GOP opposes Evers’ $200M+ for new museum, state office building in Milwaukee
Thursday, Mar 18, 2021
CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced today that it is moving forward without legislative funding to begin the process to modernize Wisconsin’s outdated Unemployment Insurance (UI) computer system. New federal grant funding allowed
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes will on Thurs., March 18, 2021, at 6 p.m. CT host their first of six virtual Badger Bounceback Live Sessions for Wisconsinites to discuss the governor’s 2021-23 biennial
Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt 608-266-1683 Who: Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Stephanie Schauer, Ph.D., Division of Public Health Immunization Program Manager Traci DeSalvo, MPH, Director, Bureau of Communicable Diseases When: Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, yesterday hosted a virtual roundtable on economic recovery and opportunity with small business owners, restaurant owners, farmers, and agricultural producers to discuss the
Contact: Heather Driscoll, 608-620-5231 Nikki Conklin, candidate for Madison Common Council District 9, has the endorsement of both former Common Council District 9 candidates Nino Amato and Doug Hyant, her campaign announced Thursday. Amato, Hyant, and Conklin ran in this
Madison, WI – Yesterday, The Wisconsin State Assembly passed a resolution honoring the life of talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. In contrast, the Black Resolution still has yet to be scheduled to be heard on the Assembly Floor. On this situation,
The $594 million tax cut Gov. Tony Evers signed last month leaves his 2021-23 budget nearly $300 million in the red, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Evers introduced his budget two days before he signed the bill that
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The $594 million tax cut Gov. Tony Evers signed last month leaves his 2021-23 budget nearly $300 million in the red, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “Had the tables been turned and President Trump won the election, and those were
The State Building Commission deadlocked along partisan lines on all motions relating to Gov. Tony Evers’ $2.4 billion capital budget before it goes to the Joint Finance Committee. GOP lawmakers at the start of yesterday’s meeting sought to send the
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement after the House Republican Conference voted to reverse its ban on earmarks, a practice that allows members of Congress to funnel taxpayer dollars to pet projects and special interests.
CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced today that it is moving forward without legislative funding to begin the process to modernize Wisconsin’s outdated Unemployment Insurance (UI) computer system. New federal grant funding allowed DWD to contract with technology consulting experts who will advise
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes will on Thurs., March 18, 2021, at 6 p.m. CT host their first of six virtual Badger Bounceback Live Sessions for Wisconsinites to discuss the governor’s 2021-23 biennial budget proposal. The first event will be focused on initiatives
Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt 608-266-1683 Who: Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Stephanie Schauer, Ph.D., Division of Public Health Immunization Program Manager Traci DeSalvo, MPH, Director, Bureau of Communicable Diseases When: Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. Where: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbKdqbB5x1oJdf-jiSf4gVw/live Wisconsin Eye Please RSVP to Chris Sydow before 12:30 p.m. only if
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, with Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes, yesterday hosted a virtual roundtable on economic recovery and opportunity with small business owners, restaurant owners, farmers, and agricultural producers to discuss the governor’s 2021-23 Badger Bounceback agenda. “With shots in arms across
Contact: Heather Driscoll, 608-620-5231 Nikki Conklin, candidate for Madison Common Council District 9, has the endorsement of both former Common Council District 9 candidates Nino Amato and Doug Hyant, her campaign announced Thursday. Amato, Hyant, and Conklin ran in this spring’s four-way primary election for the office currently held by
Madison, WI – Yesterday, The Wisconsin State Assembly passed a resolution honoring the life of talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. In contrast, the Black Resolution still has yet to be scheduled to be heard on the Assembly Floor. On this situation, Rep.Stubbs issued the following statement: “The Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus
The $594 million tax cut Gov. Tony Evers signed last month leaves his 2021-23 budget nearly $300 million in the red, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Evers introduced his budget two days before he signed the bill that included a series of changes in the tax code, including
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Wisconsin REALTORS Association From WisPolitics.com … — The $594 million tax cut Gov. Tony Evers signed last month leaves his 2021-23 budget nearly $300 million in the red, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Evers introduced his budget two days before he signed
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “Had the tables been turned and President Trump won the election, and those were tens of thousands of Black Lives Matter and antifa protesters,
The State Building Commission deadlocked along partisan lines on all motions relating to Gov. Tony Evers’ $2.4 billion capital budget before it goes to the Joint Finance Committee. GOP lawmakers at the start of yesterday’s meeting sought to send the capital budget to JFC without a recommendation. The move failed
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) today released the following statement after the House Republican Conference voted to reverse its ban on earmarks, a practice that allows members of Congress to funnel taxpayer dollars to pet projects and special interests. The Conference had banned earmarks since 2011 after widespread abuse,