U.S. Sen. Johnson: Right to Try bill passes Senate

Contact: Brittni Palke (202) 224-0382 Ben Voelkel (202) 228-0071 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after his right to try bill passed the Senate unanimously Thursday: “By

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Rep. Brooks: Has three bills signed into law

Contact: (608) 267-2369 Madison, WI—Yesterday, Senate Bills 122, 123, and 144, authored by Representative Rob Brooks (R-Saukville), were signed into law by Governor Scott Walker. Senate Bill 122 makes the filing of an official bond by local units of government

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Republican Party of Wisconsin: Senator Baldwin embraces Obamacare as collapse continues

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— Molina Healthcare announced that it was dropping out of Wisconsin’s Obamacare marketplace, further limiting coverage options for Wisconsinites.  While Obamacare continues to fall apart in Wisconsin, Senator Tammy Baldwin is embracing the Washington status quo and obstructing real health care reform. “While hard-working

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Gov. Walker: Weekly radio address- “An international game-changer”

Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “An International Game-Changer.” Hi, Scott Walker here. “An international game-changer…” “A major leap forward…” “The likes of which we have never seen here…” These are just a few of the great comments being

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Right to Try bill passes Senate

Contact: Brittni Palke (202) 224-0382 Ben Voelkel (202) 228-0071 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after his right to try bill passed the Senate unanimously Thursday: “By passing the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew

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Rep. Brooks: Has three bills signed into law

Contact: (608) 267-2369 Madison, WI—Yesterday, Senate Bills 122, 123, and 144, authored by Representative Rob Brooks (R-Saukville), were signed into law by Governor Scott Walker. Senate Bill 122 makes the filing of an official bond by local units of government permissive, not mandatory. Under current law, certain municipal officials are

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Mayor Barrett: Milwaukee selected for national “Our Town” grant

Contact: Jonathan Fera (414) 286-5579 jfera@milwaukee.gov MILWAUKEE – Mayor Tom Barret announced today that the City of Milwaukee has been selected as a recipient of a grant of $150,000 from the National Endowment of the Art (NEA) to fund the new Gathering Art, Stories and Place project at the soon-to-be-opened

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Study suggests Zika virus won’t be passed on through saliva

Recently published research from UW-Madison suggests the Zika virus is unlikely to be passed through saliva. This study, published Tuesday in the Nature Communications journal, sheds more light on a virus that has captured the attention of the national media as well as that of the worldwide medical community. It’s

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