Dept. of Workforce Development: And WHEDA hold Wisconn Valley Small Business Capacity Building Session in Milwaukee

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   Sturtevant session scheduled for August 24, two more sessions to be scheduled MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) in partnership with the Wisconsin Housing and

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Dept. of Workforce Development: BLS Data: Wisconsin adds 38,500 private sector, 21,300 manufacturing jobs year over year

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   WI Unemployment rate holds at 2.9 percent, under 3 percent for sixth consecutive month   MADISON – Today, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) released the Bureau

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Sen. Cowles: Weekly Republican radio address: Advancing water quality in Wisconsin

For More Information: Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 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/news/2018/weekly-republican-radio-address-advancing-water-quality-in-wisconsin/ Below is a written transcript

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Sen. Baldwin: Wisconsin mother from Seymour joins Senator Baldwin at hearing on protecting Americans who are at risk of losing health coverage because of pre-existing conditions

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov               202-224-6225   Chelsey Schaumberg came to Washington to advocate for her daughter, Zoe, who was born with a congenital heart defect and now lives with a pre-existing condition. Chelsey’s testimony at the hearing is available here.   WASHINGTON,

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WHEDA & City of Racine: Announce tax credit award to convert Gold Medal Furniture into affordable housing

Contact:              Shannon Powell , City of Racine 262.636.9266 or Shannon.Powell@cityofracine.org                            Kevin Fischer, WHEDA 414-227-2295 or 608-354-3580, kevin.fischer@wheda.com Rehabilitation of property will create 77 rental units; 65 will be affordable   Racine – The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) and City of Racine

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One Wisconsin Now: Time’s up, Scott Walker

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Progressives Promote Positive Economic Agenda While Career Politician Walker Hasn’t Helped Families With Student Loan Debt, High Costs of Child Care MADISON, Wis. — After a 25-year career as a full-time politician, time

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WisPolitics Midday – August 16, 2018

In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: We’ll tell you what Senator Ron Johnson is doing to help the Vukmir campaign and a conservative judge formally announces his bid for the State Supreme Court. … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you

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AFT-Wisconsin: Endorses Tony Evers for governor

Contact: Kim Kohlhaas President, AFT-Wisconsin President@aft-wisconsin.org 218-310-0607 Madison, WI – AFT-Wisconsin has endorsed Tony Evers for Governor of Wisconsin. AFT-Wisconsin members have stood shoulder to shoulder with Evers for nearly two decades now. Throughout his time in the Department of Public Instruction, on

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THU PM Update: Johnson urges Uihlein to stay financially involved in Senate race; former legislative leaders differ on gubernatorial outcome

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said he’ll work to persuade conservative businessman Richard Uihlein to donate to Leah Vukmir’s U.S. Senate campaign. “I’ll certainly be twisting his arm to do so. I think we will have a unified party,” the Oshkosh Republican said

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WisDems: Reminder: Democratic gubernatorial ticket and AG nominee to lead campaign kickoff events today and tomorrow

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org MADISON — Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tony Evers and lt. governor nominee Mandela Barnes will be joined by Attorney General candidate Josh Kaul and local leaders in Milwaukee, Green Bay, Madison, Stevens Point and La Crosse for their first joint public events of the general election. The nominees

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Grothman campaign: Grothman commits to stop congressional insider training

Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (920) 375-1217 or Tim@glenngrothman.com   (Fond du Lac, WI) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today released the following statement in reaction to Congressman Chris Collins’ (R-NY) indictment for “insider trading-like” activities. “Due to the nature of the job, members of Congress often receive information on actions that

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Dept. of Workforce Development: And WHEDA hold Wisconn Valley Small Business Capacity Building Session in Milwaukee

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   Sturtevant session scheduled for August 24, two more sessions to be scheduled MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) in partnership with the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) held the first Wisconn Valley Small

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Dept. of Workforce Development: BLS Data: Wisconsin adds 38,500 private sector, 21,300 manufacturing jobs year over year

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   WI Unemployment rate holds at 2.9 percent, under 3 percent for sixth consecutive month   MADISON – Today, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) released the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revisions for June 2018 and preliminary

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Gov. Walker: July jobs: Wisconsin add 9,100 private sector jobs, unemployment remains below 3.0% for a record six straight months

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839     GREEN BAY – Wisconsin added 9,100 private sector jobs in July, and the state’s unemployment rate remained below 3.0 percent for a record six straight months, according to information released by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). Governor Scott Walker visited Breakthrough Fuel

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Sen. Johnson: Weekly Democratic radio address: Observing Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

Contact: LaTonya Johnson, 608.266.2500   MADISON – Senator LaTonya Johnson (D-Milwaukee) offered the following weekly Democratic radio address today on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. The audio file can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen06/Johnsonradio081618.mp3 A written transcript of the address is as follows: “Hello. I’m State Senator LaTonya Johnson. On August 7, we

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Gov. Walker: Announces the Toro Company expanding in Tomah, creating 35 new jobs

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839   Worldwide leader in outdoor maintenance equipment increasing capacity in Monroe County   MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today announced The Toro Company, a leading worldwide provider of outdoor maintenance equipment and irrigation and professional lighting solutions, is expanding its facility in Tomah. The project will

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Sen. Cowles: Weekly Republican radio address: Advancing water quality in Wisconsin

For More Information: Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 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/news/2018/weekly-republican-radio-address-advancing-water-quality-in-wisconsin/ Below is a written transcript of the address: Hi, this is State Senator Rob Cowles

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Gov. Walker: Oshkosh Corporation’s new 190,000-sqaure-foot global headquarters, expansion of its defense business receives support from WEDC, WisDOT

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839   Tax credits, grant will aid company as it builds a new global headquarters  that will house up to 650 employees   MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today that the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is providing Oshkosh Corporation with $8 million in state income

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Sen. Baldwin: Wisconsin mother from Seymour joins Senator Baldwin at hearing on protecting Americans who are at risk of losing health coverage because of pre-existing conditions

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov               202-224-6225   Chelsey Schaumberg came to Washington to advocate for her daughter, Zoe, who was born with a congenital heart defect and now lives with a pre-existing condition. Chelsey’s testimony at the hearing is available here.   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chelsey Schaumberg from Seymour, Wisconsin joined U.S.

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PSC: Approves first customer-side lead service line replacement program

Contact: Matthew Spencer, 608-266-9600 Matthew2.Spencer@Wisconsin.Gov Kenosha is the first public water utility to create a program Madison – Today, the Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the state’s first application to implement a new customer-side lead service line replacement program. The program, outlined in 2017 Wisconsin Act 137, creates new a process

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Vukmir campaign: ICYMI: Nurse Leah Vukmir plans to make Baldwin pay for support of single-payer healthcare

Contact: Jessica Ward, (608) 213-5939 The Washington Free Beacon on Wednesday previewed nurse and Republican nominee for U.S. Senate Leah Vukmir’s plans to expose Two-Faced Tammy Baldwin’s far-left, out-of-touch voting record. Read the story below: Vukmir Plans to Make Baldwin Pay for Medicare for All Support Wisconsin Republican releases her playbook on defeating

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WHEDA & City of Racine: Announce tax credit award to convert Gold Medal Furniture into affordable housing

Contact:              Shannon Powell , City of Racine 262.636.9266 or Shannon.Powell@cityofracine.org                            Kevin Fischer, WHEDA 414-227-2295 or 608-354-3580, kevin.fischer@wheda.com Rehabilitation of property will create 77 rental units; 65 will be affordable   Racine – The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) and City of Racine Mayor Cory Mason today announced the awarding of federal affordable

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Wisconsin Technology Council: ‘White papers’ urge investing in workforce, young companies, broadband

Contact: Tom Still or Bram Daelemans at 608-442-7557 MADISON, Wis. – Improving access to investment capital for young Wisconsin companies, educating and building a strong workforce, enhancing the startup and business climate, and updating the tech infrastructure are four major themes of the Wisconsin Technology Council’s 2018 “white papers” report.

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One Wisconsin Now: Time’s up, Scott Walker

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Progressives Promote Positive Economic Agenda While Career Politician Walker Hasn’t Helped Families With Student Loan Debt, High Costs of Child Care MADISON, Wis. — After a 25-year career as a full-time politician, time is up for Scott Walker to be believed on promises

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WisPolitics Midday – August 16, 2018

In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: We’ll tell you what Senator Ron Johnson is doing to help the Vukmir campaign and a conservative judge formally announces his bid for the State Supreme Court. … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free

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AFT-Wisconsin: Endorses Tony Evers for governor

Contact: Kim Kohlhaas President, AFT-Wisconsin President@aft-wisconsin.org 218-310-0607 Madison, WI – AFT-Wisconsin has endorsed Tony Evers for Governor of Wisconsin. AFT-Wisconsin members have stood shoulder to shoulder with Evers for nearly two decades now. Throughout his time in the Department of Public Instruction, on the Wisconsin College Technical System Board, and as a Regent

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