Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report After maxing out to Walker, donors give state GOP $3.3 million Proposed Kimberly-Clark subsidies among largest in nation for each job retained Harsdorf: DATCP helping state
Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org Vukmir supports deep cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, and backs plans that gut protections for Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions and would let insurance companies charge seniors more MADISON — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir is lashing out
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the Marquette University Law School poll results, Gov. Scott Walker’s use of the state’s planes; and key races in the state Senate this fall.
Jocelyn Kopac, a business consultant based in Johnson Creek, warns companies that failing to include diversity in their employee mix could spell trouble. “Diversity is happening,” she said yesterday at Madison’s Forward Fest. She pointed out that by some
Contact: Donna Gilson, 608-224-5130, donna.gilson@wi.gov Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Farmers whose corn or soybeans are standing in water after this week’s heavy rains in southern Wisconsin might think about enrolling those lands in CREP, says Brian Loeffelholz, who coordinates the
Foxconn plans to acquire property for its “innovation centers” later this year, a spokesman said after Dems raised questions regarding the company’s commitments outstate. A question regarding innovation centers was one of many from Democratic Assembly Minority Leader Gordon
Contact: DOA Communications, (608) 266-7362 Dept. of Agriculture: Wisconsin Garden Club Federation works with state, other partners to mark Gold Star Memorial Garden at Capitol MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Ellen Nowak joined Department of Veterans Affairs
Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org Tammy Baldwin announces coalition of more than 100 Wisconsin business leaders MADISON — As business leaders from across Wisconsin today announce their support for Tammy Baldwin, it’s worth remembering that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir opposes Buy American rules that support
Contact: Matthew Spencer, 608-266-9600 Matthew2.Spencer@Wisconsin.Gov Bayfield County is the first community to be certified as a Telecommuter Forward! Community Madison – This week, the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin awarded the first Telecommuter Forward! certification to Bayfield County. The
Contact: Anna Landmark, Campaign Manager (608) 886-8801 anna@krissforwisconsin.com Blanchardville – Kriss Marion, Democratic candidate for the 17th State Senate District, extended her sympathies to all of the southern Wisconsin communities hit hard by record rains and flooding, and her sincere
Andy Nelson, Media Manager | Cell: (414) 688-9664 | Email: nelsonai@milwaukee.k12.wi.us District hosts Saturday enrollment events to help families make sure their young ones are ready on day one MILWAUKEE (August 24, 2018) – School is about to start for
Contact: press@tammybaldwin.com Over 100 local business leaders back Tammy Baldwin’s bipartisan leadership to build a made in Wisconsin economy REALTORS from across Wisconsin join announcement by endorsing Tammy Baldwin MARINETTE — U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today announced Business Leaders for Tammy, a
CONTACT: Mark Witecha, DNR upland wildlife ecologist, 608-267-7861 MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources staff and the Missouri Department of Conservation will collaborate on ruffed grouse restoration efforts to translocate 300 ruffed grouse from northern Wisconsin to the River
MEDIA CONTACT Analiese Eicher, Program Director analiese@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 449-5218 ‘Our Veterans Protected This Nation, Scott Walker Protects the Industry That Preys on Our Veterans.’ MADISON, Wis. — Another Scott Walker Election Year publicity ploy for veterans is undermined by his record supporting the
Contact: Rep. Don Vruwink, 608-449-5121 Two major conservation groups endorsed State Rep. Don Vruwink (D-Milton) for re-election to the state legislature. “I’m pleased to be endorsed by the Sierra Club and the Clean Wisconsin Action Fund, and I’m proud of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report After maxing out to Walker, donors give state GOP $3.3 million Proposed Kimberly-Clark subsidies among largest in nation for each job retained Harsdorf: DATCP helping state producers maintain, expand markets amidst trade war Week ahead Political
Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org Vukmir supports deep cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, and backs plans that gut protections for Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions and would let insurance companies charge seniors more MADISON — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir is lashing out at Wisconsin nurses and doctors, in a desperate attempt to
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the Marquette University Law School poll results, Gov. Scott Walker’s use of the state’s planes; and key races in the state Senate this fall.
Jocelyn Kopac, a business consultant based in Johnson Creek, warns companies that failing to include diversity in their employee mix could spell trouble. “Diversity is happening,” she said yesterday at Madison’s Forward Fest. She pointed out that by some estimates, the United States will no longer be a majority-white
Contact: Donna Gilson, 608-224-5130, donna.gilson@wi.gov Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Farmers whose corn or soybeans are standing in water after this week’s heavy rains in southern Wisconsin might think about enrolling those lands in CREP, says Brian Loeffelholz, who coordinates the program for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Foxconn plans to acquire property for its “innovation centers” later this year, a spokesman said after Dems raised questions regarding the company’s commitments outstate. A question regarding innovation centers was one of many from Democratic Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz and Rep. Dana Wachs at a news conference yesterday
Contact: DOA Communications, (608) 266-7362 Dept. of Agriculture: Wisconsin Garden Club Federation works with state, other partners to mark Gold Star Memorial Garden at Capitol MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) Secretary Ellen Nowak joined Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Daniel J. Zimmerman and Maj. Gen. Don Dunbar, Wisconsin’s
Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org Tammy Baldwin announces coalition of more than 100 Wisconsin business leaders MADISON — As business leaders from across Wisconsin today announce their support for Tammy Baldwin, it’s worth remembering that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir opposes Buy American rules that support Wisconsin workers and manufacturers by ensuring that federal tax dollars
Contact: Matthew Spencer, 608-266-9600 Matthew2.Spencer@Wisconsin.Gov Bayfield County is the first community to be certified as a Telecommuter Forward! Community Madison – This week, the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin awarded the first Telecommuter Forward! certification to Bayfield County. The Commission also certified the Town of Cloverland in Douglas County
Contact: Anna Landmark, Campaign Manager (608) 886-8801 anna@krissforwisconsin.com Blanchardville – Kriss Marion, Democratic candidate for the 17th State Senate District, extended her sympathies to all of the southern Wisconsin communities hit hard by record rains and flooding, and her sincere gratitude to emergency responders, many of whom are volunteers risking
Andy Nelson, Media Manager | Cell: (414) 688-9664 | Email: nelsonai@milwaukee.k12.wi.us District hosts Saturday enrollment events to help families make sure their young ones are ready on day one MILWAUKEE (August 24, 2018) – School is about to start for most Milwaukee families. The first day of school for MPS
Contact: press@tammybaldwin.com Over 100 local business leaders back Tammy Baldwin’s bipartisan leadership to build a made in Wisconsin economy REALTORS from across Wisconsin join announcement by endorsing Tammy Baldwin MARINETTE — U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today announced Business Leaders for Tammy, a coalition of over 100 Wisconsin business leaders from across the
CONTACT: Mark Witecha, DNR upland wildlife ecologist, 608-267-7861 MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources staff and the Missouri Department of Conservation will collaborate on ruffed grouse restoration efforts to translocate 300 ruffed grouse from northern Wisconsin to the River Hills region of east-central Missouri over a three-year period (2018-2020).
MEDIA CONTACT Analiese Eicher, Program Director analiese@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 449-5218 ‘Our Veterans Protected This Nation, Scott Walker Protects the Industry That Preys on Our Veterans.’ MADISON, Wis. — Another Scott Walker Election Year publicity ploy for veterans is undermined by his record supporting the for-profit “college” industry that preys on veterans inside and outside
Contact: Rep. Don Vruwink, 608-449-5121 Two major conservation groups endorsed State Rep. Don Vruwink (D-Milton) for re-election to the state legislature. “I’m pleased to be endorsed by the Sierra Club and the Clean Wisconsin Action Fund, and I’m proud of my record of supporting sound conservation policies,” Vruwink said. “I