WisGOP: ICYMI: Two-faced Tammy’s revolving door to K-Street

MADISON, Wis. – In case you missed it, Tammy Baldwin’s hypocrisy is on full display. This time, it is the glaring contradiction between Baldwin’s public rhetoric concerning K-Street and the cozy relationships of her own staff with lobbyists and Washington insiders. Today, Dan Bice of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel revealed that Baldwin and

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Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party: Gallagher calls on pentagon to think outside the box to build arsenal of deterrence

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, recommending innovative solutions to counter Xi Jinping’s historic military build up and threats to Taiwan. Xi Jinping has ordered the Chinese military to be ready

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Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin: To resume abortion services in Sheboygan

Contact: Analiese Eicher  Analiese.eicher@ppwi.org  608-449-5218  Abortion services will resume in Sheboygan on December 28th  Milwaukee, Wis. – Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will resume abortion care services on Thursday, December 28th at the Sheboygan health center.   “With patients and community as our priority, we are excited to resume abortion services at our

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Dept. of Natural Resources: New PFAS and manganese grant program for small public water systems to open in January 2024

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the opening of a new grant program in 2024 that will help Other-Than-Municipal Community and non-profit, Non-Transient Non-Community public water systems address PFAS and manganese contamination. The Emerging Contaminants for Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program for these public

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Opportunity Wisconsin: “Don’t be a grinch:” Mobile billboard asks Rep. Bryan Steil to oppose repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act this holiday season

KENOSHA, Wis. – As families completed last-minute shopping and celebrated the holiday season over the weekend, a grinch-themed mobile billboard from Opportunity Wisconsin highlighted Congressman Bryan Steil’s opposition to capping prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare, which was part of the Inflation Reduction Act. Opportunity Wisconsin’s mobile billboard highlighted Rep. Steil’s votes

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Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program grant applications open through March 6

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting applications for the Wisconsin Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Program. The purpose of the RFSI Program is to expand capacity and infrastructure for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally- and

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UW alum and economist recaps 2023 trends, looks ahead to next year

The U.S. economy has performed much better in 2023 than was projected a year ago, according to economist and UW-Madison alumnus Brad Tank.  “The forecast last year [was] resoundingly in favor of a much slower economy than actually materialized,” he said last week.  Tank is the chief investment officer for

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Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Statement on Amazon Logistics, Inc. v. LIRC

Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale released the following statement as the Wisconsin Supreme Court hears oral arguments to decide if drivers who deliver packages for Amazon are employees: On December 19, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear arguments on a fundamental aspect of employer-worker relations: who is an employee. The

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UW–Madison: To cover costs for students from WI Indian tribes

MADISON — Beginning in the fall of 2024, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will offer financial support to cover the full cost of pursuing an undergraduate degree for Wisconsin residents who are enrolled members of federally recognized Wisconsin Indian tribes, Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin announced today. The commitment covers not only

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Dept. of Workforce Development: Wisconsin Apprenticeship partners with UW–Stout on new program

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and the University of Wisconsin-Stout (UW-Stout) are partnering on a first-of-its-kind program in Wisconsin to combine instruction at a four-year college with a Registered Apprenticeship program. The new Workforce Development Specialist Certificate program, also known as the Train the Trainer apprenticeship, started

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