Sen. Johnson: President Trump signs Johnson’s right to try bill into law

Contact: Brittni Palke (202) 224-0382 Ben Voelkel (202) 228-0071 WASHINGTON— Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement Wednesday after President Trump signed into law S.204, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right

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One Wisconsin Now: Proposes ‘Tomorrow Wisconsin’ agenda

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 New Economic Agenda Needed to Engage New Generation of Wisconsin Voters MADISON — Millennial and Generation X voters now comprise the largest electoral bloc in the United States, and in Wisconsin.

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Speaker Ryan to Address National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast

Where: Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C. When: Thursday, June 14, 8:50 a.m. WASHINGTON—On Thursday, June 14, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will address Esperanza’s 2018 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference in Washington, D.C. Media guidance and livestream information is below. DETAILS: Speaker

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John Nichols: Wisconsin Democrats must go bold

As Democrats gather in Oshkosh this week for a critical state party convention, the focus will be on a crowd of gubernatorial candidates who have, so far, failed to distinguish themselves. But if this convention is to matter they must expand their focus.

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Sen. Johnson: President Trump signs Johnson’s right to try bill into law

Contact: Brittni Palke (202) 224-0382 Ben Voelkel (202) 228-0071 WASHINGTON— Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement Wednesday after President Trump signed into law S.204, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017. Last week, the House passed

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Wisconsin Policy Forum: Announces first statewide “Salute to Local Government” award winners

For more information: Rob Henken President Wisconsin Policy Forum 414-276-8240 (w) or 414-708-4392 (c) rhenken@publicpolicyforum.org MILWAUKEE AND MADISON –The Wisconsin Policy Forum, a nonpartisan independent public policy research organization, has announced its 2018 Salute to Local Government award winners. “We are pleased to again recognize outstanding innovation in local governments

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Lawmakers stress importance of millennials to state workforce

Wisconsin lawmakers stressed the importance of getting millennials into the workforce at a recent discussion event held at the downtown Appleton Beer Factory. “Every generation has its own challenges — this one included — but it also brings enormous strengths,” said U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, a Green Bay Republican. He

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Sen. Cowles: Weekly GOP radio address: Paving the way to highway project accountability

GREEN BAY– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) offered the weekly Republican radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/02/cowles/connect/0530-radio-address/ Below is a written transcript of the address: Every day, our state government spends hundreds of millions of dollars to provide the services Wisconsinites

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Gov. Walker: Announces Wisconsin unemployment insurance trust fund surpasses $1.65 billion, a near-reversal of the lowest point of $1.68 billion deficit

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 Total estimated UI tax savings up to nearly $700 million since 2013, saving money for tens of thousands of WI businesses MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today announced that Wisconsin’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund reached a positive balance surpassing $1.65 billion in May, representing

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One Wisconsin Now: Proposes ‘Tomorrow Wisconsin’ agenda

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 New Economic Agenda Needed to Engage New Generation of Wisconsin Voters MADISON — Millennial and Generation X voters now comprise the largest electoral bloc in the United States, and in Wisconsin. They face economic and financial challenges that have never before

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Walker campaign: Collects more than 12,000 nomination signatures from all 72 Wisconsin counties

Contact: Austin Altenburg media@scottwalker.com Combined with Lt. Gov. Kleefisch’s nearly 8,000 signatures collected, Republicans are showing strength of grassroots army for November Madison – Governor Scott Walker’s campaign on Wednesday announced that it had collected more than 12,000 nomination signatures from all 72 Wisconsin counties – showing that the conservative

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WED News Summary: Schimel says backlogged rape kits out for testing; Holder’s group spends $175K in special elections

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Flynn Assembly campaign: Run for Something endorses Erica Flynn for WI’s State Assembly District 84

Contacts: Zachary Harris at voteflynn@gmail.com RFS: Lesley Lopez at press@runforsomething.net Progressive wave builds momentum with new candidates in Wisconsin May 30, 2018- Erica is proud to receive the endorsement of Run for Something (RfS), the groundbreaking organization that recruits and supports strong voices in the next generation of progressive leadership.

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WisDems: Vukmir backs tax breaks for big donors, hikes on working families

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org Vukmir running on GOP tax law that gifts 83% of benefits to big corporations and the richest 1 percent of Americans MADISON — The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is continuing to profile ultraconservative, Republican Party of Wisconsin-endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir’s extreme policy positions, today highlighting Vukmir’s

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Speaker Ryan to Address National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast

Where: Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C. When: Thursday, June 14, 8:50 a.m. WASHINGTON—On Thursday, June 14, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will address Esperanza’s 2018 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference in Washington, D.C. Media guidance and livestream information is below. DETAILS: Speaker Ryan to Address National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast Thursday, June 14

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John Nichols: Wisconsin Democrats must go bold

As Democrats gather in Oshkosh this week for a critical state party convention, the focus will be on a crowd of gubernatorial candidates who have, so far, failed to distinguish themselves. But if this convention is to matter they must expand their focus.

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