Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — In the midst of a heated gubernatorial campaign, Tony Evers made virtually no changes to his finances, according to investment disclosures filed with the state Ethics Commission. Evers’ most recent Statement of
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 Sen. Darling, Rep. Nygren: Statement on eliminating Tony Evers’ tax hikes Madison–State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) and Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills), Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on
CONTACT: Lisa Subeck, 608-266-7521(office) MADISON – Today, Republicans on the Assembly Health Committee passed Assembly Bills 179, 180, 182, and 183, four divisive, inflammatory reproductive health bills. On the same day, the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee will strip Medicaid expansion
Contact: Rep. Todd Novak, (608) 266-7502 MADISON – The Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality chaired by Rep. Todd Novak (Dodgeville) held a public hearing in Lancaster on Wednesday at the UW-Extension Youth and Ag Building. The 16-member bipartisan committee
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 266-5660 [Madison, WI] — Following today’s vote by the Joint Finance Committee to eliminate over $1 billion in tax hikes, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald released the following statement: “The governor’s proposed budget was built on
The Joint Finance Committee rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ call to give municipalities a $15.1 million boost in state aid during the second year of the budget. The guv wanted to give each community a 2 percent increase in state aid
The Joint Finance Committee largely backed a series of Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals to address treating those with mental health issues, but added several caveats over the objections of Dems. For example, the committee supported the creation of a new
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: LFB predicts $5 mil less than the Evers Administration in Tribal Gaming Payments for the next two years. Assembly Health Committee advances four abortion-related bills. Recap of Sen Amy Klobuchar’s Milwaukee Fox-News sponsored town hall.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee voted Thursday to wipe out some of the pillars of Dem Tony Evers’ budget, including an expansion of Medicaid, which the guv considered the linchpin for a $1.6 billion boost in health care spending over
CONTACT: Angie Thies – National Psoriasis Foundation State Govt. Relations Manager 614.208.3794 / athies@psoriasis.org AB24 and SB26 pass committees in both houses unanimously and will update insurer policy that currently delays access to provider-prescribed medications MADISON, WI (May 9, 2019) – The
Contact: Rep. Gordon Hintz, 608-266-2254 Audio File of Radio Address This is Representative Gordon Hintz with this week’s Democratic Radio Address On Thursday, Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee stripped out key provisions from Governor Evers’ state budget. In one
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 GOP Seeks to Strip Paid Prep Time Proposal From State Budget Plan MADISON, Wis. — It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week, but Republicans are showing anything but as they seek to strip
Contact: Katie Iliff, katiei@wisdems.org, 608-260-2417 MADISON – As chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, Senator Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) is fast tracking radical anti-women’s health legislation while single handedly blocking a proposal to protect health coverage
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced Michael Basford’s appointment as Executive Director of the Wisconsin Interagency Council on Homelessness. The governor has made addressing homelessness and housing insecurity a top priority for his administration and
For more information, please contact: Rebekah Sweeney, 608-286-1001 or rsweeney@wischeesemakers.org MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded Wisconsin State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) as he proposed legislation to expand capital access for rural cheese manufacturers and
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today joined her Senate colleagues, led by Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Doug Jones (D-AL), to introduce legislation providing tax relief for children receiving benefits who have lost a parent
CONTACT: Candice Owley—414-899-7070 Link to press release is available on our website: http://wfnhp.aft.org/press/statement-wfnhp-president-candice-owley-new-report-indicates-medicaid-expansion-would-save Milwaukee, WI– A new report released by Citizen Action of Wisconsin shows that expanding BadgerCare will allow more Wisconsinites access to life-saving treatment in recovery from opioid addiction. This
Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 Better Badgercare Wisconsin Ad highlights direct impact of BadgerCare Expansion in Sen. Olson’s district MADISON, WI – Today, Better Badgercare Wisconsin (BBWI) began running digital ads focusing on Senator Luther Olsen ahead of a key vote
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — In the midst of a heated gubernatorial campaign, Tony Evers made virtually no changes to his finances, according to investment disclosures filed with the state Ethics Commission. Evers’ most recent Statement of Economic Interest — which was filed three weeks after his
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 Sen. Darling, Rep. Nygren: Statement on eliminating Tony Evers’ tax hikes Madison–State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) and Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills), Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Finance, released the following statement regarding Thursday’s vote to remove
CONTACT: Lisa Subeck, 608-266-7521(office) MADISON – Today, Republicans on the Assembly Health Committee passed Assembly Bills 179, 180, 182, and 183, four divisive, inflammatory reproductive health bills. On the same day, the Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee will strip Medicaid expansion from the state budget, along with a number of other
Contact: Rep. Todd Novak, (608) 266-7502 MADISON – The Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality chaired by Rep. Todd Novak (Dodgeville) held a public hearing in Lancaster on Wednesday at the UW-Extension Youth and Ag Building. The 16-member bipartisan committee consists of members from both the State Assembly and Senate.
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 266-5660 [Madison, WI] — Following today’s vote by the Joint Finance Committee to eliminate over $1 billion in tax hikes, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald released the following statement: “The governor’s proposed budget was built on sand. It spent too much, taxed too much, and resulted
The Joint Finance Committee rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ call to give municipalities a $15.1 million boost in state aid during the second year of the budget. The guv wanted to give each community a 2 percent increase in state aid after cuts over the past 15 years left county and
The Joint Finance Committee largely backed a series of Gov. Tony Evers’ proposals to address treating those with mental health issues, but added several caveats over the objections of Dems. For example, the committee supported the creation of a new unit for initial intake, triage and treatment of patients upon
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: LFB predicts $5 mil less than the Evers Administration in Tribal Gaming Payments for the next two years. Assembly Health Committee advances four abortion-related bills. Recap of Sen Amy Klobuchar’s Milwaukee Fox-News sponsored town hall.
The GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee voted Thursday to wipe out some of the pillars of Dem Tony Evers’ budget, including an expansion of Medicaid, which the guv considered the linchpin for a $1.6 billion boost in health care spending over the next two years. GOP Sen. Luther Olsen, who has
CONTACT: Angie Thies – National Psoriasis Foundation State Govt. Relations Manager 614.208.3794 / athies@psoriasis.org AB24 and SB26 pass committees in both houses unanimously and will update insurer policy that currently delays access to provider-prescribed medications MADISON, WI (May 9, 2019) – The Wisconsin State Assembly’s Committee on Health has voted unanimously to
Contact: Rep. Gordon Hintz, 608-266-2254 Audio File of Radio Address This is Representative Gordon Hintz with this week’s Democratic Radio Address On Thursday, Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee stripped out key provisions from Governor Evers’ state budget. In one sweeping motion, they removed items that have overwhelming public support.
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 GOP Seeks to Strip Paid Prep Time Proposal From State Budget Plan MADISON, Wis. — It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week, but Republicans are showing anything but as they seek to strip a provision from Gov. Tony Evers’ budget to guarantee K-12
Contact: Katie Iliff, katiei@wisdems.org, 608-260-2417 MADISON – As chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, Senator Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) is fast tracking radical anti-women’s health legislation while single handedly blocking a proposal to protect health coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Senate Bill 37, also known
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced Michael Basford’s appointment as Executive Director of the Wisconsin Interagency Council on Homelessness. The governor has made addressing homelessness and housing insecurity a top priority for his administration and announced in February he would be chairing the Council himself.
For more information, please contact: Rebekah Sweeney, 608-286-1001 or rsweeney@wischeesemakers.org MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded Wisconsin State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) as he proposed legislation to expand capital access for rural cheese manufacturers and processors, a change certain to spark economic growth. Marklein’s bill
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today joined her Senate colleagues, led by Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Doug Jones (D-AL), to introduce legislation providing tax relief for children receiving benefits who have lost a parent serving in the military. “Wisconsin’s Gold Star families have sacrificed
CONTACT: Candice Owley—414-899-7070 Link to press release is available on our website: http://wfnhp.aft.org/press/statement-wfnhp-president-candice-owley-new-report-indicates-medicaid-expansion-would-save Milwaukee, WI– A new report released by Citizen Action of Wisconsin shows that expanding BadgerCare will allow more Wisconsinites access to life-saving treatment in recovery from opioid addiction. This report demonstrates the price disparities between the expensive private insurance
Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 Better Badgercare Wisconsin Ad highlights direct impact of BadgerCare Expansion in Sen. Olson’s district MADISON, WI – Today, Better Badgercare Wisconsin (BBWI) began running digital ads focusing on Senator Luther Olsen ahead of a key vote in the Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee on Thursday. The committee