Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — With legislative leaders at odds over whether to do the Foxconn bill or the budget first, Gov. Scott Walker said today he is confident he can persuade them to take up both
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Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Madison, Wisconsin – Governor Scott Walker signed 20 bills into law today at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Assembly Bill 170 – allows for advertisements to be placed on bus shelters on the right-of-way along state trunk highways.
Contact: Rep. Rob Summerfield (608) 266-1194 Madison, Wisconsin – Today, Senate Bill 133, authored by Representative Rob Summerfield (R-Bloomer) and Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) was signed into law (2017 Wisconsin Act 54) by Governor Walker. This Act createspenalties for the
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Madison, Wisconsin – Governor Scott Walker today announced he is leading a trade mission to South Korea and Japan, September 8–16, 2017, to continue encouraging foreign companies to invest in Wisconsin and to help state companies
Contact: Bryan Roessler, Executive Director 608-210-3390 Bryan@wisjustice.org Register Today and Bring a Peer to be entered in a drawing! The Wisconsin Association for Justice’s New Lawyers Section invites you to join us for an evening of casual networking with complimentary appetizers and drinks. This
Contact: Senator Robert Cowles (920) 660-0615 Madison, Wisconsin – Today, 2017 Senate Bill 133 was signed into law, finishing the legislative process for a bill that saw strong, bipartisan support when it passed through the legislature in June. Senator Robert
Contact: LaTonya Johnson 608.266.2500 Madison, Wisconsin – Wisconsin State Senator LaTonya Johnson (D – Milwaukee) released the following statement regarding 2017 Senate Bill 35 – legislation she authored with Wisconsin State Representative Joel Kleefisch (R – Oconomowoc) which requires juvenile correctional officers
Contact: Dormie Roberts (608)754-2821 ext. 5044 DRoberts@blainsupply.com Janesville, Wisconsin – Blain’s Farm & Fleet is honored to host the U.S. Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, on Thursday, August 3 at 4 pm for a private listening
Contact: Rep. Adam Jarchow 608-267-2365 Madison, Wisconsin – Today, two bills authored by Rep. Adam Jarchow (R-Balsam Lake) were signed into law by Governor Walker. Assembly Bill (AB) 325 will allow children of any age to apply for bear preference points.
Contact: Steve Brasch (262) 548-7846 sbrasch@waukeshacounty.gov Mukwonago, Wisconsin – A segment of Eagle Lake Avenue (County Highway LO) is scheduled for a closure on Monday, August 7 at 7 am until Friday, August 18 at 5 pm (approx.) for culvert replacement construction. The closure of Eagle
Contact(s): Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 or Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 Madison, Wisconsin – On Wednesday, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), the Co-Chairs of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, released the following
Contact(s): Heather DuBois Bourenane, Executive Director, Wisconsin Public Education Network (608) 572-1696 hdb@WisconsinNetwork.com or Dennis R. McBride, Support Our Schools (SOS) Wauwatosa (414) 391-1140 mcbarry1953@gmail.com Sun Prairie, Wisconsin – With the state budget still stalled, organizers have added a special
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director (608) 444-3483 mike@OneWisconsinNow.org Madison, Wisconsin — A proposed deal to lure a factory owned by Taiwanese electronic manufacturer Foxconn to Wisconsin could commit state taxpayers to shelling out $3 billion to the company on the promise of job
Contact: Julaine Appling, President 608-334-6435 info@wifamilyaction.org Madison, Wisconsin – “This is a huge win for free speech in Wisconsin,” said Julaine Appling, president of Wisconsin Family Action. “As our good friends at Alliance Defending Freedom keep reminding everyone, no one should
Contact: Hanna Johnson, WisDOT Project Leader (608) 516-1616 hanna.johnson@dot.wi.gov The River Road bridge over I-39/90/94 in Dane County will be closed for an improvement project starting Monday, August 7. The intersection of River Road and Windsor Road will remain open. Local traffic
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — With legislative leaders at odds over whether to do the Foxconn bill or the budget first, Gov. Scott Walker said today he is confident he can persuade them to take up both at the same time. Still, Walker deflected a question of
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Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Madison, Wisconsin – Governor Scott Walker signed 20 bills into law today at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Assembly Bill 170 – allows for advertisements to be placed on bus shelters on the right-of-way along state trunk highways. Authored by Representative Robert Hutton (R-Brookfield) and Senator Chris Kapenga
Contact: Rep. Rob Summerfield (608) 266-1194 Madison, Wisconsin – Today, Senate Bill 133, authored by Representative Rob Summerfield (R-Bloomer) and Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) was signed into law (2017 Wisconsin Act 54) by Governor Walker. This Act createspenalties for the possession, trafficking, and use of credit card skimmers. “This was
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 Madison, Wisconsin – Governor Scott Walker today announced he is leading a trade mission to South Korea and Japan, September 8–16, 2017, to continue encouraging foreign companies to invest in Wisconsin and to help state companies strengthen exporting efforts “The historic $10 billion investment Foxconn is
Contact: Bryan Roessler, Executive Director 608-210-3390 Bryan@wisjustice.org Register Today and Bring a Peer to be entered in a drawing! The Wisconsin Association for Justice’s New Lawyers Section invites you to join us for an evening of casual networking with complimentary appetizers and drinks. This event is designed to connect lawyers in their first ten
Contact: Senator Robert Cowles (920) 660-0615 Madison, Wisconsin – Today, 2017 Senate Bill 133 was signed into law, finishing the legislative process for a bill that saw strong, bipartisan support when it passed through the legislature in June. Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released this statement on 2017 Act 54:
Contact: LaTonya Johnson 608.266.2500 Madison, Wisconsin – Wisconsin State Senator LaTonya Johnson (D – Milwaukee) released the following statement regarding 2017 Senate Bill 35 – legislation she authored with Wisconsin State Representative Joel Kleefisch (R – Oconomowoc) which requires juvenile correctional officers to report suspected child abuse and neglect – being signed
Contact: Dormie Roberts (608)754-2821 ext. 5044 DRoberts@blainsupply.com Janesville, Wisconsin – Blain’s Farm & Fleet is honored to host the U.S. Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, on Thursday, August 3 at 4 pm for a private listening session as part of a five-state RV tour entitled the
Contact: Rep. Adam Jarchow 608-267-2365 Madison, Wisconsin – Today, two bills authored by Rep. Adam Jarchow (R-Balsam Lake) were signed into law by Governor Walker. Assembly Bill (AB) 325 will allow children of any age to apply for bear preference points. Previously, a ten year old child could hunt bear on
Contact: Steve Brasch (262) 548-7846 sbrasch@waukeshacounty.gov Mukwonago, Wisconsin – A segment of Eagle Lake Avenue (County Highway LO) is scheduled for a closure on Monday, August 7 at 7 am until Friday, August 18 at 5 pm (approx.) for culvert replacement construction. The closure of Eagle Lake Avenue is from STH 83 west to CTH I
Contact(s): Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 or Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 Madison, Wisconsin – On Wednesday, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), the Co-Chairs of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, released the following statement regarding the University of Wisconsin’s Office of Educational Opportunity
Contact(s): Heather DuBois Bourenane, Executive Director, Wisconsin Public Education Network (608) 572-1696 hdb@WisconsinNetwork.com or Dennis R. McBride, Support Our Schools (SOS) Wauwatosa (414) 391-1140 mcbarry1953@gmail.com Sun Prairie, Wisconsin – With the state budget still stalled, organizers have added a special session to their annual event on August 9, 2017 in Lake Mills: Public
Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director (608) 444-3483 mike@OneWisconsinNow.org Madison, Wisconsin — A proposed deal to lure a factory owned by Taiwanese electronic manufacturer Foxconn to Wisconsin could commit state taxpayers to shelling out $3 billion to the company on the promise of job creation. Supporters of the deal are touting “safeguards” to protect
Contact: Julaine Appling, President 608-334-6435 info@wifamilyaction.org Madison, Wisconsin – “This is a huge win for free speech in Wisconsin,” said Julaine Appling, president of Wisconsin Family Action. “As our good friends at Alliance Defending Freedom keep reminding everyone, no one should be threated with punishment for having views that the government
Contact: Hanna Johnson, WisDOT Project Leader (608) 516-1616 hanna.johnson@dot.wi.gov The River Road bridge over I-39/90/94 in Dane County will be closed for an improvement project starting Monday, August 7. The intersection of River Road and Windsor Road will remain open. Local traffic access to properties adjacent to the project will be maintained