MILWAUKEE — Vice President Mike Pence says due to the federal tax overhaul and other policies backed by President Trump, optimism is “soaring.” The former Indiana governor said consumer confidence is now at an all-time high and the unemployment rate
Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744 Washington DC – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, today sent a letter to the United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer asking the Trump administration to continue to fight for Wisconsin
Statement from Alderwoman Chantia Lewis Today I join others in wearing denim to dispel harmful myths about sexual violence and survivors. Denim Day was developed in response to a rape conviction overturned by the Italian Supreme Court in 1999. The
Media Contact: media@foxconn.com Racine, WI – Foxconn Technology Group is pleased that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has approved the City of Racine’s water diversion application. This approval is a key part of the City’s infrastructure development that will benefit the
Contacts: Ezra Meyer, Clean Wisconsin, 608-251-7020 ext. 20 (office) or emeyer@cleanwisconsin.org MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin issued the following statement on the Department of Natural Resources’ approval of Racine’s proposed diversion of Lake Michigan water: “We’re reviewing the DNR’s decision
For more information, contact: James Madlom 262-770-5189 Info@FoxconnRacineCounty.com Mount Pleasant, Wis. – April 25, 2018 – The following statements were issued today regarding the Department of Natural Resource’s approval of the City of Racine’s straddling community water diversion application for Great Lakes water on behalf of
CONTACT: Jim Dick, DNR Director of Communications, James.Dick@wisconsin.gov, 608-267-2773 MADISON, Wis. – The Department of Natural Resources issued an approval today allowing the city of Racine to divert an annual average of 7 million gallons a day of water from Lake Michigan
Contact: Andy Nelson, Media Manager | Office: (414) 475-8675 | Email: nelsonai@milwaukee.k12.wi.us Change in calendar due to snow day in February MILWAUKEE, WI — The end of the school year is approaching and Milwaukee Public Schools has a necessary change
Contact: Lucas For Milwaukee INFO@LUCASFORMKE.COM “It’s time to move forward and start a new chapter in the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office. Our citizens have had enough of the costly litigation, wasted taxpayers’ dollars and failures to respect human dignity. They
Contact: Melissa Miller, 202-875-9188 miller@dga.net Today, Vice President Pence is in Wisconsin to bail out his buddy Governor Scott Walker’s floundering campaign. And it’s no wonder why Pence is committed to keeping Walker in power: the two are in lockstep
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 Governor encourages farmers who suffered damage to report it to their county Farm Services Agency (FSA) office MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today visited Birlings Bovines in Black Creek and Sievert Farms in Sobieski
Contact: Steven Michels, (608) 267-7874 Dept. of Administration: State of Wisconsin Receives “A” Grade for Transparent Government MADISON – The State of Wisconsin received an “A” grade by the United States Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) Education Fund for
Contact: Logan Vidal logan.vidal@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-8570 Madison – Today, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson announced a plan to triple the rents paid by some recipients of federal housing subsidies. In response, Rep. Anderson released the following statement:
Contact: Rick Coelho, 262-236-6918 Glenn’s on board for huge federal transfers to big corporations and the very wealthiest. Does he support state taxpayer dollars for a foreign company? Grafton – Later this afternoon, Glenn Grothman will participate in a forum
Contact: Rep. John Jagler (608) 266-9650 Watertown: Following the federal criminal complaint in which women were allegedly trafficked and forced into prostitution in two Dodge county strip clubs, Representative Jagler (R-Watertown) is hosting a presentation by Dodge County Sheriff Dale
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Questions Continue to Mount About Vos Relationship With Rosenberger Amid FBI Investigation MADISON, Wis. — Reporting on an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) inquiry of Cliff Rosenberger, who until his recent abrupt resignation
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to visit Milwaukee Wednesday to hold a fundraiser for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Pence’s visit comes during a time of sweeping attacks on immigrant communities. In
CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for metro areas,
Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744 Washington DC – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, today with nine other members of the Rural Relief Initiative, sent a letter to House Energy & Commerce Chairman Greg
MILWAUKEE — Vice President Mike Pence says due to the federal tax overhaul and other policies backed by President Trump, optimism is “soaring.” The former Indiana governor said consumer confidence is now at an all-time high and the unemployment rate is the lowest in 17 years. He said since Trump
Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744 Washington DC – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, today sent a letter to the United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer asking the Trump administration to continue to fight for Wisconsin dairy farmers as trade talks between the United States, Canada,
Statement from Alderwoman Chantia Lewis Today I join others in wearing denim to dispel harmful myths about sexual violence and survivors. Denim Day was developed in response to a rape conviction overturned by the Italian Supreme Court in 1999. The justices stated that removing tight fitting jeans could not be
Media Contact: media@foxconn.com Racine, WI – Foxconn Technology Group is pleased that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has approved the City of Racine’s water diversion application. This approval is a key part of the City’s infrastructure development that will benefit the job-creating growth that will be associated with our investment in
Contacts: Ezra Meyer, Clean Wisconsin, 608-251-7020 ext. 20 (office) or emeyer@cleanwisconsin.org MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin issued the following statement on the Department of Natural Resources’ approval of Racine’s proposed diversion of Lake Michigan water: “We’re reviewing the DNR’s decision and weighing our options in coordination with our coalition partners,”
For more information, contact: James Madlom 262-770-5189 Info@FoxconnRacineCounty.com Mount Pleasant, Wis. – April 25, 2018 – The following statements were issued today regarding the Department of Natural Resource’s approval of the City of Racine’s straddling community water diversion application for Great Lakes water on behalf of the Village of Mount Pleasant: President David DeGroot, Village of Mount
CONTACT: Jim Dick, DNR Director of Communications, James.Dick@wisconsin.gov, 608-267-2773 MADISON, Wis. – The Department of Natural Resources issued an approval today allowing the city of Racine to divert an annual average of 7 million gallons a day of water from Lake Michigan for its customers within the village of Mount Pleasant. The
Contact: Andy Nelson, Media Manager | Office: (414) 475-8675 | Email: nelsonai@milwaukee.k12.wi.us Change in calendar due to snow day in February MILWAUKEE, WI — The end of the school year is approaching and Milwaukee Public Schools has a necessary change to the last day of school for all 9th to
Contact: Lucas For Milwaukee INFO@LUCASFORMKE.COM “It’s time to move forward and start a new chapter in the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office. Our citizens have had enough of the costly litigation, wasted taxpayers’ dollars and failures to respect human dignity. They want a Sheriff whose only focus is making our community
Contact: Melissa Miller, 202-875-9188 miller@dga.net Today, Vice President Pence is in Wisconsin to bail out his buddy Governor Scott Walker’s floundering campaign. And it’s no wonder why Pence is committed to keeping Walker in power: the two are in lockstep when it comes to putting special interests and their campaign
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 Governor encourages farmers who suffered damage to report it to their county Farm Services Agency (FSA) office MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today visited Birlings Bovines in Black Creek and Sievert Farms in Sobieski to hear from farmers who were impacted by the strong
Contact: Steven Michels, (608) 267-7874 Dept. of Administration: State of Wisconsin Receives “A” Grade for Transparent Government MADISON – The State of Wisconsin received an “A” grade by the United States Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) Education Fund for providing online access to government spending data. U.S. PIRG issued
Contact: Logan Vidal logan.vidal@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-8570 Madison – Today, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson announced a plan to triple the rents paid by some recipients of federal housing subsidies. In response, Rep. Anderson released the following statement: “Across the country, housing shortages and skyrocketing rents have pinched
Contact: Rick Coelho, 262-236-6918 Glenn’s on board for huge federal transfers to big corporations and the very wealthiest. Does he support state taxpayer dollars for a foreign company? Grafton – Later this afternoon, Glenn Grothman will participate in a forum with Vice President Mike Pence, Governor Scott Walker, and Foxconn
Contact: Rep. John Jagler (608) 266-9650 Watertown: Following the federal criminal complaint in which women were allegedly trafficked and forced into prostitution in two Dodge county strip clubs, Representative Jagler (R-Watertown) is hosting a presentation by Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt and his investigative team on human trafficking. “My office
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Questions Continue to Mount About Vos Relationship With Rosenberger Amid FBI Investigation MADISON, Wis. — Reporting on an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) inquiry of Cliff Rosenberger, who until his recent abrupt resignation served as Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, continues
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to visit Milwaukee Wednesday to hold a fundraiser for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Pence’s visit comes during a time of sweeping attacks on immigrant communities. In Wisconsin, Waukesha County Sheriff Eric Severson appears to be moving
CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for metro areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin. The estimates include updates
Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744 Washington DC – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, today with nine other members of the Rural Relief Initiative, sent a letter to House Energy & Commerce Chairman Greg Walden, urging him to consider specific policy solutions to the