CONTACT: AUSA ASSIGNED TO CASE NOVEMBER 15, 2017 PHONE: (608) 264-5158 WWW.JUSTICE.GOV/USAO/WIW TTY: (608) 264-5006 MADISON, WIS. — A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson came out today against the GOP tax overhaul plan, becoming the first Republican in the Senate to say he’d vote against the bill. Still, the Oshkosh Republican said
CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce MADISON – Governor Scott Walker has proclaimed November 15, 2017 as Construction Training Day to draw special attention to Wisconsin’s construction industry during National Apprenticeship Week.
Contact: Rep. Bowen 6082667671 Letter from Rep. Bowen: Dear Governor Walker, I am writing today as the Ranking Democratic member of the Assembly Committee on Corrections to formally request that you appoint me to serve on the Wisconsin prison planning
CONTACT: State Senator Janis Ringhand, (608) 266-2253; Sen.Ringhand@legis.wi.gov Reuters news service is reporting that Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer and a major Apple supplier, posted a 39 percent drop in third-quarter earnings. Foxconn attributed the drop in
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke on the House floor in support of Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, legislation the speaker introduced earlier this month. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery:
Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 Madison – Last weekend, according to an agenda obtained by MapLight, Brad Schimel appears to have attended an opulent retreat and fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago that the Republican Attorney’s General Association (RAGA) did its best to
Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org MADISON — Against all odds, Congressional Republicans keep finding ways to make the right-wing state Senator Leah Vukmir and out-of-state billionaire puppet Kevin Nicholson-endorsed GOP tax plan even worse. And now even Ron Johnson can’t support
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – As negotiations over a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) resume today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has led 17 of her Senate colleagues in a letter to United States Trade
Dems knock Act 10 in light of new study showing teacher compensation rates down Dems today bashed Act 10 following the release of a new study showing teachers’ compensation has decreased while turnover rates have increased in the years since
Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) issued the following statement regarding the tax reform proposals currently being discussed in Congress: “We have an opportunity to enact paradigm-shifting tax reform that makes American businesses globally competitive, helps
Four African-American lawmakers push for ‘proper representation’ on new task force Four African-American lawmakers today made a push to add a black voice to a task force that will study the possibility of building a new prison after Assembly Speaker
Press Contacts: Kasey Hampton (Baldwin), 202-224-6225 Ashley Berrang (Capito), (202) 224-6147 Tom Brandt (Moran), (202) 224-6521 Jonathan Kott (Manchin), 202-228-1810 Maria McElwain (Blumenthal), (202) 224-6452 Marnee Banks (Tester), (202) 224-2644 WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Moore
CONTACT: Sharon Gayan, Water Quality Bureau Director, 608-267-7499 MADISON, Wis. – The majority of Wisconsin’s lakes and rivers recently assessed by the Department of Natural Resources received a good bill of health, continuing a trend of improved surface water quality
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Tomorrow, ahead of the historic House vote on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will join Fox & Friends for a live interview. Details: Speaker Ryan on Fox &
CONTACT: AUSA ASSIGNED TO CASE NOVEMBER 15, 2017 PHONE: (608) 264-5158 WWW.JUSTICE.GOV/USAO/WIW TTY: (608) 264-5006 MADISON, WIS. — A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson came out today against the GOP tax overhaul plan, becoming the first Republican in the Senate to say he’d vote against the bill. Still, the Oshkosh Republican said he’d be open to working with colleagues to fix what
CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce MADISON – Governor Scott Walker has proclaimed November 15, 2017 as Construction Training Day to draw special attention to Wisconsin’s construction industry during National Apprenticeship Week. “Wisconsin’s construction industry has provided good-paying jobs for generations of
Contact: Rep. Bowen 6082667671 Letter from Rep. Bowen: Dear Governor Walker, I am writing today as the Ranking Democratic member of the Assembly Committee on Corrections to formally request that you appoint me to serve on the Wisconsin prison planning task force that was created by the 2017-18 state budget.
CONTACT: State Senator Janis Ringhand, (608) 266-2253; Sen.Ringhand@legis.wi.gov Reuters news service is reporting that Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer and a major Apple supplier, posted a 39 percent drop in third-quarter earnings. Foxconn attributed the drop in earnings to delays with the introduction of Apple’s iPhone X.
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) spoke on the House floor in support of Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, legislation the speaker introduced earlier this month. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: “My colleagues: today I rise in strong support of the
Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 Madison – Last weekend, according to an agenda obtained by MapLight, Brad Schimel appears to have attended an opulent retreat and fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago that the Republican Attorney’s General Association (RAGA) did its best to hide. The weekend’s activities included: a dinner with $125,000-per-year donors
Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org MADISON — Against all odds, Congressional Republicans keep finding ways to make the right-wing state Senator Leah Vukmir and out-of-state billionaire puppet Kevin Nicholson-endorsed GOP tax plan even worse. And now even Ron Johnson can’t support the plan. Last night, U.S. Senate Republicans released an updated
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – As negotiations over a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) resume today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has led 17 of her Senate colleagues in a letter to United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer calling for the Trump Administration to reverse
Dems knock Act 10 in light of new study showing teacher compensation rates down Dems today bashed Act 10 following the release of a new study showing teachers’ compensation has decreased while turnover rates have increased in the years since the law’s passage. The study, from the liberal Center for
Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) issued the following statement regarding the tax reform proposals currently being discussed in Congress: “We have an opportunity to enact paradigm-shifting tax reform that makes American businesses globally competitive, helps our economy reach its full potential, and creates greater opportunity
Four African-American lawmakers push for ‘proper representation’ on new task force Four African-American lawmakers today made a push to add a black voice to a task force that will study the possibility of building a new prison after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, did not include any Dems among his
Press Contacts: Kasey Hampton (Baldwin), 202-224-6225 Ashley Berrang (Capito), (202) 224-6147 Tom Brandt (Moran), (202) 224-6521 Jonathan Kott (Manchin), 202-228-1810 Maria McElwain (Blumenthal), (202) 224-6452 Marnee Banks (Tester), (202) 224-2644 WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Richard Blumenthal
CONTACT: Sharon Gayan, Water Quality Bureau Director, 608-267-7499 MADISON, Wis. – The majority of Wisconsin’s lakes and rivers recently assessed by the Department of Natural Resources received a good bill of health, continuing a trend of improved surface water quality across the state. At the same time the DNR is
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Tomorrow, ahead of the historic House vote on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will join Fox & Friends for a live interview. Details: Speaker Ryan on Fox & Friends Thursday, November 16, at approx. 8:35 a.m. ET Learn