The situation involving Rep. Dale Kooyenga provides a valuable reminder about the importance of the First Amendment, and the heavy price that must be paid when the government abridges that important right.
Sensing a momentous wave, candidates around the country have intensified reaching out.
Wisconsin is a better place for everyone when everyone does well. Unfortunately, while the wealthiest have seen their incomes skyrocket in recent decades, incomes have remained the same for the middle class and those who struggle to make ends meet. For Wisconsin families, it’s becoming harder to make it to the middle class and stay there.
Republicans blocked bill that prevented big box retailers shifting taxes to homeowners.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – 2018 governor campaign – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Law and order
Contact: Brian Evans, 630-217-7561 Brian@keldaforgovernor.com MADISON, WI – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kelda Roys released the following statement on the 19th anniversary of the mass shooting that occurred at Columbine High School: “Today, I invite Wisconsinites to join me in observing
Contact: WisDOT Office of Public Affairs 608/266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov Once the spring snow finally melts, motorists can expect to see Wisconsin Adopt-a-Highway volunteers working along state highways to collect a winter’s worth of accumulated trash. Last year, Wisconsin’s 2,780 Adopt-a-Highway groups
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined 15 of her colleagues to call on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take immediate action to reduce the price of naloxone, a life-saving opioid overdose
This Sunday Dane County’s Henry Vilas Zoo will hold an Earth Day Party for the Planet Celebration. The event will run this Sunday April 22nd from 12:30-3:30pm. Below is the schedule of events. – Free tree saplings courtesy of the
Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov La Crosse – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind co-sponsored the Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act, a bipartisan bill that will support the Boots to Business (B2B) program within the Small Business Administration. “We need to
CONTACT: Chase Tarrier, Public Policy Coordinator, End Domestic Abuse WI chaset@endabusewi.org, 608.237.3985 Madison — A state appeals court reinstated a lawsuit yesterday that The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed on behalf of Yasmeen Daniel against Armslist.com, holding the
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – The talent attraction legislation that Governor Walker signed this week puts the gears in motion to develop a mobile job center that will bring critical services to rural and urban areas where transportation
Contact: Emily Heller Phone: 262-548-7803 (Waukesha, WI) – Waukesha County Parks will host two recruitment fairs to fill seasonal vacancies for lifeguards on Wednesday, May 2 and Wednesday, May 9 from 5-8 p.m. at Fox Brook Park, 2925
For more information, please contact: Joette Richards, (262)894-2224 admin@milwaukeepressclub.org www.milwaukeepressclub.org MILWAUKEE – Richard Schmidt will be the featured speaker at a Newsmaker Luncheon, hosted jointly by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com, on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Schmidt, who was
Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II (414) 286-2659 Today the Fire and Police Commission is poised to approve the first new eligible list for the position of firefighter in more than 10 years. “I would like to commend the FPC and
Contact Mary Stone, PLUS Program Coordinator | Office: 414-229-4371 | Email: mbstone@uwm.edu MILWAUKEE (April 19, 2018) — A nationwide teacher shortage is leading many school districts to think outside the box when it comes to staffing schools and classrooms. A
CONTACT: Karina Henderson 414.278.4216 (office) | karina.henderson@milwaukeecountywi.gov EXPO MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Kaiser 414.270.2999 | lkaiser@communityadvocates.net MILWAUKEE – Employers challenged with finding qualified workers to fill their open positions are invited to attend the inaugural Southeast Wisconsin Reentry Employment Expo, to
The situation involving Rep. Dale Kooyenga provides a valuable reminder about the importance of the First Amendment, and the heavy price that must be paid when the government abridges that important right.
Sensing a momentous wave, candidates around the country have intensified reaching out.
Wisconsin is a better place for everyone when everyone does well. Unfortunately, while the wealthiest have seen their incomes skyrocket in recent decades, incomes have remained the same for the middle class and those who struggle to make ends meet. For Wisconsin families, it’s becoming harder to make it to the middle class and stay there.
Republicans blocked bill that prevented big box retailers shifting taxes to homeowners.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – 2018 governor campaign – State government – Federal government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Demographics – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Manufacturing – Mining – Minnesota – Retail – Columns
Contact: Brian Evans, 630-217-7561 Brian@keldaforgovernor.com MADISON, WI – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kelda Roys released the following statement on the 19th anniversary of the mass shooting that occurred at Columbine High School: “Today, I invite Wisconsinites to join me in observing a personal moment of silence in honor of the 13
Contact: WisDOT Office of Public Affairs 608/266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov Once the spring snow finally melts, motorists can expect to see Wisconsin Adopt-a-Highway volunteers working along state highways to collect a winter’s worth of accumulated trash. Last year, Wisconsin’s 2,780 Adopt-a-Highway groups collected 165 tons of trash and recyclables. County highway crews
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined 15 of her colleagues to call on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take immediate action to reduce the price of naloxone, a life-saving opioid overdose reversal drug. The Senators’ letter follows a recent national advisory
This Sunday Dane County’s Henry Vilas Zoo will hold an Earth Day Party for the Planet Celebration. The event will run this Sunday April 22nd from 12:30-3:30pm. Below is the schedule of events. – Free tree saplings courtesy of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources – Meet our education Ambassador
Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov La Crosse – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind co-sponsored the Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act, a bipartisan bill that will support the Boots to Business (B2B) program within the Small Business Administration. “We need to do everything we can to support our veterans and give
CONTACT: Chase Tarrier, Public Policy Coordinator, End Domestic Abuse WI chaset@endabusewi.org, 608.237.3985 Madison — A state appeals court reinstated a lawsuit yesterday that The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed on behalf of Yasmeen Daniel against Armslist.com, holding the company liable for the illegal gun sale that led to
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – The talent attraction legislation that Governor Walker signed this week puts the gears in motion to develop a mobile job center that will bring critical services to rural and urban areas where transportation or other barriers make it difficult to access a brick-and-mortar
Contact: Emily Heller Phone: 262-548-7803 (Waukesha, WI) – Waukesha County Parks will host two recruitment fairs to fill seasonal vacancies for lifeguards on Wednesday, May 2 and Wednesday, May 9 from 5-8 p.m. at Fox Brook Park, 2925 N. Barker Rd, Brookfield. “Working at one of Waukesha County’s
For more information, please contact: Joette Richards, (262)894-2224 admin@milwaukeepressclub.org www.milwaukeepressclub.org MILWAUKEE – Richard Schmidt will be the featured speaker at a Newsmaker Luncheon, hosted jointly by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com, on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Schmidt, who was hired as a sheriff’s deputy in 1986, has been Acting
Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II (414) 286-2659 Today the Fire and Police Commission is poised to approve the first new eligible list for the position of firefighter in more than 10 years. “I would like to commend the FPC and the Milwaukee Fire Department for their significant recruitment efforts that
Contact Mary Stone, PLUS Program Coordinator | Office: 414-229-4371 | Email: mbstone@uwm.edu MILWAUKEE (April 19, 2018) — A nationwide teacher shortage is leading many school districts to think outside the box when it comes to staffing schools and classrooms. A new program in Milwaukee Public Schools is helping current paraprofessionals
CONTACT: Karina Henderson 414.278.4216 (office) | karina.henderson@milwaukeecountywi.gov EXPO MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Kaiser 414.270.2999 | lkaiser@communityadvocates.net MILWAUKEE – Employers challenged with finding qualified workers to fill their open positions are invited to attend the inaugural Southeast Wisconsin Reentry Employment Expo, to be held on Thursday, May 17, at the Cousins Center