Contact: Aidan McMorrow (608) 266-5810 MADISON – Today Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) took part in a joint public hearing of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety and the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. The committee’s single
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #30 creating a pardon process and Pardon Advisory Board. The Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board will review eligible applications and make recommendations to Gov. Evers on who to grant a pardon to.
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Details on GOP tax plan and Democrats’ criticism Assembly Committee acts on three DOT-related reforms
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously backed a plan to use additional revenue from online sales to reduce income taxes by another $136.1 million in tax year 2020 on top of what the committee added to the budget and existing law.
CONTACT: Dan Murphy, 608-316-4656, dmurphy@morgridge.org DOWNLOAD PHOTO: https://uwmadison.box.com/v/rural-summer-science MADISON – As Wisconsin welcomes summer and embraces the sunshine, summer means one thing at the Morgridge Institute for Research: It’s camp season. The Morgridge Rural Summer Science Camp, where rural high school students
Michael Luckey Office of Representative Mike Rohrkaste Wisconsin State Assembly (608) 266-5719 Madison, WI – The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance wrapped up work today on the 2019-2021 state budget, sending it now to the full Assembly and Senate for
Contact: Matt Schuck; 202-225-3365 Washington DC – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi to address the humanitarian crisis at our southern border by supporting President
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today his appointment of Rachel A. Graham to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV. The appointment fills a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Gary Sherman. “Wisconsin deserves fair judges who
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Corporations and Wealthy to Get $361 Million Windfall, Including Breaks on Spending for Food, Drinks and Salaries for Millionaires MADISON, Wis. — The state big
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary McCarthy (414) 253-7646 MILWAUKEE – Rebecca Kiefer, candidate for Milwaukee County Circuit Court in Branch 29, today announced the endorsement of Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm. “I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Rebecca Kiefer
Contact: Shelby Williamson Senior Communication Specialist (414) 288-6712 – office (262) 441-0516 – mobile shelby.leduc@marquette.edu MILWAUKEE — Dr. Melissa Gibson, assistant professor of educational policy and leadership at Marquette University, is a recipient of the Helen Way Klingler Young
For Immediate Release: 6/13/2019 Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mike Gallagher today released the following statement following the House Armed Services Committee markup for H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA). “While the
Contact: Aidan McMorrow (608) 266-5810 MADISON – Today Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) took part in a joint public hearing of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety and the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. The committee’s single agenda item focused on Assembly Bill 188, a bill that
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #30 creating a pardon process and Pardon Advisory Board. The Governor’s Pardon Advisory Board will review eligible applications and make recommendations to Gov. Evers on who to grant a pardon to. “I believe in forgiveness and the power of redemption. People
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Details on GOP tax plan and Democrats’ criticism Assembly Committee acts on three DOT-related reforms
The Joint Finance Committee unanimously backed a plan to use additional revenue from online sales to reduce income taxes by another $136.1 million in tax year 2020 on top of what the committee added to the budget and existing law. Between the bill and the budget, the combined impact would
CONTACT: Dan Murphy, 608-316-4656, dmurphy@morgridge.org DOWNLOAD PHOTO: https://uwmadison.box.com/v/rural-summer-science MADISON – As Wisconsin welcomes summer and embraces the sunshine, summer means one thing at the Morgridge Institute for Research: It’s camp season. The Morgridge Rural Summer Science Camp, where rural high school students and teachers take a deep dive into science research over
Michael Luckey Office of Representative Mike Rohrkaste Wisconsin State Assembly (608) 266-5719 Madison, WI – The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance wrapped up work today on the 2019-2021 state budget, sending it now to the full Assembly and Senate for action. This document builds off of the surpluses created by
Contact: Matt Schuck; 202-225-3365 Washington DC – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi to address the humanitarian crisis at our southern border by supporting President Trump’s request for more beds to be used by Unaccompanied
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today his appointment of Rachel A. Graham to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV. The appointment fills a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Gary Sherman. “Wisconsin deserves fair judges who respect the law and understand the people that come before
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 13, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Corporations and Wealthy to Get $361 Million Windfall, Including Breaks on Spending for Food, Drinks and Salaries for Millionaires MADISON, Wis. — The state big business lobby, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), lobbied legislators to
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary McCarthy (414) 253-7646 MILWAUKEE – Rebecca Kiefer, candidate for Milwaukee County Circuit Court in Branch 29, today announced the endorsement of Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm. “I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Rebecca Kiefer for nearly two decades and in that time I have
Contact: Shelby Williamson Senior Communication Specialist (414) 288-6712 – office (262) 441-0516 – mobile shelby.leduc@marquette.edu MILWAUKEE — Dr. Melissa Gibson, assistant professor of educational policy and leadership at Marquette University, is a recipient of the Helen Way Klingler Young Scholar Award. Receiving the Young Scholar Award will allow Gibson
For Immediate Release: 6/13/2019 Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mike Gallagher today released the following statement following the House Armed Services Committee markup for H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA). “While the NDAA has always included a robust debate, it has long