WED PM Update: Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin suing Trump administration over family planning grant changes

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is suing the Trump administration over changes to family planning grants that the group says could harm low-income patients. PPWI, along with affiliates in Utah and Ohio, today filed a lawsuit in a federal district court in the District of Columbia centered on changes to the Title X program. The … 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

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WisDems: Kevin Nicholson slams “cognitive thought process” of veterans and service members who are Democrats

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org MADISON — In case you missed it, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson this morning “question[ed] the ‘cognitive thought process’ of veterans who vote Democratic.” CNN: Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate questions ‘cognitive thought process’ of veterans who are Democrats By Chris Massie, 5/2/18 Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson said in a radio interview on Wednesday that he questions the “cognitive thought process” of veterans who vote Democratic, arguing that their military service contradicts their political views. Asked by host Steve Scaffidi on the local station WTMJ about Republican primary opponent Leah Vukmir’s suggestion that her record as a Republican state senator should

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Public Service Commission: Issues RFP for the inaugural round of the Energy Innovation Grant Program

Contact: Matthew Spencer, 608-266-9600 Matthew2.Spencer@Wisconsin.Gov     Madison – Today the Office of Energy Innovation (OEI), within the Public Service Commission (Commission), issued a Request for Proposals for the inaugural round of the Energy Innovation Grant Program. The Commission will be awarding $5 million to grantees in the inaugural round of grants. In April, the Commission approved criteria for the Energy Innovation Grant Program. Funding for the grant program originated from revolving loan fund proceeds within the Office of Energy Innovation. The Commission converted the loan program into a grant program that can distribute dollars more efficiently. The life of the

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Fox Cities Chamber: Opens applications for 2018-2019 Leadership Fox Cities Program

For information contact: Emily Feagles Director, Marketing & Communications efeagles@foxcitieschamber.com APPLETON, Wis. (May 2, 2018) – The Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce has opened the application process for its long-standing Leadership Fox Cities program. The community-immersion program allows participants to grow as leaders and get further engaged in the community. Since 1991, the program’s mission is designed to teach participants to be imaginative and informed leaders in the community, while preparing them for leadership roles in the Fox Cities. Each year, the program welcomes approximately 40 committed participants who gather monthly, from September through May, to learn about the Fox Cities

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Gov. Walker: Announces aggressive actions to combat the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839   Governor Walker Announces Aggressive Actions to Combat the Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease   MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced new aggressive initiatives for combating chronic wasting disease (CWD) affecting Wisconsin deer populations. “We need to protect Wisconsin’s hunting traditions and long-standing heritage by working together to contain the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer,” said Governor Walker. “Wisconsin put together a comprehensive plan years ago that implemented new testing procedures to identify and root out CWD while committing to new steps to combat CWD. Today, we will move forward on implementing new rules that will place us among

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WisGOP: While Foxconn invests in Wisconsin, Democrats campaign against jobs for hard-working families

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765  [Madison, WI] — Last week, news broke that Foxconn would begin construction on its new campus shortly and that they would hire 90 percent of their subcontractors from Wisconsin. In the same interview, a Foxconn official said that without Governor Walker, Foxconn wouldn’t be bringing thousands of jobs to Wisconsin. While Foxconn made its huge announcement, Democrats were lining up to campaign against those jobs for hard-working Wisconsin families. “Thanks to Governor Scott Walker, hard-working families in Wisconsin are winning big with the thousands of new jobs that will come with Foxconn’s transformative investment,” said Alec Zimmerman,

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One Wisconsin Institute: Statements in Support of Planned Parenthood lawsuit against Trump administration efforts to limit birth control access

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 Applauds those fighting to ensure women and families can access birth control and make reproductive care decisions that are right for them MADISON, Wis. — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, along with two other state affiliates and allied groups, has filed a federal lawsuit fighting back against the latest efforts of the Trump administration to limit access to birth control, this time through administrative means. The following are the statements of One Wisconsin Institute Program Director Analiese Eicher: “As soon as discrimination against women in health insurance was banned, the right wing went all

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Rep. Kitchen: To hold in-district office hours

Contact: Representative Joel Kitchens (608) 266-5350 Madison- Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) announced he will be holding office hours within the 1st Assembly District: “I am happy to announce that I will be holding in-district office hours throughout the 1st Assembly District in order to connect with constituents who would typically not have the time or ability to make the long dri… 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.

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Sen. Cowles: Governor’s CWD strategy is a welcome step forward

Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 GREEN BAY– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after Governor Scott Walker announced new steps by the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to combat the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in white-tailed deer in Wisconsin: “For years, Wisconsin’s deer hunting tradition has been put more and more at risk by the spread of CWD. As we’ve learned more about this disease through academic and field research done in Wisconsin and throughout the nation, the severity of this ecological epidemic

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Rep. Shankland: Eight years, 180 times – Republicans continue attacks on local control

 Contact: Rep. Katrina Shankland Office: (608) 267-9649   MADISON – Today Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) released a memo from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau, which reveals that Governor Walker and Republican lawmakers have enacted 180 measures since 2011 that represent either an unfunded mandate on local governments or a preemptive restriction on local control. In response, R… 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.

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Wachs campaign: Rep. Wachs says Walker is “eight years too late” on Chronic Wasting Disease

  STEVENS POINT – Rep. Dana Wachs, a Democratic candidate for governor challenging Scott Walker in November, called out Gov. Walker for neglecting to address the devastating impacts of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Wisconsin for eight years. “Well, I’m glad Gov. Walker finally agrees with me, but I’d say he’s about eight years too late. While Gov. Walker sat on his hands and did nothing to address Chronic Wasting Disease, the number of counties impacted doubled. That’s outrageous. “Chronic wasting disease is a crisis in our state, which is why I released a plan last with Rep. Nick Milroy year

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WisDems: Kevin Nicholson slams “cognitive thought process” of veterans and service members who are Democrats

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org MADISON — In case you missed it, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson this morning “question[ed] the ‘cognitive thought process’ of veterans who vote Democratic.” CNN: Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate questions ‘cognitive thought process’ of veterans who are Democrats By Chris Massie, 5/2/18 Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson said in

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Fox Cities Chamber: Opens applications for 2018-2019 Leadership Fox Cities Program

For information contact: Emily Feagles Director, Marketing & Communications efeagles@foxcitieschamber.com APPLETON, Wis. (May 2, 2018) – The Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce has opened the application process for its long-standing Leadership Fox Cities program. The community-immersion program allows participants to grow as leaders and get further engaged in the community. Since

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Gov. Walker: Announces aggressive actions to combat the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839   Governor Walker Announces Aggressive Actions to Combat the Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease   MADISON – Governor Scott Walker announced new aggressive initiatives for combating chronic wasting disease (CWD) affecting Wisconsin deer populations. “We need to protect Wisconsin’s hunting traditions and long-standing heritage by working together to contain the

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One Wisconsin Institute: Statements in Support of Planned Parenthood lawsuit against Trump administration efforts to limit birth control access

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 Applauds those fighting to ensure women and families can access birth control and make reproductive care decisions that are right for them MADISON, Wis. — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, along with two other state affiliates and allied groups, has filed a federal lawsuit

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Rep. Kitchen: To hold in-district office hours

Contact: Representative Joel Kitchens (608) 266-5350 Madison- Representative Joel Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay) announced he will be holding office hours within the 1st Assembly District: “I am happy to announce that I will be holding in-district office hours throughout the 1st Assembly District in order to connect with constituents who would typically not

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Sen. Cowles: Governor’s CWD strategy is a welcome step forward

Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 GREEN BAY– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after Governor Scott Walker announced new steps by the Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to combat the spread of chronic wasting disease

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