Contact: Pete Jopke (608) 224-3733 The Dane County Land and Water Resources Department manages an Aquatic Plant Harvesting Program to cut and harvest Eurasian watermilfoil and other invasives from county waters. From now through the end of August 2017, Dane
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Contact: (414) 286-3285 warnol@milwaukee.gov Last year I was joined by Council President Hamilton, Mike Crivello of the Milwaukee Police Association and Dave Seager of the Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Association Local 215 in a meeting with Governor Walker to discuss Milwaukee’s
The Joint Finance Committee will take up Health Services May 25, including the Medicaid and FoodShare programs. Gov. Scott Walker has proposed a pilot program requiring parents of school-aged children to work at least 80 hours a month to continue
Contact: Rick Hummell- 608-224-5041 or richard.hummell@wi.gov Bill Cosh, Communications Director- 608-224-5020 or William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Adams County will host the 71st annual Alice in Dairyland Finals events in May 2018. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary
Contact: AshLee Strong or Doug Andres (202) 225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel: “My priority has been to ensure thorough and independent investigations are allowed to follow
Contact: Brandon Weathersby brandonw@wisdems.org (608) 260-2409 MADISON — Another day, another bombshell report concerning Donald Trump’s ties to Russia. According to the Washington Post, a month before Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination for president, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy commented
MADISON, Wis. – Today, Attorney General Brad Schimel announced his decision to ask the United States Court of Appeals to reinstate Wisconsin’s Unborn Child Abuse Law. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge James Peterson, sitting in Madison, Wisconsin, refused to stay
Contact: Jordan Krieger (608) 266-5810 (MADISON) – Today, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke stated that he has accepted a position with the United States Department of Homeland of Security. Following the news, Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “While
Contact: 608.266.5580 MADISON, WI – State Representative David Crowley (D-Milwaukee), Chair of the Milwaukee Legislative Caucus, issued the following statement today following the announcement that Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. will be leaving to take the position of Assistant Secretary
Contact: AshLee Strong or Doug Andres (202) 225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on House passage of H.R. 1677, the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act: “Assad’s crimes against humanity cannot go unanswered. With these new sanctions,
Contact: (608) 266-7505 Madison, WI – Senator Chris Larson released the following statement in response to news that Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has accepted an appointment as an assistant secretary in the Department of Homeland Security. “With this disturbing
Contact: Brandon Weathersby brandonw@wisdems.org (608) 260-2409 MADISON — The following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning with regards to the news that Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke will leave his post next month to join
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke says he’s leaving the job he never shows up to in Wisconsin in order to join Donald Trump in Washington D.C. While Clarke may be familiar to
MADISON, Wis. – Today, Attorney General Brad Schimel, Senator Rob Cowles, and Representative Cody Horlacher announced details about new legislation that will give prosecutors additional tools to fight child neglect. “For nearly three decades as a prosecutor, I’ve experienced firsthand
Contact: Brandon Weathersby 608-260-2409 brandonw@wisdems.org MADISON — A new audit from the Legislative Audit Bureau shows Gov. Scott Walker’s Economic Disaster Corporation (WEDC) is still fraught with chaos and disorder even as Republican Joint Finance Committee members shockingly recently voted to reinstate
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Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to eliminate the Educational Approval Board (EAB) is set to be considered by the legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance on Thursday. According to One Wisconsin Now Executive Director
Contact: Brian Doudna, Executive Director (608) 215-2562 bdoudna@weda.org Madison, WI – Today the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) released its third biennial audit of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), the state’s lead economic development organization. The audit highlighted a
Contact: Pete Jopke (608) 224-3733 The Dane County Land and Water Resources Department manages an Aquatic Plant Harvesting Program to cut and harvest Eurasian watermilfoil and other invasives from county waters. From now through the end of August 2017, Dane County invites area residents to participate in an online survey
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Contact: (414) 286-3285 warnol@milwaukee.gov Last year I was joined by Council President Hamilton, Mike Crivello of the Milwaukee Police Association and Dave Seager of the Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Association Local 215 in a meeting with Governor Walker to discuss Milwaukee’s public safety challenges. One of the things discussed was the
The Joint Finance Committee will take up Health Services May 25, including the Medicaid and FoodShare programs. Gov. Scott Walker has proposed a pilot program requiring parents of school-aged children to work at least 80 hours a month to continue receiving food stamps. The committee also is slated to take
Contact: Rick Hummell- 608-224-5041 or richard.hummell@wi.gov Bill Cosh, Communications Director- 608-224-5020 or William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Adams County will host the 71st annual Alice in Dairyland Finals events in May 2018. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Ben Brancel made the announcement Saturday during the Finale event
Contact: AshLee Strong or Doug Andres (202) 225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel: “My priority has been to ensure thorough and independent investigations are allowed to follow the facts wherever they may lead. That is what we’ve
Contact: Brandon Weathersby brandonw@wisdems.org (608) 260-2409 MADISON — Another day, another bombshell report concerning Donald Trump’s ties to Russia. According to the Washington Post, a month before Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination for president, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy commented that he thought Trump was being paid by Russian President Vladimir Putin
MADISON, Wis. – Today, Attorney General Brad Schimel announced his decision to ask the United States Court of Appeals to reinstate Wisconsin’s Unborn Child Abuse Law. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge James Peterson, sitting in Madison, Wisconsin, refused to stay his April 28 decision striking down Wisconsin’s law, which provides
Contact: Jordan Krieger (608) 266-5810 (MADISON) – Today, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke stated that he has accepted a position with the United States Department of Homeland of Security. Following the news, Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “While Sheriff Clarke’s departure is good news for Milwaukee County, it
Contact: 608.266.5580 MADISON, WI – State Representative David Crowley (D-Milwaukee), Chair of the Milwaukee Legislative Caucus, issued the following statement today following the announcement that Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. will be leaving to take the position of Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “It is a
Contact: AshLee Strong or Doug Andres (202) 225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on House passage of H.R. 1677, the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act: “Assad’s crimes against humanity cannot go unanswered. With these new sanctions, we will continue to tighten the screws on the Syrian
Contact: (608) 266-7505 Madison, WI – Senator Chris Larson released the following statement in response to news that Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has accepted an appointment as an assistant secretary in the Department of Homeland Security. “With this disturbing news, it’s clear that Trump continues to betray the nation’s
Contact: Brandon Weathersby brandonw@wisdems.org (608) 260-2409 MADISON — The following is the statement of Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning with regards to the news that Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke will leave his post next month to join the Trump administration: “The public safety of our local communities
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke says he’s leaving the job he never shows up to in Wisconsin in order to join Donald Trump in Washington D.C. While Clarke may be familiar to some from his incomprehensible Fox News appearances, he has a
MADISON, Wis. – Today, Attorney General Brad Schimel, Senator Rob Cowles, and Representative Cody Horlacher announced details about new legislation that will give prosecutors additional tools to fight child neglect. “For nearly three decades as a prosecutor, I’ve experienced firsthand how child abuse and neglect often do irreparable harm to
Contact: Brandon Weathersby 608-260-2409 brandonw@wisdems.org MADISON — A new audit from the Legislative Audit Bureau shows Gov. Scott Walker’s Economic Disaster Corporation (WEDC) is still fraught with chaos and disorder even as Republican Joint Finance Committee members shockingly recently voted to reinstate the WEDC’s lending authority. Gov. Scott Walker’s flagship job creation
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Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to eliminate the Educational Approval Board (EAB) is set to be considered by the legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance on Thursday. According to One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross, Walker’s latest scheme, a similar version of which
Contact: Brian Doudna, Executive Director (608) 215-2562 bdoudna@weda.org Madison, WI – Today the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) released its third biennial audit of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), the state’s lead economic development organization. The audit highlighted a range of WEDC’s improvements, including its oversight and administration of