Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: Wisconsin’s Best and Worst on the Environment Conservationists announce scores from National Environmental Scorecard

CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org MADISON – Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters today released the Wisconsin delegation’s scores on the League of Conservation Voters’ 2017 National Environmental Scorecard. The

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Andy Gronik: Walker prevents local governments from removing lead in drinking water

The lessons of Flint, Michigan cannot go unlearned here in Wisconsin, where working families earning a modest living and families living in poverty are at risk of being poisoned by lead pipe laterals and can’t fight back. If Scott Walker can figure out a way to give Taiwan’s Foxconn what is now estimated to be at least $4.5 billion, he ought to be able to figure out how to stop Wisconsinites from being poisoned right here at home.

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Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: Wisconsin’s Best and Worst on the Environment Conservationists announce scores from National Environmental Scorecard

CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org MADISON – Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters today released the Wisconsin delegation’s scores on the League of Conservation Voters’ 2017 National Environmental Scorecard. The Scorecard is the primary yardstick for evaluating the environmental records

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Dept. of Financial Institutions: Net lending up nearly 10 percent at state-chartered banks in 2017

Contact: George Althoff, Communications Director, 608-261-4504 MADISON – Net lending grew by 9.8 percent at Wisconsin’s state-chartered banks in 2017 compared to 2016, according to data released by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). Compared to 2016, Wisconsin’s 161 state-chartered banks in 2017: Increased net loans to $38.7 billion, up

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Podcast: The Joseph Project in Central Wisconsin   

Contact: Ben Voelkel OSHKOSH — U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released a new episode of his podcast “Hey, Wisconsin” featuring a conversation with the team who brought the Joseph Project to central Wisconsin. This week marks the fourth Joseph Project class in Wausau, and the 44th class overall.  The Wausau class is organized

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Bryce campaign: Ryan Announces He Won’t Call for Vote on Gun Reform Following Parkland

Contact: Lauren Hitt, 443-370-3205, lauren@randybryceforcongress.com RACINE, WI – Democratic congressional candidate Randy Bryce released the following statement on Speaker Ryan’s announcement today that “House Republicans would focus on law enforcement failures, not tighter gun control, in the wake of the latest mass shooting.” Bryce is running to replace Speaker Ryan in Wisconsin’s First Congressional District. “Nearly

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Myers campaign: Cathy Myers Debuts First Television Ad in Her Campaign to Replace the Speaker of the House

Media Contact – Dennis Hughes | (262) 455-1542 | dennis@cathymyersforcongress.com Paul Ryan’s Local School Board Representative Launches TV Ad Against Him  Janesville, WI – Today, Cathy Myers announced that her campaign has bought time on TV across Wisconsin’s 1st District to debut her powerful new video, “We Will Not Be Ignored.” Watch the

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Baldwin highlights common ground with Trump on gun safety, trade, other issues

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, known as a progressive, is openly commending President Trump, and that goes to an interesting election-year question: Will there be a significant group of Baldwin-Trump voters at the polls this November? A WisPolitics.com luncheon in Madison Feb. 22 provided some clues. http://www.wiseye.org/mp4stream/EVT/EVT_180222_WISPOL_BADLWIN.mp4 The Madison Democrat commended

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Andy Gronik: Walker prevents local governments from removing lead in drinking water

The lessons of Flint, Michigan cannot go unlearned here in Wisconsin, where working families earning a modest living and families living in poverty are at risk of being poisoned by lead pipe laterals and can’t fight back. If Scott Walker can figure out a way to give Taiwan’s Foxconn what is now estimated to be at least $4.5 billion, he ought to be able to figure out how to stop Wisconsinites from being poisoned right here at home.

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