It may be legal, but a federal funding transfer program that siphons more Medicaid money for University of Wisconsin Health and the state of Wisconsin looks a lot like a scam on taxpayers.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 13: WisPolitics.com luncheon: The future of transportation funding in Wisconsin Transportation funding has become one of the key debating points in the two-year state budget making its way through the Legislature. Gov. Tony Evers
Contact: Matt Dannenberg 608-267-3589 matt.dannenberg@wisconsin.gov Calls for “All of the Above Approach” to Achieve Zero Carbon by 2050 Goal Milwaukee, WI–Today, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (Commission) Chair Rebecca Cameron Valcq addressed members of the Midwest Energy Research Consortium’s (M-WERC)
Contact: Dave Branson (608) 770-1021 (MADISON, Wis.) – Governor Evers’ budget contained important worker and taxpayer protection provisions. It reinstated state prevailing wage laws (which protect against low road out of state contractors winning public works projects), repealed a provision
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Bicameral legislation to ensure collective bargaining rights for police officers, fire fighters and EMS personnel WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, reintroduced legislation that protects
Contact: Leeann Duwe, Public Information Officer, (608) 224-5005 MADISON – As part of a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) was awarded federal funding to lead the development of
CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce Roundtable attended by numerous contractors representing various trades WAUKESHA – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD), in collaboration with State Council of Carpenters and Painting and Allied Trades,
Contact: Andy Suchorski andy@chrisabele.com MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele announced his re-election campaign today and will hold a media availability this afternoon to discuss his re-election campaign in further detail. “Milwaukee County is a great place to live,
For Further Information Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) is announcing the creation of the Speaker’s Task Force on Adoption. The special bipartisan committee will focus on addressing the barriers facing biological and adoptive parents in
MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters is calling on the members of the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) today to approve changes to the Environmental Improvement Fund (Paper #295) in the proposed state budget. The budget item includes funding for two
CONTACT: Rep. Mary Felzkowski 608-266-7694 Madison, WI –Rep. Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) joined Merrill Area Public Schools and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) for the announcement of a Fab Lab grant and the official ribbon cutting ceremony of the Fab Lab
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2019 Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Sec. Sonny Perdue in support of Gov. Evers’ administration’s goal of providing reliable and affordable broadband
CONTACTS: Lisa Holland | Families USA | 202-626-0640 | lholland@familiesusa.org Natalia Perez Santos | AFSCME| NPerezSantos@afscme.org Marybeth Sharpe |Pacific Business Group on Health | msharpe@pbgh.org Cristi Allen | American Academy of Family Physicians | callen@aafp.org Jason Hammersla | American Benefits Council | 202-289-6700 | jhammersla@abcstaff.org
It may be legal, but a federal funding transfer program that siphons more Medicaid money for University of Wisconsin Health and the state of Wisconsin looks a lot like a scam on taxpayers.
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** June 13: WisPolitics.com luncheon: The future of transportation funding in Wisconsin Transportation funding has become one of the key debating points in the two-year state budget making its way through the Legislature. Gov. Tony Evers proposed an 8-cent-a gallon increase in the gas tax plus
Contact: Matt Dannenberg 608-267-3589 matt.dannenberg@wisconsin.gov Calls for “All of the Above Approach” to Achieve Zero Carbon by 2050 Goal Milwaukee, WI–Today, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (Commission) Chair Rebecca Cameron Valcq addressed members of the Midwest Energy Research Consortium’s (M-WERC) at its annual event focused this year on Utilities of
Contact: Dave Branson (608) 770-1021 (MADISON, Wis.) – Governor Evers’ budget contained important worker and taxpayer protection provisions. It reinstated state prevailing wage laws (which protect against low road out of state contractors winning public works projects), repealed a provision mandating that trade unions give people membership rights without paying
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Bicameral legislation to ensure collective bargaining rights for police officers, fire fighters and EMS personnel WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, reintroduced legislation that protects collective bargaining rights for police officers, firefighters and EMS personnel.
Contact: Leeann Duwe, Public Information Officer, (608) 224-5005 MADISON – As part of a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) was awarded federal funding to lead the development of a rapid response team for food-related emergencies. The goal for
CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce Roundtable attended by numerous contractors representing various trades WAUKESHA – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD), in collaboration with State Council of Carpenters and Painting and Allied Trades, held a Worker Misclassification Roundtable in Waukesha yesterday to gather
Contact: Andy Suchorski andy@chrisabele.com MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele announced his re-election campaign today and will hold a media availability this afternoon to discuss his re-election campaign in further detail. “Milwaukee County is a great place to live, and we have made a lot of progress addressing the
For Further Information Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) is announcing the creation of the Speaker’s Task Force on Adoption. The special bipartisan committee will focus on addressing the barriers facing biological and adoptive parents in the adoption process. “We want to give our most vulnerable
MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters is calling on the members of the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) today to approve changes to the Environmental Improvement Fund (Paper #295) in the proposed state budget. The budget item includes funding for two critical programs that will have profound impacts on the ability
CONTACT: Rep. Mary Felzkowski 608-266-7694 Madison, WI –Rep. Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) joined Merrill Area Public Schools and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) for the announcement of a Fab Lab grant and the official ribbon cutting ceremony of the Fab Lab (fabrication laboratory) expansion at Merrill High: “I am thrilled to
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2019 Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Sec. Sonny Perdue in support of Gov. Evers’ administration’s goal of providing reliable and affordable broadband service to all Wisconsin citizens. Gov. Evers’ budget proposes an
CONTACTS: Lisa Holland | Families USA | 202-626-0640 | lholland@familiesusa.org Natalia Perez Santos | AFSCME| NPerezSantos@afscme.org Marybeth Sharpe |Pacific Business Group on Health | msharpe@pbgh.org Cristi Allen | American Academy of Family Physicians | callen@aafp.org Jason Hammersla | American Benefits Council | 202-289-6700 | jhammersla@abcstaff.org Jennifer Chang | American Federation of Teachers | 202-585-4360 | jchang@aft.org