MADISON – State Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) released the following statement after 2017 Senate Bill 299, the Montessori Teacher’s License bill was signed into law as 2017 Act 106: “I am very pleased that the Montessori Teacher’s License Bill
CONTACT: Rep. Considine (608) 266-7746 Rep.Considine@legis.wisconsin.gov Madison – Today, Governor Scott Walker signed two bills into law that were authored with the contributions of Rep. Dave Considine (D-Baraboo): Assembly Bill (AB) 250 and 251 were authored by the Assembly Education
CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org MADISON – Governor Scott Walker accelerated his dismantling of the state’s Department of Natural Resources and its ability to protect the state’s environment
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The UW-Madison Business School is calling on its “alumni and friends” to help recruit new students, following a decision to drop a plan to suspend for a year its full-time MBA program.
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker signed thirty-six bills into law today at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Senate Bill 198 – This bill harmonizes state and federal law to provide that heavy-duty vehicles with idle reduction
The local consortium Tech Education Alliance (T.E.A.), representing 20 organizations, tech businesses and agencies working to provide accessible tech-oriented education for learners in Dane County, along with Code.Org are offering local opportunities to learn coding and computer science during the
Contact: Bryan Kennedy – (414) 517-3864 (Green Bay) – Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Matt Flynn today unveiled his proposal to fix the student loan crisis at an event at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. Flynn said, “Banks, abetted by their Republican
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Contact: Rep. Treig E. Pronschinske (608) 266-7015 Madison – Today, Representative Treig Pronschinske (Mondovi) testified in support of Assembly Bill (AB 654) which would require dispatcher assisted bystander CPR training. The bill was authored by Rep. Pronschinske, along with Senator
Contact: Vicki Hearing vicki.hearing@swib.state.wi.us (608) 261-2415 Madison, Wisconsin – Rick Smirl has been appointed executive director of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB). Smirl is currently a partner and chief operating officer at William Blair Investment Management. The firm provides
Ripple effects from the Foxconn deal will raise the state’s profile for venture investment, says Department of Administration Secretary Scott Nietzel. He spoke as part of a panel at the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Future Wisconsin Summit yesterday in Madison.
Contact: Zach Madden 608-266-7521(office) 608-620-3884 (cell) Madison, Wisconsin – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) introduced LRB-0964 which would allow municipalities to require Transportation Network Company (TNC) drivers be licensed locally. The legislation was prompted by a number of reports of criminal
Hovde won’t decide on U.S. Senate run until after the holidays Madison businessman Eric Hovde has pushed back making a decision on running for the U.S. Senate until after the holidays. Hovde, who ran for the GOP Senate nomination in
Baldwin to give to charity Garrison Keillor donations U.S. Sen Tammy Baldwin is donating $5,350 to charity to divest her campaign of a donation from Garrison Keillor, the latest media figure to be hit with allegations of sexual harassment. Earlier
MADISON – State Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) released the following statement after 2017 Senate Bill 299, the Montessori Teacher’s License bill was signed into law as 2017 Act 106: “I am very pleased that the Montessori Teacher’s License Bill has been signed into law by Governor Walker. Wisconsin has
CONTACT: Rep. Considine (608) 266-7746 Rep.Considine@legis.wisconsin.gov Madison – Today, Governor Scott Walker signed two bills into law that were authored with the contributions of Rep. Dave Considine (D-Baraboo): Assembly Bill (AB) 250 and 251 were authored by the Assembly Education Committee, of which Rep. Considine is a member. Both bills
CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org MADISON – Governor Scott Walker accelerated his dismantling of the state’s Department of Natural Resources and its ability to protect the state’s environment this week by appointing as its chief lawyer longtime political
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The UW-Madison Business School is calling on its “alumni and friends” to help recruit new students, following a decision to drop a plan to suspend for a year its full-time MBA program. The school had been mulling a shuttering of its MBA
Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker signed thirty-six bills into law today at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Senate Bill 198 – This bill harmonizes state and federal law to provide that heavy-duty vehicles with idle reduction technology and vehicles that operate on natural gas may exceed
The local consortium Tech Education Alliance (T.E.A.), representing 20 organizations, tech businesses and agencies working to provide accessible tech-oriented education for learners in Dane County, along with Code.Org are offering local opportunities to learn coding and computer science during the national Hour of Code and National Computer Science Education Week,
Contact: Bryan Kennedy – (414) 517-3864 (Green Bay) – Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Matt Flynn today unveiled his proposal to fix the student loan crisis at an event at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. Flynn said, “Banks, abetted by their Republican cohorts in the Legislature, are profiting at the expense of
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Contact: Rep. Treig E. Pronschinske (608) 266-7015 Madison – Today, Representative Treig Pronschinske (Mondovi) testified in support of Assembly Bill (AB 654) which would require dispatcher assisted bystander CPR training. The bill was authored by Rep. Pronschinske, along with Senator Jerry Petrowski (Marathon), in an effort to ensure that anyone
Contact: Vicki Hearing vicki.hearing@swib.state.wi.us (608) 261-2415 Madison, Wisconsin – Rick Smirl has been appointed executive director of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB). Smirl is currently a partner and chief operating officer at William Blair Investment Management. The firm provides investment solutions to individuals, pension funds, insurance companies, corporations, state
Ripple effects from the Foxconn deal will raise the state’s profile for venture investment, says Department of Administration Secretary Scott Nietzel. He spoke as part of a panel at the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Future Wisconsin Summit yesterday in Madison. “With Foxconn saying, ‘We want to be in Wisconsin, here’s
Contact: Zach Madden 608-266-7521(office) 608-620-3884 (cell) Madison, Wisconsin – Today, Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) introduced LRB-0964 which would allow municipalities to require Transportation Network Company (TNC) drivers be licensed locally. The legislation was prompted by a number of reports of criminal activity including robbery, battery, and sexual assault allegedly committed by
Hovde won’t decide on U.S. Senate run until after the holidays Madison businessman Eric Hovde has pushed back making a decision on running for the U.S. Senate until after the holidays. Hovde, who ran for the GOP Senate nomination in 2012, told WisPolitics.com earlier this year that he hoped to
Baldwin to give to charity Garrison Keillor donations U.S. Sen Tammy Baldwin is donating $5,350 to charity to divest her campaign of a donation from Garrison Keillor, the latest media figure to be hit with allegations of sexual harassment. Earlier this month, the Madison Dem announced she would donate $20,000