CONTACT: John E. Peck, FFD executive director #608-260-0900 familyfarmdefenders@yahoo.com Jim Goodman, FFD board member #608-489-2291 r.j.goodman@mwt.net Madison, Wisconsin – April 6, 2017 The North American Free Trade Agreement must be replaced with a transparent trade agreement that ensures: farmers in
Media Contact: Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, William2.Cosh@wisconsin.gov MADISON – DATCP Secretary Ben Brancel and New York Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball today urged USDA to assist in providing urgently needed assistance to the Wisconsin and New
Dems hoping for major electoral victories in 2018 will likely only get them if President Trump’s base begins to pull away from him, according to pollster Charles Franklin. So far, there’s little sign that’s happening, the Marquette Law School Poll
Union officials and some business owners say the state would be less safe under a Walker administration budget plan to exempt those who finished some state-approved apprenticeship programs from taking an exam to get their license. The exemption would apply
Municipalities and schools have been fleeing a state-run insurance fund Gov. Scott Walker wants to kill, spooked by his 2015 attempt to wipe out the program and a more than 70-percent rate hike to shore up the sagging fund, according
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Municipalities, schools fleeing threatened state-run insurance fund Mixed response to Walker proposal to nix exams for some apprentices Analysts: Dems face challenges for 2018, House could
April 7, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – Today the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed a response to the recently submitted petition from fifty-four retired judges relating to recusal rules triggered by otherwise legal campaign contributions. In January, these
CONTACT: Molly Collins, ACLU of Wisconsin, 414-272-4032 x 215, media@aclu-wi.org Ryan Karerat, ACLU, 212-284-7388, rkarerat@aclu.org MILWAUKEE – The national ACLU, ACLU of Wisconsin, and volunteer attorneys from the law firm Hawks Quindel sued Wisconsin’s state university system and insurance board
Contact: George Penn, 608-244- 6436, geo_penn@charter.net Madison, WI (April 5, 2017) – On Tuesday, April 4th, Wisconsin residents in eight communities voted to amend the U.S. Constitution to clarify that only human beings should have inalienable human rights and money
CONTACT Nicole Tieman, 202-225-5101 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner released the following statement on the Senate confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court: Congressman Sensenbrenner: “Time and again, Judge Gorsuch has proven himself an
CONTACT: John E. Peck, FFD executive director #608-260-0900 familyfarmdefenders@yahoo.com Jim Goodman, FFD board member #608-489-2291 r.j.goodman@mwt.net Madison, Wisconsin – April 6, 2017 The North American Free Trade Agreement must be replaced with a transparent trade agreement that ensures: farmers in all three nations receive fair prices for their production, consumers
Media Contact: Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, William2.Cosh@wisconsin.gov MADISON – DATCP Secretary Ben Brancel and New York Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball today urged USDA to assist in providing urgently needed assistance to the Wisconsin and New York dairy industries victimized by Canada’s recent actions to shut
Dems hoping for major electoral victories in 2018 will likely only get them if President Trump’s base begins to pull away from him, according to pollster Charles Franklin. So far, there’s little sign that’s happening, the Marquette Law School Poll director says, with Trump’s national approval rating hovering around 42
Union officials and some business owners say the state would be less safe under a Walker administration budget plan to exempt those who finished some state-approved apprenticeship programs from taking an exam to get their license. The exemption would apply to journeyman plumbers, electricians and sprinkler fitters, as well as
Municipalities and schools have been fleeing a state-run insurance fund Gov. Scott Walker wants to kill, spooked by his 2015 attempt to wipe out the program and a more than 70-percent rate hike to shore up the sagging fund, according to a WisPolitics.com review. Local governments persuaded lawmakers two years
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Municipalities, schools fleeing threatened state-run insurance fund Mixed response to Walker proposal to nix exams for some apprentices Analysts: Dems face challenges for 2018, House could be in reach Week ahead Political TV Names in the
April 7, 2017 – Milwaukee, WI – Today the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed a response to the recently submitted petition from fifty-four retired judges relating to recusal rules triggered by otherwise legal campaign contributions. In January, these fifty-four judges submitted a petition to the Wisconsin Supreme Court
CONTACT: Molly Collins, ACLU of Wisconsin, 414-272-4032 x 215, media@aclu-wi.org Ryan Karerat, ACLU, 212-284-7388, rkarerat@aclu.org MILWAUKEE – The national ACLU, ACLU of Wisconsin, and volunteer attorneys from the law firm Hawks Quindel sued Wisconsin’s state university system and insurance board today over their refusal to provide gender-affirming health insurance coverage
Contact: George Penn, 608-244- 6436, geo_penn@charter.net Madison, WI (April 5, 2017) – On Tuesday, April 4th, Wisconsin residents in eight communities voted to amend the U.S. Constitution to clarify that only human beings should have inalienable human rights and money is not the same thing as free speech. All referenda
CONTACT Nicole Tieman, 202-225-5101 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner released the following statement on the Senate confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court: Congressman Sensenbrenner: “Time and again, Judge Gorsuch has proven himself an ardent defender of the Constitution, a faithful advocate for the