U.S. Rep. Kind: Helps introduce bipartisan legislation to help Wisconsinites test drinking water for PFAS, other contaminants

Washington, DC—This, Rep. Ron Kind, along with Reps. Dan Kildee (MI-05), Mike Gallagher (WI-08), Antonio Delgado (NY-19), and Elissa Slotkin (MI-08)  introduced the Test Your Well Water Act, bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to create an online tool on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) website for Americans with

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League of Wisconsin Municipalities: Statement on Multimodal Local Supplement transportation funding awards

The League of Wisconsin Municipalities congratulates the successful applicants for the municipal portion of the Multimodal Local Supplement (MLS) program competition. With this additional state support, these local economic development projects will create and sustain jobs across Wisconsin. Decades of disinvestment have left Wisconsin’s transportation network with a long list of

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Sen. Shilling: Respect Wisconsin women

MADISON, WI – After legislative Democrats introduced the Respect Women Act to improve access to safe health care, Senate Democratic Leader Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) released the following statement: “We need to end the unprecedented Republican interference between a patient and their

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Rep. Vos: Statement on transportation grants

Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement after the Evers administration awarded $75 million in transportation grants. “Governor Evers is shortchanging our local roads. Legislative Republicans created this $90 million program for local road repairs; the governor cut it

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Sen. Darling: Six bills now law

Madison – Six more bills authored by State Senator Alberta Darling are now law. The bills continue the state’s fight against opioid addiction, improve educational opportunities for veterans and children, and get more qualified workers into family-supporting jobs. Wisconsin Act

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WisPolitics Midday – March 4, 2020

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: Gov. Tony Evers hands out $75 million for local transportation projects Americas PAC is running an ad against Dem 7th CD candidate Tricia Zunker U.S. Reps. Mike Gallagher and Mark

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Helps introduce bipartisan legislation to help Wisconsinites test drinking water for PFAS, other contaminants

Washington, DC—This, Rep. Ron Kind, along with Reps. Dan Kildee (MI-05), Mike Gallagher (WI-08), Antonio Delgado (NY-19), and Elissa Slotkin (MI-08)  introduced the Test Your Well Water Act, bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to create an online tool on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) website for Americans with a private well to find the resources to test their

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Sen. Jacque: Law makes youth apprenticeships more attainable

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League of Wisconsin Municipalities: Statement on Multimodal Local Supplement transportation funding awards

The League of Wisconsin Municipalities congratulates the successful applicants for the municipal portion of the Multimodal Local Supplement (MLS) program competition. With this additional state support, these local economic development projects will create and sustain jobs across Wisconsin. Decades of disinvestment have left Wisconsin’s transportation network with a long list of deferred transportation upkeep that cannot wait much longer. The fact

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Sen. Shilling: Respect Wisconsin women

MADISON, WI – After legislative Democrats introduced the Respect Women Act to improve access to safe health care, Senate Democratic Leader Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) released the following statement: “We need to end the unprecedented Republican interference between a patient and their physician. Women make hundreds of decisions every day, and it

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Rep. Vos: Statement on transportation grants

Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement after the Evers administration awarded $75 million in transportation grants. “Governor Evers is shortchanging our local roads. Legislative Republicans created this $90 million program for local road repairs; the governor cut it by $15 million and opened up the program to all

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Sen. Darling: Six bills now law

Madison – Six more bills authored by State Senator Alberta Darling are now law. The bills continue the state’s fight against opioid addiction, improve educational opportunities for veterans and children, and get more qualified workers into family-supporting jobs. Wisconsin Act 119: Part of the HOPE Agenda, this bill expands access

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Planned Parenthood: U.S. Supreme Court hears case that could determine future of abortion access

Milwaukee, Wis. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in June Medical Services v. Russo, a case about a medically unnecessary abortion restriction designed to make abortion inaccessible. Medical experts including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Medical Association (AMA) agree that hospital admitting privilege

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Priorities USA: Launches new digital ads across five states in an ongoing effort to hold Trump accountable on health care, medicare and the economy

Washington, DC— Priorities USA is launching new digital ads in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin focused on President Trump’s broken promises to the American people. Priorities has been outspending Trump online in these key states since the “Let’s Be Honest” campaign first launched in July 2019. The campaign highlights real stories

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WisPolitics Midday – March 4, 2020

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: Gov. Tony Evers hands out $75 million for local transportation projects Americas PAC is running an ad against Dem 7th CD candidate Tricia Zunker U.S. Reps. Mike Gallagher and Mark Pocan are optimistic about legislation addressing infrastructure

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Gov. Evers: Authorizes Wisconsin to Join Lawsuit Challenging the Unlawful and Unconstitutional Diversion of Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Build President Trump’s Border Wall

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced that he has authorized Attorney General Josh Kaul to join Wisconsin with a coalition of 18 other states in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s illegal diversion of $3.8 billion taxpayer dollars for the construction of an unauthorized

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