UW System: Leaders testify in support of substance abuse recovery school bill

Contact: universityrelations@uwsa.edu Today, UW System President Ray Cross and Director of the Office of Educational Opportunity Gary Bennett testified before the Assembly Committee on Education in support of Special Session Assembly Bill 6<http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/related/proposals/jr7_ab6.pdf>. The bill would authorize a pilot recovery school

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Rep. Subeck: Will reintroduce Healthy Babies, Working Mothers Act to support nursing mothers in the workplace

CONTACT: Zach Madden, 608-266-7521 (office), 920-627-5773 (cell) MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison), together with Representative Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) and Senator LaTonya Johnson (D- Milwaukee), circulated for co-sponsorship the Healthy Babies, Working Mothers Act (LRB-1206) to ensure nursing mothers do not face unnecessary

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THU PM Update: Wis. congressional Dems slam AG Sessions; Pence to visit Janesville Farm & Fleet Friday

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dems on the state’s congressional delegation are slamming Attorney General Jeff Sessions for not disclosing his prior communications with a Russian official, though Sessions said today he’d recuse himself from any investigations on the 2016 elections. House Speaker Paul Ryan defended Sessions,

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Voces de la Frontera: Wisconsin Republicans reintroduce anti-immigrant legislation that sparked uprising 

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414.469.9206 sfreeman@vdlf.org MILWAUKEE – Yesterday, Republican state legislators John Spiros, Jesse Kremer, and Steve Nass began seeking co-sponsorship for anti-immigrant legislation that seeks to turn local government officials into an arm of Trump’s deportation machine. The legislators are reintroducing the so-called “anti-sanctuary” bill that was defeated by the Day without

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UW System: Leaders testify in support of substance abuse recovery school bill

Contact: universityrelations@uwsa.edu Today, UW System President Ray Cross and Director of the Office of Educational Opportunity Gary Bennett testified before the Assembly Committee on Education in support of Special Session Assembly Bill 6<http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/related/proposals/jr7_ab6.pdf>. The bill would authorize a pilot recovery school that would serve up to 15 students diagnosed with drug

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 Speaker Vos: Statement on Assembly Democrats’ tax and spend plan

Contact: Speaker Robin Vos, (608) 266-3387 Rep.Vos@legis.wi.gov Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) made the following statement regarding the Assembly Democrats’ proposal to raise income taxes on Wisconsin families and job creators. “Now is not the time to raise income taxes. Everyone in our state needs tax relief, especially the people who are growing

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Rep. Subeck: Will reintroduce Healthy Babies, Working Mothers Act to support nursing mothers in the workplace

CONTACT: Zach Madden, 608-266-7521 (office), 920-627-5773 (cell) MADISON – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison), together with Representative Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) and Senator LaTonya Johnson (D- Milwaukee), circulated for co-sponsorship the Healthy Babies, Working Mothers Act (LRB-1206) to ensure nursing mothers do not face unnecessary barriers in the workplace. LRB-1206 would bring Wisconsin law in

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US Rep. Moore: Revelations about Sessions’ contact with Russia warrants his removal

Contact: Eric Harris eric.harris@mail.house.gov To Whom It May Concern – Amid reports that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions failed to disclose his contact with Russian officials when asked under oath during his confirmation process, Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04)released the following statement: “It is clear to me, and countless others, that the Trump administration has

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