WMC: Statement on Judge Brian Hagedorn

For more information, please contact: Nick Novak, 608-258-3400 MADISON – Judge Brian Hagedorn, an Appellate Judge with the District II Court of Appeals, announced on Thursday his candidacy for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. After the announcement, WMC President & CEO

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Speaker Vos: Sends a message on Foxconn to Illinois

For Further Information Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Rep.Vos@legis.wi.gov Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) is sending a message to Wisconsin’s neighbors to the south in order to clear up misconceptions on Foxconn and its environmental impact. This week his open

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Sen. Tim Carpenter: Named a Friend of Public Health

State Senator Tim Carpenter (608) 266-8535 Madison – Today State Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) made the following statement after being named a Friend of Public Health by the Wisconsin Public Health Association and the Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments

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Rep. Felzkowski: Announces August In-district office hours

CONTACT: Rep. Mary Felzkowski 608-266-7694   Madison, WI – Continuing her series of monthly in-district office hours, Rep. Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) is announcing the upcoming date and times of her August Office Hours. “My monthly office hours have so far been incredibly informative and productive. I have appreciated everyone’s thoughts and

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WMC: Statement on Judge Brian Hagedorn

For more information, please contact: Nick Novak, 608-258-3400 MADISON – Judge Brian Hagedorn, an Appellate Judge with the District II Court of Appeals, announced on Thursday his candidacy for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. After the announcement, WMC President & CEO Kurt R. Bauer released the following statement: “Judge Hagedorn is

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One Wisconsin Now: State lobby for big corporate special interests starts spending to try to save Scott Walker

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) has entered the November electoral fray dropping nearly $1 million on a television ad attacking Gov. Scott Walker’s general election opponent, Tony Evers. The following are the statements of One Wisconsin Now Executive

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Citizen Action of Wisconsin: Asks U.S. Senate candidates to sign pledge to protect Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions

Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324 robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org Statewide: Today Citizen Action of Wisconsin, which brings together health professionals and patients from across the state, called on U.S. Senate candidates Sen. Tammy Baldwin and State Sen. Leah Vukmir to sign a pledge not to repeal or weaken the provisions of the Affordable

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WisGOP: Launches new website against Tammy Baldwin’s record picking Washington over Wisconsin

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — Do-nothing-Senator Tammy Baldwin has made her political career by putting the interests of Washington party-bosses before Wisconsin families. Today, the Republican Party of Wisconsin is launching a new website highlighting Baldwin’s record picking Washington over Wisconsin. “Whether it’s voting against a tax

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Vukmir campaign: Two-faced Tammy Baldwin boasts supporting Bernie Sanders’ government-run health care

Contact: Jessica Ward, (608) 213-5939 Brookfield, Wis. — In September 2017, Sen. Tammy Baldwin wrote an op-ed for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel boasting her support for socialist Bernie Sanders’ single-payer, government-run health care plan that would cost $32.6 trillion. Baldwin’s position highlights her extreme, liberal ideology and disregard for taxpayers, a

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U.S. Sens. Rubio and Baldwin: Introduce legislation to defend American workers against China’s cheating

Contact: Olivia Perez-Cubas (Rubio), 202-224-3041 Kasey Hampton (Baldwin), 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) unveiled the Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act to safeguard American workers and businesses from China’s economic cheating and unfair trade practices. “As China undertakes a strategic effort to

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Speaker Vos: Sends a message on Foxconn to Illinois

For Further Information Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Rep.Vos@legis.wi.gov Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) is sending a message to Wisconsin’s neighbors to the south in order to clear up misconceptions on Foxconn and its environmental impact. This week his open letter to Illinoisans was published in the Daily Herald. Speaker

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National Family Farm Coalition: Statement on $12 billion trade bailout

Contact: Niaz Dorry, Executive Director; niaz@namanet.org While the White House and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) debate ways to spend $12 billion of taxpayers’ money, the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) reiterates its position that family farmers don’t need a short-term bailout — they need systemic changes leading to long-term

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Sen. Tim Carpenter: Named a Friend of Public Health

State Senator Tim Carpenter (608) 266-8535 Madison – Today State Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) made the following statement after being named a Friend of Public Health by the Wisconsin Public Health Association and the Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards: “I’m very proud to be included in this

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THU News Summary: General election campaigns begin in earnest; Hagedorn launches Supreme Court bid

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