Sen. Darling, Rep. Nygren: State revenue estimates remain on track

Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 MADISON – On Thursday, the Co-Chairs of the state’s budget-writing Joint Committee on Finance, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), issued the following

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: With more flooding and significant storm damage in Wisconsin, Baldwin, and U.S. Reps. Kind and Grothman, call on President Trump to quickly assist Wisconsin communities impacted by severe weather

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – With ongoing severe weather leading to flooding and damage in several Wisconsin counties, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, and U.S. Representatives Ron Kind and Glenn Grothman, today called on President Donald Trump to put the full support

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WisPolitics Midday – August 30, 2018

On today’s Wispolitics MidDay: Vice President Mike Pence is in Milwaukee this afternoon The democratic nominee for Lt. Governor is knocking Governor Walker over healthcare … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click

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Evers campaign: Announces new press staff

Contact: press@tonyevers.com (608) 501-2762 Madison, WI–Today the Tony for Wisconsin campaign announced Sam Lau as communications director and Britt Cudaback as deputy communications director. Sam previously served as communications director for U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-2) during his first year in

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Sen. Schachtner: Weekly Democratic radio address: Back to school week

Contact: Sen. Patty Schachtner (D – Somerset) (608)266-7745 MADISON, WI – Senator Patty Schachtner (D-Somerset) offered the weekly Democratic radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen16/schachtnerradio083018.mp3 A written transcript of the address

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VP Pence pledges he and Trump will campaign for Walker, Vukmir

Vice President Mike Pence is pledging to campaign for Gov. Scott Walker and GOP U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir in Wisconsin “every bit as much as they need us.” Pence’s comments came after he landed in Milwaukee yesterday to headline a fundraiser for Vukmir at the Pfister Hotel. He told

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WisDems: Walker and Pence: Talkin’ Trump on the tarmac?

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org Today, Scott Walker is rolling out the red carpet for Vice President Mike Pence in Milwaukee. And even though Walker is dealing with his own airline-related scandal, the talk of the tarmac today is: Will Walker use this opportunity to finally stand up for Wisconsin? Wisconsinites shouldn’t hold

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Rep. Petryk: Supporting veterans entering Wisconsin’s workforce

Contact: State Rep. Warren Petryk (608) 266-0660 ELEVA – State Representative Warren Petryk values our nation’s veterans as they are the bedrock of our freedoms. “I believe it’s critically important for us to support the sacrifice that these men and women have made by ensuring they can find a good-paying,

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Wisconsin Historical Society: Placed the Knapp-Calkins Farmstead on the State Register of Historic Places

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe 608-261-9596 kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Palmyra Township, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Knapp-Calkins Farmstead (Palmyra Township, Jefferson County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 17, 2018. The Knapp-Calkins Farmstead is a distinctive and well-preserved example of a Wisconsin farmstead whose varied agricultural outbuildings represents

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Wisconsin Historical Society: Placed the Coakley Brothers Warehouse on the State Register of Historic Places

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe 608-261-9596 kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Milwaukee, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Coakley Brothers Warehouse (Milwaukee, Milwaukee County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 17, 2018. The Coakley Brothers Warehouse is an excellent example of a fireproof storage warehouse in the city of Milwaukee during

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Wisconsin Historical Society: Placed the Klueter & Company Wholesale Grocery Warehouse on the State Register of Historic Places

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe 608-261-9596 kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Historical Society placed the Klueter & Company Wholesale Grocery Warehouse (Madison, Dane County) on the State Register of Historic Places on August 17, 2018. The Klueter & Company Wholesale Grocery Warehouse is a striking example of the Prairie School style

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Sen. Darling, Rep. Nygren: State revenue estimates remain on track

Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 MADISON – On Thursday, the Co-Chairs of the state’s budget-writing Joint Committee on Finance, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), issued the following statement regarding the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau’s most recent general

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: With more flooding and significant storm damage in Wisconsin, Baldwin, and U.S. Reps. Kind and Grothman, call on President Trump to quickly assist Wisconsin communities impacted by severe weather

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – With ongoing severe weather leading to flooding and damage in several Wisconsin counties, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, and U.S. Representatives Ron Kind and Glenn Grothman, today called on President Donald Trump to put the full support of the federal government behind cleanup and recovery efforts in

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Liegeois campaign: Beau Liegeois announces labor union endorsements heading into Labor Day celebrations

Brad Wojciechowski 920.540.5875, press@beauforcongress.com Green Bay — Beau Liegeois, candidate for Congress (WI-08), earlier today announced endorsements from the hard-working men and women of the following Labor Unions; SMART, NEA, United Steelworkers (USW), and local Firefighters Unions across Northeast Wisconsin. Beau Liegeois said, “As a former Union President, I am

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WisPolitics Midday – August 30, 2018

On today’s Wispolitics MidDay: Vice President Mike Pence is in Milwaukee this afternoon The democratic nominee for Lt. Governor is knocking Governor Walker over healthcare … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the

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Evers campaign: Announces new press staff

Contact: press@tonyevers.com (608) 501-2762 Madison, WI–Today the Tony for Wisconsin campaign announced Sam Lau as communications director and Britt Cudaback as deputy communications director. Sam previously served as communications director for U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-2) during his first year in Congress. He has also worked in a variety of political

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Sen. Schachtner: Weekly Democratic radio address: Back to school week

Contact: Sen. Patty Schachtner (D – Somerset) (608)266-7745 MADISON, WI – Senator Patty Schachtner (D-Somerset) offered the weekly Democratic radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen16/schachtnerradio083018.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hi, I’m State Senator Patty Schachtner with this

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WisGOP: ICYMI: Brad Schimel leads the fight against opioid abuse

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765   New program aims to help destroy unused drugs [Madison, WI] — Attorney General Brad Schimel is fighting to keep opioids off our streets. On Monday, Schimel rolled out a new program that will help communities destroy unused drugs. Schimel continues to fight against the opioid

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