CONTACT: Ald. Tony Zielinski (414) 405-1483 Alderman Tony Zielinski is asking the commissioner of the Department of Public Works to report to the Common Council within 30 days all DPW tasks previously performed by city workers that have been outsourced
CONTACT: Lisa Pugh, The Arc Wisconsin, Executive Director (608) 422-4250 Racine, WI – The Arc Racine, The Arc Wisconsin and Anthem are hosting a graduation event on December 12 to celebrate the 28 local youths with intellectual and developmental disabilities who
CONTACT: Anne Pankratz, apankratz2@wisc.edu, 608.216.5637 The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has awarded nearly $400,000 to eight community-driven projects with innovative ideas to improve health equity in Wisconsin. The grants were awarded
CONTACT: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — Democrat candidate for governor and State Schools Superintendent Tony Evers has repeatedly said he didn’t have the authority to revoke the license of a teacher caught viewing pornography at school, but a
CONTACT: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker signed “Dillon’s Law” today at Mishicot High School. The bill, authored by Senator Luther Olsen (R—Ripon) and Representative Andre Jacque (R—De Pere), allows trained individuals to carry epinephrine autoinjectors to be
CONTACT: Nick Novak, 608.258.3400 MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) reinforced its opposition on Monday to a coordinated effort by the League of Municipalities, the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Wisconsin Towns Association to raise property taxes on local
Lake Express Ferry Terminal, 2330 S. Lincoln Memorial Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53207 The MMAC World Trade Association has partnered with the US Chamber of Commerce, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and the Wisconsin Farm Bureau to bring you this lively, up
CONTACT: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced her support as an original cosponsor of legislation that would increase funding for biomedical research. The National
CONTACT: Patrick Vander Sanden, City Administrator, 920-623- 5900 The City of Columbus joins with many local leaders all across Wisconsin in designating December 11 as “Dark Store Day” to draw attention to legislation designed to close the dark store loophole.
CONTACT: Arkesia Jackson (414) 533-4664 MILWAUKEE – Marisabel Cabrera has headed the call of Democrats and declared her intent to run for the 9th Assembly District in 2018. Cabrera stated, “One thing that was clear from the 2016 primary is
CONTACT: State Senator Tim Carpenter (608) 266-8535 In what is beginning to seem like an annual tradition, I am once again calling on Governor Walker and legislative republicans to pass my SeniorCare protection Act and ensure this program is continued
CONTACT: info@robertmeyerforgovernor.org SUN PRAIRIE, WI, December 10, 2017 – Robert Meyer of Sun Prairie has officially announced his Moderate Republican candidacy to become the next Governor of Wisconsin. “I’m running because I believe most Republicans are less socially conservative and more
CONTACT: WEDC: Mark Maley, 608.210.6706, mark.maley@wedc.org UWM: Michelle Johnson, 414.229.7490, John3453@uwm.edu Dec. 11, 2017 — The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) has awarded a $900,000 grant to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to support UWM’s new Connected Systems Institute (CSI). The
CONTACT: Wisconsin Right to Life, Heather Weininger, hweininger@wrtl.org, 414-778-5780 Wisconsin Catholic Conference, Barbara Sella, barbara@wisconsincatholic.org, 608-257-0004 Wisconsin Family Action, Julaine Appling, jkappling@wifamilyaction.org, 608-334-6435 Pro-Life Wisconsin, Matt Sande, matt.s@prolifewi.org, 262-352-0890 In November, several national media outlets reported that the Federal
CONTACT: Tiffany Koehler tiffany@tiffanyforassembly.com “I am honored to have the endorsement of State Representative James Edming of District 87. Representative Edming told me he knows how to pick a winner. Representative Edming is a member of the Committee on Veterans and
CONTACT: Ald. Tony Zielinski (414) 405-1483 Alderman Tony Zielinski is asking the commissioner of the Department of Public Works to report to the Common Council within 30 days all DPW tasks previously performed by city workers that have been outsourced to contractors during the past 20 years. “I am very
CONTACT: Lisa Pugh, The Arc Wisconsin, Executive Director (608) 422-4250 Racine, WI – The Arc Racine, The Arc Wisconsin and Anthem are hosting a graduation event on December 12 to celebrate the 28 local youths with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are working to improve their health through the “Health and
CONTACT: Anne Pankratz, apankratz2@wisc.edu, 608.216.5637 The Wisconsin Partnership Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has awarded nearly $400,000 to eight community-driven projects with innovative ideas to improve health equity in Wisconsin. The grants were awarded through the Partnership Program’s new Community Catalyst grant program, designed
CONTACT: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — Democrat candidate for governor and State Schools Superintendent Tony Evers has repeatedly said he didn’t have the authority to revoke the license of a teacher caught viewing pornography at school, but a newly unearthed case shows he exercised authority in 2008 –
CONTACT: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker signed “Dillon’s Law” today at Mishicot High School. The bill, authored by Senator Luther Olsen (R—Ripon) and Representative Andre Jacque (R—De Pere), allows trained individuals to carry epinephrine autoinjectors to be used in case of severe allergic reactions. The bill is
CONTACT: Nick Novak, 608.258.3400 MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) reinforced its opposition on Monday to a coordinated effort by the League of Municipalities, the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Wisconsin Towns Association to raise property taxes on local businesses and increase costs for consumers across the state. The
Lake Express Ferry Terminal, 2330 S. Lincoln Memorial Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53207 The MMAC World Trade Association has partnered with the US Chamber of Commerce, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and the Wisconsin Farm Bureau to bring you this lively, up to date program on the future of NAFTA. Featuring Senator
CONTACT: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced her support as an original cosponsor of legislation that would increase funding for biomedical research. The National Biomedical Research Act, introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), would
CONTACT: Patrick Vander Sanden, City Administrator, 920-623- 5900 The City of Columbus joins with many local leaders all across Wisconsin in designating December 11 as “Dark Store Day” to draw attention to legislation designed to close the dark store loophole. As big box retail chains and single tenant commercial properties
CONTACT: Arkesia Jackson (414) 533-4664 MILWAUKEE – Marisabel Cabrera has headed the call of Democrats and declared her intent to run for the 9th Assembly District in 2018. Cabrera stated, “One thing that was clear from the 2016 primary is that many residents of the 9th district desire new leadership
CONTACT: State Senator Tim Carpenter (608) 266-8535 In what is beginning to seem like an annual tradition, I am once again calling on Governor Walker and legislative republicans to pass my SeniorCare protection Act and ensure this program is continued for future seniors in Wisconsin. I have sent letters to
CONTACT: info@robertmeyerforgovernor.org SUN PRAIRIE, WI, December 10, 2017 – Robert Meyer of Sun Prairie has officially announced his Moderate Republican candidacy to become the next Governor of Wisconsin. “I’m running because I believe most Republicans are less socially conservative and more fiscally conservative than the incumbent”, stated the candidate. Meyer, a
CONTACT: WEDC: Mark Maley, 608.210.6706, mark.maley@wedc.org UWM: Michelle Johnson, 414.229.7490, John3453@uwm.edu Dec. 11, 2017 — The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) has awarded a $900,000 grant to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to support UWM’s new Connected Systems Institute (CSI). The institute will focus on ensuring that Wisconsin manufacturers can take
CONTACT: Wisconsin Right to Life, Heather Weininger, hweininger@wrtl.org, 414-778-5780 Wisconsin Catholic Conference, Barbara Sella, barbara@wisconsincatholic.org, 608-257-0004 Wisconsin Family Action, Julaine Appling, jkappling@wifamilyaction.org, 608-334-6435 Pro-Life Wisconsin, Matt Sande, matt.s@prolifewi.org, 262-352-0890 In November, several national media outlets reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) requested unredacted documents received by the
CONTACT: Tiffany Koehler tiffany@tiffanyforassembly.com “I am honored to have the endorsement of State Representative James Edming of District 87. Representative Edming told me he knows how to pick a winner. Representative Edming is a member of the Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs. As a military veteran I look forward to