WBA Foundation U.S. Senate debate

The WBA Foundation Board will continue its 30-year tradition of holding statewide televised debates for Wisconsin’s voters by airing debates in the Wisconsin Governor and the U.S. Senate races. Gubernatorial candidates Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tony Evers

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WBA Foundation gubernatorial debate

The debate, previously scheduled for Oct. 5, is now scheduled for Friday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. It will still be held at WMTV-TV in Madison. Jill Geisler will moderate the debate. Republican Governor Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tony

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U.S. Senate debate at Marquette University Law School

MILWAUKEE, WIS. (September 6, 2018) – WISN 12, in partnership with Marquette University Law School, is hosting a live televised debate between the major candidates for U.S Senate. Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Leah Vukmir will take part

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WisPolitics Midday – September 7, 2018

In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: The state announces federal funds to fix Wisconsin highways GOP Senate candidate Leah Vukmir is out with the first tv ad of the general election … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Calls on Speaker Ryan and the House to include permanent ‘Buy America’ commitment in final water infrastructure legislation

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 With the House and Senate working on final water infrastructure legislation, Baldwin says, “Don’t let lobbyists for foreign steel makers water down a strong and permanent Buy America standard.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the House working this weekend to finalize water

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UW-Madison School of Public Health: Testing a new approach to PTSD

CONTACT:  Toni Morrissey (608) 263-3223; (608) 576-6456; tmorrissey@uwhealth.org MADISON, WI – The department of family medicine and community health of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health will take part in a multi-site Food-and-Drug- Administration-approved Phase III trial investigating MDMA as

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U.S. Rep. Grothman: Honors Hmong New Year

Contact: Washington, D.C. Office, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) introduced a bipartisan resolution with Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Gwen Moore (WI-04), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Sean Duffy (WI-07), Mike Gallagher (WI-o8) and Juan Vargas (CA-51) recognizing the cultural

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City of Monona: Post-flood lake levels dropping

  Contact: Leah Kimmell Monona City Hall (608) 216-7408 lkimmell@ci.monona.wi.us Because of the extensive rain on Wednesday, the level of Lake Monona rose 2”, setting an all-time record of 10” above the 100-year flood level. However, we have seen a

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WBA Foundation U.S. Senate debate

The WBA Foundation Board will continue its 30-year tradition of holding statewide televised debates for Wisconsin’s voters by airing debates in the Wisconsin Governor and the U.S. Senate races. Gubernatorial candidates Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tony Evers have been invited to participate in a debate hosted in

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WBA Foundation gubernatorial debate

The debate, previously scheduled for Oct. 5, is now scheduled for Friday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. It will still be held at WMTV-TV in Madison. Jill Geisler will moderate the debate. Republican Governor Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tony Evers have agreed to participate.

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U.S. Senate debate at Marquette University Law School

MILWAUKEE, WIS. (September 6, 2018) – WISN 12, in partnership with Marquette University Law School, is hosting a live televised debate between the major candidates for U.S Senate. Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Leah Vukmir will take part in a roundtable conversation on Friday October 19, 2018 from

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Sens. Frostman and Hansen: Call on DOT to explain missing local road funds

Contact: Senator Dave Hansen 608-266-5670 Senator Caleb Frostman 608-266-3512 STURGEON BAY – State Senators Caleb Frostman (D-Sturgeon Bay) and Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay) are calling on Governor Walker’s Department of Transportation (DOT) to explain where the $46 million in federal transportation dollars granted for local governments have been sent by

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WisDems: Walker’s corrections debacle costing taxpayers $20.6 million and counting

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org Today, a new report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel shows that taxpayers have already shelled out $20.6 million to cover the legal bills surrounding Scott Walker’s mismanagement of the state’s juvenile prison complex. From the report: Lawsuits over the problems at Wisconsin’s juvenile prison complex have cost the state $20.6 million so far,

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WisPolitics Midday – September 7, 2018

In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update: The state announces federal funds to fix Wisconsin highways GOP Senate candidate Leah Vukmir is out with the first tv ad of the general election … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Calls on Speaker Ryan and the House to include permanent ‘Buy America’ commitment in final water infrastructure legislation

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 With the House and Senate working on final water infrastructure legislation, Baldwin says, “Don’t let lobbyists for foreign steel makers water down a strong and permanent Buy America standard.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the House working this weekend to finalize water infrastructure legislation, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today called on Speaker

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Gallagher touts efforts to implement term limits in first TV ad

U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher touts his efforts to implement term limits and address “the Washington swamp” in the first TV ad of his re-election bid. The 30-second ad opens with the Green Bay Republican and former Marine saying after his two Iraq tours, “I thought nothing could surprise me.” “But

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One Wisconsin Now: New evidence shows Gov. Walker’s excuse for using state plane to film campaign ad doesn’t fly

Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘Scott Walker Intended to Charge Taxpayers to Fly Him to Shoot a TV Ad for His Campaign’ MADISON, Wis. — Information obtained today by One Wisconsin Now shows the Governor’s office intentionally scheduled an event at Nicolet Technical College on July 17 in order to try to

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UW-Madison School of Public Health: Testing a new approach to PTSD

CONTACT:  Toni Morrissey (608) 263-3223; (608) 576-6456; tmorrissey@uwhealth.org MADISON, WI – The department of family medicine and community health of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health will take part in a multi-site Food-and-Drug- Administration-approved Phase III trial investigating MDMA as an adjunct to psychotherapy for the treatment of severe post-traumatic

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Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development: Quarterly jobs report reinforces strong Wisconsin economy as total wages grow across all industry sectors 

Data shows WI ranks 10th in the nation for number of manufacturing jobs added year over year  MADISON – Today, Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Ray Allen released the following statement on the United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) release of Quarterly Census of Employment and

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U.S. Rep. Grothman: Honors Hmong New Year

Contact: Washington, D.C. Office, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) introduced a bipartisan resolution with Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Gwen Moore (WI-04), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Sean Duffy (WI-07), Mike Gallagher (WI-o8) and Juan Vargas (CA-51) recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the Hmong New Year. “I am

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City of Monona: Post-flood lake levels dropping

  Contact: Leah Kimmell Monona City Hall (608) 216-7408 lkimmell@ci.monona.wi.us Because of the extensive rain on Wednesday, the level of Lake Monona rose 2”, setting an all-time record of 10” above the 100-year flood level. However, we have seen a decline of 3⁄4” inthe last 24 hours, and there is

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