Contact: Nicole Tieman 202-225-5101 Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner reintroduced the Moving Obstructed Trains In-between Openings Now (MOTION) Act. Due to current federal regulations, train operators are required to immediately stop operations when they reach a specified number of hours.
Contact: Julaine Appling, President 608-334-6435 info@wifamilyaction.org Madison, Wisconsin – “Finally, a bill that addresses the unconstitutional advertising of the state lottery and saves taxpayers money,” says Julaine Appling, president of Wisconsin Family Action. Earlier this week State Senator Fred Risser (D-Madison)
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Contact: Ian Martorana WASHINGTON – This morning, Congressman Ryan joined WISN’s Dan O’Donnell and WCLO’s Tim Bremel to discuss meaningful reforms and policies passed by the House of Representatives during the 115th Congress. Passing important bills for the American people:
Contact: 608-266-2722 MADISON – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Ray Allen today announced the July 1 opening of two ongoing Grant Program Announcements (GPAs) benefitting Small Business Occupations and All Sectors under Governor Walker’s Wisconsin Fast Forward (WFF) initiative. The
Contact: Diane Schlipper (608) 264-5158 MADISON, WIS. – Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced today the unsealing of an indictment that charges Christopher Stevens, 32, Albany, Wis., with three counts of possessing
Contact: Henry Koch Solid Waste Director, La Crosse County (608) 785-9769 Public‐private partnerships, or P3s, are attracting interest in Wisconsin and around the US as an alternative approach to developing and operating critical infrastructure. While there are almost endless variations
Given how politics have unfolded, the intensity of divisions shown in the new Marquette Law School poll results is not a surprise. But it makes the new results an important and vivid snapshot of political reality.
Contact: Rick Hummell 608-224-5041 rick.hummell@wi.gov Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 William2.cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Organizations interested in promoting their county’s agriculture industry and other businesses are encouraged to consider hosting the 72nd Alice in Dairyland Finals in May, 2019. The Wisconsin
When former GOP Sen. Tom Reynolds was in the way, Vukmir stood up.
Past cases show Supreme Court is reluctant to overrule district courts.
Local officials must abide by minimum retention periods, generally seven years, for most records. But a state lawmaker’s correspondence — say, a spate of letters and emails taking bitter issue with a given decision or proposal — can be purged or shredded at will.
Repealing Wisconsin’s prevailing wage law could actually cost taxpayers more than $300 million per year.
The state may be willing to take on the system moving forward, but not the responsibility for making up for past mistakes. That will remain with the county, which has to clean up its own mess.
Contact: Giuliana Chamedes giuliana.chamedes@gmail.com (212) 864-0640 Madison, WI: Today, at 6:30 pm at the Goodman Community Center, the Dane County chapter of Our Wisconsin Revolution will hold a teach-in to highlight the threat to millions of Americans and hundreds of
Contact: Bill Arnold (414) 286-3285 warnol@milwaukee.gov Like many urban centers in the United States, the Milwaukee region faces large issues that have roots in many causes. Decades ago, the city of Milwaukee – The Machine Shop of the World –
Contact: Jerry Poling (715) 232-2384 polingj@uwstout.edu More than 70 regional, state and national leaders in education and workforce development grappled with questions about how to prepare for careers of the future in a conference held June 19-20 at University of
Contact: Nicole Tieman 202-225-5101 Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner reintroduced the Moving Obstructed Trains In-between Openings Now (MOTION) Act. Due to current federal regulations, train operators are required to immediately stop operations when they reach a specified number of hours. This means that even if a train is blocking traffic
Contact: Julaine Appling, President 608-334-6435 info@wifamilyaction.org Madison, Wisconsin – “Finally, a bill that addresses the unconstitutional advertising of the state lottery and saves taxpayers money,” says Julaine Appling, president of Wisconsin Family Action. Earlier this week State Senator Fred Risser (D-Madison) and Assembly Representative Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield) announced they have au…
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Contact: Ian Martorana WASHINGTON – This morning, Congressman Ryan joined WISN’s Dan O’Donnell and WCLO’s Tim Bremel to discuss meaningful reforms and policies passed by the House of Representatives during the 115th Congress. Passing important bills for the American people: “We’re busy passing lots of bills and lots of reforms
Contact: 608-266-2722 MADISON – Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Secretary Ray Allen today announced the July 1 opening of two ongoing Grant Program Announcements (GPAs) benefitting Small Business Occupations and All Sectors under Governor Walker’s Wisconsin Fast Forward (WFF) initiative. The GPAs will remain open throughout the fiscal year with grant
Contact: Diane Schlipper (608) 264-5158 MADISON, WIS. – Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced today the unsealing of an indictment that charges Christopher Stevens, 32, Albany, Wis., with three counts of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. This sealed indictment was
Contact: Henry Koch Solid Waste Director, La Crosse County (608) 785-9769 Public‐private partnerships, or P3s, are attracting interest in Wisconsin and around the US as an alternative approach to developing and operating critical infrastructure. While there are almost endless variations in the structure of P3s, the approach is generally defined
Given how politics have unfolded, the intensity of divisions shown in the new Marquette Law School poll results is not a surprise. But it makes the new results an important and vivid snapshot of political reality.
Contact: Rick Hummell 608-224-5041 rick.hummell@wi.gov Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 William2.cosh@wi.gov MADISON – Organizations interested in promoting their county’s agriculture industry and other businesses are encouraged to consider hosting the 72nd Alice in Dairyland Finals in May, 2019. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting
When former GOP Sen. Tom Reynolds was in the way, Vukmir stood up.
Past cases show Supreme Court is reluctant to overrule district courts.
Local officials must abide by minimum retention periods, generally seven years, for most records. But a state lawmaker’s correspondence — say, a spate of letters and emails taking bitter issue with a given decision or proposal — can be purged or shredded at will.
Repealing Wisconsin’s prevailing wage law could actually cost taxpayers more than $300 million per year.
The state may be willing to take on the system moving forward, but not the responsibility for making up for past mistakes. That will remain with the county, which has to clean up its own mess.
Contact: Giuliana Chamedes giuliana.chamedes@gmail.com (212) 864-0640 Madison, WI: Today, at 6:30 pm at the Goodman Community Center, the Dane County chapter of Our Wisconsin Revolution will hold a teach-in to highlight the threat to millions of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites from attacks on Medicaid and the Affordable
Contact: Bill Arnold (414) 286-3285 warnol@milwaukee.gov Like many urban centers in the United States, the Milwaukee region faces large issues that have roots in many causes. Decades ago, the city of Milwaukee – The Machine Shop of the World – was heralded as one the best places for African Americans
Contact: Jerry Poling (715) 232-2384 polingj@uwstout.edu More than 70 regional, state and national leaders in education and workforce development grappled with questions about how to prepare for careers of the future in a conference held June 19-20 at University of Wisconsin-Stout. How can the U.S. and world economies keep pace