MON PM Update: Reaction to Senate health care bill CBO score; Johnson criticizes bill’s pre-existing condition rules

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, whose criticisms of the Senate GOP health care bill have drawn national attention, said the Congressional Budget Office score out today is one of the things he’ll weigh as he considers whether to support it. Johnson, R-Oshkosh, is one of the handful of Senate Republicans who’s said he’s not yet ready to vo… 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. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me  

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State officials to promote veteran owned business in Madison

State Officials to Promote Veteran Owned Business In Madison as Part of Governor Walker’s #WIVetBiz Day MADISON – State officials will be making visits to several veteran owned businesses across the state where they will present business owners with their Wisconsin Veteran Owned Business certification, and unveil statewide the Wisconsin Veteran Owned Business logo on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Governor Walker will also proclaim June 27, 2017 as Veteran Owned Business Day in Wisconsin (#WIVetBiz). In Madison, Department of Workforce Development Secretary Ray Allen, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Deputy Secretary Tricia Braun, and Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) Assistant

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Kohl Campaign: CBO score confirms: Grothman supported health plan will hurt Wisconsin families

Contact: Rick Coelho (262) 236-6918 (Office) (603) 978-5775 (Cell) Legislation will lead to 22 million losing health insurance, higher costs, less care Upon the release of the CBO score of the Republican Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), business executive and non-profit leader Dan Kohl issued the following statement: “This latest information from the nonpartisan CBO confirms what many of us already know: Republican healthcare legislation supported by Glenn Grothman will be a disaster for Wisconsinites. At least 22 million Americans may lose their health insurance, older Wisconsinites will be forced to pay an age tax, and hard-working lifamilies will face

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Wisconsin Supreme Court: Commercial docket pilot starts July 1 in Waukesha County, Eighth District

Contact: Tom Sheehan Court Information Officer (608) 261-6640 Madison, Wis. (June 26, 2017)  – On July 1, the Wisconsin court system will launch a three-year pilot project for the handling of large-claim business and commercial cases filed in Waukesha County Circuit Court and in the circuit courts of the Eighth Judicial Administrative District in northeastern Wisconsin. There is also potential availability of a commercial docket for cases venued outside of those jurisdictions, when the parties agree to the change in venue, and a judge participating in a commercial docket agrees to the transfer. The commercial docket is intended to ensure

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UW School of Medicine and Public Health: WARM program welcomes 26 new students

Contact: Andrew Hellpap (608) 316-9786 ahellpap@uwhealth.org UW rural medical education program announces new crop of trainees Overwhelming percentage of WARM grads practice in state MADISON – Twenty-six students from Wisconsin and Illinois have earned spots in the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine. The program, known as WARM, is part of the curriculum at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and is a nationally recognized initiative that prepares and supports students who intend to practice in rural Wisconsin and help improve the health of those communities. “The Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine is an exemplary example of how the

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One Wisconsin Now: Brad Schimel swag update: Attorney General denies request to provide details on purchases of promotional material using public funds

Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Whether It’s Embarrassment or Ignorance AG Response to Open Records Request ‘Completely Unacceptable’ MADISON, Wis. — Just how much has Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel spent on promotional swag like commemorative coins, golf towels and coffee mugs? Were these purchases made from the lowest bidder? Who approved them? Based on his office’s response to an open records request from One Wisconsin Now, Schimel is either hiding the information, or he doesn’t know how he’s spending public dollars on promotional swag. “Be it embarrassment or ignorance, Brad Schimel’s response to our open records request is

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Wisconsin Historical Society: Explore the history of the fur trade at the Madeline Island Museum fur trade festival and re-enactment

Contact: Keri O’Keefe Wisconsin Historical Society Phone: 6082619597 E-Mail: keri.okeefe@wisconsinhistory.org La Pointe, Wis. – On July 14-16, the Madeline Island Museum will make history come alive at the Exploring the Lake Superior Fur Trade festival and re-enactment.  As guests cross over to the island, they will be immersed in a living fur trade encampment on the Madeline Island Museum lawn. “Guests will have the opportunity to explore 150 years of fur trade history,” said Keldi Merton, site director at the Madeline Island Museum.  “This year, the fur trade historians and re-enactors will be focusing on three major themes: The role of the Ojibwe in

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State officials to promote veteran owned business in Madison

State Officials to Promote Veteran Owned Business In Madison as Part of Governor Walker’s #WIVetBiz Day MADISON – State officials will be making visits to several veteran owned businesses across the state where they will present business owners with their Wisconsin Veteran Owned Business certification, and unveil statewide the Wisconsin

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One Wisconsin Now: Brad Schimel swag update: Attorney General denies request to provide details on purchases of promotional material using public funds

Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Whether It’s Embarrassment or Ignorance AG Response to Open Records Request ‘Completely Unacceptable’ MADISON, Wis. — Just how much has Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel spent on promotional swag like commemorative coins, golf towels and coffee mugs? Were these purchases made from the lowest

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Wisconsin Historical Society: Explore the history of the fur trade at the Madeline Island Museum fur trade festival and re-enactment

Contact: Keri O’Keefe Wisconsin Historical Society Phone: 6082619597 E-Mail: keri.okeefe@wisconsinhistory.org La Pointe, Wis. – On July 14-16, the Madeline Island Museum will make history come alive at the Exploring the Lake Superior Fur Trade festival and re-enactment.  As guests cross over to the island, they will be immersed in a living fur trade encampment

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