Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Looking to break the budget impasse, Gov. Scott Walker has floated the possibility of nixing his income tax cuts and instead directing that money to transportation projects, according to multiple GOP sources.
Contact: Steven Michels (608) 266-7362 Madison, Wisconsin – Following Governor Scott Walker’s State of Emergency declaration for Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties, members of his cabinet will hold roundtable discussions with local government officials and emergency managers from the area on Thursday. Representatives from the
Contact: Paul Schwartz 202-279-0438 Washington D.C. – The National Campaign For Lead Free Water released a letter today outlining its concerns regarding an opposition letter issued by the Milwaukee Health Department it sent to Milwaukee Alderman Tony Zielinski, who recently
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Contact: Laurie Fischer 920-366-1880 info@americandairycoalitioninc.com The American Dairy Coalition applauds Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and the House Committee on Appropriations for approving the Fiscal Year 2018 Homeland Security Appropriations Act with a critical program that will allow for permanent dairy, livestock and agriculture workers to
House Speaker Paul Ryan has a far bigger warchest than his fellow Wisconsin House members, with U.S. Rep. Ron Kind a distant second. Ryan reported his re-election campaign had $3.4 million in receipts between April 1 and June 30, $1.7
Contact: Ian Martorana Washington, D.C. – This morning, Congressman Ryan joined WTAQ’s Jerry Bader, WTMJ’s Jeff Wagner, and WBEL’s Stan Milam to discuss the House’s focus on doing work for members’ constituents. Excerpts of these interviews follow: “The House has been
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Madison, Wisconsin – Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 293 into law today at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. Senate Bill 293 – makes several technical changes to the state’s voucher programs. It streamlines, simplifies, and
Contact: Mokie Porter 301-585-4000, ext. 146 mporter@vva.org Washington, D.C. – “Today, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs voted to improve and unanimously pass both the Forever GI Bill and the Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act. The House Veterans Affairs Committee has demonstrated
Now one of the professed goals of the GOP is to reduce health care costs. None of the bills they’ve proposed have done anything to address health care costs.
Contact(s): Sayanna Molina (Grijalva) Ron Boehmer (Pocan) Washington, D.C. –Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee voted to approve the FY 2018 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill yesterday. The bill
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Looking to break the budget impasse, Gov. Scott Walker has floated the possibility of nixing his income tax cuts and instead directing that money to transportation projects, according to multiple GOP sources. The sources said the motivation behind the suggestion is twofold.
Contact: Steven Michels (608) 266-7362 Madison, Wisconsin – Following Governor Scott Walker’s State of Emergency declaration for Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties, members of his cabinet will hold roundtable discussions with local government officials and emergency managers from the area on Thursday. Representatives from the Department of Administration (DOA), Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer
Contact: Paul Schwartz 202-279-0438 Washington D.C. – The National Campaign For Lead Free Water released a letter today outlining its concerns regarding an opposition letter issued by the Milwaukee Health Department it sent to Milwaukee Alderman Tony Zielinski, who recently introduced a resolution calling for more transparency and public awareness
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Contact: Laurie Fischer 920-366-1880 info@americandairycoalitioninc.com The American Dairy Coalition applauds Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and the House Committee on Appropriations for approving the Fiscal Year 2018 Homeland Security Appropriations Act with a critical program that will allow for permanent dairy, livestock and agriculture workers to utilize the existing H-2A VisaProgram. “Today, large segments of American
House Speaker Paul Ryan has a far bigger warchest than his fellow Wisconsin House members, with U.S. Rep. Ron Kind a distant second. Ryan reported his re-election campaign had $3.4 million in receipts between April 1 and June 30, $1.7 million in disbursements and $11.15 million cash on hand, according
Contact: Ian Martorana Washington, D.C. – This morning, Congressman Ryan joined WTAQ’s Jerry Bader, WTMJ’s Jeff Wagner, and WBEL’s Stan Milam to discuss the House’s focus on doing work for members’ constituents. Excerpts of these interviews follow: “The House has been active: We’ve passed two big down payments on the military; we’ve passed Kate’s
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Madison, Wisconsin – Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 293 into law today at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. Senate Bill 293 – makes several technical changes to the state’s voucher programs. It streamlines, simplifies, and clarifies statutory language regulating program administration, pupil eligibility, school responsibilities,
Contact: Mokie Porter 301-585-4000, ext. 146 mporter@vva.org Washington, D.C. – “Today, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs voted to improve and unanimously pass both the Forever GI Bill and the Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act. The House Veterans Affairs Committee has demonstrated that solid, bipartisan work is possible in Washington. Now it’s
Now one of the professed goals of the GOP is to reduce health care costs. None of the bills they’ve proposed have done anything to address health care costs.
Contact(s): Sayanna Molina (Grijalva) Ron Boehmer (Pocan) Washington, D.C. –Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) released the following statement after the House Appropriations Committee voted to approve the FY 2018 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill yesterday. The bill includes a $1.6 billion border wall fund, increased funding for