Rep. Barca: Statement on Assembly Bill 811

MADISON – The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy will hold a public hearing today on Assembly Bill 811, legislation largely intended to fund out-of-state marketing campaigns to attract additional workers to Wisconsin. In response, Representative Peter Barca (Kenosha/Racine)

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Sen. Shilling: Ads don’t reflect Governor’s priorities

Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 MADISON, WI – A proposal pushed by Governor Walker to spend an additional $6.8 million on an advertising campaign received a public hearing in the Assembly today. The advertising campaign aims to lure millennials to

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The Wisconsin Forum: Welcomes Bruno Behrend to Milwaukee

For Immediate Release:  January 10, 2018 For more information, contact Vicky Ostry (262) 439-9223 Email: info@wisconsinforum.org The Wisconsin Forum Welcomes Bruno Behrend to Milwaukee Thursday, January 18, 2018 The Tradition of Excellence Continues MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Forum invites the public to hear Bruno

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Sen. Larsen, Rep. Brostoff: Preserving Net Neutrality

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 10, 2018 Contact: Rep. Jonathan Brostoff, (608) 266-0650               Sen. Chris Larson, (608) 266-7505 Preserving Net Neutrality MADISON – State Representative Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) and State Senator Chris Larson (D-Milwaukee) circulated legislation today that would keep the

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Jeffery Roman and Sharlen Moore: Don’t wait to close Lincoln Hills

Whatever his real motivations are for proposing to close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake in his fiscal year 2019 budget, Gov. Scott Walker has finally come around to the obvious conclusion that Wisconsin’s notoriously dangerous youth prisons — which lawsuits and federal investigations have repeatedly identified as abusive and obsolete — need to close.

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Rep. Barca: Statement on Assembly Bill 811

MADISON – The Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy will hold a public hearing today on Assembly Bill 811, legislation largely intended to fund out-of-state marketing campaigns to attract additional workers to Wisconsin. In response, Representative Peter Barca (Kenosha/Racine) issued the following statement: “Today the Jobs and the Economy

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Rep. Felzkowski and Sen. Marklein: Rep. Felzkowski and Sen. Marklein: Seek TV White Space Technology for Wisconsin

Contact: Rep. Mary Felzkowski (Czaja) 608-266-7694 Sen. Howard Marklein 608-266-0703 Madison, WI – State Representative Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) and State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green), along with several other Republicans, unveiled a Joint Resolution Wednesday morning that focuses on TV White Space technology and how it may help connect Wisconsinites,

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Sen. Shilling: Ads don’t reflect Governor’s priorities

Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 MADISON, WI – A proposal pushed by Governor Walker to spend an additional $6.8 million on an advertising campaign received a public hearing in the Assembly today. The advertising campaign aims to lure millennials to move back to the state despite Wisconsin having the 4th

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The Wisconsin Forum: Welcomes Bruno Behrend to Milwaukee

For Immediate Release:  January 10, 2018 For more information, contact Vicky Ostry (262) 439-9223 Email: info@wisconsinforum.org The Wisconsin Forum Welcomes Bruno Behrend to Milwaukee Thursday, January 18, 2018 The Tradition of Excellence Continues MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Forum invites the public to hear Bruno Behrend on Thursday, January 18, 2018. The title of Behrend’s presentation: “Is America

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Sen. Larsen, Rep. Brostoff: Preserving Net Neutrality

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 10, 2018 Contact: Rep. Jonathan Brostoff, (608) 266-0650               Sen. Chris Larson, (608) 266-7505 Preserving Net Neutrality MADISON – State Representative Jonathan Brostoff (D-Milwaukee) and State Senator Chris Larson (D-Milwaukee) circulated legislation today that would keep the protections from net neutrality here in Wisconsin. In December, the

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Jeffery Roman and Sharlen Moore: Don’t wait to close Lincoln Hills

Whatever his real motivations are for proposing to close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake in his fiscal year 2019 budget, Gov. Scott Walker has finally come around to the obvious conclusion that Wisconsin’s notoriously dangerous youth prisons — which lawsuits and federal investigations have repeatedly identified as abusive and obsolete — need to close.

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