We know that by working together we can find the best, most efficient ways to solve the state’s challenges, create private sector jobs and private sector profits, and keep that revenue in Wisconsin to invest in our people and our economy.
CONTACT: Evan Lukaske | (516) 661-0125 This week, the Urban Institute released a report showing that health care premiums will increase for Wisconsin families by as much 20%, thanks to Congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration. Rep. Grothman and the Republican Party must answer for this increase in middle class families’ costs. House Republicans’ vote to gut the Affordable Care Act and increase premiums, hidden in the tax bill that became law in December 2017, is directly responsible. In addition, the Trump Administration’s decision to allow insurers to sell junk plans that will leave millions under-insured will mean that middle
The discoveries in Wisconsin’s John Doe case and the Mueller investigation teach the same lesson: Unaccountable agencies have become powerful tools that partisan cabals can use to undermine representative government.
State pension fund invests in companies making guns that kill students.
At the same time we are supposed to believe 16-year-olds are mature enough to vote on matters of national importance, we are also being told that the minimum age to own a firearm should be raised to 21.
The bottom line is that there are too many Rick Scotts in control, including here in Wisconsin. Let’s be honest: It won’t get any better until the voters get rid of them.
CONTACT: Jeanan Yasiri Moe, Director of Strategic Communications, jyasirimoe@warf.org, (608) 890-1491 MADISON, Wisconsin, February 27, 2018 – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) has collected opinions from Wisconsin leaders in a new web series of articles called “Innovation and the Wisconsin Idea.” Contributors include university researchers and educators, business leaders and entrepreneurs, investors, and public officials who share their views on the crucial interdependence between university innovations and the strength of the Wisconsin economy. A link to the web series is located here. People interested in receiving notifications when new articles are posted are encouraged to sign up through this
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/wed-news-summary-haas-to-leave-elections-commission-ryan-meets-with-parkland-shooting-survivors/ **************************************** March 7: WisPolitics DC breakfast with U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher and the Millennial Action Project Green Bay-area Congressman Mike Gallagher… 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 Password
MADISON, WI. Feb. 28, 2018 –The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is inviting Wisconsin companies seeking to establish or expand their exporting efforts to participate in a global trade venture to Germany from June 23-30. Wisconsin businesses exported more than $700 million in goods and services to Germany in 2017, a 13 percent increase over 2016 and significantly higher than the U.S. increase of 8.4 percent. The country is the state’s seventh-largest export destination and top export product categories include industrial machinery, medical and scientific instruments, and aircraft/spacecraft parts. “Germany is considered the powerhouse of the European economy, and the
Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 MADISON, WI – After Senate Republicans blocked a vote on a Democratic proposal that would give schools a revenue limit exemption to create and implement school safety plans, Democrats are calling for action. Senate Democrats are urging Senate Majority Leader Fitzgerald to step up and take action to increase public safety concerns. “Wisconsin families should have the opportunity to feel safe in community spaces like schools, parks, places of worship, workplaces, and health centers free from the threat of deadly weapons and dangerous individuals,” said Senate Democratic Leader Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse). “It is wrong
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — Which Dallet will be on the ballot this April? Supreme Court Candidate Rebecca Dallet will say anything and everything to get elected. From her soft-on-crime rulings, to taking money from a donor who covered up sexual harassment at his company, Dallet is all about saying one thing and doing another. Today, the Republican Party of Wisconsin is launching DoubleTalkDallet.com, a full guide to Rebecca Dallet’s double talk ahead of the April election. Visit DoubleTalkDallet.com to see more!
The UW-Madison Waisman Center is set to begin development on a “full-virus” vaccine for Ebola, an often fatal virus affecting thousands in Africa. Starting in March, this $3 million project will produce up to 1,000 doses of an experimental vaccine for a Japanese clinical trial due to begin December 2018. Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a veterinary medicine professor, will work with Waisman Biomanufacturing at the company’s specialized facility in the UW-Madison lab as the vaccine is created. “The goal is to produce a safe and effective vaccine against Ebola virus for people,” says Kawaoka, an expert on Ebola and influenza. According to
We know that by working together we can find the best, most efficient ways to solve the state’s challenges, create private sector jobs and private sector profits, and keep that revenue in Wisconsin to invest in our people and our economy.
CONTACT: Evan Lukaske | (516) 661-0125 This week, the Urban Institute released a report showing that health care premiums will increase for Wisconsin families by as much 20%, thanks to Congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration. Rep. Grothman and the Republican Party must answer for this increase in middle class
The discoveries in Wisconsin’s John Doe case and the Mueller investigation teach the same lesson: Unaccountable agencies have become powerful tools that partisan cabals can use to undermine representative government.
State pension fund invests in companies making guns that kill students.
At the same time we are supposed to believe 16-year-olds are mature enough to vote on matters of national importance, we are also being told that the minimum age to own a firearm should be raised to 21.
The bottom line is that there are too many Rick Scotts in control, including here in Wisconsin. Let’s be honest: It won’t get any better until the voters get rid of them.
CONTACT: Jeanan Yasiri Moe, Director of Strategic Communications, jyasirimoe@warf.org, (608) 890-1491 MADISON, Wisconsin, February 27, 2018 – The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) has collected opinions from Wisconsin leaders in a new web series of articles called “Innovation and the Wisconsin Idea.” Contributors include university researchers and educators, business leaders
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2018/wed-news-summary-haas-to-leave-elections-commission-ryan-meets-with-parkland-shooting-survivors/ **************************************** March 7: WisPolitics DC breakfast with U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher and the Millennial Action Project Green Bay-area Congressman Mike Gallagher… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for
MADISON, WI. Feb. 28, 2018 –The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is inviting Wisconsin companies seeking to establish or expand their exporting efforts to participate in a global trade venture to Germany from June 23-30. Wisconsin businesses exported more than $700 million in goods and services to Germany in 2017,
Contact: Kate Constalie, kate.constalie@legis.wi.gov, 608-266-5490 MADISON, WI – After Senate Republicans blocked a vote on a Democratic proposal that would give schools a revenue limit exemption to create and implement school safety plans, Democrats are calling for action. Senate Democrats are urging Senate Majority Leader Fitzgerald to step up and
Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — Which Dallet will be on the ballot this April? Supreme Court Candidate Rebecca Dallet will say anything and everything to get elected. From her soft-on-crime rulings, to taking money from a donor who covered up sexual harassment at his company, Dallet is
The UW-Madison Waisman Center is set to begin development on a “full-virus” vaccine for Ebola, an often fatal virus affecting thousands in Africa. Starting in March, this $3 million project will produce up to 1,000 doses of an experimental vaccine for a Japanese clinical trial due to begin December 2018.