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CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement after House passage of H.R. 4, the FAA Reauthorization Act: “This is the next step in our efforts to rebuild America’s infrastructure, which is
CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — Major reforms included in the Affordable Care Act resulted in an end to discrimination against women in health care. Now, over 62 million Americans get their birth control copay
Contact: Office of Public Affairs (608) 266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov Diana Maas, WisDOT Region Communications Manager (715) 635-4968 or diana.maas@dot.wi.gov The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Northwest Region-Superior office and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, located at 1701 N. 4th Street, Superior, will be closed on Friday, April
Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org; Lauren Hitt, 443-370-3205, lauren@randybryceforcongress.com MILWAUKEE, WI – Today, the Wisconsin state AFL-CIO announced their endorsement of Randy Bryce for the First Congressional District. “Randy Bryce will fight for working class issues like creating good Wisconsin
CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—This afternoon, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) took part in a Soldier’s Medal ceremony honoring Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) for his heroic actions on June 14, 2017 during the shooting at the Congressional Baseball
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker ordered flags to half-staff on Monday, April 30, 2018, in honor of Spooner Volunteer Firefighter Philip Neubich. Governor Walker’s executive order is attached here.
Contact: Joshua Wescott 608-266-9069 Prairie Moraine County Park located on Wesner Road in the Town of Verona will be CLOSED on Thursday 5/3 and Friday 5/4 to allow for a two phase pavement restoration project to be made on the
Ald. Milele A. Coggs (414) 286-2994 Legislation requiring the replacement of lead water service lines serving child care facilities was recommended for approval today by the Public Safety and Health Committee. This mandate applies to both publicly-owned and privately-owned portions
Contact: Jessica Ward, (608) 213-5939 Pewaukee, Wis. — At the Americans for Prosperity debate for the Senate Republican primary on Thursday, Leah Vukmir proved once again that voters will best be served by a senator who has helped deliver Wisconsin’s
CONTACT: Alyson Leahy | 715.218.0194 | alysonforwisconsin@gmail.com WAUSAU, Wis. – Alyson Leahy, Marathon County Board Supervisor and young professional, announced her candidacy today for the Wisconsin State Assembly in the 85th Assembly District. “As a young working person, I know
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Secretary and CEO Mark R. Hogan and key state leaders will travel throughout Wisconsin on Tuesday, May 1, to present more than 20 public schools
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion today seeking a preliminary injunction against the federal government’s Affordable Care Act. Attorneys General Schimel and Paxton are leading a 20-state coalition in
Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org MADISON — Tonight, Leah Vukmir and Kevin Nicholson put on a two-hour show to win over the out-of-state billionaire Koch brothers, advocating hardline corporate special interest corruption that enriches the top one percent and big corporations
American Transmission Co.: Kaya Freiman, 877-506-6117, kfreiman@atcllc.comITC Midwest: Tom Petersen, 319-297-6793, tpetersen@itctransco.com Dairyland Power Cooperative: Katie Thomson, 608-787-1323, katie.thomson@dairylandpower.com OR Deb Mirasola, 608-787-1378,deb.mirasola@dairylandpower.com MADISON, Wis. – Following years of analysis and public outreach, American Transmission Co., ITC Midwest and Dairyland Power Cooperative have begun filing their application for
