Contact: Rep. Warren Petryk at (608) 266-0660 Sen. Patrick Testin at (608) 266-3123 Elkhart Lake – The Assembly and Senate committees that deal with workforce development will hold a joint informational hearing on Friday, September 29th in Elkhart Lake to discuss
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today he is seeking applicants for appointment to the Monroe County Circuit Court. The new appointee will replace outgoing Monroe County Circuit Court Judge J. David Rice, whose resignation
Contact: Alderman Mark A. Borkowski (414) 286-3768 Statement of Alderman Mark A. Borkowski: Mayor Barrett’s proposed 2018 city budget includes deep cuts to the Milwaukee Fire Department and the Milwaukee Police Department. How deep? He is proposing the elimination of
Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org September 27, 2017 – As the Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing, and State-Federal Relations holds an executive session Thursday to vote on the undemocratic License Review Council Bill, SB 288, the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Rob Portman (R-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today wrote to leaders of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee urging them to
Media Contact: Mike Murray (608) 251-0139 x3 Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health (WAWH) applauds Dane County Executive Joe Parisi for implementing a new paid parental leave policy that will provide county employees with 10 weeks of
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— While Republicans are fighting for reforms to our tax and health care systems at the federal level, Senator Tammy Baldwin is embracing Senator Sanders’ radical government-run health care system and picking Washington over
Iris Riis 608-256-7549 x2132 iris.riis@ppwi.org Washington D.C. – Today, Wisconsinites breathed a sigh of relief as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that there will be no vote on the disastrous Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson bill. The bill was the worst of
Contact: Scott Fitzgerald, (608)-266-5660 [Madison, WI] Early Wednesday, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released the statewide results of the Forward, ACT Plus Writing, and Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) assessments administered during the 2016-17 school year. The results demonstrate that
Contact: Bill Arnold Public Information Manager/City of Milwaukee/Public Information Division/Office of the City Clerk/Phone: (414)286.3285/ warnol@milwaukee.gov Today Alderman Bob Donovan reached out to Governor Walker (see attached letter) to respectfully request that he form a select committee to study possible solutions
Contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 Milwaukee, WI – A new policy brief from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, “Civil Forfeiture 101,” explains why Wisconsin’s civil forfeiture laws are in urgent need
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker highlighted his Small Business Agenda today at the Green Bay Chamber of Commerce. The Small Business Agenda, which was announced at yesterday’s seventh annual Governor’s Small Business Summit, lays out
Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 MADISON, WI – Despite the continued call for student loan relief, Republican legislators have yet to put forward any substantive solutions to lower current student loan payments for Wisconsin’s nearly one million student loan borrowers.
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Today marks the one year anniversary of Gov. Scott Walker advising Wisconsin borrowers to, “call a bank” as his solution to the growing crisis of student loan debt.
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel, previous recipient of the Wisconsin Victim Witness Professionals’ “Professional of the Year” Award, has been fighting on behalf of crime victims for 28 years as a prosecutor. As attorney general, Schimel has made
Contact: Wisconsin National Guard Public Affairs Office Office: 608-242-3079 Gov. Scott Walker and senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders will join family and friends in sending off nearly 30 Soldiers from Detachment one, Company B, 248th General Aviation Support Battalion at
Contact: Stephanie Wilson Miller Communications Director Dane County 608.267.8823 o 920.470.4618 c Today, as part of his 2018 Budget Dane County Executive Joe Parisi joined Dane County Board Members and advocates to announce a 10 week paid parental leave for Dane
CONTACT: Jim Dick, DNR Spokesperson, 608-267-2773 $50,000 investment marks beginning of efforts to ensure users of all types can enjoy Wisconsin’s public lands MADISON – In the days leading up to National Public Lands Day, the Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund is set to
CONTACT: Amanda Minks, DNR waterway and wetland policy coordinator, 608-264-9223; Martye Griffin, waterway and wetland section chief, 608-266-2997 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on a draft reissuance of the wetland general permit for commercial, residential and
Contact: Rep. Warren Petryk at (608) 266-0660 Sen. Patrick Testin at (608) 266-3123 Elkhart Lake – The Assembly and Senate committees that deal with workforce development will hold a joint informational hearing on Friday, September 29th in Elkhart Lake to discuss the state’s successes, challenges, and opportunities in workforce development. The
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced today he is seeking applicants for appointment to the Monroe County Circuit Court. The new appointee will replace outgoing Monroe County Circuit Court Judge J. David Rice, whose resignation is effective October 3, 2017. The new appointee, should he
Contact: Alderman Mark A. Borkowski (414) 286-3768 Statement of Alderman Mark A. Borkowski: Mayor Barrett’s proposed 2018 city budget includes deep cuts to the Milwaukee Fire Department and the Milwaukee Police Department. How deep? He is proposing the elimination of more than six dozen firefighters and nearly three dozen police
Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org September 27, 2017 – As the Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing, and State-Federal Relations holds an executive session Thursday to vote on the undemocratic License Review Council Bill, SB 288, the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO released the following statement: “Whether it is electricians, plumbers, health
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Rob Portman (R-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today wrote to leaders of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee urging them to immediately act to save the Perkins Loan Program before it
Media Contact: Mike Murray (608) 251-0139 x3 Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health (WAWH) applauds Dane County Executive Joe Parisi for implementing a new paid parental leave policy that will provide county employees with 10 weeks of paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of a
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI]— While Republicans are fighting for reforms to our tax and health care systems at the federal level, Senator Tammy Baldwin is embracing Senator Sanders’ radical government-run health care system and picking Washington over Wisconsin. The plan would, by some estimates, cost $32 trillion
Iris Riis 608-256-7549 x2132 iris.riis@ppwi.org Washington D.C. – Today, Wisconsinites breathed a sigh of relief as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that there will be no vote on the disastrous Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson bill. The bill was the worst of the Affordable Care Act repeal bills yet, allowing insurance companies
Contact: Scott Fitzgerald, (608)-266-5660 [Madison, WI] Early Wednesday, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released the statewide results of the Forward, ACT Plus Writing, and Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) assessments administered during the 2016-17 school year. The results demonstrate that for the second consecutive year, the ACT scores of students
Contact: Bill Arnold Public Information Manager/City of Milwaukee/Public Information Division/Office of the City Clerk/Phone: (414)286.3285/ warnol@milwaukee.gov Today Alderman Bob Donovan reached out to Governor Walker (see attached letter) to respectfully request that he form a select committee to study possible solutions to the City of Milwaukee’s ongoing critical fiscal challenges. “I
Contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 Milwaukee, WI – A new policy brief from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, “Civil Forfeiture 101,” explains why Wisconsin’s civil forfeiture laws are in urgent need of reform. Through research and open records requests, the brief,
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker highlighted his Small Business Agenda today at the Green Bay Chamber of Commerce. The Small Business Agenda, which was announced at yesterday’s seventh annual Governor’s Small Business Summit, lays out a four-step plan to support and strengthen Wisconsin’s small businesses.
Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 MADISON, WI – Despite the continued call for student loan relief, Republican legislators have yet to put forward any substantive solutions to lower current student loan payments for Wisconsin’s nearly one million student loan borrowers. Democratic efforts to allow individuals to refinance student loans at
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Today marks the one year anniversary of Gov. Scott Walker advising Wisconsin borrowers to, “call a bank” as his solution to the growing crisis of student loan debt. One Wisconsin Now Program Director Analiese Eicher said that student
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel, previous recipient of the Wisconsin Victim Witness Professionals’ “Professional of the Year” Award, has been fighting on behalf of crime victims for 28 years as a prosecutor. As attorney general, Schimel has made supporting victims of sexual assault one of his top priorities.
Contact: Wisconsin National Guard Public Affairs Office Office: 608-242-3079 Gov. Scott Walker and senior Wisconsin National Guard leaders will join family and friends in sending off nearly 30 Soldiers from Detachment one, Company B, 248th General Aviation Support Battalion at a 3 p.m. ceremony Sept. 30, at the West Bend
Contact: Stephanie Wilson Miller Communications Director Dane County 608.267.8823 o 920.470.4618 c Today, as part of his 2018 Budget Dane County Executive Joe Parisi joined Dane County Board Members and advocates to announce a 10 week paid parental leave for Dane County Employees for the birth or adoption of a child.
CONTACT: Jim Dick, DNR Spokesperson, 608-267-2773 $50,000 investment marks beginning of efforts to ensure users of all types can enjoy Wisconsin’s public lands MADISON – In the days leading up to National Public Lands Day, the Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund is set to make its first disbursement to care for public lands at
CONTACT: Amanda Minks, DNR waterway and wetland policy coordinator, 608-264-9223; Martye Griffin, waterway and wetland section chief, 608-266-2997 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on a draft reissuance of the wetland general permit for commercial, residential and industrial activities. The public comment period on the general permit