THU PM Update: Walker confident child tax credit plan will win approval

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 “huge hit” among both GOP caucuses when he met with them. “Even … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot

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Bryce campaign: Bryce to attend State of the Union address

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 accountable since he won’t hold a public town hall in the District,” said Bryce. “And, it’s been hard to pin down who exactly he’s representing lately. He told us his tax reform bill was for the middle class, and then we find out he got a $500,000 campaign contribution from the Kochs just

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Sen. Craig: Named chair of Insurance Committee

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, Constitution and Federalism. With the dissolution of the Committee on Insurance, Housing and Trade, Senator Craig will add Insurance to the jurisdiction of his committee leadership. Senator Craig released the follow statement: “I am honored to serve as the chair of the Senate Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and

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Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District: Ships record volume of phosphorus out of watershed

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 Crystal Green. Michael Mucha, the district’s chief engineer and director, said removing the phosphate-based mineral advances goals for resource recovery even as the utility achieves a 96 percent phosphorus reduction in the wastewater stream. “We’re turning a problem nutrient into a renewable resource that’s needed to grow crops,” Mucha said.

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Rep. Bowen: Introduces ‘Heat & Eat’ legislation

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 assistance benefit from $1 to $21, Wisconsin could restore an additional FoodShare benefit to over 250,000 residents who saw big cuts to their benefit as a result of the 2014 farm bill, and it wouldn’t cost any additional state tax dollars. “Yesterday, Governor Walker announced a desperate, campaign year gimmick

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Wisconsin Technology Council: Foxconn joins major firm list for March 19 Tech Summit

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 apply through Feb. 14 to be eligible for possible “speed dates” with the major firms. More information, including an application form, can be found at wistechsummit.com. Repeat emerging companies are welcome to apply. Participating major firms are Accuray, American Family Insurance, AT&T, Aurora Health Care, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Dedicated Computing,

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Wisconsin Bankers Association Statement: On of Governor Walker’s support of small businesses and the farm community

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 in his recent State of the State address. Governor Walker’s small business agenda is important to the economic success of Wisconsin. Small businesses play a critical role in the U.S. economy. According to Federal Reserve Board data, small businesses employ approximately one-half of all Americans and account for about 60

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Rep. Skowronski: Thanks Assembly Committee on Jobs & the Economy

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 Testin (R-Stevens Point) aims to restructure the current system for licensing sign language interpreters. Assembly Bill 589 will create qualification levels and gives the opportunity for interpreters to gain employment faster, all while protecting the consumers that use the services. “Working to draft this legislation with organizations such as Wisconsin

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Sen. Darling: Named Chair of Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges will remain co-chair of Joint Committee on Finance

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 excited about this opportunity. It’s a critical time for our colleges and universities,” Darling said, “Our institutions of higher learning face new challenges and new opportunities in training students for jobs in the 21st century.” Senator Darling succeeds Sheila Harsdorf who left the State Senate after being appointed the Secretary

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Gov. Walker: Weekly Radio Address: Our ambitious agenda for Wisconsin

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 keep our state moving forward in 2018. We’re proposing government reforms that challenge the status quo in the coming year. We will focus on investing in student success, meeting Wisconsin’s workforce needs, removing barriers to work, driving economic success for our small businesses, improving our rural communities, reinvesting in Wisconsin’s

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Dept. of Workforce Development: Announces new enhancements to WisConnect – your source for Wisconsin Internships

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 easier for college students to build profiles and look for internships, and to help employers find the brightest student talent for internship openings. “Wisconsin’s public, private and technical colleges are busy preparing Wisconsin’s next generation of workers for good-paying jobs in the modern economy, and our ability to retain college

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THU PM Update: Walker confident child tax credit plan will win approval

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

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Bryce campaign: Bryce to attend State of the Union address

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

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Sen. Craig: Named chair of Insurance Committee

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,

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Rep. Bowen: Introduces ‘Heat & Eat’ legislation

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

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Wisconsin Bankers Association Statement: On of Governor Walker’s support of small businesses and the farm community

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

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Rep. Skowronski: Thanks Assembly Committee on Jobs & the Economy

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

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Sen. Darling: Named Chair of Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges will remain co-chair of Joint Committee on Finance

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

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Gov. Walker: Weekly Radio Address: Our ambitious agenda for Wisconsin

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

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Dept. of Workforce Development: Announces new enhancements to WisConnect – your source for Wisconsin Internships

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

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