Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative: Adds to executive team

Contact: Corinne Hale, 414.386.8166, chale@commongroundhealthcare.org Nonprofit, member-governed health insurance carrier hires new executives BROOKFIELD – Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative (CGHC), a fast-growing, nonprofit health insurance cooperative, welcomes Toni Bonde as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Mark Xistris as

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Play Fair Wisconsin: New campaign launched for redistricting reform

Contact: Mary McCarthy, 414-344-1733, info@fairelectionsproject.org Campaign designed to build support for nonpartisan, independent map-drawing process MADISON – Play Fair Wisconsin, a new campaign to draw attention to partisan gerrymandering, launched two videos today targeted to a statewide audience via social media. The advertisements are

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Mitchell adds two staffers to guv bid, including campaign manager

Dem Mahlon Mitchell has added two staffers to his guv bid, including campaign manager Craig Brown. Brown, who most recently worked in New Hampshire, started Jan. 1, and will oversee day-to-day operations, said campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith. Robert Dempsey, who was Bernie Sanders’ state director during the 2016 Dem presidential

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Wachs campaign: Ahead of State of the Union, Dana Wachs says Trump is more interested in dividing Americans than unifying

Contact: Olivia Hwang, olivia@danawachs.com, 715.972.3262 Wachs calls for real solutions for families, including family-supporting jobs, collective bargaining, family supports, and more EAU CLAIRE – Dana Wachs spoke out about President Donald Trump’s first year in office today in advance of Trump’s scheduled State of the Union address: “Donald Trump spent

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Townsend campaign: Marilyn Townsend endorsed by seven union locals and The South Central Federation of Labor in campaign for Dane County Circuit Court

Contact: Melissa Mulliken 608/206-1818 Municipal Judge and Candidate for Dane County Circuit Court earns labor support in campaign for Dane County Circuit Court, Branch 1 Municipal Judge Marilyn Townsend has earned the endorsement of seven union locals as well as the South Central Federation of Labor (SCFL) in her campaign

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Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative: Adds to executive team

Contact: Corinne Hale, 414.386.8166, chale@commongroundhealthcare.org Nonprofit, member-governed health insurance carrier hires new executives BROOKFIELD – Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative (CGHC), a fast-growing, nonprofit health insurance cooperative, welcomes Toni Bonde as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Mark Xistris as its new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). COO Toni Bonde came

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Play Fair Wisconsin: New campaign launched for redistricting reform

Contact: Mary McCarthy, 414-344-1733, info@fairelectionsproject.org Campaign designed to build support for nonpartisan, independent map-drawing process MADISON – Play Fair Wisconsin, a new campaign to draw attention to partisan gerrymandering, launched two videos today targeted to a statewide audience via social media. The advertisements are backed by a significant investment in digital spending. A new websitewas

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U.S. Rep. Grothman: Supports troop pay raise, increased defense spending

Contact: Bernadette Green, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today voted to provide the military with the funds it needs to defend our nation. The 2018 Department of Defense Appropriations Act addresses the current needs of armed forces by: · Providing $659.2B in full-year funding for the

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WisDems: Speaker Ryan puts partisanship before national security

Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 Ryan calls for “cleanse” of FBI and release of a classified memo that the DOJ labels “extraordinarily reckless” MADISON — Today, Speaker Paul Ryan joined the chorus of House Republicans seeking to force the release of a partisan memo over the objections of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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