FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 18, 2018 Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Wisconsin’s unemployment rate has stayed at or below 3.0% for a record eight straight months, according to information released by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD).
John Imes, executive director for Wisconsin Environmental Initiative, shares insights from the Verge18 conference in Oakland. The three-day conference and expo brings stakeholders together to explore ways to accelerate the clean economy through technology and sustainability.
Contact: Julie Walsh, Julie.Walsh@mechanicalindustries.org Phone: 608-288-1414 60 veterans had their furnaces cleaned and repaired during this year’s event MADISON, WI – Madison Area Mechanical and Sheet Metal Contractors Association (MSC) and Steamfitters Local 601 had nearly 50 members service 60 homes of veterans at the 31st Annual
Gov. Scott Walker continued to push back on the suggestion he’d allow insurance companies to deny coverage to those with pre-existing conditions, calling the attacks “scare tactics” in a new TV ad. Dems have repeatedly hit Walker on coverage for
Contact: Jon Henkes 608-316-6850 A free community showing of the award-winning addiction prevention documentary – Straight Forward: The Truth About Addiction– will be held Tuesday, October 23 in the Aquinas High School Theater, La Crosse. The 38-minute film begins at 5:30 PM, followed
Contact: Austin Altenburg media@scottwalker.com Governor lays out record of reform, shares why ensuring coverage for those with pre-existing conditions is personal for him [Madison, Wis.] – The Walker campaign on Thursday launched a new statewide TV ad featuring the governor setting
CONTACT: Terry Devitt, (608) 262-8282, trdevitt@wisc.edu MADISON – Laura Helmuth, the health, science and environment editor for the Washington Post, will be the fall 2018 UW-Madison Science Writer in Residence. Helmuth will visit the UW-Madison campus the week of Oct. 21.
Contact: Melissa Miller, 202-875-9188 miller@dga.net WaPo: Advisers Urged Trump Against ‘Wasting His Time’ with Walker’s Losing Race This morning, the Washington Post reported that Scott Walker is so toxic and underwater that even Donald Trump’s advisors are begging him to stay away from
Contact: Jess Ward, (608) 213-5939 Brookfield, Wis. — The National Right to Life Committee has endorsed nurse Leah Vukmir in her race for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. “As a nurse, I’ve made it my mission to save lives,” Leah said. “I’m proud to be
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/schachtnerradio101818.mp3 A written transcript of the address
Contact: Alex Japko, alexj@wisdems.org Walker Still Suing to Undermine Protections for People with Pre-existing Conditions This morning Axios published a new article detailing how Scott Walker’s lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act threatens protections for people with pre-existing conditions covered under
Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (920) 375-1217 or Tim@glenngrothman.com “Anti-Israel Jewish political group founded with help from George Soros” bankrolling Kohl’s campaign (Fond du Lac, WI) – An article published yesterday by Caroline Glick of Breitbart News exposed D.C. Dan Kohl for
Contact Gail Sumi, League of Wisconsin Municipalities, 608-267-4477 At a media conference in Ashwaubenon yesterday city, village, town and county officials from Northeastern Wisconsin asked the gubernatorial candidates to commit to closing the Dark Store and Walgreens Loopholes in their
WEDC investment to help fund renovation of depot into coffee shop, bike path trailhead BROOKFIELD, WI. OCT. 18, 2018 – The City of Brookfield is receiving a $250,000 state grant to help finance the redevelopment of a former historic train depot
Contact: Aaron Collins, 608-266-2254 MADISON – Today, Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released a Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) memo showing the continued accounting tricks, shell games, and misleading figures from Governor Walker and his Department of Transportation. Over the
BARRON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS) is working with Wausau Police Department and the Wisconsin Safe and Healthy Schools Center to deploy trained therapists, school resources officers, and comfort dogs to Barron
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Federal funding for Wisconsin will improve health care for those living with HIV/AIDS WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today announced more than $14 million in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Contact: Erin Grunze, Executive Director October 17, 2018 608-256-0827; egrunze@lwvwi.org MADISON, WI – With the November 6 election less than a month away, the League of Women Voters is engaging in various nonpartisan projects and campaigns to get out the
Contact: Jess Ward, (608) 213-5939 BaldwinCare Abolishes Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Employer Health Coverage Brookfield, Wis. — BaldwinCare — which the left-leaning Urban Institute says will cost $32 trillion — would end Medicare, Medicare Advantage and all employer-provided healthcare covering Wisconsin families, according
Contact: press@tonyevers.com (608) 501-2762 “Fix” outlines Walker’s failed record on transportation, “Excess Baggage” calls attention to Walker’s misuse of the state plane. Madison, WI — Today, Tony Evers’ campaign released two new digital ads calling out Scott Walker’s abuse of the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 18, 2018 Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Wisconsin’s unemployment rate has stayed at or below 3.0% for a record eight straight months, according to information released by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). “Wisconsin is continuing our record of economic success with our
John Imes, executive director for Wisconsin Environmental Initiative, shares insights from the Verge18 conference in Oakland. The three-day conference and expo brings stakeholders together to explore ways to accelerate the clean economy through technology and sustainability.
Contact: Julie Walsh, Julie.Walsh@mechanicalindustries.org Phone: 608-288-1414 60 veterans had their furnaces cleaned and repaired during this year’s event MADISON, WI – Madison Area Mechanical and Sheet Metal Contractors Association (MSC) and Steamfitters Local 601 had nearly 50 members service 60 homes of veterans at the 31st Annual Heat’s On event on Saturday, October 13, 2018. During the event,
Gov. Scott Walker continued to push back on the suggestion he’d allow insurance companies to deny coverage to those with pre-existing conditions, calling the attacks “scare tactics” in a new TV ad. Dems have repeatedly hit Walker on coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, citing his support of a lawsuit
Contact: Jon Henkes 608-316-6850 A free community showing of the award-winning addiction prevention documentary – Straight Forward: The Truth About Addiction– will be held Tuesday, October 23 in the Aquinas High School Theater, La Crosse. The 38-minute film begins at 5:30 PM, followed by a community conversation led by a panel of local experts at
Contact: Austin Altenburg media@scottwalker.com Governor lays out record of reform, shares why ensuring coverage for those with pre-existing conditions is personal for him [Madison, Wis.] – The Walker campaign on Thursday launched a new statewide TV ad featuring the governor setting the record straight on pre-existing condition coverage in Wisconsin. In
CONTACT: Terry Devitt, (608) 262-8282, trdevitt@wisc.edu MADISON – Laura Helmuth, the health, science and environment editor for the Washington Post, will be the fall 2018 UW-Madison Science Writer in Residence. Helmuth will visit the UW-Madison campus the week of Oct. 21. She will spend the week visiting classes, working with students
Contact: Melissa Miller, 202-875-9188 miller@dga.net WaPo: Advisers Urged Trump Against ‘Wasting His Time’ with Walker’s Losing Race This morning, the Washington Post reported that Scott Walker is so toxic and underwater that even Donald Trump’s advisors are begging him to stay away from the Badger State. The Post reported this morning: “Advisers have urged
Contact: Jess Ward, (608) 213-5939 Brookfield, Wis. — The National Right to Life Committee has endorsed nurse Leah Vukmir in her race for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. “As a nurse, I’ve made it my mission to save lives,” Leah said. “I’m proud to be 100% pro-life and to have the endorsement of the National
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/schachtnerradio101818.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hello, I am State Senator Patty Schachtner with
Contact: Alex Japko, alexj@wisdems.org Walker Still Suing to Undermine Protections for People with Pre-existing Conditions This morning Axios published a new article detailing how Scott Walker’s lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act threatens protections for people with pre-existing conditions covered under an employer plan. If the lawsuit is successful, it would
Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (920) 375-1217 or Tim@glenngrothman.com “Anti-Israel Jewish political group founded with help from George Soros” bankrolling Kohl’s campaign (Fond du Lac, WI) – An article published yesterday by Caroline Glick of Breitbart News exposed D.C. Dan Kohl for not only overseeing radical anti-Israel group J Street PAC, but
Contact Gail Sumi, League of Wisconsin Municipalities, 608-267-4477 At a media conference in Ashwaubenon yesterday city, village, town and county officials from Northeastern Wisconsin asked the gubernatorial candidates to commit to closing the Dark Store and Walgreens Loopholes in their state budget proposals. Local officials are concerned about tax fairness.
WEDC investment to help fund renovation of depot into coffee shop, bike path trailhead BROOKFIELD, WI. OCT. 18, 2018 – The City of Brookfield is receiving a $250,000 state grant to help finance the redevelopment of a former historic train depot building into a coffee shop and café. The Community Development
Contact: Aaron Collins, 608-266-2254 MADISON – Today, Assembly Democratic Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released a Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) memo showing the continued accounting tricks, shell games, and misleading figures from Governor Walker and his Department of Transportation. Over the course of the past few months, Governor Walker has held
BARRON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS) is working with Wausau Police Department and the Wisconsin Safe and Healthy Schools Center to deploy trained therapists, school resources officers, and comfort dogs to Barron School District, in the aftermath of the disappearance of 13
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Federal funding for Wisconsin will improve health care for those living with HIV/AIDS WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today announced more than $14 million in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve the quality of health care and
Contact: Erin Grunze, Executive Director October 17, 2018 608-256-0827; egrunze@lwvwi.org MADISON, WI – With the November 6 election less than a month away, the League of Women Voters is engaging in various nonpartisan projects and campaigns to get out the vote including “Women Take The Polls!” art project. Lead artists
Contact: Jess Ward, (608) 213-5939 BaldwinCare Abolishes Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Employer Health Coverage Brookfield, Wis. — BaldwinCare — which the left-leaning Urban Institute says will cost $32 trillion — would end Medicare, Medicare Advantage and all employer-provided healthcare covering Wisconsin families, according to the London Center for Policy Research. The news follows nurse
Contact: press@tonyevers.com (608) 501-2762 “Fix” outlines Walker’s failed record on transportation, “Excess Baggage” calls attention to Walker’s misuse of the state plane. Madison, WI — Today, Tony Evers’ campaign released two new digital ads calling out Scott Walker’s abuse of the state airplane and his failure to fix our roads. Under