Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem guv candidate Kelda Roys in her first TV ad touts her support of abortion rights. The 30-second ad from the former state rep and director of NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin is airing
Contact- David Hile 612-559-0298 Marshfield WI- Dr. Brian Ewert has released a statement on Congressman Duffy’s lack of reaction to President Trump’s comments with Russian President Putin. “Over the past few days, I have waited to see if Congressman Duffy
CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 WI’s unemployment rate remains at historic low levels, under 3 percent for 5th consecutive month MADISON – Today, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) released the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revisions for May 2018 and
Contact: TJ Helmstetter, tjh@wisdems.org Scott Walker is headed to DC for another photo op with Donald Trump today, his office has confirmed. Here’s DPW’s reaction: “Scott Walker has always been clear that his ambition comes first. And apparently that ambition leads him to
Media Contact – Dennis Hughes | (262) 455-1542 | dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com Myers calls on Bryce to account for campaign funds that appear to have been used to pay off his personal debt Racine, WI – Today, Cathy Myers announced that she has filed
Contact: Representative Rob Hutton (608) 237-9113 Madison – Today Representative Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield) issued the following statement congratulating school districts within the 13th assembly district for their commitment to keeping our children safe in schools. “Today I want to recognize the
Records show Tony Kurtz previously violated campaign finance laws in failed Congressional bid Contact: Doug Hyant, (608) 258 9225, Doug@AssemblyDemocrats.com MADISON –As candidates across Wisconsin filed campaign reports earlier this week, Tony Kurtz, candidate for the 50th Assembly District, followed
CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org AFP-Wisconsin Praises Rep. Gallagher for Commonsense Trade Bill Green Bay Lawmaker Leads Bipartisan Effort to Protect American Jobs Grassroots Activists Praise Measure as Part of National Pro-Trade Campaign MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today commended U.S. Representative
Contact: TJ Helmstetter, tjh@wisdems.org HERE’S WHAT HE’S SAID IN THE PAST AND WHY HE MIGHT HAVE CHANGED HIS MIND Donald Trump just called Scott Walker a “favorite of mine” at their joint photo op in DC today. Let’s remember some other
Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org New study finds that states suing over ACA most likely to suffer under repeal MADISON — A new study by the Henry J Kaiser Foundation has found that states currently suing to repeal the Affordable Care Act will suffer
Contact: Phil Anderson Anderson for WI Governor Phone: 608-361-8608 Email: phil@4PhilAnderson.org Madison, WI, July 19th, 2018 – Libertarian Party candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor will be accepting campaign donations in Bitcoin, starting July 19th, via https://www.teamguv.org/donate_cryptos “We’ve set up a BTC donation portal, using FEC
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement on President Trump’s workforce development executive order: “We need to prepare more Americans for jobs in the modern economy, but we’ve been stuck using 20th-century tools
Contact: Rep. Paul Tittl (608) 266-0315 Madison: Today Manitowoc Lutheran High School was awarded $20,000 and the Chilton School District was awarded $25,848 through the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) School Safety Grant program. The Valders Area School District and
Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888)534-0089 Madison–State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), released the following statement regarding local districts receiving school safety grant funding from the Wisconsin Department of Justice today: “As the husband of a public school teacher and father of
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Campaign Finance Report of State Attorney General Shows He Snagged Checks From Predatory Auto Title Lender, Payday Lender And Rent-to-Own Companies MADISON, Wis. — Reporting contributions from the notorious CEO of LoanMax title
Contact: Jessica Mancel | (715) 345-7669 | jessica.mancel@wi.usda.gov STEVENS POINT, Wis, July 19, 2018 – Wisconsin Rural Development State Director Frank Frassetto announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $267 million in 103 infrastructure projects(PDF, 298 KB) to upgrade water and wastewater
APPLETON, WI ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Carlos Ketz, who operates as Ketz Roofing, for the sixth time in the past five years for exposing employees to falls. OSHA proposed penalties totaling $48,777.
Contact: TJ Helmstetter, tjh@wisdems.org Wisconsin ranks in bottom half of states while neighboring Minnesota soars ahead A new study reported today by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel shows that Wisconsin ranks 36th in mobile-phone internet speed, while neighboring Minnesota ranks 1st. DPW Reaction: “Maybe
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 5,500 private sector jobs created in June MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released the following statement today after the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) released jobs data for June 2018:“These are historically good
Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — In an appearance on CNBC’s “Power Lunch” Thursday afternoon, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and member of the Commerce Committee, discussed the letter the senator sent to President Trump sharing
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem guv candidate Kelda Roys in her first TV ad touts her support of abortion rights. The 30-second ad from the former state rep and director of NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin is airing tomorrow and is set to run until the August primary.
Contact- David Hile 612-559-0298 Marshfield WI- Dr. Brian Ewert has released a statement on Congressman Duffy’s lack of reaction to President Trump’s comments with Russian President Putin. “Over the past few days, I have waited to see if Congressman Duffy would join the bravest of his colleagues and condemn the comments made
CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 WI’s unemployment rate remains at historic low levels, under 3 percent for 5th consecutive month MADISON – Today, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) released the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revisions for May 2018 and preliminary estimates for June covering the employment and job statistics
Contact: TJ Helmstetter, tjh@wisdems.org Scott Walker is headed to DC for another photo op with Donald Trump today, his office has confirmed. Here’s DPW’s reaction: “Scott Walker has always been clear that his ambition comes first. And apparently that ambition leads him to cozying up to Donald Trump instead of doing what’s best
Media Contact – Dennis Hughes | (262) 455-1542 | dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com Myers calls on Bryce to account for campaign funds that appear to have been used to pay off his personal debt Racine, WI – Today, Cathy Myers announced that she has filed an FEC complaint against her primary opponent in Wisconsin’s 1st District,
Contact: Representative Rob Hutton (608) 237-9113 Madison – Today Representative Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield) issued the following statement congratulating school districts within the 13th assembly district for their commitment to keeping our children safe in schools. “Today I want to recognize the leadership of the Waukesha, Wauwatosa, West Allis-West Milwaukee, and Elmbrook
Records show Tony Kurtz previously violated campaign finance laws in failed Congressional bid Contact: Doug Hyant, (608) 258 9225, Doug@AssemblyDemocrats.com MADISON –As candidates across Wisconsin filed campaign reports earlier this week, Tony Kurtz, candidate for the 50th Assembly District, followed a concerning pattern of ignoring and flouting campaign finance law.
CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org AFP-Wisconsin Praises Rep. Gallagher for Commonsense Trade Bill Green Bay Lawmaker Leads Bipartisan Effort to Protect American Jobs Grassroots Activists Praise Measure as Part of National Pro-Trade Campaign MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today commended U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher for introducing bipartisan legislation to require an up-or-down vote by
Contact: TJ Helmstetter, tjh@wisdems.org HERE’S WHAT HE’S SAID IN THE PAST AND WHY HE MIGHT HAVE CHANGED HIS MIND Donald Trump just called Scott Walker a “favorite of mine” at their joint photo op in DC today. Let’s remember some other things Donald Trump has said about Scott Walker: “Wisconsin’s doing terribly. First
Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org New study finds that states suing over ACA most likely to suffer under repeal MADISON — A new study by the Henry J Kaiser Foundation has found that states currently suing to repeal the Affordable Care Act will suffer most if protections for pre-existing conditions are struck down. Attorney
Contact: Phil Anderson Anderson for WI Governor Phone: 608-361-8608 Email: phil@4PhilAnderson.org Madison, WI, July 19th, 2018 – Libertarian Party candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor will be accepting campaign donations in Bitcoin, starting July 19th, via https://www.teamguv.org/donate_cryptos “We’ve set up a BTC donation portal, using FEC compliant BitPay,” stated Phil Anderson, Libertarian candidate for Governor. “We
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement on President Trump’s workforce development executive order: “We need to prepare more Americans for jobs in the modern economy, but we’ve been stuck using 20th-century tools to address 21st-century problems. Companies know the skills needed to
Contact: Rep. Paul Tittl (608) 266-0315 Madison: Today Manitowoc Lutheran High School was awarded $20,000 and the Chilton School District was awarded $25,848 through the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) School Safety Grant program. The Valders Area School District and the Hilbert School District were awarded funding last month. “It
Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888)534-0089 Madison–State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), released the following statement regarding local districts receiving school safety grant funding from the Wisconsin Department of Justice today: “As the husband of a public school teacher and father of public school students, the issue of school violence hits close
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Campaign Finance Report of State Attorney General Shows He Snagged Checks From Predatory Auto Title Lender, Payday Lender And Rent-to-Own Companies MADISON, Wis. — Reporting contributions from the notorious CEO of LoanMax title loans, the political action committee (PAC) of a rent-to-own company
Contact: Jessica Mancel | (715) 345-7669 | jessica.mancel@wi.usda.gov STEVENS POINT, Wis, July 19, 2018 – Wisconsin Rural Development State Director Frank Frassetto announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $267 million in 103 infrastructure projects(PDF, 298 KB) to upgrade water and wastewater systems in rural communities. “These infrastructure improvements demonstrate USDA’s commitment
APPLETON, WI ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Carlos Ketz, who operates as Ketz Roofing, for the sixth time in the past five years for exposing employees to falls. OSHA proposed penalties totaling $48,777. OSHA inspectors cited the roofing contractor – based in Menasha,
Contact: TJ Helmstetter, tjh@wisdems.org Wisconsin ranks in bottom half of states while neighboring Minnesota soars ahead A new study reported today by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel shows that Wisconsin ranks 36th in mobile-phone internet speed, while neighboring Minnesota ranks 1st. DPW Reaction: “Maybe Scott Walker should have focused on fixing Wisconsin’s crumbling infrastructure
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 5,500 private sector jobs created in June MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released the following statement today after the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) released jobs data for June 2018:“These are historically good times for Wisconsin’s economy. We are setting records, and we’ve
Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON — In an appearance on CNBC’s “Power Lunch” Thursday afternoon, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and member of the Commerce Committee, discussed the letter the senator sent to President Trump sharing the concerns of Wisconsin businesses affected by tariffs. Excerpts from