CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce MADISON – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Ray Allen released the following statement following today’s U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) release showing Wisconsin outpaced all neighboring states in rate of growth for manufacturing jobs

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Manitowish Waters – Governor Scott Walker discussed the historic investments for K-12 education included in his budget proposal with students and teachers today at Lakeland Elementary School. Governor Walker’s budget lifts K-12 investments to $11.5 billion over two years, an all-time high, and includes $649

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— Senator Tammy Baldwin cannot stop saying one thing and doing another.  After being honored by a groud tied with the powerful, dark money, League of Conservation Voters (LCV), Senator Baldwin took to twitter to celebrate her endorsement by End Citizens United, a group

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Abbotsford – Governor Scott Walker met with students and teachers at Abbotsford Elementary and High School today to promote the significant K-12 investments included in his biennial budget proposal. This includes $649 million in new state aids for all K-12 schools. Additionally, the Governor’s budget

  Contact: Rep. Chris Taylor, 608-266-5342   Flint, MI Physician joins call for policies to protect children MADISON – Today, Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) joined Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the physician who revealed the Flint, Michigan water crisis, in calling for more rigorous lead safety standards to protect Wisconsin children and for

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— The Republican Party of Wisconsin filed a formal complaint with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission today against Andy Gronik regarding recent revelations that he spent money on a statewide poll in his bid for governor without filing as a candidate. Gronik, who has founded