Sheriff Schmidt: Running for full term

For further information contact: Valori Schmidt 414-202- 6226 Info@Schmidt4sheriff.com MILWAUKEE, WI, April 24, 2018… From the shadow of the courthouse doors, Milwaukee County Sheriff Richard R. Schmidt announced today he would run as a Democrat to seek four more years

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Soglin campaign: On bitcoin donations to Wisconsin campaigns

Contact Melissa Mulliken 608/206-1818 “Bitcoin donations to political campaigns would, among other issues, enable contributors to conceal their identities. Wisconsin residents should know who is funding campaigns and how much they are giving. Those core principles of openness and transparency

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UW System: Board of Regents Audit Committee Chair Statement Regarding DOJ Criminal Charges Against Former UW-Oshkosh Officials

CONTACT: Stephanie Marquis, UW System Director of Communications universityrelations@uwsa.edu or 608-263-1700 Today, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) filed criminal charges against former UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Richard Wells and former Vice-Chancellor of Administrative Services and Chief Business Officer Thomas Sonnleitner. Wells

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Tom Loftus: We have a chance to finally end the Korean War

Negotiations to end the Korean War would mean a discussion of how to withdraw some or all U.S. troops in South Korea; removing the threat to the U.S. of North Korea’s ICBMs; guaranteeing a status of peaceful coexistence on the Korean Peninsula; provisions for the security of Japan vis a vis North Korea, and accommodating the needs of China. The talks, if successful, will the stage for a future re-unification of Korea. This is the goal.

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James Rowen: Wisconsin democracy is eroding in plain sight

The Wisconsin DNR, having been intentionally directed more than seven years ago by right-wing Republican Gov. Scott Walker to operate with an altered, corrosive “chamber of commerce mentality,” just issued for the proposed, massive Foxconn plant four complex air pollution permits only eight days after the public’s comment period had closed.

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Sheriff Schmidt: Running for full term

For further information contact: Valori Schmidt 414-202- 6226 Info@Schmidt4sheriff.com MILWAUKEE, WI, April 24, 2018… From the shadow of the courthouse doors, Milwaukee County Sheriff Richard R. Schmidt announced today he would run as a Democrat to seek four more years as Milwaukee County’s top law enforcement officer. “My passion is

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Soglin campaign: On bitcoin donations to Wisconsin campaigns

Contact Melissa Mulliken 608/206-1818 “Bitcoin donations to political campaigns would, among other issues, enable contributors to conceal their identities. Wisconsin residents should know who is funding campaigns and how much they are giving. Those core principles of openness and transparency would be further eroded if campaigns begin accepting bitcoin donations.

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U.S. Rep. Pocan: Pocan, Kildee, Johnson Call on Israel to grant access to Gaza

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Dan Kildee (MI-05), and Hank Johnson (GA-04) today wrote a letter to Ron Dermer, the Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., calling on Israel to allow Members of Congress to enter Gaza. The Members are requesting permission to visit the area to oversee the appropriate and

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UW System: Board of Regents Audit Committee Chair Statement Regarding DOJ Criminal Charges Against Former UW-Oshkosh Officials

CONTACT: Stephanie Marquis, UW System Director of Communications universityrelations@uwsa.edu or 608-263-1700 Today, the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) filed criminal charges against former UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Richard Wells and former Vice-Chancellor of Administrative Services and Chief Business Officer Thomas Sonnleitner. Wells and Sonnleitner are being charged in relation to improper financial

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Helps Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen CTE Teacher Training and Prepare Students for the Workforce

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, was joined by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH), co-chairs of the Caucus, along with Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), to introduce the Creating Quality Technical Educators Act. This bipartisan legislation will create a teacher residency grant program to help address the CTE

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Tom Loftus: We have a chance to finally end the Korean War

Negotiations to end the Korean War would mean a discussion of how to withdraw some or all U.S. troops in South Korea; removing the threat to the U.S. of North Korea’s ICBMs; guaranteeing a status of peaceful coexistence on the Korean Peninsula; provisions for the security of Japan vis a vis North Korea, and accommodating the needs of China. The talks, if successful, will the stage for a future re-unification of Korea. This is the goal.

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James Rowen: Wisconsin democracy is eroding in plain sight

The Wisconsin DNR, having been intentionally directed more than seven years ago by right-wing Republican Gov. Scott Walker to operate with an altered, corrosive “chamber of commerce mentality,” just issued for the proposed, massive Foxconn plant four complex air pollution permits only eight days after the public’s comment period had closed.

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