Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker, in Milwaukee for a post-State of the State promotion of his child tax credit proposal, expressed confidence the GOP-run Legislature will back the plan even though some conservatives question
Contact: Lauren Hitt, 443-370-3205, lauren@randybryceforcongress.com RACINE, WI – Democratic congressional candidate Randy Bryce will attend the President’s State of the Union address as Representative Mark Pocan’s guest on Tuesday, January 30. Bryce is challenging Speaker Paul Ryan in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. “It’s
Contact: State Sen. David Craig (608) 266-5400 Craig to Chair Newly Formed Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism Madison, WI — Today, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) named Senator David Craig (R – Town of Vernon) chair
CONTACTS: Jennifer Sereno, communications, 608-770-8084, Jennifer.Sereno@madsewer.org MADISON, WIS. – As part of ongoing efforts to improve regional water quality, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District shipped a record volume of phosphorus out of the watershed in 2017. The phosphorus was shipped out
Contact: Rep. David Bowen January 25, 2018 (608) 266-7671 MADISON – In 2014, the federal government passed a farm bill that modified the formula by which certain states can help ensure hundreds of thousands of their most vulnerable residents have
Contact: Tom Still or Laura Kaiser at 608-442-7557 To learn more, visit: www.wistechsummit.com MADISON – Eighteen major firms, including new arrival Foxconn Technology Group, will meet with emerging companies at the 2018 Wisconsin Tech Summit, to be held March 19
Eric Skrum, Wisconsin Bankers Association 608/441-1216 | (c) 608/445-6430 | eskrum@wisbank.com Twitter: @wisbank Statement on of Governor Walker’s Support of Small Businesses and the Farm Community from Rose Oswald Poels, president/CEO of the Wisconsin Bankers Association “WBA applauds Governor Walker’s
Contact: Rep. Ken Skowronski (608)-266-8590 (Madison) – Rep. Ken Skowronski (R-Franklin) would like to thank Representative Adam Neylon and the members of the Assembly Committee on Jobs & the Economy for passing AB 589 today. This bipartisan legislation authored by
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling 1-608-266-5830 Madison – State Senator Alberta Darling is enthusiastically accepting the chair of another committee. On Thursday, Senator Darling was named the new chair of the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. Senator Darling will
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Our Ambitious Agenda for Wisconsin.” Hi, Governor Scott Walker here. The state of our state is historically strong. In Wednesday’s 2018 State of the State Address, I
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 – Today, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced the latest round of enhancements to WisConnect, the state’s premier internship website located at InternshipWisconsin.com. DWD launched WisConnect last summer to create a central hub for Wisconsin-based internship
Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center 1 John Nolen Dr. Madison Wisconsin Women in Government cordially invites you to attend our 2018 Scholarship and Recognition Gala, to be held April 25, at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center on
CONTACT: Michael Horecki mhorecki@afscme32.org AFSCME PEOPLE is pleased to announce our endorsement of Josh Kaul for Attorney General. Josh was unanimously endorsed by the committee due to his shared values and strong support of working people in Wisconsin. “We are pleased
CONTACT: Paul Fisk, Legislative Chairman (608) 745-1090 (Portage, Wis.) – The American Legion, Department of Wisconsin thanks the State Senate for its action in adopting SB 473 on January 23rd. This bill implements a statewide alert system for missing “at-risk” veterans
CONTACT: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — In the State of the State speech peppered with campaign slogans and a grab bag of poll tested proposals, Gov. Scott Walker declared he want to enact a “child
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker, in Milwaukee for a post-State of the State promotion of his child tax credit proposal, expressed confidence the GOP-run Legislature will back the plan even though some conservatives question his new spending proposals. Walker said the plan was a
Contact: Lauren Hitt, 443-370-3205, lauren@randybryceforcongress.com RACINE, WI – Democratic congressional candidate Randy Bryce will attend the President’s State of the Union address as Representative Mark Pocan’s guest on Tuesday, January 30. Bryce is challenging Speaker Paul Ryan in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. “It’s important to be there in person to hold Speaker Ryan
Contact: State Sen. David Craig (608) 266-5400 Craig to Chair Newly Formed Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism Madison, WI — Today, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) named Senator David Craig (R – Town of Vernon) chair of the newly formed Senate Committee on Insurance, Financial Services,
CONTACTS: Jennifer Sereno, communications, 608-770-8084, Jennifer.Sereno@madsewer.org MADISON, WIS. – As part of ongoing efforts to improve regional water quality, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District shipped a record volume of phosphorus out of the watershed in 2017. The phosphorus was shipped out as tiny pellets of struvite fertilizer under the brand name
Contact: Rep. David Bowen January 25, 2018 (608) 266-7671 MADISON – In 2014, the federal government passed a farm bill that modified the formula by which certain states can help ensure hundreds of thousands of their most vulnerable residents have enough food to eat. By increasing the minimum low-income heating
Contact: Tom Still or Laura Kaiser at 608-442-7557 To learn more, visit: www.wistechsummit.com MADISON – Eighteen major firms, including new arrival Foxconn Technology Group, will meet with emerging companies at the 2018 Wisconsin Tech Summit, to be held March 19 at the GE Healthcare Institute in Waukesha. Emerging companies may
Eric Skrum, Wisconsin Bankers Association 608/441-1216 | (c) 608/445-6430 | eskrum@wisbank.com Twitter: @wisbank Statement on of Governor Walker’s Support of Small Businesses and the Farm Community from Rose Oswald Poels, president/CEO of the Wisconsin Bankers Association “WBA applauds Governor Walker’s support of small businesses and our farm community as shown
Contact: Rep. Ken Skowronski (608)-266-8590 (Madison) – Rep. Ken Skowronski (R-Franklin) would like to thank Representative Adam Neylon and the members of the Assembly Committee on Jobs & the Economy for passing AB 589 today. This bipartisan legislation authored by myself, Rep. Brostoff (D-Milwaukee), Rep. Kleefisch (R-Oconomowoc) and Senator Patrick
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling 1-608-266-5830 Madison – State Senator Alberta Darling is enthusiastically accepting the chair of another committee. On Thursday, Senator Darling was named the new chair of the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. Senator Darling will remain Co-Chair of the budget-writing Joint Committee on Finance. “I’m
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker released his Weekly Radio Address today titled “Our Ambitious Agenda for Wisconsin.” Hi, Governor Scott Walker here. The state of our state is historically strong. In Wednesday’s 2018 State of the State Address, I unveiled our Ambitious Agenda for Wisconsin: a comprehensive plan to
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 – Today, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced the latest round of enhancements to WisConnect, the state’s premier internship website located at InternshipWisconsin.com. DWD launched WisConnect last summer to create a central hub for Wisconsin-based internship opportunities. The site has undergone several updates to make it
Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center 1 John Nolen Dr. Madison Wisconsin Women in Government cordially invites you to attend our 2018 Scholarship and Recognition Gala, to be held April 25, at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center on Lake Monona. Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 5:00 PM to
CONTACT: Michael Horecki mhorecki@afscme32.org AFSCME PEOPLE is pleased to announce our endorsement of Josh Kaul for Attorney General. Josh was unanimously endorsed by the committee due to his shared values and strong support of working people in Wisconsin. “We are pleased to endorse Josh,” said Rick Badger, Executive Director of AFSCME
CONTACT: Paul Fisk, Legislative Chairman (608) 745-1090 (Portage, Wis.) – The American Legion, Department of Wisconsin thanks the State Senate for its action in adopting SB 473 on January 23rd. This bill implements a statewide alert system for missing “at-risk” veterans who have “service-related” health conditions such as Post-Traumatic Stress, Alzheimer’s,
CONTACT: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — In the State of the State speech peppered with campaign slogans and a grab bag of poll tested proposals, Gov. Scott Walker declared he want to enact a “child tax credit.” But instead of real reforms to help families