Michael Best Strategies: Ted Kanavas, Former State Senator and Co-Founder Of Michael Best Strategies, Dies at 56

Contact: Diana Henry Rippe Keane Marketing 608-698-9857 diana@rippekeane.com Madison, WI – Theodore (Ted) J. Kanavas, former Wisconsin State Senator and Co-founder of Michael Best Strategies, passed away today in the company of his family after a hard-fought battle to cancer, it was announced by Strategies President Robert Marchant on behalf of the family. Kanavas was 56. “Ted was a tremendous business partner and leader,” Marchant said, “but more than anything, he was a great man. He cared deeply about those close to him and always treated people with dignity and respect. I am grateful for the opportunity to have worked

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Friends: Kanavas, former state senator, has died

Former state Sen. Ted Kanavas, the chairman and co-founder of Michael Best Strategies, has died, friends and colleagues said today. He was 56. The Brookfield Republican, who had been battling cancer, was named chair of Michael Best Strategies last week with Rob Marchant succeeding him as the firm’s president. “Ted was a tremendous business partner and leader, but more than anything, he was a great… 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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Health care educational forum with Rep. Kolste, Dr. Gaulke

Basics Cooperative Natural Foods Store, Janesville. “We are shocked that Republicans have passed bill in the House and are working on one in the Senate that would seriously damage our national health care system. Both would increase the number of uninsured by over 20 million according to the Congressional Budget Office, ” said Chuck Ogg of the Rock County Progressives. “Both would make large cuts to Medicaid, devastating to older, younger, and many middle-class as well as poor Americans. Medicaid pays for two thirds of those in nursing homes! Nearly one half of all births! Both bills would make health

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Rep. Koste, Dr. Gaulke: Statement on health care

Contact: RockCountyProgressives.org  or RockCountyProgressives@gmail.com “We are shocked that Republicans have passed bill in the House and are working on one in the Senate that would seriously damage our national health care system. Both would increase the number of uninsured by over 20 million according to the Congressional Budget Office, ” said Chuck Ogg of the Rock County Progressives. “Both would make large cuts to Medicaid, devastating to older, younger, and many middle-class as well as poor Americans. Medicaid pays for two thirds of those in nursing homes! Nearly one half of all births! Both bills would make health care prohibitively expensive

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Gov. Walker: Announces 23 Wisconsin counties Affected by Alfalfa Winterkill are eligible for USDA Aid

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today that ten Wisconsin counties have been designated disaster areas due to losses to winterkill and late freezes that hit alfalfa fields especially hard in the first five months of the year. Farmers in those counties and 13 adjacent counties may be eligible for assistance from the USDA Farm Service Agency in the form of emergency loans. “We applaud the USDA’s decision to designate the counties affected by alfalfa winterkill as disaster areas,” Governor Walker said. “This aid helps Wisconsin farmers get back on their feet and protects them

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‘UpFront’: Steineke knocks Senate GOP for ‘borrow and spend’ approach to transportation

Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke on Sunday’s “UpFront with Mike Gousha” slammed Senate Republicans for shooting down Assembly GOP proposals to raise revenues for transportation while simultaneously backing an additional $850 million in borrowing for roads. A group of five GOP senators said Friday they wouldn’t support a new fee on heavy trucks proposed by GOP Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, likely killi… 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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Friends: Kanavas, former state senator, has died

Former state Sen. Ted Kanavas, the chairman and co-founder of Michael Best Strategies, has died, friends and colleagues said today. He was 56. The Brookfield Republican, who had been battling cancer, was named chair of Michael Best Strategies last week with Rob Marchant succeeding him as the firm’s president. “Ted was

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Health care educational forum with Rep. Kolste, Dr. Gaulke

Basics Cooperative Natural Foods Store, Janesville. “We are shocked that Republicans have passed bill in the House and are working on one in the Senate that would seriously damage our national health care system. Both would increase the number of uninsured by over 20 million according to the Congressional Budget

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Rep. Koste, Dr. Gaulke: Statement on health care

Contact: RockCountyProgressives.org  or RockCountyProgressives@gmail.com “We are shocked that Republicans have passed bill in the House and are working on one in the Senate that would seriously damage our national health care system. Both would increase the number of uninsured by over 20 million according to the Congressional Budget Office, ” said

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