MON PM Update: State leaders, congressional delegates weigh in on Trump immigration order

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State political reaction to President Trump’s new immigration restrictions is generally falling along party lines. Republicans generally supported Trump’s executive order and said calling it a blanket ban on Muslim immigrants is inaccurate. New U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, however, noted he had some concerns with how Trump implemen… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

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WisGOP: Senator Baldwin spends week rejecting reform

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]—Senator Tammy Baldwin spent President Trump’s first week in office rejecting reform and defending the Washington status quo. By deciding to play political games with President Trump’s cabinet nominees instead of focusing on real changes, she showed how out of touch she is with Wisconsinites. “At every opportunity during the week Senator Tammy Baldwin rejected reform and embraced the Washington status quo that Wisconsinites opposed last November,” said Alec Zimmerman, spokesman for the Republican Party of Wisconsin. “Senator Baldwin is so out of touch she would rather cozy up to special interests than fight

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U.S. Rep. Sensenbrenner: Introduces the ensuring access to quality complex rehabilitation technology act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner reintroduced the Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act, which would help ensure patients with disabilities or severe medical conditions have access to highly-specialized, custom medical equipment. The Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act establishes a distinct Medicare benefit category for complex rehabilitation technology products (CRT), such as specialized power wheelchairs and adaptive seating systems. It would also allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to better target its payment and coverage policies by adopting higher quality standards for suppliers, improving oversight to prevent fraud and abuse, and

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Racine Mayor: Racine immigrant community is safe from unwarranted police stops

Mayor John Dickert wants to make it as clear as possible: The City of Racine will not actively pursue undocumented immigrants. The focus of the Racine Police Department will be to find and arrest those who break the law. It is not against state or city law to be undocumented. “The diversity of Racine’s population is one of its greatest strengths,” says Dickert. “The job of mayors is to protect our residents. Mine is no different. I will continue to protect our diversity by protecting our residents – all our residents.” Given the recent actions of President Trump and Congress,

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Gov. Walker: Seeks nominations for the 34th Annual Virginia Hart Special Recognition award

Madison – Governor Scott Walker announced nominations are being accepted for the 34th annual Virginia Hart Special Recognition Award. The award, administered by the Department of Administration (DOA) Division of Personnel Management, honors women who are making a difference in Wisconsin state government. “The Virginia Hart Award is a tradition recognizing the great achievements of a woman working in state service,” Governor Walker said. “We urge you to nominate a colleague deserving of this honor, so we may thank her for her hard work and dedication to Wisconsin.” The award was established on behalf of Virginia Hart, who was the

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Attorney Brian Michel: Statement on emergency stay of immigration order

Milwaukee deserves engaged judicial leaders who respect marginalized communities MILWAUKEE – Brian Michel, candidate for Branch 1 of the Milwaukee Municipal Court, today issued the following statement regarding the stay issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York regarding President Trump’s executive order: “As a citizen of the most diverse city in the state of Wisconsin, I am pleased with the federal court’s ruling issuing a stay on the president’s executive order which would have restricted the entry to the United States of people based solely on their nationality and religious affiliation. “Our judicial system

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AG Schimel and WCASA: Launch victim-centered awareness campaign, offer support to survivors of sexual assualt

MADISON, Wis. – Today, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA), in conjunction with the Attorney General’s Statewide Sexual Assault Response Team, announced the By Your Side campaign to support survivors of sexual assault. The By Your Side campaign is designed to reach out to all sexual assault survivors who had a sexual assault kit collected as the result of a sexual assault nurse exam. Any survivor who had a kit collected and do not know if their kit was tested for the presence of DNA evidence can call 1-800-446-6564 or go to

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‘UpFront’: Vukmir to seek audit of DOC’s offender supervision practices in Milwaukee Co.

Senate Assistant Majority Leader Leah Vukmir, R-Brookfield, said she would be seeking an audit of the Department of Corrections as part of a package of crime “victim-prevention” bills she is co-authoring with Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-New Berlin, and Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine. Vukmir appeared Sunday on “UpFront with Mike Gousha,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. Vukmir said the lawmak… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Panel: Hints of Act 10 battle in first week of Trump’s presidency

If some of the immediate counter-reaction to President Trump looked familiar, it’s because Wisconsin has “seen this movie before,” says Dem pollster Paul Maslin. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered around the Capitol last weekend to protest Trump, at levels Wisconsin hadn’t seen since the 2011 fight over Gov. Scott Walker’s Act 10. Maslin told a WisPolitics.com event at UW-Milwaukee this week that those levels of engagement are “wonderful” but there’s “no guarantee” they’ll lead to a change in the next election. Walker, he noted, is “still governor six years later.” “Marching and actually winning and winning back the country

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Humphries aims for conservatives’ support as he targets Evers

State superintendent candidate John Humphries says his turn-around on Act 10 could help him with conservatives as he heads into a primary next month. Humphries, a former Dodgeville School District official who lives in Mt. Horeb, signed the recall petition against Gov. Scott Walker and also gave $35 to his Dem opponent Tom Barrett, state campaign finance records show. But Humphries says he’s since changed his mind on Act 10, saying he’s used it to connect teacher evaluations to student performance “in a way that was never possible before.” “If there’s anything that is compelling to conservatives about this opportunity

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WisGOP: Senator Baldwin spends week rejecting reform

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]—Senator Tammy Baldwin spent President Trump’s first week in office rejecting reform and defending the Washington status quo. By deciding to play political games with President Trump’s cabinet nominees instead of focusing on real changes, she showed how out of touch she is with

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U.S. Rep. Sensenbrenner: Introduces the ensuring access to quality complex rehabilitation technology act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner reintroduced the Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act, which would help ensure patients with disabilities or severe medical conditions have access to highly-specialized, custom medical equipment. The Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act establishes a distinct Medicare benefit category

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Attorney Brian Michel: Statement on emergency stay of immigration order

Milwaukee deserves engaged judicial leaders who respect marginalized communities MILWAUKEE – Brian Michel, candidate for Branch 1 of the Milwaukee Municipal Court, today issued the following statement regarding the stay issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York regarding President Trump’s executive order: “As a

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Panel: Hints of Act 10 battle in first week of Trump’s presidency

If some of the immediate counter-reaction to President Trump looked familiar, it’s because Wisconsin has “seen this movie before,” says Dem pollster Paul Maslin. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered around the Capitol last weekend to protest Trump, at levels Wisconsin hadn’t seen since the 2011 fight over Gov. Scott

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Humphries aims for conservatives’ support as he targets Evers

State superintendent candidate John Humphries says his turn-around on Act 10 could help him with conservatives as he heads into a primary next month. Humphries, a former Dodgeville School District official who lives in Mt. Horeb, signed the recall petition against Gov. Scott Walker and also gave $35 to his

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