AFP-Wisconsin: Says ‘nyet’ to liquor tsar proposal

CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org Plot Was Scrapped Last Year Due to Public Outrage from Grassroots Activists MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin today called on lawmakers to reject a proposal to create a massive new bureaucracy with unchecked powers to regulate

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Rep. Vos: Statement on the State of the Tribes Address

Speaker Robin Vos: (608) 266-3387 Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement after the 14th annual State of the Tribes address in the Wisconsin State Assembly. “I would like to thank Gary Besaw of the Menominee Tribe and the

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TUE PM Update: Fitzgerald revives push to create alcohol czar

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said he is taking another run at creating an alcohol czar, claiming enforcement of current rules by the Department of Revenue has fallen apart. Earlier talks this session about an Office of Alcohol Beverages Enforcement faded amid

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AFP-Wisconsin: Says ‘nyet’ to liquor tsar proposal

CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org Plot Was Scrapped Last Year Due to Public Outrage from Grassroots Activists MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin today called on lawmakers to reject a proposal to create a massive new bureaucracy with unchecked powers to regulate distilleries, microbreweries and wineries, taverns, grocers, and others in the

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U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development: Awards nearly $240,000 to promote jobs, self-sufficiency for public housing residents in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE – In an effort to help low-income residents become self-sufficient, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded nearly $240,000 today to S.E.T. Ministry, Inc. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is part of a national endeavor issued to public housing authorities, public housing resident associations, Native American tribes,

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Sen. Erpenbach: Statement on rural economic development

Contact: Senator Jon Erpenbach 608-266-6670 Sen. Erpenbach on AB 912/SB 769 rural economic development funds for WEDC “Our rural communities are in economic crisis. By defunding the Historic Tax Credit in every budget and then giving $4.5 billion to a Taiwanese company Governor Walker and Legislative Republicans have created a

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Calls for solution to IV shortage in Wisconsin

Contact: Amanda Sherman Phone: 202-225-5506 Amanda.Sherman@mail.house.gov Wisconsin is facing an IV saline bag shortage in the midst of a flu outbreak  La Crosse, WI – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind called on the Administration to find a solution to the shortage of IV saline bags that is affecting hospitals and patients throughout

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End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin: Domestic violence advocates appalled by President Trump’s support for abusers, dismayed by his budget priorities

CONTACT: Chase Tarrier, Public Policy Coordinator, End Domestic Abuse WI chaset@endabusewi.org, 608.237.3985 Madison — Coming on the heels of unambiguous statements of support for multiple domestic batterers, Wisconsin advocates for victims of domestic violence are voicing strong opposition to President Trump’s newly introduced 2019 budget proposal that includes dramatic cuts to

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Rep. Vos: Statement on the State of the Tribes Address

Speaker Robin Vos: (608) 266-3387 Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement after the 14th annual State of the Tribes address in the Wisconsin State Assembly. “I would like to thank Gary Besaw of the Menominee Tribe and the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council for participating in the annual State

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Reps. Bowen and Kleefisch: Kleefisch-Bowen bill lays foundation for youth corrections overhaul

Contact: Rep. David Bowen, 608-266-7671 Rep. Joel Kleefisch, 608-266-8551 MADISON – This morning, a bipartisan coalition of legislators announced Assembly legislation that would close Lincoln Hills by 2020, instead opening county-run secure residential care centers for less serious youth offenders while keeping Serious Juvenile Offenders (SJOs) under the supervision of

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Citizen Action of Wisconsin: Endorses Tim Burns for state Supreme Court

Contact: Robert Kraig (414) 322-5324 robert.kraig@citizenactionwi.org Burns a breath of fresh air in corrupt Supreme Court election process Milwaukee: Today Citizen Action of Wisconsin, a statewide progressive social justice group with members across Wisconsin, is announcing its endorsement of Tim Burns for State Supreme Court in the primary election on

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