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A new poll from the Dem firm Public Policy Polling finds Gov. Scott Walker trailing a generic Dem opponent and his job approval numbers upside down. Forty-three percent of voters surveyed approve of the job he’s doing, while 49 percent
Airbnb says it’s collected almost $550,000 in occupancy taxes over the first three months of a deal with the state, outpacing projections. Under the tax agreement, reached between the state Department of Revenue and Airbnb in June, Airbnb collects occupancy
Twenty Dems signed onto a letter this week decrying UW System President Ray Cross’ plan to merge two-year colleges with four-year campuses. Among the concerns detailed in yesterday’s letter is that the merger proposal won’t “maintain adequate access to higher
DOC has tapped agency Juvenile Correction Administrator John Paquin to be interim superintendent of the state’s troubled youth prisons. This follows a request from the guv to put someone in charge temporarily during the search for a permanent hire. In
Contact: Phil Anderson Phone: 608-361-8608 Email: phil@4PhilAnderson.org On Friday October 20th, the president of Microsoft, Brad Smith, spoke at Fox Valley Technical College in his hometown of Appleton. His talk focused on “digital inclusion.” Wisconsin is ground zero when it
UW-Madison researchers have found a potential route to limiting aggressive cancers. “Cancer cells often change their nutrient utilization and energy production, so many efforts are being made to develop drug inhibitors of cancer cell metabolism to starve them,” said Wei
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced his new Rural Agenda today at the Governor’s Northern Economic & Community Development Summit in Trego. The agenda focuses on comprehensively addressing the concerns of rural communities.“Wisconsin’s rural communities
Walker doesn’t appear to have spent any time at the prison, with the prison’s inmates and staff. And that appears to be true of the vast majority of the state’s 132 lawmakers, too, according to Department of Corrections visitor logs.
Clinton’s failings, James Comey’s 11th-hour letter, Russian interference, fake news, sexism, racism, and a struggling economy in key swing states all contributed to Trump’s victory. We will never be able to assign exact proportions to all the factors at play. But a year later, interviews with voters, organizers, and election officials reveal that, in Wisconsin and beyond, voter suppression played a much larger role than is commonly understood.
The media now is having its feet held to the fire even as it wonders why establishment Republicans are not holding Trump’s feet to the fire the way a few respected senators have. There’s a sad, simple reason: Upcoming elections, one as soon as December, will keep political headlines percolating and the GOP fence-sitting.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck says it’s a little late for people such as Republican Sen. Jeff Flake to notice Donald Trump’s boorish behavior.
Higher income get more than low income, Waukesha more than Milwaukee.
Brian Fraley and Lisa Manna from Edge Messaging discussed the latest polling by Charles Franklin at Marquette University Law School.
CONTACT: Melissa Moore Baldauff, Director of Communications 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele today announced that the County’s Energy Assistance Program will celebrate National Weatherization Day this Halloween weekend with a special “treat” for
A new poll from the Dem firm Public Policy Polling finds Gov. Scott Walker trailing a generic Dem opponent and his job approval numbers upside down. Forty-three percent of voters surveyed approve of the job he’s doing, while 49 percent do not. Meanwhile, a generic Dem opponent led 48-43. Other
Airbnb says it’s collected almost $550,000 in occupancy taxes over the first three months of a deal with the state, outpacing projections. Under the tax agreement, reached between the state Department of Revenue and Airbnb in June, Airbnb collects occupancy taxes from people who use its app to rent out
Twenty Dems signed onto a letter this week decrying UW System President Ray Cross’ plan to merge two-year colleges with four-year campuses. Among the concerns detailed in yesterday’s letter is that the merger proposal won’t “maintain adequate access to higher education” and could ultimately “pen the door to campus closures
DOC has tapped agency Juvenile Correction Administrator John Paquin to be interim superintendent of the state’s troubled youth prisons. This follows a request from the guv to put someone in charge temporarily during the search for a permanent hire. In his role as administrator, the superintendent for Lincoln Hills and
Contact: Phil Anderson Phone: 608-361-8608 Email: phil@4PhilAnderson.org On Friday October 20th, the president of Microsoft, Brad Smith, spoke at Fox Valley Technical College in his hometown of Appleton. His talk focused on “digital inclusion.” Wisconsin is ground zero when it comes to the challenges of digital inclusion. The internet revolution
UW-Madison researchers have found a potential route to limiting aggressive cancers. “Cancer cells often change their nutrient utilization and energy production, so many efforts are being made to develop drug inhibitors of cancer cell metabolism to starve them,” said Wei Xu, a professor and cancer expert at the UW Carbone
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced his new Rural Agenda today at the Governor’s Northern Economic & Community Development Summit in Trego. The agenda focuses on comprehensively addressing the concerns of rural communities.“Wisconsin’s rural communities face a unique set of challenges: that’s why we’re undertaking
Walker doesn’t appear to have spent any time at the prison, with the prison’s inmates and staff. And that appears to be true of the vast majority of the state’s 132 lawmakers, too, according to Department of Corrections visitor logs.
Clinton’s failings, James Comey’s 11th-hour letter, Russian interference, fake news, sexism, racism, and a struggling economy in key swing states all contributed to Trump’s victory. We will never be able to assign exact proportions to all the factors at play. But a year later, interviews with voters, organizers, and election officials reveal that, in Wisconsin and beyond, voter suppression played a much larger role than is commonly understood.
The media now is having its feet held to the fire even as it wonders why establishment Republicans are not holding Trump’s feet to the fire the way a few respected senators have. There’s a sad, simple reason: Upcoming elections, one as soon as December, will keep political headlines percolating and the GOP fence-sitting.
In “Two Minutes with Mitch” radio personality Mitch Henck says it’s a little late for people such as Republican Sen. Jeff Flake to notice Donald Trump’s boorish behavior.
Higher income get more than low income, Waukesha more than Milwaukee.
Brian Fraley and Lisa Manna from Edge Messaging discussed the latest polling by Charles Franklin at Marquette University Law School.
CONTACT: Melissa Moore Baldauff, Director of Communications 414.278.4216 Office 772.579.6936 Cell Melissa.Baldauff@MilwaukeeCountyWI.gov MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele today announced that the County’s Energy Assistance Program will celebrate National Weatherization Day this Halloween weekend with a special “treat” for homeowners and renters – free weatherization kits to prepare their