U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Work to improve care for Wisconsin veterans passes Senate Appropriations Committee

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, worked to include a number of measures in the bipartisan FY19 Military Construction-VA Appropriations Bill that passed out of the full Committee yesterday. “This bipartisan legislation includes many reforms that I worked for

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Gary Hebl: ‘Dark store loophole’ remains intact in Wisconsin

The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. This past session, we had an opportunity to finally pass legislation that would close a corporate tax loophole that would simultaneously ease the tax burden on individual taxpayers. The so-called “dark

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Rep. Kitchens and Sen. Olsen: Statement on Blue Ribbon Commission hearings

Contact: Representative Joel Kitchens (608) 266-5350 Senator Luther Olsen (608) 266-0751 MADISON– State Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) and Senator Luther Olsen (R-Ripon) released the following statement after Co-Chairing the final Blue Ribbon Commission on School Funding public hearing: Representative Kitchens stated, “As Co-Chair of the Blue Ribbon Commission on

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Dane County: Announces director of airport will be retiring

Communications Director: Stephanie Wilson Miller 608.267.8823 o 920.470.4618 c Today Dane County announced that Brad Livingston will be retiring as Director of the Dane County Regional Airport effective August 31, 2018. “I want to thank Brad for his years of public service to the Dane County Regional Airport and the

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WisDems: Stand in solidarity with members of the LGBTQ+ community

Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 MADISON — The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is proud to stand in solidarity with members of the LGBTQ+ community ahead of Wisconsin’s largest Pride Month celebration, PrideFest Milwaukee. “Under Democratic leadership we’ve made incredible progress for LGBTQ rights, but the fight continues,” said DNC Secretary Jason

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