DOJ: Armed drug dealer sentenced to 8 years in federal prison

CONTACT:  RITA M. RUMBELOW PHONE: (608) 264-5158 TTY: (608) 264-5006 WWW.JUSTICE.GOV/USAO/WIW MADISON, WIS. — – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Maurice Johnson, Jr., 29, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James

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Rep. Kremer: Assembly Passes Rep. Kremer Employee College Affordability Act

For Further Information Contact: State Representative Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum) (608) 266-9175                                                                                Republican College Affordability Bill Heads to Governor Walker’s Desk Madison, WI – Last week the Assembly passed Rep. Jesse Kremer’s (R-Kewaskum) and Sen. Dan Feyen’s

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Rep. Rohrkaste Fundraiser

Save the Date!  Monday, April 30, 2018 Fundraiser for Representative Mike Rohrkaste with special guest Speaker Robin Vos 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. More Details to Follow

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Gov. Walker: Signs Senate Bill 781 into law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2018 Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839   MADISON – Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 781 into law today as Act 139.SB 781 reinforces the exclusive remedy doctrine, (which says that an injured employee’s recovery of compensation

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Sen. Cowles: Farmer-led land conservation bill passes Senate Committee

Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (920) 660-0615 Farmer-Led Land Conservation Bill Passes Senate Committee MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after 2017 Senate Bill 796, authored by Senator Cowles and Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay), was unanimously recommended

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PACE: McFarland State Bank: First in-state lender to finance PACE Wisconsin projects

Contact: Kim Johnston, Marketing Manager Cell: 608-516-5653 Office: 608-729-6900 kjohnston@weccusa.org MADISON, Wis. —McFarland State Bank is the first Wisconsin-based financial institution to close a PACE financing through PACE Wisconsin. The bank recently approved PACE financing for energy efficiency updates to commercial properties located in Stoughton and Waterloo, Wisconsin. Property Assessed Clean Energy

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DOJ: Armed drug dealer sentenced to 8 years in federal prison

CONTACT:  RITA M. RUMBELOW PHONE: (608) 264-5158 TTY: (608) 264-5006 WWW.JUSTICE.GOV/USAO/WIW MADISON, WIS. — – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Maurice Johnson, Jr., 29, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to eight years in federal prison, followed by

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Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Endorses Rebecca Dallet for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice

Contact:  Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Wisconsin AFL-CIO Endorses Rebecca Dallet for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice “Rebecca Dallet believes in the values of justice and fairness for all people and will be guided by those principles while on the bench,” said Phil Neuenfeldt, President of Wisconsin AFL-CIO. “Her experience and dedication to putting the constitutional

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Rep. Kremer: Assembly Passes Rep. Kremer Employee College Affordability Act

For Further Information Contact: State Representative Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum) (608) 266-9175                                                                                Republican College Affordability Bill Heads to Governor Walker’s Desk Madison, WI – Last week the Assembly passed Rep. Jesse Kremer’s (R-Kewaskum) and Sen. Dan Feyen’s (R-Fond du Lac) bill to address a two-fold problem in

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Public hearings throughout Wisconsin will gather input regarding fall waterfowl hunting season structure

CONTACT: Taylor Finger, DNR migratory game bird ecologist, 608-266-8841 or Trenton Rohrer, DNR assistant migratory game bird ecologist, 608-261-6458 MADISON – Public hearings regarding Wisconsin’s proposed 2018 waterfowl season structure will be held March 12-15. After public comments have been collected, final season structure will be set by the Natural Resources Board at

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Sen. Shilling and Rep. Hintz: Walker Administration covers up transportation funding to Foxconn

Contact: Sen. Jennifer Shilling, 608-266-5490 Rep. Gordon Hintz, 608-266-2254 LFB Memo highlights partisan, inaccurate letter from DOT to JFC members MADISON, WI – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Senator Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) and Assembly Democratic Leader Representative Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) released a memo from the state’s non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) detailing

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Rep. Rohrkaste Fundraiser

Save the Date!  Monday, April 30, 2018 Fundraiser for Representative Mike Rohrkaste with special guest Speaker Robin Vos 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. More Details to Follow

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Natural Resource Development Association: Getting the Facts Straight – Meteor Timber Project – AB 956 Amendments

Legislators, On behalf of the Natural Resource Development Association, I wanted to share with you the following comments and facts as they pertain to any amendments made to AB 956, and the unnecessary lawsuit brought on by Clean Wisconsin and Midwest Environmental Advocates against Meteor Timber. Instead of working together to make progress,

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Gov. Walker: Signs Senate Bill 781 into law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2018 Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839   MADISON – Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 781 into law today as Act 139.SB 781 reinforces the exclusive remedy doctrine, (which says that an injured employee’s recovery of compensation under the Worker’s Compensation Act is the exclusive remedy against

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Giffords: “America, You Have the Power to Change Our Congress” 

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2018 CONTACT: Jason Phelps, jphelps@giffords.org Giffords announces new #VoteCourage campaign with first wave of priority races focused on defeating gun lobby politicians, electing gun safety champions   Voters in suburban districts want to see action to address gun violence  Washington, DC — Today, Giffords, the gun safety organization founded

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Sen. Cowles: Farmer-led land conservation bill passes Senate Committee

Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (920) 660-0615 Farmer-Led Land Conservation Bill Passes Senate Committee MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after 2017 Senate Bill 796, authored by Senator Cowles and Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay), was unanimously recommended for passage by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and

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