CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after the House passed the STOP School Violence Act: “If there is any place our children can feel safe, it should be our schools. The STOP School Violence
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 – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for metro areas, major cities, and
Contact: Andrew Rehn, Prairie Rivers Network, arehn@prairierivers.org, 217-344-2371 ext. 208 CHAMPAIGN, IL – Prairie Rivers Network (PRN) has analyzed groundwater monitoring data released on March 2, 2018 by Illinois coal-fired power companies and found elevated levels of multiple contaminants, including antimony, arsenic,
Contact: Jeremy Podolski, Greater Milwaukee Foundation jpodolski@greatermilwaukeefoundation.org | 414.336.7048 Milwaukee, Wis. – The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has selected a new senior leader with extensive experience in higher education advancement as its next vice president of development and philanthropic services. Kristen Mekemson will
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 Trump Infrastructure Plan Doesn’t Include Strong Buy American Standards WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, today pressed five members of President Trump’s cabinet
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 FLORENCE – Governor Walker signed Assembly Bill 572 into law today at the Florence County Public Library, which is located at the Florence High School. The bill expands eligibility in the Technology for Educational Achievement program (TEACH)
Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) recently rallied a bipartisan group of Wisconsin Congressmen to send a letter to House appropriators requesting strong support for apprenticeships and career and technical education (CTE) programs in the technology field
CONTACT STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MACCO (608) 266-0485 Madison…In a recent media report, Brown County Sheriff John Gossage noted his frustration that Assembly Bill 676, which would protect county corrections officers, is not moving forward. Representative Macco is a coauthor of this
For media enquiries: Jeanan Yasiri Moe Director of Strategic Communications jyasirimoe@warf.org 608.890.1491 MADISON, Wis. – With agriculture employing roughly one in nine Wisconsin workers, “industry and universities need each other” say small business owner Christopher Salm and UW Dean Kathryn
CONTACT: Capt. Joe Trovato | ngwi.pao@mail.mil | 608-242-3048 Sgt. Danielle Cornell, a radio retransmission team chief in the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team on drill weekends and a systems administrator for the Wisconsin United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO)
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Tomorrow, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will host President Donald Trump, Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland Leo Varadkar, and Vice President Mike Pence for the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon at 12:00 p.m. ET.
WHERE: Emmons Business Interiors 140 S. 1st Street Milwaukee, WI 53204 WHEN: Thursday, March 22 8 AM-10 AM Join the Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce and Davis & Kuelthau for the next Chamber Morning Formation on Thursday, March 22from 8:00am-10:00am at
Contact: Jessica Ward, (608) 213-5939 Brookfield, Wis. — State Sen. Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, Wednesday called on state Supreme Court candidate Rebecca Dallet, endorsed by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, to apologize to the family of former Border Patrol agent Brian Terry for
Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 MADISON — Thousands of high-school students across Wisconsin and the nation are walking out of class today to demand action on gun safety reform following the horrific mass shooting at a Florida high school last month.
Contact: Bryan Kennedy – (414) 517-3864 (Milwaukee) – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Matt Flynn today supported students walking out to protest gun violence in the wake of the recent shooting in Parkland, Florida with the following statement. “The Parkland shooting was
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after the House passed the STOP School Violence Act: “If there is any place our children can feel safe, it should be our schools. The STOP School Violence Act takes a multi-faceted approach that will help prevent school violence
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 – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for metro areas, major cities, and counties in Wisconsin. The estimates include updates for December 2017
Contact: Andrew Rehn, Prairie Rivers Network, arehn@prairierivers.org, 217-344-2371 ext. 208 CHAMPAIGN, IL – Prairie Rivers Network (PRN) has analyzed groundwater monitoring data released on March 2, 2018 by Illinois coal-fired power companies and found elevated levels of multiple contaminants, including antimony, arsenic, chromium, lead, and thallium, in violation of the Illinois Environmental
Contact: Jeremy Podolski, Greater Milwaukee Foundation jpodolski@greatermilwaukeefoundation.org | 414.336.7048 Milwaukee, Wis. – The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has selected a new senior leader with extensive experience in higher education advancement as its next vice president of development and philanthropic services. Kristen Mekemson will join the Foundation March 29, 2018, and will be responsible for
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov (202) 224 – 6225 Trump Infrastructure Plan Doesn’t Include Strong Buy American Standards WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, today pressed five members of President Trump’s cabinet on why the administration’s infrastructure plan fails to include a
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 FLORENCE – Governor Walker signed Assembly Bill 572 into law today at the Florence County Public Library, which is located at the Florence High School. The bill expands eligibility in the Technology for Educational Achievement program (TEACH) to include certain rural community libraries. TEACH provides information technology
Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) recently rallied a bipartisan group of Wisconsin Congressmen to send a letter to House appropriators requesting strong support for apprenticeships and career and technical education (CTE) programs in the technology field in the FY18 appropriations package. In 2016, the technology industry
CONTACT STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MACCO (608) 266-0485 Madison…In a recent media report, Brown County Sheriff John Gossage noted his frustration that Assembly Bill 676, which would protect county corrections officers, is not moving forward. Representative Macco is a coauthor of this legislation. Providing county corrections officers with this classification – which
For media enquiries: Jeanan Yasiri Moe Director of Strategic Communications jyasirimoe@warf.org 608.890.1491 MADISON, Wis. – With agriculture employing roughly one in nine Wisconsin workers, “industry and universities need each other” say small business owner Christopher Salm and UW Dean Kathryn VandenBosch. Their essay “UW/Industry Partnerships Yield Better Solutions” is the
CONTACT: Capt. Joe Trovato | ngwi.pao@mail.mil | 608-242-3048 Sgt. Danielle Cornell, a radio retransmission team chief in the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team on drill weekends and a systems administrator for the Wisconsin United States Property and Fiscal Office (USPFO) during the week, is special because she has served in
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Tomorrow, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will host President Donald Trump, Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland Leo Varadkar, and Vice President Mike Pence for the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon at 12:00 p.m. ET. For live coverage of opening remarks, tune in to facebook.com/SpeakerRyan.
WHERE: Emmons Business Interiors 140 S. 1st Street Milwaukee, WI 53204 WHEN: Thursday, March 22 8 AM-10 AM Join the Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce and Davis & Kuelthau for the next Chamber Morning Formation on Thursday, March 22from 8:00am-10:00am at Emmons Business Interiors in Milwaukee. Legal Audits for Business and
Contact: Jessica Ward, (608) 213-5939 Brookfield, Wis. — State Sen. Leah Vukmir, R–Brookfield, Wednesday called on state Supreme Court candidate Rebecca Dallet, endorsed by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, to apologize to the family of former Border Patrol agent Brian Terry for campaigning with Obama-era Attorney General Eric Holder. As attorney general,
Contact: Melanie Conklin, 608-260-2409 MADISON — Thousands of high-school students across Wisconsin and the nation are walking out of class today to demand action on gun safety reform following the horrific mass shooting at a Florida high school last month. Wisconsin students are marching to the State Capitol to deliver
Contact: Bryan Kennedy – (414) 517-3864 (Milwaukee) – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Matt Flynn today supported students walking out to protest gun violence in the wake of the recent shooting in Parkland, Florida with the following statement. “The Parkland shooting was a terrible tragedy, and a tragedy we have seen all