MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, along with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, led a 25-state coalition in support of permanently rescinding language used in the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The coalition filed
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3823, the Disaster Tax Relief and Airway Extension Act of 2017. The House passed this legislation under a rule today
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker has remained mum on analyses suggesting Wisconsin taxpayers would be picking up part of the tab for the massive tax cuts to corporations and the
Contact: Albert Alfaro, Legislative Aide 414-278-5084 or albert.alfaro@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved the sale of the Crystal Ridge landfill to an affiliate of ROC Ventures today (11-7), a major step forward for the $100 million
CONTACT: Zhenqiang (Jack) Ma, 608-261-1095, mazq@engr.wisc.edu MADISON – A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has created the most functional flexible transistor in the world – and with it, a fast, simple and inexpensive fabrication process that’s easily scalable to
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today went on the Senate floor to save the Perkins Loan Program, but her request to pass bipartisan legislation was blocked. The authorization for this critical college
Contact Bike Fed Executive Director Dave Cieslewicz at 608-698-4971 Despite being contacted by over 600 Wisconsinites asking him to veto the provision, Gov. Scott Walker will sign the state budget today, including language prohibiting local governments from using eminent domain
Contact: Gary Kohn (608) 757-7769 or cell (608) 436-9578 gkohn@blackhawk.edu JANESVILLE, WI – Enrollment is up at Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) for the fall 2017 semester according to Dr. Jon Tysse, Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at BTC. Dr.
CONTACT: Rebecca Normington, 715-221-9726, normington.rebecca@securityhealth.org MARSHFIELD – For the 13th consecutive year, Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., is among the nation’s highest-rated health insurance plans by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its Medicare, Medicaid and Commercial
Contact: Jon Peacock, 608-284-0580 x 307 MADISON, WI—Fifty-two organizations from across Wisconsin today sent a letter to Congress telling them toprotect healthcare for Wisconsin’s kids. Congress has less than 10 days to act to provide federal funds for theChildren’s Health
Media Contact: Jerad Albracht, Senior Communications Specialist, 608-224-5007 or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 MADISON – Job seekers beware: scammers may use invitations to discuss employment opportunities on Google Hangout as a way to get you to turn over sensitive
Contact- Salli Martyniak President 608-204-8830 sallim@forwardci.org FCI is the recipient of a $1,016,500 Financial Assistance Award from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). FCI will use its award to leverage other investor dollars
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today called for immediate action to save the Perkins Loan Program before it expires this Saturday, September 30th. Senator Baldwin has introduced bipartisan legislation that would extend
Contact: Tom McCarthy, DPI Communications Director, (608) 266-3559
Contact: Wisconsin National Guard Public Affairs Office A team of six Airmen from the 115th Fighter Wing that deployed to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria is the latest in the Wisconsin National Guard’s ongoing response to the
For More Information Call Bill Smith: (608) 255-6083 Bob Fassbender: (608) 258-9506 “Having a competitive legal environment has never been more important,” says WCJC President Bill Smith. In a recent survey of corporate attorneys, 85 percent believe a state’s litigation
Contact: Graham: Taylor Reidy (202) 224-5972 Cassidy: Ty Bofferding (202) 224-5824 Heller: Megan Taylor (202) 224-6244 Johnson: Ben Voelkel (202) 224-5323 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Dean Heller (R-Nevada), and Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) today
Contact: Tom McCarthy, DPI Communications Director, (608) 266-3559
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, along with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, led a 25-state coalition in support of permanently rescinding language used in the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The coalition filed its letter Wednesday as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3823, the Disaster Tax Relief and Airway Extension Act of 2017. The House passed this legislation under a rule today after the Democrats’ blocked the legislation under suspension on Monday:
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker has remained mum on analyses suggesting Wisconsin taxpayers would be picking up part of the tab for the massive tax cuts to corporations and the wealthy being promoted by Donald Trump, Mike Pence and Speaker
Contact: Albert Alfaro, Legislative Aide 414-278-5084 or albert.alfaro@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved the sale of the Crystal Ridge landfill to an affiliate of ROC Ventures today (11-7), a major step forward for the $100 million Ballpark Commons project in Franklin. “The Ballpark Commons Development is
CONTACT: Zhenqiang (Jack) Ma, 608-261-1095, mazq@engr.wisc.edu MADISON – A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has created the most functional flexible transistor in the world – and with it, a fast, simple and inexpensive fabrication process that’s easily scalable to the commercial level. It’s an advance that could open the
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today went on the Senate floor to save the Perkins Loan Program, but her request to pass bipartisan legislation was blocked. The authorization for this critical college affordability program will expire on Saturday, September 30th unless Washington
Contact Bike Fed Executive Director Dave Cieslewicz at 608-698-4971 Despite being contacted by over 600 Wisconsinites asking him to veto the provision, Gov. Scott Walker will sign the state budget today, including language prohibiting local governments from using eminent domain to build trails, bike lanes and sidewalks. This is a
Contact: Gary Kohn (608) 757-7769 or cell (608) 436-9578 gkohn@blackhawk.edu JANESVILLE, WI – Enrollment is up at Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) for the fall 2017 semester according to Dr. Jon Tysse, Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at BTC. Dr. Tysse reports unduplicated credit and pre-college student head count increased
CONTACT: Rebecca Normington, 715-221-9726, normington.rebecca@securityhealth.org MARSHFIELD – For the 13th consecutive year, Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., is among the nation’s highest-rated health insurance plans by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its Medicare, Medicaid and Commercial plans. In the 2017-18 NCQA Health Insurance Plan Ratings released
Contact: Jon Peacock, 608-284-0580 x 307 MADISON, WI—Fifty-two organizations from across Wisconsin today sent a letter to Congress telling them toprotect healthcare for Wisconsin’s kids. Congress has less than 10 days to act to provide federal funds for theChildren’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and for community health centers—two important building
Media Contact: Jerad Albracht, Senior Communications Specialist, 608-224-5007 or Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 MADISON – Job seekers beware: scammers may use invitations to discuss employment opportunities on Google Hangout as a way to get you to turn over sensitive personal or financial information. If you receive a similar unsolicited
Contact- Salli Martyniak President 608-204-8830 sallim@forwardci.org FCI is the recipient of a $1,016,500 Financial Assistance Award from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). FCI will use its award to leverage other investor dollars and increase its volume of lending for affordable workforce housing
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today called for immediate action to save the Perkins Loan Program before it expires this Saturday, September 30th. Senator Baldwin has introduced bipartisan legislation that would extend this popular and effective campus-based financial aid program. “There are
Contact: Tom McCarthy, DPI Communications Director, (608) 266-3559
Contact: Wisconsin National Guard Public Affairs Office A team of six Airmen from the 115th Fighter Wing that deployed to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria is the latest in the Wisconsin National Guard’s ongoing response to the hurricanes that have affected the United States over the past
For More Information Call Bill Smith: (608) 255-6083 Bob Fassbender: (608) 258-9506 “Having a competitive legal environment has never been more important,” says WCJC President Bill Smith. In a recent survey of corporate attorneys, 85 percent believe a state’s litigation environment is likely to impact business decisions at their companies,
Contact: Graham: Taylor Reidy (202) 224-5972 Cassidy: Ty Bofferding (202) 224-5824 Heller: Megan Taylor (202) 224-6244 Johnson: Ben Voelkel (202) 224-5323 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Dean Heller (R-Nevada), and Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) today issued this statement. “As a result of our efforts in
Contact: Tom McCarthy, DPI Communications Director, (608) 266-3559