WisPolitics.com Book Club podcast with author Jack Mitchell

The latest edition of the WisPolitics.com Book Club podcast features an interview with Jack Mitchell, a professor in the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, about his new book, “Wisconsin on the Air: 100 Years of Public Broadcasting in the State That Invented It.”

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People First Wisconsin: Thanks governor for youth funding and requests involvement in getting additional funding for transportation and caregivers

Contact: Cindy Bentley, Executive Director of People First Wisconsin (414) 483-2546 peoplefirstwisconsin.org February 8, 2017 | Milwaukee, WI – People First Wisconsin thanks the Governor for the additional funding to end children’s wait lists, improve employment for youth, and increase direct care worker wages. People First Wisconsin will work with the Governor’s office and Legislature to get much- needed additional funding for transportation and to further increase wages for direct care workers. Both are critical to people with disabilities living in the community. For more information about People First Wisconsin, visit www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org or call us at (414) 483-2546.

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Gov. Walker: Travels state for Reform Dividend Budget Tour

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Budget prioritizes workforce investment, includes record funding of K-12 education, provides total of $592.7 million in tax relief for Wisconsin taxpayers Madison – Governor Scott Walker will travel throughout Wisconsin today and tomorrow to highlight his top priorities and investments for the next state budget. This tour comes in the wake of Governor Walker’s 2017 Budget Address yesterday afternoon. Over the next two days, the governor will visit Appleton, Wausau, La Crosse, Platteville, Eau Claire, and New Richmond. “We are Working and Winning for Wisconsin,” Governor Walker said. “The common-sense reforms we’ve implemented since taking

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Wisconsin Family Action to President Trump: Make religious freedom great again

Contact:     Julaine Appling, President – 608-334-6435 Fax:            608-256-3370 Email:        info@wifamilyaction.org   MADISON, WI – Wisconsin Family Action (WFA) joined national ally Family Policy Alliance and our network of 40 state-based family groups, representing hundreds of thousands of families across the country, in sending a letter to President Trump asking him to make good on his campaign promise to protect religious freedom. President Trump has an opportunity to do this by signing an Executive Order to that effect. This Executive Order is good, lawful public policy that reinforces existing religious freedom protections in law and affirms that President Trump’s

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The Arc: People with disabilities see promising initiatives; remaining needs in budget proposal

Contact: Lisa Pugh, State Director (608) 422-4250 Madison, WI – People with disabilities and Arc Wisconsin members across the state will be working to preserve key investments in Governor Walker’s budget proposal as the bill now moves through the legislature. Specifically, the Governor’s bill includes several items The Arc Wisconsin has requested to improve the lives of people with disabilities including: funding for thousands of children with significant disabilities key investments in employment supports for youth with disabilities essential mental health supports for children in schools Increases in personal care rates to support direct care workers in the community Increases

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TDA: Statement on the Governor’s transportation budget

CONTACT: Craig Thompson Executive Director Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin craigthompson@tdawisconsin.org 608-256-7044 www.tdawisconsin.org   Transportation Development Association Executive Director Craig Thompson released the following statement on the Governor’s 2017-2019 transportation budget:   “This transportation budget does not put forward a plan to solve Wisconsin’s long-term transportation challenge. It includes significant cuts to the overall state highway program, specifically projects in southeastern Wisconsin. The southeast freeways were constructed 50 years ago and are reaching the end of their useful lives. Their reconstruction cannot be delayed indefinitely.   “Wisconsin’s highways are already the worst in the Midwest. It will take leadership to

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WisPolitics.com Book Club podcast with author Jack Mitchell

The latest edition of the WisPolitics.com Book Club podcast features an interview with Jack Mitchell, a professor in the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, about his new book, “Wisconsin on the Air: 100 Years of Public Broadcasting in the State That Invented It.”

Read More »

People First Wisconsin: Thanks governor for youth funding and requests involvement in getting additional funding for transportation and caregivers

Contact: Cindy Bentley, Executive Director of People First Wisconsin (414) 483-2546 peoplefirstwisconsin.org February 8, 2017 | Milwaukee, WI – People First Wisconsin thanks the Governor for the additional funding to end children’s wait lists, improve employment for youth, and increase direct care worker wages. People First Wisconsin will work with

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Gov. Walker: Travels state for Reform Dividend Budget Tour

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Budget prioritizes workforce investment, includes record funding of K-12 education, provides total of $592.7 million in tax relief for Wisconsin taxpayers Madison – Governor Scott Walker will travel throughout Wisconsin today and tomorrow to highlight his top priorities and investments for the next state budget.

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Wisconsin Family Action to President Trump: Make religious freedom great again

Contact:     Julaine Appling, President – 608-334-6435 Fax:            608-256-3370 Email:        info@wifamilyaction.org   MADISON, WI – Wisconsin Family Action (WFA) joined national ally Family Policy Alliance and our network of 40 state-based family groups, representing hundreds of thousands of families across the country, in sending a letter to President Trump

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TDA: Statement on the Governor’s transportation budget

CONTACT: Craig Thompson Executive Director Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin craigthompson@tdawisconsin.org 608-256-7044 www.tdawisconsin.org   Transportation Development Association Executive Director Craig Thompson released the following statement on the Governor’s 2017-2019 transportation budget:   “This transportation budget does not put forward a plan to solve Wisconsin’s long-term transportation challenge. It includes significant

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