Contact: Mike Browne mike@OneWisconsinNow.org , 608-444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — A national study released today finds the average student debt burden for graduates now tops $30,000 in Wisconsin and the state remains in the top ten for the percentage of college
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved his request for federal low-interest disaster loans for individuals and businesses affected by flooding in Wisconsin in July. The SBA will
Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) this week joined members of the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation in calling on the U.S. Departments of State, Transportation, and Commerce to enforce the Open Skies agreements with Qatar
Contact: Bill Arnold 414-286-3285 Statement of Alderman Khalif J. Rainey: In Milwaukee we have a major problem with deadly weapons that have been used to kill and maim far too many people – including an increasing number of children –
Contact: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for metro areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin. The estimates include updates
Contact: Sen. Tim Carpenter (608) 266-8535 (MADISON) – State Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) yesterday sent a letter to Governor Scott Walker asking that certain transportation “pork” items be vetoed from the state budget. “Specifically, these veto requests pertain to earmarks
Contact: Brian Rothgery, Public Information Manager 414-278-4230 or brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – A resolution authored by Supervisor Deanna Alexander recognizing October as Bullying Prevention Month advanced through a committee of the County Board today, and will be considered by the County
Contact: Capitol Police Department at 608-266-8797. MADISON, Wis. – On Saturday, September 16, 2017, Wisconsin’s Law Enforcement Memorial was vandalized with spray paint and an anti-law enforcement message. On Monday, the Capitol’s facilities management personnel removed the spray paint and cleaned
Budgets are about choices. Budget writers this year chose to leave major problems for the next budget writers.
This budget is fair to the people of Central and Western Wisconsin; it meets our needs today, and lays the groundwork to address tomorrow’s challenges.
Just like we need police officers to keep us safe, we can also improve the security of our communities by giving our inmates the training that leads to good, well-paying jobs.
The problems that the Obamacare insurance exchanges have been facing in some states are a direct result of the uncertainty that the Trump administration has purposely created to undermine them. Some might call it sabotage.
In Evers’ Wisconsin, unions would continue to rule public education, forcing contracts on districts that make it nearly impossible to fire teachers for misconduct.
Contact: Debra Kolste 608-266-7503 Madison, Wisconsin – Assembly Bill 260 was one of the most lobbied non-budget legislative proposals for the first half of 2017, with lobbying groups spending 746 hours talking to legislators. The bill would allow chiropractors to
Contact: Mike Browne mike@OneWisconsinNow.org , 608-444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — A national study released today finds the average student debt burden for graduates now tops $30,000 in Wisconsin and the state remains in the top ten for the percentage of college graduates with debt. “The average student loan debt in Wisconsin
Contact: Tom Evenson (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved his request for federal low-interest disaster loans for individuals and businesses affected by flooding in Wisconsin in July. The SBA will open disaster loan outreach centers to help flood victims and
Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) this week joined members of the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation in calling on the U.S. Departments of State, Transportation, and Commerce to enforce the Open Skies agreements with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Enforcing these agreements is critical
Contact: Bill Arnold 414-286-3285 Statement of Alderman Khalif J. Rainey: In Milwaukee we have a major problem with deadly weapons that have been used to kill and maim far too many people – including an increasing number of children – over the past several years. The video from this past
Contact: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 MADISON – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for metro areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin. The estimates include updates for July 2017 and the preliminary estimates for August 2017.
Contact: Sen. Tim Carpenter (608) 266-8535 (MADISON) – State Senator Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) yesterday sent a letter to Governor Scott Walker asking that certain transportation “pork” items be vetoed from the state budget. “Specifically, these veto requests pertain to earmarks (“pork”) for very specific transportation-related projects or projects that while
Contact: Brian Rothgery, Public Information Manager 414-278-4230 or brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – A resolution authored by Supervisor Deanna Alexander recognizing October as Bullying Prevention Month advanced through a committee of the County Board today, and will be considered by the County Board of Supervisors next Thursday, September 28. “By bringing attention
Contact: Capitol Police Department at 608-266-8797. MADISON, Wis. – On Saturday, September 16, 2017, Wisconsin’s Law Enforcement Memorial was vandalized with spray paint and an anti-law enforcement message. On Monday, the Capitol’s facilities management personnel removed the spray paint and cleaned the Memorial. Today, this incident is still being investigated and
Budgets are about choices. Budget writers this year chose to leave major problems for the next budget writers.
This budget is fair to the people of Central and Western Wisconsin; it meets our needs today, and lays the groundwork to address tomorrow’s challenges.
Just like we need police officers to keep us safe, we can also improve the security of our communities by giving our inmates the training that leads to good, well-paying jobs.
The problems that the Obamacare insurance exchanges have been facing in some states are a direct result of the uncertainty that the Trump administration has purposely created to undermine them. Some might call it sabotage.
In Evers’ Wisconsin, unions would continue to rule public education, forcing contracts on districts that make it nearly impossible to fire teachers for misconduct.
Contact: Debra Kolste 608-266-7503 Madison, Wisconsin – Assembly Bill 260 was one of the most lobbied non-budget legislative proposals for the first half of 2017, with lobbying groups spending 746 hours talking to legislators. The bill would allow chiropractors to perform physical exams on high school and 2 year UW