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Tuesday, Oct 24, 2017
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“Business-like” approach reduces faculty peer review, threatens academic excellence.
Vos is right that the pet concerns of three senators shouldn’t hold up an entire two-year spending plan. But Vos has been far less distressed about terrible government when it’s promised to benefit his political fortunes.
The Vos incident is just the tip of the iceberg of very public Republican in-fighting. That starts right at the top–with President Donald Trump putting anyone that doesn’t bow to his wishes or that criticizes his outrageous comments and twitter rants on full blast in all forms of the media.
MADISON, WI. – Within a week of launching her campaign for Dane County Circuit Court judge, over 200 people have endorsed Susan Crawford’s candidacy, including sixteen judges, top elected officials, attorneys, activists and key political figures across Dane County. “I hired Susan Crawford to take on tough jobs, from overseeing a massive criminal caseload as an Assistant Attorney General to serving as my Chief Legal Counsel in the Governor’s Office,” said Jim Doyle, former Governor and Attorney General of Wisconsin. “Susan is an exceptional lawyer who rises to every challenge with intellect, perseverance, and common sense. She will be an
As a member of 11 cooperatives throughout Wisconsin, and a former co-op board member, I am concerned about a bill working its way through the legislature that would change the definition of a cooperative in Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin–The Milwaukee Jewish Federation expects another sell-out crowd at its Economic Forum 2017 on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Pfister Hotel. This year features Karen Mills as the keynote speaker, who is a former administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. She is currently a senior fellow at the Harvard Business School and at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School focusing on U.S. competitiveness, entrepreneurship and innovation. As SBA Administrator (2009 – Aug. 2013) and a Cabinet member, Mills served on the President’s National Economic Council and was
We must demand that our congressional representatives put an end to the legalization of weapons that can cause mass destruction.
A bill to enshrine victims’ rights into the Wisconsin Constitution has one item in it that would blatantly violate the U.S. Constitution.
Today, there’s a new priority on the left: making sure no one in America can claim they have anything meaningful in common with anyone else who doesn’t look exactly like them.
Cory Mason takes office Nov. 7. On that day, he said, the work of “rebuilding the middle class” begins — from the ground up.
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker issued Executive Order #260 Monday calling Wisconsin National Guard emergency personnel to active duty as the Adjutant General deems necessary to assist in responding to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact to aid Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. “This order will provide vital medical personnel and resources to help our fellow Americans affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria quickly and effectively,” said Governor Walker. “We’re also directing all state agencies to assist the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs in
CONTACT: Rep. Subeck 608-266-7521 Sen. Taylor 608-266-5810 MADISON – Today, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety unanimously passed Senate Bill 393, authored by Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) and Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison). SB 393 would restrict shackling of incarcerated women during labor and childbirth and would ensure incarcerated women have access to needed maternal support services including the supplies for pumping breast milk, postpartum health care, and testing for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The legislation was introduced in response to reports of multiple incarcerated women being shackled while in labor in Milwaukee County. Federal facilities and 18
Statement on Governor Walker action to increase reimbursement rates for mental health and substance abuse providers. “I am glad Governor Walker has joined the fight to improve access to mental health in Wisconsin with his announcement today that he plans to increase reimbursement rates for mental health and substance abuse treatment professionals. We have long advocated for and offered motions (that were voted down) creating a higher reimbursement rate because we have known, for years, that Wisconsin has been losing educated and trained staff to other states simply because of our low rates. It has always been within the Governor’s
CONTACT: Zach Madden, 608-266-7521(office) 920-627-5773 (cell) MADISON –Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison), ranking Democrat on the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform, criticized Republican members of the Committee for declining to choose between incentivizing healthy food purchases through the FoodShare program and restricting food choices for FoodShare participants. The two bills considered by the committee, Assembly Bills 501 and 530, take radically different approaches to promoting healthy choices in FoodShare purchasing. AB 501 takes a positive, evidence-based approach by incentivizing healthy purchases through discounts and, in turn, enables shoppers to stretch their FoodShare budget. AB 530 takes a negative and
“Business-like” approach reduces faculty peer review, threatens academic excellence.
Vos is right that the pet concerns of three senators shouldn’t hold up an entire two-year spending plan. But Vos has been far less distressed about terrible government when it’s promised to benefit his political fortunes.
The Vos incident is just the tip of the iceberg of very public Republican in-fighting. That starts right at the top–with President Donald Trump putting anyone that doesn’t bow to his wishes or that criticizes his outrageous comments and twitter rants on full blast in all forms of the media.
MADISON, WI. – Within a week of launching her campaign for Dane County Circuit Court judge, over 200 people have endorsed Susan Crawford’s candidacy, including sixteen judges, top elected officials, attorneys, activists and key political figures across Dane County. “I hired Susan Crawford to take on tough jobs, from overseeing
As a member of 11 cooperatives throughout Wisconsin, and a former co-op board member, I am concerned about a bill working its way through the legislature that would change the definition of a cooperative in Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin–The Milwaukee Jewish Federation expects another sell-out crowd at its Economic Forum 2017 on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Pfister Hotel. This year features Karen Mills as the keynote speaker, who is a former administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. She is currently
We must demand that our congressional representatives put an end to the legalization of weapons that can cause mass destruction.
A bill to enshrine victims’ rights into the Wisconsin Constitution has one item in it that would blatantly violate the U.S. Constitution.
Today, there’s a new priority on the left: making sure no one in America can claim they have anything meaningful in common with anyone else who doesn’t look exactly like them.
Cory Mason takes office Nov. 7. On that day, he said, the work of “rebuilding the middle class” begins — from the ground up.
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker issued Executive Order #260 Monday calling Wisconsin National Guard emergency personnel to active duty as the Adjutant General deems necessary to assist in responding to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact to aid Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands
CONTACT: Rep. Subeck 608-266-7521 Sen. Taylor 608-266-5810 MADISON – Today, the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety unanimously passed Senate Bill 393, authored by Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) and Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison). SB 393 would restrict shackling of incarcerated women during labor and childbirth and would ensure incarcerated
Statement on Governor Walker action to increase reimbursement rates for mental health and substance abuse providers. “I am glad Governor Walker has joined the fight to improve access to mental health in Wisconsin with his announcement today that he plans to increase reimbursement rates for mental health and substance abuse
CONTACT: Zach Madden, 608-266-7521(office) 920-627-5773 (cell) MADISON –Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison), ranking Democrat on the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform, criticized Republican members of the Committee for declining to choose between incentivizing healthy food purchases through the FoodShare program and restricting food choices for FoodShare participants. The two