DATCP: Shining a light on conservation success: New Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Annual Report

Contact: Donna Gilson, 608-224-5130, donna.gilson@wi.gov Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – A civic-minded farmer’s conservation efforts, washouts from a 2016 deluge in northern Wisconsin, and an unlikely alliance between farmers and lakeside homeowners highlight efforts to protect Wisconsin’s land and waters, detailed

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WisDems: Reality check of Walker’s latest TV ad

Contact: TJ Helmstetter, tjh@wisdems.org WALKER CLAIMS TO BE AN “EDUCATION GOVERNOR” … THE FACTS SAY OTHERWISE. “For the past 7 years, Governor Walker has made historic cuts to Wisconsin’s K-12 public schools and the UW system. Walker’s policies have led

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Rep. Bowen: Statement on Juneteenth day of action

Contact: Rep. David Bowen, (608) 266-7671 MILWAUKEE – In commemoration of the Juneteenth day of action, State Representative David Bowen (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “The liberation that we celebrate on Juneteenth Day still has not been fully realized, as an

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WisGOP: Statement celebrating Juneteenth

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — In honor of Juneteenth, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Gerard Randall, Chair of the African American Council of the Republican Party of Wisconsin: “Today as we commemorate

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WisDems: Walker dodges question, issues non-response on family separation

Contact: TJ Helmstetter, tjh@wisdems.org Other Governors including Republicans Baker and Hogan Have Pulled Guard Units from Border While Walker Remains Silent Earlier today, Scott Walker’s spokesperson issued the following statement following calls for Walker to follow in the steps of fellow governors of both parties and reverse his decision to send National

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DATCP: Shining a light on conservation success: New Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Annual Report

Contact: Donna Gilson, 608-224-5130, donna.gilson@wi.gov Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – A civic-minded farmer’s conservation efforts, washouts from a 2016 deluge in northern Wisconsin, and an unlikely alliance between farmers and lakeside homeowners highlight efforts to protect Wisconsin’s land and waters, detailed in the 2017 Land and Water Conservation Annual Report. Land

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Reiterates call to USDA Sec. Perdue to safeguard Wisconsin farmers facing impacts of tariff retaliation

Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov La Crosse – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind reiterated his call on Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to protect Wisconsin farmers facing economic uncertainty after the recent announcements of tariff retaliation by many major U.S. trading partners, including of China, Mexico, Canada and the European Union.  Rep.

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WisDems: Reality check of Walker’s latest TV ad

Contact: TJ Helmstetter, tjh@wisdems.org WALKER CLAIMS TO BE AN “EDUCATION GOVERNOR” … THE FACTS SAY OTHERWISE. “For the past 7 years, Governor Walker has made historic cuts to Wisconsin’s K-12 public schools and the UW system. Walker’s policies have led to teacher shortages, skyrocketing school debt, and increased burden for

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Leads bipartisan amendment to support medical innovations

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Amendment funds and advances Department of Energy efforts to produce domestic medical isotopes WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is leading a bipartisan amendment for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2019 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill that would devote $20 million to continue establishing domestic

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Rep. Neubauer: Separating immigrant families is reprehensible, unconscionable

Contact: Elizabeth Shimek, 608-237-9166 MADISON, WI – State Representative Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s policy of separating immigrant families at the border and his intention to withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council: “In recent weeks, the American people have heard heart wrenching

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Rep. Bowen: Statement on Juneteenth day of action

Contact: Rep. David Bowen, (608) 266-7671 MILWAUKEE – In commemoration of the Juneteenth day of action, State Representative David Bowen (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “The liberation that we celebrate on Juneteenth Day still has not been fully realized, as an epidemic of police violence toward Black people continues to plague

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WisGOP: Statement celebrating Juneteenth

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — In honor of Juneteenth, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Gerard Randall, Chair of the African American Council of the Republican Party of Wisconsin: “Today as we commemorate Juneteenth we remember the fulfillment of the American promise that

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