The Assembly passed a bill to crack down on those who commit crimes while out on parole that includes a new amendment to add $350 million in borrowing to pay for a new adult prison. The bill, which also featured
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin at a WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison today lauded President Trump for pushing gun safety measures, including a ban on bump stocks that allow semi-automatic weapons to rapidly
The Assembly signed off on a proposed sales tax holiday and $100-per-child tax rebate, sending it to the Senate where it faces an uncertain future. The provision cleared the chamber on a 61-35 vote with a number of new amendments:
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Taking the Lead on Health Care Stability.” Hi, Scott Walker here. Wisconsin families need stability, especially when it comes to their health care. The current
Contact: Myranda Tanck mt@platform-communications.com MADISON – Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin today announced that it had earned 350 key endorsements, demonstrating significant growth in the effort’s bipartisan statewide coalition. Among those endorsing the measure are nearly 200 Chiefs of Police, more than 50 Sheriffs,
Colleen Daul, Marketing Coordinator 920-759- 3367 Hartland, WI — KELLER, Planners, Architects, Builders, a Design/Build General Contractor, will build a warehouse addition for Austin Plumbing under the direction of Keller Project Manager, Scott Lausten and Architect, Tony Tislau. Keller, Inc.
Contact: Sen. Janet Bewley (D – Ashland) (608)266-3510 MADISON, WI – Senator Janet Bewley (D-Ashland) offered the weekly Democratic radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen16/bewleyradio022218.mp3 A written transcript of the address is
CONTACT: Zach Madden, 608-266-7521(office) 608-620-3884 (cell) MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) introduced a bill to reinstate the False Claims Act. The bill restores the ability of a private individual, or whistleblower, to bring a qui tam claim against a person
Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org “Josh Kaul will be an advocate for every family in Wisconsin and the Wisconsin AFL-CIO is proud to endorse Kaul for Attorney General,” said Phil Neuenfeldt, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. “It is past time for Wisconsin to have a
Contact John Vinson 262-563-1631 Press@nicholsonforsenate.com (Delafield, WI) – Today, Kevin Nicholson, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, announced that Murph Burke will serve as the honorary co-chair of his campaign. Burke – a co-chair of Trump Victory Wisconsin and
For More Information Contact: Randy Fifrick Village of Kronenwetter Community Development Director (715-693-4200 or rfifrick@kronenwetter.org) Village of Kronenwetter Community Development Director Randy Fifrick testified today in support of legislation to restore a municipality’s ability to use eminent domain to extend
Media Contact: Melissa Zombor, Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association, (262) 894-5920 MILWAUKEE – February 21, 2018 – Today the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA) president released comments on President Donald Trump and Attorney General Brad Schimel’s recent proposals to arm teachers with
Clark County in Caucus on 2/20/2018 Elected a New Chairman and Vice Chairmen and approved two (2) new Executive Board Members. They are as follows: Chairman – Charlotte Rasmussen, Town of Butler Vice Chairman – Pam Travis, Neillsville New Executive
For further information contact: Corina Norrbom Health Policy Fellow Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service cnorrbom@hotmail.com 715-881-1816 Wausau, WI, 2/22/18 — The LENA Research Foundation and LENA Start Marathon County are pleased to announce an initiative to improve kindergarten readiness by
CONTACT: AFP Media at media@afphq.org Arlington, VA – Today Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is announcing support of Michael Brennan, nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, marking the first federal judicial nominee the group has backed this year. The grassroots
The Assembly passed a bill to crack down on those who commit crimes while out on parole that includes a new amendment to add $350 million in borrowing to pay for a new adult prison. The bill, which also featured a provision to add assistant DA positions in more than
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin at a WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison today lauded President Trump for pushing gun safety measures, including a ban on bump stocks that allow semi-automatic weapons to rapidly fire dozens of rounds. But she urged the president to
The Assembly signed off on a proposed sales tax holiday and $100-per-child tax rebate, sending it to the Senate where it faces an uncertain future. The provision cleared the chamber on a 61-35 vote with a number of new amendments: one that would let small retailers opt out of the
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Taking the Lead on Health Care Stability.” Hi, Scott Walker here. Wisconsin families need stability, especially when it comes to their health care. The current state of Obamacare is unsustainable and unacceptable. When we visited
Contact: Myranda Tanck mt@platform-communications.com MADISON – Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin today announced that it had earned 350 key endorsements, demonstrating significant growth in the effort’s bipartisan statewide coalition. Among those endorsing the measure are nearly 200 Chiefs of Police, more than 50 Sheriffs, a number of victims advocacy groups, and an impressive array of
Colleen Daul, Marketing Coordinator 920-759- 3367 Hartland, WI — KELLER, Planners, Architects, Builders, a Design/Build General Contractor, will build a warehouse addition for Austin Plumbing under the direction of Keller Project Manager, Scott Lausten and Architect, Tony Tislau. Keller, Inc. is 100 percent employee owned and has offices in Milwaukee,
Contact: Sen. Janet Bewley (D – Ashland) (608)266-3510 MADISON, WI – Senator Janet Bewley (D-Ashland) offered the weekly Democratic radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen16/bewleyradio022218.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hello, this is State Senator Janet Bewley “As I’m
CONTACT: Zach Madden, 608-266-7521(office) 608-620-3884 (cell) MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) introduced a bill to reinstate the False Claims Act. The bill restores the ability of a private individual, or whistleblower, to bring a qui tam claim against a person or entity who makes a false claim for Medicaid. A
Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org “Josh Kaul will be an advocate for every family in Wisconsin and the Wisconsin AFL-CIO is proud to endorse Kaul for Attorney General,” said Phil Neuenfeldt, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. “It is past time for Wisconsin to have a new leader in the state’s top law enforcement agency. Josh
Contact John Vinson 262-563-1631 Press@nicholsonforsenate.com (Delafield, WI) – Today, Kevin Nicholson, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin, announced that Murph Burke will serve as the honorary co-chair of his campaign. Burke – a co-chair of Trump Victory Wisconsin and longtime supporter of Governor Walker and other Wisconsin conservatives –
For More Information Contact: Randy Fifrick Village of Kronenwetter Community Development Director (715-693-4200 or rfifrick@kronenwetter.org) Village of Kronenwetter Community Development Director Randy Fifrick testified today in support of legislation to restore a municipality’s ability to use eminent domain to extend or build bike lanes and sidewalks. The legislation is Senate
Media Contact: Melissa Zombor, Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association, (262) 894-5920 MILWAUKEE – February 21, 2018 – Today the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA) president released comments on President Donald Trump and Attorney General Brad Schimel’s recent proposals to arm teachers with firearms. The following statement can be attributed to MTEA President
Clark County in Caucus on 2/20/2018 Elected a New Chairman and Vice Chairmen and approved two (2) new Executive Board Members. They are as follows: Chairman – Charlotte Rasmussen, Town of Butler Vice Chairman – Pam Travis, Neillsville New Executive Board Members are: Nancy Olson – Owen Richard Schliefer –
For further information contact: Corina Norrbom Health Policy Fellow Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service cnorrbom@hotmail.com 715-881-1816 Wausau, WI, 2/22/18 — The LENA Research Foundation and LENA Start Marathon County are pleased to announce an initiative to improve kindergarten readiness by encouraging parents to talk more with their children. LENA Start™ features parent
CONTACT: AFP Media at media@afphq.org Arlington, VA – Today Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is announcing support of Michael Brennan, nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, marking the first federal judicial nominee the group has backed this year. The grassroots organization will make a significant investment in Wisconsin where it