WI AFL-CIO Press: Democrat Patty Schachtner wins special election in Wisconsin’s 10th Senate District held by Republicans for 17 years

For Immediate Release Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Democrat Patty Schachtner Wins Special Election in Wisconsin’s 10th Senate District Held by Republicans for 17 years Wisconsin AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate Patty Schachtner Wins in Wisconsin’s deeply red 10th Senate District in energizing victory for working

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Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty: WILL puts Dept. of Public Instruction, Evers on notice for ESSA plan, Dept. of Education approves Ever’s state plan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816   WILL Puts DPI, Evers on Notice for ESSA Plan Department of Education approves Evers’ state plan January 17, 2018 – Milwaukee, WI – Yesterday U.S. Secretary of

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Bryce Campaign: Randy Bryce releases statement on Paul Ryan’s short-term spending bill

For Immediate Release: January 17, 2018 Contact: Lauren Hitt, 443-370-3205, lauren@randybryceforcongress.com Randy Bryce Releases Statement on Paul Ryan’s Short-Term Spending Bill RACINE, WI – Speaker Ryan’s Democratic challenger, Randy Bryce, released the following statement on the short-term spending bill that the Speaker presented to House Republicans on Tuesday evening. “Paul Ryan is playing games with our country’s most

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WI AFL-CIO Press: Democrat Patty Schachtner wins special election in Wisconsin’s 10th Senate District held by Republicans for 17 years

For Immediate Release Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Democrat Patty Schachtner Wins Special Election in Wisconsin’s 10th Senate District Held by Republicans for 17 years Wisconsin AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidate Patty Schachtner Wins in Wisconsin’s deeply red 10th Senate District in energizing victory for working people “In a major sea change for working people in

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Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty: WILL puts Dept. of Public Instruction, Evers on notice for ESSA plan, Dept. of Education approves Ever’s state plan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816   WILL Puts DPI, Evers on Notice for ESSA Plan Department of Education approves Evers’ state plan January 17, 2018 – Milwaukee, WI – Yesterday U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos approved Wisconsin’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) State Plan. Secretary

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Sen. Darling: Wisconsin on strong fiscal standing surplus grows $137.5 million

Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 MADISON – On Wednesday, the Co-Chairs of the state’s budget-writing Joint Committee on Finance, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), issued the following statement regarding the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau’s most recent

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LFB ups projected ending balance for 2017-19 budget b y $137.5 million

The Legislative Fiscal Bureau today upped its projected ending balance for the 2017-19 budget by $137.5 million with revenue projections for the two-year period improving slightly. That’s less than 0.4 percent of the overall GPR spending projected for the full two-year budget. Along with the increase of $76.3 million in

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