Contact: Melissa Moore Baldauff, Director of Communications 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov MILWAUKEE – A landmark achievement of President Barack Obama and a bipartisan coalition of Congressional leaders, the Affordable Care Act is still empowering healthier lives in Milwaukee County and around the country,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today defended environmental protections in the Foxconn bill while saying a few weeks for the Legislature to debate the legislation is “a pretty good amount of time.” But the
DWD has received the following Wisconsin Business Closing and Mass Layoff (WARN) notices: Brennan’s Market – As was previously reported, Brennan’s Market will be closing all of its facilities no later than September 30, 2017. The closure is expected to impact 139
Contact: (480) 444-0020 or www.adfmedia.org/home/contact The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jonathan Scruggs regarding a Dane County Circuit Court’s announcement at a hearing Tuesday in Amy Lynn Photography Studio v. City of Madison that it will issue an order declaring that Amy
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Would Rather Play Politics Than Support Historic Jobs Investment for Hard-Working Wisconsinites [Madison, WI]— Since the announcement that Foxconn Technology Group plans to create 13,000 jobs in Wisconsin, Democrats have been scurrying to find a
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MILWAUKEE – Governor Scott Walker joined American Red Cross and local business officials today in Milwaukee for a press conference to highlight the flood support efforts by the American Red Cross in Wisconsin. “In the face of
Contact: Amy Eckelberg, Executive Director of Public Relations, 608.828.5706 MADISON – Wisconsin Farm Bureau President Jim Holte issued the following statement regarding the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding the listing of the gray wolf in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota: “Although
Contact: Office of Representative Chris Taylor 306 West – (608) 266-5342 People of Wisconsin won’t be fooled by bad deal that needs thorough vetting MADISON – In their latest scheme, Governor Walker and legislative Republicans turned up the full-court press this
Contact: Sen. Leah Vukmir (608) 266-2512 Sen.Vukmir@legis.wi.gov MADISON, Wis. — State Sen. Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, Tuesday endorsed Gov. Scott Walker’s request of the White House and Congress to send states block grants, giving them full responsibility for health care programs. “Healthcare is very personal,”
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Madison…Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) joined his colleagues at a media availability today to announce the chamber’s timeline for the special session legislation regarding the Foxconn development. The state of Wisconsin recently entered into
Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – In advance of a closely watched vote to unionize a Nissan Motor Co. manufacturing plant this Thursday and Friday in Canton, Mississippi, 18 members of Congress sent President Trump a sharply worded letter this week, urging him to publicly support the collective
Contact: Bernadette Green, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today announced that Sheboygan County Planning has been awarded a $10,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant by the Great Lakes Commission. Sheboygan County Planning’s project will install the first Minnesota
Contact: Michael Tadeo | 202.682.8114 | TadeoM@api.org Industry added $8.39 billion to state’s economy in 2015 MILWAUKEE, August 1, 2017 – The Wisconsin Petroleum Council today released a new study showing that the U.S. natural gas and oil industry supported 98,200 jobs in the state and contributed $8.39 billion to the state’s economy
Contact: Melissa Moore Baldauff, Director of Communications 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov MILWAUKEE – A landmark achievement of President Barack Obama and a bipartisan coalition of Congressional leaders, the Affordable Care Act is still empowering healthier lives in Milwaukee County and around the country, despite repeated attempts in Congress to repeal the Act and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker today defended environmental protections in the Foxconn bill while saying a few weeks for the Legislature to debate the legislation is “a pretty good amount of time.” But the Legislature’s top Republicans differed sharply on: how quickly to move
DWD has received the following Wisconsin Business Closing and Mass Layoff (WARN) notices: Brennan’s Market – As was previously reported, Brennan’s Market will be closing all of its facilities no later than September 30, 2017. The closure is expected to impact 139 full and part-time workers. The Waukesha-Ozaukee-Washington, South Central and Southwest
Contact: (480) 444-0020 or www.adfmedia.org/home/contact The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Jonathan Scruggs regarding a Dane County Circuit Court’s announcement at a hearing Tuesday in Amy Lynn Photography Studio v. City of Madison that it will issue an order declaring that Amy Lawson and her business are not subject to city and
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 Would Rather Play Politics Than Support Historic Jobs Investment for Hard-Working Wisconsinites [Madison, WI]— Since the announcement that Foxconn Technology Group plans to create 13,000 jobs in Wisconsin, Democrats have been scurrying to find a way to root against Wisconsin’s comeback. Despite support form some
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MILWAUKEE – Governor Scott Walker joined American Red Cross and local business officials today in Milwaukee for a press conference to highlight the flood support efforts by the American Red Cross in Wisconsin. “In the face of a crisis, the people of our state always find a
Contact: Amy Eckelberg, Executive Director of Public Relations, 608.828.5706 MADISON – Wisconsin Farm Bureau President Jim Holte issued the following statement regarding the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding the listing of the gray wolf in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota: “Although wolf numbers in our state have long recovered past the
Contact: Office of Representative Chris Taylor 306 West – (608) 266-5342 People of Wisconsin won’t be fooled by bad deal that needs thorough vetting MADISON – In their latest scheme, Governor Walker and legislative Republicans turned up the full-court press this week to try and pull the wool over Wisconsinite’s eyes.
Contact: Sen. Leah Vukmir (608) 266-2512 Sen.Vukmir@legis.wi.gov MADISON, Wis. — State Sen. Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, Tuesday endorsed Gov. Scott Walker’s request of the White House and Congress to send states block grants, giving them full responsibility for health care programs. “Healthcare is very personal,” said Vukmir, chairman of the Senate Health & Human Services
Contact: Speaker Robin Vos (608) 266-3387 Madison…Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) joined his colleagues at a media availability today to announce the chamber’s timeline for the special session legislation regarding the Foxconn development. The state of Wisconsin recently entered into an agreement to have the Taiwanese company build a $10
Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – In advance of a closely watched vote to unionize a Nissan Motor Co. manufacturing plant this Thursday and Friday in Canton, Mississippi, 18 members of Congress sent President Trump a sharply worded letter this week, urging him to publicly support the collective bargaining rights of the Mississippi auto workers and asking that
Contact: Bernadette Green, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today announced that Sheboygan County Planning has been awarded a $10,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant by the Great Lakes Commission. Sheboygan County Planning’s project will install the first Minnesota sand/iron filter bed. Agricultural drainage traveling through the subsurf… Please
Contact: Michael Tadeo | 202.682.8114 | TadeoM@api.org Industry added $8.39 billion to state’s economy in 2015 MILWAUKEE, August 1, 2017 – The Wisconsin Petroleum Council today released a new study showing that the U.S. natural gas and oil industry supported 98,200 jobs in the state and contributed $8.39 billion to the state’s economy in 2015. The study found that all 50 states, whether