday Party, an
MEDIA CONTACT: Kristina LeVan, Wisconsin Dept. of Tourism 608-266-0458 klevan@travelwisconsin.com Lisa Marshall, Wisconsin Dept. of Tourism 608-267-3773 lmarshall@TravelWisconsin.com Media Room: http://media.travelwisconsin.com Recognition applauds exceptional public relations and marketing work MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Department of Tourism, along with its agency of record Laughlin
CONTACT: Sen. Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703 Marklein continues to lead the fight for rural school districts. MADISON – State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) offered the following statement on Governor Scott Walker’s announcement of a renewed effort to increase sparsity aid
Contact: Rep. Macco, (608) 266-0485 Green Bay – Rep. John Macco (R-Ledgeview) released the following statement regarding the Brown County funding plan taking effect: “I have the utmost faith and respect for our local leaders,” said Rep. Macco. “The plan
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org Trump ends TPS protections for 200,000 refugee families and embraces white supremacists’ demands to sink the Dream Act MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — On Monday, January 8th, Trump Administration officials announced they would be ending Temporary Protected Status protections for some 200,000 Salvadoran families.
Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Madison– State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) released the following statement immediately following an announcement regarding additional investments in public school with Governor Scott Walker: “I am very proud to be joining Governor Scott Walker
Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 Gov. Walker introduces proposal to fund program he vetoed four months ago MADISON, WI – After vetoing additional funding for low-spending school districts just four months ago, Gov. Walker announced today that if re-elected, he will propose
Dem Dan Kohl today reported raising more than $329,000 in the final quarter of 2017. The figure, which includes activity from October through December, means Kohl’s raised a total of $865,000 since he got into the race in early June,
Starting 2018 with $600,000 cash on hand, Dan Kohl continues to build momentum Grafton – The Kohl for Congress campaign announced raising $329,000 for the fourth quarter of 2017. Completing its best fundraising quarter to date, the Kohl campaign ended
Contact: Ashley Viste, Campaign Manager press@joshkaul.org, 920-204-5953 Kaul campaign will report more than $280,000 on hand The Kaul for Attorney General campaign today announced that it had raised slightly more than $429,000 since the start of the campaign in April. In
Josh Kaul’s campaign said this afternoon the Dem AG candidate has raised more than $255,000 in the last half of the year. That, combined with the $175,460 Kaul raised from when he first got into the race in April through the
Republican Kevin Nicholson’s U.S. Senate campaign said today he raised more than $800,000 in the fourth quarter of 2017, roughly doubling what GOP rival Leah Vukmir brought in for the period. Combined with the $416,112 Nicholson raised during his first
Contact: Erik Greenfield, Communications Manager, 608-443-1952 (office), 608-669-7884 (cell) MADISON – Today it was announced that United Airlines is adding a non-stop flight from Dane County Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport starting this summer. Adding this flight was
From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today threw his support behind a plan from JFC Co-chair John Nygren to help low-revenue school districts after vetoing a similar provision from the state budget. The legislation also would boost sparsity aid $6.4 million. Still, fellow JFC Co-chair Alberta Darling, R-River Hills,
Statement of Alderman Tony Zielinski With Chief Flynn’s announcement this afternoon that he will be leaving his post with two years left on his contract, I am adamant that there be no buy-out provision executed that lines the chief’s pockets at the expense of the taxpayers of the City of Milwaukee.
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos, (608) 266-3387 Madison – Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) would like to announce the 14th State of the Tribes address is scheduled for Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 1 p.m. in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. has notified the speaker’s office that
CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org MADISON – Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters proudly endorses Patty Schachtner for Wisconsin’s Senate District 10. The upcoming special election on Jan. 16 in SD10 provides voters one of the first major opportunities to
Contact: Joette Richards, (262)894-2224 admin@milwaukeepressclub.org www.milwaukeepressclub.org Event recognizes Milwaukee’s beer aficionados with trivia contest MILWAUKEE, WI – Each year the Milwaukee Press Club, the oldest continuously operating press club in North America, hosts the City of Milwaukee Birthday Party, an event that brings together business leaders and community members to
MEDIA CONTACT: Kristina LeVan, Wisconsin Dept. of Tourism 608-266-0458 klevan@travelwisconsin.com Lisa Marshall, Wisconsin Dept. of Tourism 608-267-3773 lmarshall@TravelWisconsin.com Media Room: http://media.travelwisconsin.com Recognition applauds exceptional public relations and marketing work MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Department of Tourism, along with its agency of record Laughlin Constable, was recently named the winner of three Adrian Awards
CONTACT: Sen. Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703 Marklein continues to lead the fight for rural school districts. MADISON – State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) offered the following statement on Governor Scott Walker’s announcement of a renewed effort to increase sparsity aid funding for rural schools and to increase the revenue limit
Contact: Rep. Macco, (608) 266-0485 Green Bay – Rep. John Macco (R-Ledgeview) released the following statement regarding the Brown County funding plan taking effect: “I have the utmost faith and respect for our local leaders,” said Rep. Macco. “The plan put forward by County Executive Troy Streckenbach protects tax payers
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org Trump ends TPS protections for 200,000 refugee families and embraces white supremacists’ demands to sink the Dream Act MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — On Monday, January 8th, Trump Administration officials announced they would be ending Temporary Protected Status protections for some 200,000 Salvadoran families. This comes days after President Trump declared he would sign no bill
Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Madison– State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) released the following statement immediately following an announcement regarding additional investments in public school with Governor Scott Walker: “I am very proud to be joining Governor Scott Walker at Coleman High School today to announce a proposal to
Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 Gov. Walker introduces proposal to fund program he vetoed four months ago MADISON, WI – After vetoing additional funding for low-spending school districts just four months ago, Gov. Walker announced today that if re-elected, he will propose doing exactly that. Despite school districts struggling with tight budgets,
Dem Dan Kohl today reported raising more than $329,000 in the final quarter of 2017. The figure, which includes activity from October through December, means Kohl’s raised a total of $865,000 since he got into the race in early June, his campaign said. The 6th CD candidate in the third
Starting 2018 with $600,000 cash on hand, Dan Kohl continues to build momentum Grafton – The Kohl for Congress campaign announced raising $329,000 for the fourth quarter of 2017. Completing its best fundraising quarter to date, the Kohl campaign ended 2017 having raised $865,000. Over 98% of those funds came
Contact: Ashley Viste, Campaign Manager press@joshkaul.org, 920-204-5953 Kaul campaign will report more than $280,000 on hand The Kaul for Attorney General campaign today announced that it had raised slightly more than $429,000 since the start of the campaign in April. In the second half of 2017, the campaign raised more than
Josh Kaul’s campaign said this afternoon the Dem AG candidate has raised more than $255,000 in the last half of the year. That, combined with the $175,460 Kaul raised from when he first got into the race in April through the end of June, means he’ll have just over $429,000 in
Republican Kevin Nicholson’s U.S. Senate campaign said today he raised more than $800,000 in the fourth quarter of 2017, roughly doubling what GOP rival Leah Vukmir brought in for the period. Combined with the $416,112 Nicholson raised during his first two months in the race — aided by $25,000 he
Contact: Erik Greenfield, Communications Manager, 608-443-1952 (office), 608-669-7884 (cell) MADISON – Today it was announced that United Airlines is adding a non-stop flight from Dane County Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport starting this summer. Adding this flight was a key component of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce’s