Voces De La Frontera: DACAmented youth to Cardinal Dolan: Rescind Paul Ryan keynote invitation if he won’t meet immigrant youth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 Contacts: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org                  Daniel Altschuler, 917-494-5922, daniel.altschuler@maketheroadny.org DACAmented Youth to Cardinal Dolan: Rescind Paul Ryan Keynote Invitation If He Won’t Meet Immigrant Youth   NEW YORK CITY —This

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Voces De La Frontera: DACAmented youth to Cardinal Dolan: Rescind Paul Ryan keynote invitation if he won’t meet immigrant youth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 Contacts: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org                  Daniel Altschuler, 917-494-5922, daniel.altschuler@maketheroadny.org DACAmented Youth to Cardinal Dolan: Rescind Paul Ryan Keynote Invitation If He Won’t Meet Immigrant Youth   NEW YORK CITY —This week, immigrant rights leaders are from New York, Wisconsin, and

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Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service panel: ‘The Constitution, Congress and the Presidency: What are the Limits of Power?’

Monday, November 13 7 p.m. UW Center for Civic Engagement 625 Stewart Avenue Wausau, WI FREE and open to the public Click here for flyer. For more information, call 715-261-6368, email info@wipps.org or visit our website. The Public Issues Series is made possible through the support of Dean Dietrich and Kevin Hermening, two Wausau businessmen who

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Kohl Campaign: Kohl applauds Murray-Alexander healthcare compromise

Calls on Glenn Grothman to support compromise in the House October 17, 2017 Grafton – With the recent announcement that Senators Murray and Alexander have reached a bipartisan compromise that would stabilize the individual insurance markets. In response, business executive and non-profit leader Dan Kohl issued the following statement: “This is

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End Domestic Abuse: Domestic violence advocates respond to Gov. Walker’s NFL protest comments

Contact: Chase Tarrier, Public Policy Coordinator, End Domestic Abuse WI chaset@endabusewi.org 608.237.3985 Madison, Wisconsin — In response to the Governor’s recent letter to the NFL and the NFL Players Association, Executive Director of End Domestic Abuse WI Patti Seger issued the following statement: “We are deeply grateful for the support the anti-domestic

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Milwaukee County Exec. Chris Abele: County programs support economic, community development

Contact: Melissa Moore Baldauff, Director of Communications 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov Milwaukee, Wisconsin – As the community continues its discussion on Milwaukee County’s budget, County Executive Chris Abele is highlighting the importance of County programs and services that are at risk of being cut by the County Board of Supervisors. Earlier this month,

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One Wisconsin Now: Gov. Walker’s reverse field on national anthem comes with fundraising pitch

Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Madison, Wisconsin — In response to the Donald Trump incited controversy over National Football League players’ peaceful protests of racial inequality and police brutality during the National Anthem, Gov. Scott Walker said weeks ago he would, “leave it up to them” whether to join.

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State dairy association pushes back on business group’s call to remove ‘America’s Dairyland’ from license plates

The state Dairy Business Association today pushed back against a suggestion from a Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce exec to remove “America’s Dairyland” from the state’s license plates, calling the proposed change “disheartening.” WMC President and CEO Kurt Bauer yesterday suggested the slogan be replaced with something more “contemporary” like “Forward,”

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Two GOP FoodShare bills to promote healthy eating get public hearing

Two GOP FoodShare bills with the shared goal of promoting healthier eating got very different receptions from Dems in an Assembly committee public hearing today. That’s because the methodology behind one allows for self determination, Dems argued today, while they say the other is punitive because it limits a recipient’s

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