County Executive Farrow: Introduces 2021 Executive Budget

(WAUKESHA, WI) – Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow has introduced his 2021 Executive Budget to the Waukesha County Board of Supervisors. The budget invests in public safety and economic development while falling under the state levy cap and cutting the County tax rate for the seventh consecutive year, including all six years County Executive Farrow has been in office. The Board of Supervisors is expected to pass the final budget in November.   “Our history of conservative budget practices and AAA bond rating has allowed us to weather the COVID-19 storm with little change to revenue,” said Waukesha County Executive Paul

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Sen. Wirch: Applauds state aid to Kenosha businesses

Madison – State Senator Bob Wirch (D-Somers) issued the following statement today after the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Board of Directors approved $4 million in aid to Kenosha businesses impacted by recent unrest: “This is great news.  A thriving Kenosha

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UW-Madison: New battleground poll results coming Thursday

MADISON – The newest battleground polling from the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be released Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7 a.m. Central Time. The latest findings will examine voter opinions in three states - Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – based on

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Sen. Larson: Reaction to Sec. Pompeo’s Madison visit

Madison, WI – “At the State Capitol today, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a campaign speech disguised as a foreign policy address. Echoing campaign messaging that the President has been “tough on China,” Pompeo used our senate chamber as a

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Opportunity Wisconsin: COVID-19 and childcare

GREEN BAY, Wis. — As President Trump claims COVID-19 “affects virtually nobody,” Opportunity Wisconsin, joined by Milwaukee Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic, convened a group of parents and childcare providers to discuss how the Trump administration’s failure to lead has created an

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Palzewicz campaign: Facebook, Instagram axed from campaign

Brookfield, WI – The Tom Palzewicz campaign for the Fifth Congressional District seat in Washington will no longer include advertising on Facebook and Instagram. They have cut all ad support on those platforms. “Our decision is about ethics,” said Palzewicz. “Facebook

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U.S. Rep. Grothman: No American deaths since Taliban Peace Treaty

(Washington, D.C.) – Today at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing, Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) uncovered that since the February 29 U.S.-Taliban peace agreement negotiated by President Trump, no Americans have been killed in Afghanistan. This news comes on the heels of last week’s report that the Taliban have begun peace talks with the Afghan

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County Executive Farrow: Introduces 2021 Executive Budget

(WAUKESHA, WI) – Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow has introduced his 2021 Executive Budget to the Waukesha County Board of Supervisors. The budget invests in public safety and economic development while falling under the state levy cap and cutting the County tax rate for the seventh consecutive year, including all six years County Executive Farrow has been in office. The Board of Supervisors is expected to pass the final budget in November.   “Our history of conservative budget practices and AAA bond rating has allowed us to weather the COVID-19 storm with little change to revenue,” said Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow. “This budget supports Waukesha County’s goals of creating a safe,

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Sen. Wirch: Applauds state aid to Kenosha businesses

Madison – State Senator Bob Wirch (D-Somers) issued the following statement today after the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Board of Directors approved $4 million in aid to Kenosha businesses impacted by recent unrest: “This is great news.  A thriving Kenosha is beneficial to the economy of the whole state, and

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UW-Madison: New battleground poll results coming Thursday

MADISON – The newest battleground polling from the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be released Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7 a.m. Central Time. The latest findings will examine voter opinions in three states - Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – based on surveys fielded Sept. 10-21. They are the first ERC surveys

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Sen. Larson: Reaction to Sec. Pompeo’s Madison visit

Madison, WI – “At the State Capitol today, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a campaign speech disguised as a foreign policy address. Echoing campaign messaging that the President has been “tough on China,” Pompeo used our senate chamber as a prop to attack the Chinese government, blaming them for America’s

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Opportunity Wisconsin: COVID-19 and childcare

GREEN BAY, Wis. — As President Trump claims COVID-19 “affects virtually nobody,” Opportunity Wisconsin, joined by Milwaukee Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic, convened a group of parents and childcare providers to discuss how the Trump administration’s failure to lead has created an unnecessary crisis for so many across the Badger State.  

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Palzewicz campaign: Facebook, Instagram axed from campaign

Brookfield, WI – The Tom Palzewicz campaign for the Fifth Congressional District seat in Washington will no longer include advertising on Facebook and Instagram. They have cut all ad support on those platforms. “Our decision is about ethics,” said Palzewicz. “Facebook has been inconsistent or too late in their efforts to

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Biden campaign: Pod Save America Co-host Tommy Vietor host virtual campus rally for National Voter Registration Day

Yesterday, Biden for President Wisconsin hosted a virtual campus rally for “National Voter Registration Day” with Pod Save America Co-Host Tommy Vietor and college students as ballots are mailed out. Student leaders from campuses across the University of Wisconsin System — including Madison, Eau Claire, Stevens Point, and Milwaukee — discussed how

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Rape Crisis Center: Names Missy Mael and Dana Pellebon Co-executive directors

(MADISON,WI)  The Rape Crisis Center’s (RCC) Board of Directors announces Missy Mael and Dana Pellebon as Co-executive Directors—the first in the agency’s 47 year history. Mael, whose previous title was Senior Director of Education, will assume responsibility for all human resources, fund development, and communications functions in addition to directing

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