Sen. Bewley: Statement on Supreme Court decision

MADISON – Senate Democratic Leader Janet Bewley (D-Mason) released the following statement after the Supreme Court announced its decision to strike down Governor Evers’ Safer at Home order: “In times of confusion and fear, the people of Wisconsin need clear

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Sen. Bewley: Statement on Supreme Court decision

MADISON – Senate Democratic Leader Janet Bewley (D-Mason) released the following statement after the Supreme Court announced its decision to strike down Governor Evers’ Safer at Home order: “In times of confusion and fear, the people of Wisconsin need clear and consistent leadership. The court’s decision today only adds to

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WED PM Update: 25 state agencies exempt from 5% cuts; GOP leaders push for immediate statewide reopening

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Twenty-five agencies, including the lieutenant governor’s office and DOT, are exempt from 5 percent cuts in GPR operations budgets the Evers administration ordered to help deal with falling revenues, according to a DOA memo obtained by WisPolitics.com. Budget Director Brian Pahnke wrote

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U.S. Reps. Kind, Schneider, Shaheen, Bennet: Introduce legislation to fix health care provider loan program

La Crosse, WI – Yesterday, Reps. Ron Kind (WI-03) and Brad Schneider (IL-10) and Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Michael Bennet (CO) introduced legislation to fix a flawed Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) loan program to help health care providers respond to the financial pressures caused by COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has dramatically cut revenues for our nation’s

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U.S. Sens. Johnson, Grassley: Release information about unmasking of Americans

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the recently declassified names of Obama-era officials who were behind the unmasking of Michael Flynn, following their Tuesday request. The senators released the following statement:

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DNR: Annual Wisconsin State Parks Sticker Now Available For Sale Online

Contact: Chris Pedretti, DNR Recreation Business Operations Section Chief Christopher.pedretti@wisconsin.gov or (608) 264-8958 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources now offers annual state park passes for sale online for the first time in agency history. This service is part of the DNR’s overall effort to accommodate the high demand for

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U.S. Rep. Sensenbrenner: Statement following Tom Tiffany’s win

Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner issued the following statement after Tom Tiffany’s win in the special election in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. “As Dean of Wisconsin’s Congressional Delegation, I congratulate Tom Tiffany on his great win in the special election to fill Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. Tom worked hard and ran an

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Helps introduce legislation to ensure all students have access to internet during coronavirus pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) helped introduce the Emergency Educational Connections Act, legislation aimed at ensuring all K-12 students have adequate home internet connectivity and devices during the coronavirus pandemic. The bill is the Senate companion to legislation recently introduced by Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-06), but makes one

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U.S. Sens. Johnson, Grassley: Seek information about unmasking of Americans

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr and Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell late Tuesday seeking the names of Obama-era officials

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U.S. Sens. Baldwin, Scott: Introduce bipartisan legislation to promote transparency online and support Made in America goods and companies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Rick Scott (R-FL) today introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that all goods sold online list their country-of-origin in order to protect Americans’ right to know where the products they buy are made, and help promote goods that are made in America. Unlike

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Democratic Party of WI: Statement on WI-07 special election results

(MADISON, WI) — The following is a statement from Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler on tonight’s special election results in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District: “Trump went all in for Tom Tiffany and got egg on his face. For Trump to win reelection, red areas have to get redder to balance out

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