Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said he is taking another run at creating an alcohol czar, claiming enforcement of current rules by the Department of Revenue has fallen apart. Earlier talks this
Contact: Rep. Amy Loudenbeck Rep.Loudenbeck@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-9967 Madison – Today, a bill authored by state Rep. Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) at the request of Governor Scott Walker passed the Joint Committee on Finance with a unanimous vote. Assembly Bill 872 (AB
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org Democrats must resist Trump’s attempts to use the DACA crisis he created to take the immigration system back to the Jim Crow era MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – The Senate is debating protections for 1.8 million immigrant
CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org Plot Was Scrapped Last Year Due to Public Outrage from Grassroots Activists MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin today called on lawmakers to reject a proposal to create a massive new bureaucracy with unchecked powers to regulate
Contact: Logan Vidal 608-266-8570 Local governments and taxpayers will continue to pay for tax loophole MADISON – Today, Assembly Republicans voted against closing the ‘Dark Store’ loophole. Based on a Supreme Court decision in 2008, big box retailers are allowed
MILWAUKEE – In an effort to help low-income residents become self-sufficient, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded nearly $240,000 today to S.E.T. Ministry, Inc. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is part of a national endeavor issued to
Contact: Senator Jon Erpenbach 608-266-6670 Sen. Erpenbach on AB 912/SB 769 rural economic development funds for WEDC “Our rural communities are in economic crisis. By defunding the Historic Tax Credit in every budget and then giving $4.5 billion to a
Contact: Amanda Sherman Phone: 202-225-5506 Amanda.Sherman@mail.house.gov Wisconsin is facing an IV saline bag shortage in the midst of a flu outbreak La Crosse, WI – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind called on the Administration to find a solution to the shortage of
CONTACT: Chase Tarrier, Public Policy Coordinator, End Domestic Abuse WI chaset@endabusewi.org, 608.237.3985 Madison — Coming on the heels of unambiguous statements of support for multiple domestic batterers, Wisconsin advocates for victims of domestic violence are voicing strong opposition to President Trump’s
Speaker Robin Vos: (608) 266-3387 Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement after the 14th annual State of the Tribes address in the Wisconsin State Assembly. “I would like to thank Gary Besaw of the Menominee Tribe and the
Contact: Rep. David Bowen, 608-266-7671 Rep. Joel Kleefisch, 608-266-8551 MADISON – This morning, a bipartisan coalition of legislators announced Assembly legislation that would close Lincoln Hills by 2020, instead opening county-run secure residential care centers for less serious youth offenders
Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324 robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org Burns a breath of fresh air in corrupt Supreme Court election process Milwaukee: Today Citizen Action of Wisconsin, a statewide progressive social justice group with members across Wisconsin, is announcing its endorsement of Tim
MEDIA CONTACT: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Republican Party of Wisconsin and Right-Wing Cabal At Nearly $670,000 in Spending With a Week to Go Before Primary Election MADISON, Wis. — State Republicans and their allies have pushed the
Rep. Chris Taylor, 608-266-5342 Instead, Republican legislators support short-term, election year gimmick MADISON – Today, as President Trump continues to try to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Republican legislators in the Joint Finance Committee once again rejected Democratic efforts
Five Indiana startups will have the chance to participate in the new gBETA Indy program this spring, put on by gener8tor and hosted by a Beloit-based operation. This nationally ranked startup accelerator runs its full program in Madison, Milwaukee and
The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to change the guv’s rural economic development fund program to target some of the money to local development organizations. Gov. Scott Walker called for directing $50 million annually to the 56 rural counties
CONTACT: 608/206-1818 campaign@sheliastubbs.com A bevy of State, County, and City elected leaders have endorsed Shelia Stubbs for State Assembly during the first days of her campaign. Supervisor Stubbs is a Democrat running in the 77th Assembly District. That district is currently represented
CONTACT: Andrew Hellpap (608) 316-9786 ahellpap@uwhealth.org MADISON, Wis. – A new study by UW Carbone Cancer Center researchers has found that dense breasts and inflammation are associated with poor prognosis in breast-cancer patients, and suggests that an FDA-approved drug may improve
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said he is taking another run at creating an alcohol czar, claiming enforcement of current rules by the Department of Revenue has fallen apart. Earlier talks this session about an Office of Alcohol Beverages Enforcement faded amid
Contact: Rep. Amy Loudenbeck Rep.Loudenbeck@legis.wi.gov (608) 266-9967 Madison – Today, a bill authored by state Rep. Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) at the request of Governor Scott Walker passed the Joint Committee on Finance with a unanimous vote. Assembly Bill 872 (AB 872) will expand the existing Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org Democrats must resist Trump’s attempts to use the DACA crisis he created to take the immigration system back to the Jim Crow era MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – The Senate is debating protections for 1.8 million immigrant young people left vulnerable to deportation by President Trump’s cruel
CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org Plot Was Scrapped Last Year Due to Public Outrage from Grassroots Activists MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin today called on lawmakers to reject a proposal to create a massive new bureaucracy with unchecked powers to regulate distilleries, microbreweries and wineries, taverns, grocers, and others in the
Contact: Logan Vidal 608-266-8570 Local governments and taxpayers will continue to pay for tax loophole MADISON – Today, Assembly Republicans voted against closing the ‘Dark Store’ loophole. Based on a Supreme Court decision in 2008, big box retailers are allowed to base their tax assessments on their value as a
MILWAUKEE – In an effort to help low-income residents become self-sufficient, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded nearly $240,000 today to S.E.T. Ministry, Inc. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is part of a national endeavor issued to public housing authorities, public housing resident associations, Native American tribes,
Contact: Senator Jon Erpenbach 608-266-6670 Sen. Erpenbach on AB 912/SB 769 rural economic development funds for WEDC “Our rural communities are in economic crisis. By defunding the Historic Tax Credit in every budget and then giving $4.5 billion to a Taiwanese company Governor Walker and Legislative Republicans have created a
Contact: Amanda Sherman Phone: 202-225-5506 Amanda.Sherman@mail.house.gov Wisconsin is facing an IV saline bag shortage in the midst of a flu outbreak La Crosse, WI – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind called on the Administration to find a solution to the shortage of IV saline bags that is affecting hospitals and patients throughout
CONTACT: Chase Tarrier, Public Policy Coordinator, End Domestic Abuse WI chaset@endabusewi.org, 608.237.3985 Madison — Coming on the heels of unambiguous statements of support for multiple domestic batterers, Wisconsin advocates for victims of domestic violence are voicing strong opposition to President Trump’s newly introduced 2019 budget proposal that includes dramatic cuts to
Speaker Robin Vos: (608) 266-3387 Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement after the 14th annual State of the Tribes address in the Wisconsin State Assembly. “I would like to thank Gary Besaw of the Menominee Tribe and the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council for participating in the annual State
Contact: Rep. David Bowen, 608-266-7671 Rep. Joel Kleefisch, 608-266-8551 MADISON – This morning, a bipartisan coalition of legislators announced Assembly legislation that would close Lincoln Hills by 2020, instead opening county-run secure residential care centers for less serious youth offenders while keeping Serious Juvenile Offenders (SJOs) under the supervision of
Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324 robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org Burns a breath of fresh air in corrupt Supreme Court election process Milwaukee: Today Citizen Action of Wisconsin, a statewide progressive social justice group with members across Wisconsin, is announcing its endorsement of Tim Burns for State Supreme Court in the primary election on
MEDIA CONTACT: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Republican Party of Wisconsin and Right-Wing Cabal At Nearly $670,000 in Spending With a Week to Go Before Primary Election MADISON, Wis. — State Republicans and their allies have pushed the panic button on the race for the state Supreme Court,
Rep. Chris Taylor, 608-266-5342 Instead, Republican legislators support short-term, election year gimmick MADISON – Today, as President Trump continues to try to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Republican legislators in the Joint Finance Committee once again rejected Democratic efforts to expand health care coverage to 79,000 low-income Wisconsinites, many
Five Indiana startups will have the chance to participate in the new gBETA Indy program this spring, put on by gener8tor and hosted by a Beloit-based operation. This nationally ranked startup accelerator runs its full program in Madison, Milwaukee and the Twin Cities, where it invests $140,000 in each of
The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to change the guv’s rural economic development fund program to target some of the money to local development organizations. Gov. Scott Walker called for directing $50 million annually to the 56 rural counties that would qualify under the program administered by the Wisconsin
CONTACT: 608/206-1818 campaign@sheliastubbs.com A bevy of State, County, and City elected leaders have endorsed Shelia Stubbs for State Assembly during the first days of her campaign. Supervisor Stubbs is a Democrat running in the 77th Assembly District. That district is currently represented by Terese Berceau, who announced on February 2, 2018 that
CONTACT: Andrew Hellpap (608) 316-9786 ahellpap@uwhealth.org MADISON, Wis. – A new study by UW Carbone Cancer Center researchers has found that dense breasts and inflammation are associated with poor prognosis in breast-cancer patients, and suggests that an FDA-approved drug may improve prognosis for those patients with dense breasts. These symptoms have