MADISON, Wis. – Earlier this morning, the Supreme Court of the United States granted a stay in Anderson, et al. v. Loertscher, a challenge to the state’s Unborn Child Protection Act, over the dissenting votes of Justices Ginsberg and Sotomayor.
Contact: (608) 266-5400 Madison, WI — Today, State Senator David Craig (R-Town of Vernon) responded to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision in the Milewski v. Town of Dover case reversing the lower court’s decision allowing a property owner to be
UW-Madison students recently got some hands-on experience with flying drones on campus as part of a new summer class. Of the 10 students in “Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems,” only one had ever flown a drone before yesterday morning. Each
Contact: Dave Pilon, Project Manager (608) 245-2622 David.Pilon@dot.wi.gov Northbound US 151 in Sun Prairie will be reduced to a single lane of traffic beginning Monday (July 10) until September 1. Motorists are urged to reduce speeds in the area and
Contact: Peter Skopec, WISPIRG Director (847) 687-7229 peter@wispirg.org Leaders of the Coalition for More Responsible Transportation issued the following statement in response to Speaker Vos’ call to interest groups for a transportation budget solution and to Governor Walker’s letter to
FRI News Summary — 7 July 2017 Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers – DO NOT FORWARD Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ **************************************** Sign up for the daily Health Care Report today With the health care
Contact: Melissa Moore Baldauff (414) 278-4216 melissa.baldauff@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – Affordable, reliable transit and investments in services that empower people are among the community’s highest priorities. That’s according to the feedback the Milwaukee County Office of Performance, Strategy, and Budget has received so
Contact: Nick Novak 608.239.4866 MADISON – On Friday, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) sent a letter to Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Rep. Jim Steineke and Rep. John Nygren in response to their request that WMC and other business associations provide
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]—Speaker Paul Ryan is fighting to protect the freedoms of hard-working Wisconsinites. In an op-ed posted this week on Right Wisconsin, Speaker Ryan outlines what the Fourth of July means to him, and why
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — The refusal of Donald Trump’s Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, to move forward with rules protecting student loan borrowers from predatory for-profit colleges has triggered a lawsuit from the
Contact: Nicole Stevens (608) 266-4611 Date: Friday, July 7, 2017 Time: 10:30a.m. Location: Mayor’s Conference Room, Room 403 City County Building Mayor Soglin will meet with the media on Friday to discuss new data regarding cuts on Medicaid and the
Contact: Patrice Harris, Dir. of Community Relations and Marketing (414) 630-4438 pharris@cr-sdc.org Kim Dawson-Brooks, Communications –Development Specialist (414) 906-2744 kdawson-brooks@cr-sdc.org MILWAUKEE, Wis. – July 7, 2017 – Poverty is rampant in our community and the concerns of those living in
Contact: Dennis Hughes (608) 371-3485 dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com Could House Speaker Paul Ryan’s latest dress-code gaffe have broader implications? Democratic Congressional Candidate Cathy Myers, who is challenging Paul Ryan in his marginally Republican-leaning district back in Southeast Wisconsin thinks so. “We know
Contact: Danielle Endvick (715) 471-0398 dendvick@wisconsinfarmersunion.com CHIPPEWA FALLS –Jessica Jurcek of Jefferson has been elected to serve on National Farmers Union’s National Youth Advisory Council. Jurcek is one of six council members elected by campers during the 81st annual NFU
Contact: Paul Holtan, DNR Office of Communications, Madison, 608-267-7517 Charlie Nettesheim, DNR Office of Communications, Madison, 608-267-0541 Some beautiful weather over the Fourth of July holiday had many people out enjoying parks and forests, with campgrounds very busy. While some
Milwaukee, WI – The Sheriff’s Office contacted the County Executive’s Office to express the urgency of having the county’s Information Management Services Division (IMSD) repair the jail computer systems as soon as possible. The system crashed yesterday morning. IMSD’s manager,
MADISON, Wis. – Earlier this morning, the Supreme Court of the United States granted a stay in Anderson, et al. v. Loertscher, a challenge to the state’s Unborn Child Protection Act, over the dissenting votes of Justices Ginsberg and Sotomayor. The Unborn Child Protection Act or 1997 Wisconsin Act 292
Contact: (608) 266-5400 Madison, WI — Today, State Senator David Craig (R-Town of Vernon) responded to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision in the Milewski v. Town of Dover case reversing the lower court’s decision allowing a property owner to be penalized for refusing entry to a municipal assessor. Justice Daniel
UW-Madison students recently got some hands-on experience with flying drones on campus as part of a new summer class. Of the 10 students in “Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems,” only one had ever flown a drone before yesterday morning. Each had the chance to test out the sleek white drones
Contact: Dave Pilon, Project Manager (608) 245-2622 David.Pilon@dot.wi.gov Northbound US 151 in Sun Prairie will be reduced to a single lane of traffic beginning Monday (July 10) until September 1. Motorists are urged to reduce speeds in the area and anticipate delays during peak travel times. Both the Main Street
Contact: Peter Skopec, WISPIRG Director (847) 687-7229 peter@wispirg.org Leaders of the Coalition for More Responsible Transportation issued the following statement in response to Speaker Vos’ call to interest groups for a transportation budget solution and to Governor Walker’s letter to Senate and Assembly outlining a compromise to break the transportation
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Contact: Melissa Moore Baldauff (414) 278-4216 melissa.baldauff@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – Affordable, reliable transit and investments in services that empower people are among the community’s highest priorities. That’s according to the feedback the Milwaukee County Office of Performance, Strategy, and Budget has received so far from users of A Balancing Act, an interactive budgeting
Contact: Nick Novak 608.239.4866 MADISON – On Friday, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) sent a letter to Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Rep. Jim Steineke and Rep. John Nygren in response to their request that WMC and other business associations provide input with respect to the debate over Wisconsin’s transportation finances.
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]—Speaker Paul Ryan is fighting to protect the freedoms of hard-working Wisconsinites. In an op-ed posted this week on Right Wisconsin, Speaker Ryan outlines what the Fourth of July means to him, and why our freedoms are worth protecting. Read the full op-ed from
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — The refusal of Donald Trump’s Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, to move forward with rules protecting student loan borrowers from predatory for-profit colleges has triggered a lawsuit from the Attorneys General of eighteen states and the District of Columbia.
Contact: Nicole Stevens (608) 266-4611 Date: Friday, July 7, 2017 Time: 10:30a.m. Location: Mayor’s Conference Room, Room 403 City County Building Mayor Soglin will meet with the media on Friday to discuss new data regarding cuts on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.
Contact: Patrice Harris, Dir. of Community Relations and Marketing (414) 630-4438 pharris@cr-sdc.org Kim Dawson-Brooks, Communications –Development Specialist (414) 906-2744 kdawson-brooks@cr-sdc.org MILWAUKEE, Wis. – July 7, 2017 – Poverty is rampant in our community and the concerns of those living in it often go unheard. Residents of Milwaukee County elect six
Contact: Dennis Hughes (608) 371-3485 dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com Could House Speaker Paul Ryan’s latest dress-code gaffe have broader implications? Democratic Congressional Candidate Cathy Myers, who is challenging Paul Ryan in his marginally Republican-leaning district back in Southeast Wisconsin thinks so. “We know Paul Ryan’s plan to rip health care away from 22
Contact: Danielle Endvick (715) 471-0398 dendvick@wisconsinfarmersunion.com CHIPPEWA FALLS –Jessica Jurcek of Jefferson has been elected to serve on National Farmers Union’s National Youth Advisory Council. Jurcek is one of six council members elected by campers during the 81st annual NFU All-States Leadership Camp June 25-29 in Bailey, Colorado. Farmers Union
Contact: Paul Holtan, DNR Office of Communications, Madison, 608-267-7517 Charlie Nettesheim, DNR Office of Communications, Madison, 608-267-0541 Some beautiful weather over the Fourth of July holiday had many people out enjoying parks and forests, with campgrounds very busy. While some rain fell over the weekend it was considerably less than
Milwaukee, WI – The Sheriff’s Office contacted the County Executive’s Office to express the urgency of having the county’s Information Management Services Division (IMSD) repair the jail computer systems as soon as possible. The system crashed yesterday morning. IMSD’s manager, Andy Carrion, originally determined the system would be running by