Gov. Walker: Signs Bills on Improving Family Access to High-Quality Child Care, Creating Transitional Jobs Program for Wisconsin Veterans, and Increasing Funding for Watershed Protection Grants

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839   Governor Walker signs 64 bills into law at the Wisconsin State Capitol   MADISON – Governor Scott Walker signed bills improving family access to high-quality child care, creating a transitional jobs program at the Department

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Sen. Feyen: Four Feyen bills signed into law

CONTACT: State Senator Dan Feyen (608) 266-5300 Madison—State Senator Dan Feyen (R-Fond du Lac) released the following statement following Governor Walker’s signing of four Feyen bills: “In my first legislative session, I have prioritized common sense reforms that help make Wisconsin

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Sen. Craig: Zero-based Budgeting Reform Signed Into Law

State Sen. David Craig (608) 266-5400 Bill Gives Important Tool to Examine Every Dollar of State Spending Madison, WI — Today, Zero-based Budgeting Reform authored by David Craig (R-Town of Vernon) was signed into law. The law requires state agencies to submit a report of every dollar and program they

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Gov. Walker: Signs Bills on Improving Family Access to High-Quality Child Care, Creating Transitional Jobs Program for Wisconsin Veterans, and Increasing Funding for Watershed Protection Grants

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839   Governor Walker signs 64 bills into law at the Wisconsin State Capitol   MADISON – Governor Scott Walker signed bills improving family access to high-quality child care, creating a transitional jobs program at the Department of Workforce Development for our veterans, increasing funding for watershed

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Gov. Walker: Reaffirms Support for Israel, Signs Anti-BDS Bill into Law

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Walker today signed Assembly Bill 553 into law reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the State of Israel. The bill prohibits any state agency or another governmental unit from adopting a rule, ordinance, policy, or procedure that involves the state agency or governmental unit

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Sen. Vukmir: Gov. Walker Signs Vukmir Bill to Stand with Israel

Contact: Sen. Leah Vukmir (608) 266-2512 Sen.Vukmir@legis.wi.gov MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill authored by Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, into law on Tuesday that prohibits Wisconsin from contracting with any company participating in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction movement against Israel. “This bill strengthens Wisconsin’s economic alliance

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Sen. Feyen: Four Feyen bills signed into law

CONTACT: State Senator Dan Feyen (608) 266-5300 Madison—State Senator Dan Feyen (R-Fond du Lac) released the following statement following Governor Walker’s signing of four Feyen bills: “In my first legislative session, I have prioritized common sense reforms that help make Wisconsin government work better for everyone. The four bills I authored

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UW School of Medicine and Public Health: Fewer mammography recalls associated with higher rates of breast cancers found between screenings

CONTACT: Gian Galassi (608)235-2926 ggalassi@uwhealth.org MADISON—Calling fewer women back for more testing after a suspicious mammography finding is associated with higher rates of breast cancers found between screenings. These “interval” cancers also tend to occur more often in older women, according to the results of a new study by the University

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Rep. Rohrkaste: Governor signs breast density notification legislation

CONTACT: State Representative Mike Rohrkaste (608) 266-5719 Madison, WI – Today, Governor Walker signed Assembly Bill 653, which requires facilities that perform mammograms to provide a notice to women regarding dense breast tissue if they have heterogeneously or extremely dense breast tissue. Representative Mike Rohrkaste (R-Neenah) authored the legislation in the

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AFP-WI: Governor Scott Walker signs AFP-backed budget reform law

CONTACT: Eric Bott, Ebott@afphq.org MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin today praised Governor Scott Walker for signing the Zero-Based Budget Review Act that requires state agencies to report every dollar in every program they administer for review by the legislature. The law had been on the books since 2002 but was

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AFP-WI: Applauds Gov. Walker for signing civil asset forfeiture reform

CONTACT:  Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin today commended Governor Scott Walker for signing Senate Bill 61, that reforms Wisconsin’s civil asset forfeiture laws while protecting important law enforcement tools. The measure requires that property or money be seized and forfeited only from persons convicted of a

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