Schimel announces partnership to lower cost of opioid overdose drug

Attorney General Brad Schimel today announced a partnership with a pharmaceutical company that will give first responders discounted prices for a drug that combats opioid overdoses. Schimel told a Madison news conference there’s been a “concerning” uptick in prices for naloxone, a drug that can ease or reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, but noted Adapt Pharma “has not increased prices at a… 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    

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State GOP criticizes Baldwin on committee change

The state GOP is criticizing U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin for leaving a Senate committee that’s investigated drug abuse at the Tomah VA. Baldwin, D-Madison, is no longer on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The committee, chaired by Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, investigated the issue and wrote a report on it last year, saying the over-prescriptions resulted in the deaths of at least two veterans. A separate Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs generally handles veterans issues, and neither Johnson nor Baldwin are on that committee. Republicans have previously slammed Baldwin for not taking action right away when

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Rep. Kremer: New manufacturing, tech and ag jobs on the horizon with reintroduction of industrial hemp in Wisconsin

Contact: State Representative Jesse Kremer, (608) 266-9175                                                                                                                                                                                               

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Gov. Walker: Appoints Racine County judge

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker appointed Attorney Robert S. Repischak today to serve as a judge on the Racine County Circuit Court, replacing retiring Judge Allan B. Torhorst. “I am pleased to appoint Robert Repischak as a Racine County judge,” said Governor Walker. “He has demonstrated not only a long history of service to the Racine County community but also a strong dedication to the fundamental Constitutional principles that will serve him well on the bench.” Repischak has been an Assistant District Attorney at the Racine County District Attorney’s Office since 1998. Repischak has also served as

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THU PM Update: Walker urges CPAC attendees to ‘keep moving forward’ amid protests

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker urged attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference today near Washington, D.C., to keep pressing forward with reforms in the face of protests. The Republican guv and chair of the RGA recounted the protests surrounding Act 10 in Wisconsin in 2011, comparing them to the current round of demonstratio… 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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Department of Justice: Former federal prison employee sentenced for providing prohibited items to inmate

Contact: John W. Vaudreuil, (608) 264-5158 TTY: (608) 264-5006 From the Office of U.S. Attorney John W. Vaudreuil Western District of Wisconsin U.S. Department of Justice Madison, Wis. – John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Stacy L. Lenorud, 37, Mauston, Wis., was sentenced today in United States District Court in Madison to two-years’ probation. Lenorud, formally an employee at the Federal Correctional Institution-Oxford, previously pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to provide prohibited items to an inmate at FCI-Oxford, and to introducing marijuana to that same inmate.  The United States recommended the probationary sentence to

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Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety public hearing

The committee will hold a public hearing on the following items at the time specified below: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 10:00 AM 330 Southwest Dunkin, Regina Of Beloit, as a Public Member on the Public Defender Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2019. Senate Bill 7 Relating to: expiration dates of renewed licenses to carry a concealed weapon. By Senators LeMahieu, Testin, Feyen, Kapenga, Lasee, Marklein, Moulton, Olsen, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Tiffany and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Kuglitsch, Kremer, Born, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Gannon, Horlacher, Jacque, Jarchow, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Knodl, Krug, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Mursau,

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Milwaukee Press Club “Open Government Traveling Show”

Milwaukee Press Club to host Sunshine Week show on March 15 MADISON — The Milwaukee Press Club will host the Open Government Traveling Show – a panel discussion about the Wisconsin open meetings and open records laws – at a Newsmaker Luncheon on Wednesday, March 15, 2017as part of the national celebration of open government known as “Sunshine Week.” The public is invited to attend the event from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Newsroom Pub in downtown Milwaukee at 137 E. Wells St. Register on the Milwaukee Press Club website. Additional registration options are below. The Open Government Traveling Show is presented by the

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Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and WisDOJ: Timeshare reseller settles with state of Wisconsin regarding sales practice allegations

Media Contact: Bill Cosh, DATCP Communications Director, 608-224-5020 or Johnny Koremenos, DOJ Communications Director, 608-266-1221 MADISON – The State of Wisconsin has reached a settlement with Uri Fried and his businesses, The Timeshare Group, Inc. and The Timeshare Company, LLC, for alleged violations of state law in the marketing and selling of timeshare transfer and resale services. The $145,000 settlement includes nearly $32,000 to reimburse 14 affected consumers; $30,000 to be distributed between seven timeshare owners’ associations; $60,000 in forfeitures and assessments; and $23,000 to reimburse the State for its costs. According to the settlement, Mr. Fried is barred from

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Eric Lobner named Director of DNR’s Wildlife Management program

CONTACT:  Eric Lobner, DNR Wildlife Management Bureau Director, 608-235-0860; Sawyer Briel, DNR communications, 608-282-5334   MADISON – Eric Lobner has been named the new Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Director of the Wildlife Management program. Lobner has a strong understanding of how important wildlife resources are to hunters, trappers and the rest of Wisconsin’s citizens. He knows the key to success is to expand the opportunities to collaborate with our external partners and recommit to what we collectively need to successfully manage wildlife populations and the habitat necessary for their survival across the state. “I am excited to take on

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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Eric Lobner named director of DNR’s Wildlife Management program

Contact: Eric Lobner, 608-235-0860 Sawyer Briel, 608-282-5334 MADISON – Eric Lobner has been named the new Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Director of the Wildlife Management program. Lobner has a strong understanding of how important wildlife resources are to hunters, trappers and the rest of Wisconsin’s citizens. He knows the key to success is to expand the opportunities to collaborate with our external partners and recommit to what we collectively need to successfully manage wildlife populations and the habitat necessary for their survival across the state. “I am excited to take on this leadership role and continue to move the wildlife management bureau forward

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Madison Mayor Soglin: Statement on Matt Kenny, Tony Robinson estate case

Contact: Katie Crawley, 608-266-4611 The City’s insurance carrier, WMMIC, and the plaintiff settled the case and neither our office nor the City Attorney were involved in the settlement. Let me be clear in asserting that the City of Madison, who was not a party to the case, had no standing and no ability to influence the court or the parties in approving a settlement. Any statement to the contrary is false. Officer Kenny was forced to make immediate decisions in dangerous circumstances which led to tragic consequences. I have serious questions about some of the rulings by the Court in

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Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce: Ho-Chunk’s Dan Brown elected to chamber board of directors

Contact: Erik Greenfield, Communications Manager, 608-443-1952 (office), 608-669-7884 (cell) MADISON – Today the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced the election of Dan Brown, Executive Manager of Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison, to its board of directors. Brown joins 48 current business and community leaders representing a broad cross-section of the Greater Madison economy on the Chamber board. Dan Brown has worked for the Ho-Chunk Nation for more than 23 years and has been the Executive Manager of Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison since 2000. He also served a four-year term as an elected legislator for the Ho-Chunk Nation from 2007 to 2011 and

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Rep. Hintz: Latest revenue collections could indicate more budget trouble

MADISON – On Wednesday, the Department of Revenue (DOR) released the monthly revenue collection report for January 2017.  The report shows a sluggish month of revenue collections, with January 2017 revenue growth up just 0.2% over last January. The same report shows state revenue growth of just 2.1% through the first seven months of the 2017 fiscal year ending June 30. In January, the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) forecasted revenue growth for the current budget year 2017 at 2.7%, a number that was included in Governor Walker’s proposed budget.  The difference would mean almost $90 million less in revenue

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Schimel announces partnership to lower cost of opioid overdose drug

Attorney General Brad Schimel today announced a partnership with a pharmaceutical company that will give first responders discounted prices for a drug that combats opioid overdoses. Schimel told a Madison news conference there’s been a “concerning” uptick in prices for naloxone, a drug that can ease or reverse the effects

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State GOP criticizes Baldwin on committee change

The state GOP is criticizing U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin for leaving a Senate committee that’s investigated drug abuse at the Tomah VA. Baldwin, D-Madison, is no longer on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The committee, chaired by Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, investigated the issue and wrote

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Gov. Walker: Appoints Racine County judge

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker appointed Attorney Robert S. Repischak today to serve as a judge on the Racine County Circuit Court, replacing retiring Judge Allan B. Torhorst. “I am pleased to appoint Robert Repischak as a Racine County judge,” said Governor Walker. “He has demonstrated not

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Milwaukee Press Club “Open Government Traveling Show”

Milwaukee Press Club to host Sunshine Week show on March 15 MADISON — The Milwaukee Press Club will host the Open Government Traveling Show – a panel discussion about the Wisconsin open meetings and open records laws – at a Newsmaker Luncheon on Wednesday, March 15, 2017as part of the national celebration of

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Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and WisDOJ: Timeshare reseller settles with state of Wisconsin regarding sales practice allegations

Media Contact: Bill Cosh, DATCP Communications Director, 608-224-5020 or Johnny Koremenos, DOJ Communications Director, 608-266-1221 MADISON – The State of Wisconsin has reached a settlement with Uri Fried and his businesses, The Timeshare Group, Inc. and The Timeshare Company, LLC, for alleged violations of state law in the marketing and

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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Eric Lobner named director of DNR’s Wildlife Management program

Contact: Eric Lobner, 608-235-0860 Sawyer Briel, 608-282-5334 MADISON – Eric Lobner has been named the new Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Director of the Wildlife Management program. Lobner has a strong understanding of how important wildlife resources are to hunters, trappers and the rest of Wisconsin’s citizens. He knows the key to success is

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