Milwaukee County GOP ‘Meet the Chair’ event

For More Information Contact: Sam Hagedorn Chair – RPMC 414-303-5140 chair@mke.gop Sam Hagedorn, The Chair of The Republican Party of Milwaukee County will be holding the first of weekly Meet the Chair events at Kam’s Thistle and Shamrock on Saturday,

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Milwaukee Fire Department: Recruit class of 2018 graduation

Contact: LT Mike Ball Milwaukee Fire Department Director Community Relations 414-397-8494 Mfd-dir-cr@milwaukee.gov WHAT: The Milwaukee Fire Department Recruit Class of 07-30-2018 will graduate from the Training Academy WHO: Milwaukee Fire Chief Mark Rohlfing and our newest 39 Milwaukee Firefighters WHEN:

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Wisconsin DATCP: Confirms CWD-positive deer in Portage County

Contact: Leeann Duwe, Public Information Officer, 608-224-5005   Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 MADISON – Based on test results from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a white-tailed deer harvested

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Yahara WINS: Partnership continues progress on phosphorus reduction

CONTACTS:      Martin Griffin, Yahara WINS executive committee president, MartinG@madsewer.org, (608) 222-1201, ext. 124; Jennifer Sereno, communications, Jennifer.Sereno@madsewer.org, 608-770-8084 MADISON, WI – During 2017, work by the Yahara Watershed Improvement Network and its partners kept more than 40,000 pounds of phosphorus from area surface waters,

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Milwaukee Rotary Club

Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, 750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee. Erin Richards, an education reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will talk about her latest project: a series of stories examining rampant student turnover in Milwaukee and at schools

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Paul Fanlund: Just maybe, the tide is turning on guns

Support for gun regulation is 52 percent compared to 44 percent for gun rights, the reverse of two years ago, according to a recent national survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. Another recent poll by the Kaiser Foundation showed that gun safety is now the third most important issue to Americans, wrote Robert Spitzer, a political scientist and the author of five books on gun policy, in a recent New York Times op-ed.

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Milwaukee Ald. Rainey: Statement on Council approval of key budget item to encourage entrepreneurship to address food deserts

During the Common Council’s budget adoption meeting earlier this week, my colleagues approved an important budget amendment I offered that should help continue the momentum we need to battle Milwaukee’s food desert problem. The amendment that was approved will increase by $200,000 our seed fund to encourage entrepreneurialism in providing

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Milwaukee County GOP ‘Meet the Chair’ event

For More Information Contact: Sam Hagedorn Chair – RPMC 414-303-5140 chair@mke.gop Sam Hagedorn, The Chair of The Republican Party of Milwaukee County will be holding the first of weekly Meet the Chair events at Kam’s Thistle and Shamrock on Saturday, November 17, 2018 from 11:00am – 12:00pm. Kam’s is located

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Clean Wisconsin: Applauds Lafayette County Board members who stood up for clean water

Contact: Scott Laeser, Water Program Director, (608) 251-7020 x13 or slaeser@cleanwisconsin.org Jon Drewsen, Communications Manager, (608) 251-7020 x28 or jdrewsen@cleanwisconsin.org MADISON, WI —Clean Wisconsin released the following statement after the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors voted to fund the Southwest Wisconsin Groundwater and Geology (SWIGG) Study in 2019: “After a spirited debate and discussion,

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Rep. Hintz: Statement on Republican plan to change election dates

Contact: Aaron Collins, 608-237-9154 MADISON –Representative Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released the following statement regarding reports that Republicans were considering changing election dates in 2020. “This is the highest level of hypocrisy. The Party that attempted to block a special election, arguing it was too confusing and too expensive, now wants

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Milwaukee Fire Department: Recruit class of 2018 graduation

Contact: LT Mike Ball Milwaukee Fire Department Director Community Relations 414-397-8494 Mfd-dir-cr@milwaukee.gov WHAT: The Milwaukee Fire Department Recruit Class of 07-30-2018 will graduate from the Training Academy WHO: Milwaukee Fire Chief Mark Rohlfing and our newest 39 Milwaukee Firefighters WHEN: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 7:00 pm WHERE: Milwaukee Fire

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Wisconsin DATCP: Confirms CWD-positive deer in Portage County

Contact: Leeann Duwe, Public Information Officer, 608-224-5005   Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 MADISON – Based on test results from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a white-tailed deer harvested from a 220-acre Portage County hunt ranch has tested positive

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Yahara WINS: Partnership continues progress on phosphorus reduction

CONTACTS:      Martin Griffin, Yahara WINS executive committee president, MartinG@madsewer.org, (608) 222-1201, ext. 124; Jennifer Sereno, communications, Jennifer.Sereno@madsewer.org, 608-770-8084 MADISON, WI – During 2017, work by the Yahara Watershed Improvement Network and its partners kept more than 40,000 pounds of phosphorus from area surface waters, more than 40 percent of the total reduction of 96,000

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Milwaukee Rotary Club

Milwaukee County War Memorial Center, 750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee. Erin Richards, an education reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will talk about her latest project: a series of stories examining rampant student turnover in Milwaukee and at schools nationwide, and how churn is an under-discussed factor tied to

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Paul Fanlund: Just maybe, the tide is turning on guns

Support for gun regulation is 52 percent compared to 44 percent for gun rights, the reverse of two years ago, according to a recent national survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. Another recent poll by the Kaiser Foundation showed that gun safety is now the third most important issue to Americans, wrote Robert Spitzer, a political scientist and the author of five books on gun policy, in a recent New York Times op-ed.

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