WPR: Director Mike Crane stepping down Oct. 1

Madsion, Wis. – After more than 11 years as director of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), Mike Crane has announced his resignation. “It has been an honor and privilege to be director of WPR and to have worked with the station’s talented

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WisDems: Statement on radical Rebecca Kleefisch’s “manifesto”

August 31, 2021 Contact: WisDems Communications (press@wisdems.org)   WisDems Statement on Radical Rebecca Kleefisch’s “Manifesto” MADISON, Wis. — Today, likely GOP gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch released a self-described policy “manifesto” through her shadow campaign, the 1848 Project, which she has used

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Treasurer Godlewski: As Wisconsin employers increase hiring, small businesses are joining statewide effort to help workers build emergency savings

 8/31/2021 CONTACT: Julie Benkoske, julie.benkoske2@wisconsin.gov or Carolyn Pemberton, cpemberton@consumerfed.org   As Wisconsin Employers Increase Hiring, Small Businesses are Joining Statewide Effort to Help Workers Build Emergency Savings More than 70 Employers are Actively Promoting Saving Automatically for Emergencies MADISON, Wis. — Seventy-one small to

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TUE PM Update: Kleefisch, Macco file paperwork to run for guv

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, whose nonprofit advocacy group today released a 50-point policy agenda that reads like a campaign platform, has filed paperwork to run for guv next year. A Kleefisch spokesman told WisPolitics.com the filing with the Ethics Commission was

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WisDems: Rebecca Kleefisch stumbles into governor’s race

MADISON, Wis. — Mere hours after releasing a policy “manifesto” from her “nonprofit” the 1848 Project, it was revealed that Rebecca Kleefisch filed paperwork to run for governor in 2022. If there was any doubt left about her intentions, Kleefisch made it clear today that she’s running for governor, and she’s

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WisDems: ICYMI – the build back better bus in the badger state

MADISON Wis. — Yesterday, the DNC’s Build Back Better bus tour stopped in Madison, Wisconsin. Democrats Gov. Tony Evers, DNC Secretary Jason Rae, DPW Chair Ben Wikler, and Wisconsin business owner and farmer Tina Hinchley spoke about Democrats’ commitment to Wisconsin’s working families.   Read about the event here:  

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WPR: Director Mike Crane stepping down Oct. 1

Madsion, Wis. – After more than 11 years as director of Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), Mike Crane has announced his resignation. “It has been an honor and privilege to be director of WPR and to have worked with the station’s talented staff this past decade. The opportunity to fulfill the Wisconsin

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WisDems: Statement on radical Rebecca Kleefisch’s “manifesto”

August 31, 2021 Contact: WisDems Communications (press@wisdems.org)   WisDems Statement on Radical Rebecca Kleefisch’s “Manifesto” MADISON, Wis. — Today, likely GOP gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch released a self-described policy “manifesto” through her shadow campaign, the 1848 Project, which she has used to hide her donors, abuse the tax code, and avoid

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EPA: Announces appointment of Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway to the Local Government Advisory Committee

Contact: Matt Didier, didier.matthew@epa.gov, 312-353-2112 CHICAGO (August 31, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the appointment Madison, Wisconsin Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway to the Agency’s Local Government Advisory Committee, or LGAC. The LGAC is composed of 39 elected and appointed officials from local, state, tribal, and territorial governments across

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Treasurer Godlewski: As Wisconsin employers increase hiring, small businesses are joining statewide effort to help workers build emergency savings

 8/31/2021 CONTACT: Julie Benkoske, julie.benkoske2@wisconsin.gov or Carolyn Pemberton, cpemberton@consumerfed.org   As Wisconsin Employers Increase Hiring, Small Businesses are Joining Statewide Effort to Help Workers Build Emergency Savings More than 70 Employers are Actively Promoting Saving Automatically for Emergencies MADISON, Wis. — Seventy-one small to mid-size employers in Wisconsin, representing approximately 7,500 employees, are now

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