American Cancer Society: Mt. Horeb coach and childhood cancer survivor to be honored at Coaches vs. Cancer Wisconsin Gala on April 29

Contact: Colleen McDonald, 262-312-4370 (office), 414-801-3146 (cell) colleen.mcdonald@cancer.org NBA legend and cancer survivor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scheduled to deliver keynote. MADISON, WIS. – April 20, 2017 – The American Cancer Society is honored to present its Fan of the Year Award to the family of Glen Pretti from Mt. Horeb, and the Spirit of Hope Award to childhood cancer survivor Ian Lock from Fond du Lac, at the 10th annual Coaches vs. Cancer Wisconsin Gala on Saturday, April 29, at the Monona Terrace in Madison. These awards are given annually at the Coaches vs. Cancer Wisconsin Gala to individuals who demonstrate courage, passion,

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Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions: State regulators issue cease-and-desist orders to subsidiaries of Ocwen Financial Corp.

Contact: George Althoff, 608-261-4504 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and more than 20 other state regulators today issued regulatory orders or charges to subsidiaries of Ocwen Financial Corp. to address violations of state and federal laws including the mishandling of consumer escrow accounts, unlicensed activity, and a deficient financial condition. Mortgage escrow accounts are utilized to pay taxes and insurance and hold borrower funds that the company is entrusted to appropriately disburse. The majority of orders prohibit the acquisition of new mortgage servicing rights and the origination of mortgage loans until the company is able to prove

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Scott Ross: Walker gave over $1 billion to the rich, but has no evidence it created jobs

In recent testimony before the Legislature, the Secretary of the Department of Revenue for the Walker administration claimed that a runaway manufacturing and agricultural tax giveaway to the wealthy and corporations enacted in the 2011 state budget is helping create jobs. But in response to an open records request by One Wisconsin Now seeking documentation to back up Rick Chandler’s job creation claim the agency replied: “We do not have any such records.”

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Kevin Binversie: So Baldwin’s now for tax simplification? Not so fast.

A cadre of liberal senators believe America’s real tax problem is how companies like Quicken make money with products like their Turbo Tax software, not the fact that the tax code is so complex. They fail to see the forest from the trees to realize that filing one’s taxes is so much of a hassle that the average taxpayer needs help.

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THU News Summary: Trump backs Baldwin’s ‘Buy America’ bill

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, May 4: WisPolitics.com luncheon: “Medicaid in Transition” The WisPolitics.com lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, May 4 features a “Medicaid in Transition” panel discussing proposed changes to the federal-state Medicaid program. Panelists: – Michael Heifetz, state of Wisconsin Medicaid director – John … 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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American Cancer Society: Mt. Horeb coach and childhood cancer survivor to be honored at Coaches vs. Cancer Wisconsin Gala on April 29

Contact: Colleen McDonald, 262-312-4370 (office), 414-801-3146 (cell) colleen.mcdonald@cancer.org NBA legend and cancer survivor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scheduled to deliver keynote. MADISON, WIS. – April 20, 2017 – The American Cancer Society is honored to present its Fan of the Year Award to the family of Glen Pretti from Mt. Horeb, and the Spirit

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Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions: State regulators issue cease-and-desist orders to subsidiaries of Ocwen Financial Corp.

Contact: George Althoff, 608-261-4504 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and more than 20 other state regulators today issued regulatory orders or charges to subsidiaries of Ocwen Financial Corp. to address violations of state and federal laws including the mishandling of consumer escrow accounts, unlicensed activity, and a

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Scott Ross: Walker gave over $1 billion to the rich, but has no evidence it created jobs

In recent testimony before the Legislature, the Secretary of the Department of Revenue for the Walker administration claimed that a runaway manufacturing and agricultural tax giveaway to the wealthy and corporations enacted in the 2011 state budget is helping create jobs. But in response to an open records request by One Wisconsin Now seeking documentation to back up Rick Chandler’s job creation claim the agency replied: “We do not have any such records.”

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Kevin Binversie: So Baldwin’s now for tax simplification? Not so fast.

A cadre of liberal senators believe America’s real tax problem is how companies like Quicken make money with products like their Turbo Tax software, not the fact that the tax code is so complex. They fail to see the forest from the trees to realize that filing one’s taxes is so much of a hassle that the average taxpayer needs help.

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THU News Summary: Trump backs Baldwin’s ‘Buy America’ bill

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Thursday, May 4: WisPolitics.com luncheon: “Medicaid in Transition” The WisPolitics.com lunch at the Madison Club on Thursday, May 4 features a “Medicaid in Transition” panel discussing proposed changes to the federal-state Medicaid program. Panelists: – Michael Heifetz, state of Wisconsin Medicaid director – John …

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