WisDOT: Replacement license plate stickers available online

WisDOT Office of Public Affairs 608/266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov Streamlined process gives 24/7 access, greater convenience to replace lost sticker Every year, Wisconsin DMV receives more than 29,000 calls and another 18,000 email requests to replace a lost license plate sticker. Now,

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: And Trump administration officials discuss need for Baldwin’s legislation to stop the flow of illicit fentanyl into America

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225  Baldwin’s bipartisan legislation would prevent illegal drugs from entering the country at International Mail Facilities Officials from Customs and Border Protection agreed that Baldwin’s legislation could help make it easier to stop illicit drugs at the border WASHINGTON, D.C.

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One Wisconsin Now: Brad Schimel election ad blames families, not his pharmaceutical donors for opioid crisis

CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Once Again, Schimel Puts His Partisan Political Interests Ahead of Wisconsin Families MADISON, Wis. — In his first campaign re-election television ad, Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel blames families for the current opioid crisis, not the pharmaceutical drug manufacturers who spent millions of dollars

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WisDOT: Replacement license plate stickers available online

WisDOT Office of Public Affairs 608/266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov Streamlined process gives 24/7 access, greater convenience to replace lost sticker Every year, Wisconsin DMV receives more than 29,000 calls and another 18,000 email requests to replace a lost license plate sticker. Now, with a new online process, DMV customers may request a

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U.S. Rep. Kind: Slams House Rules Committee for blocking bipartisan amendments to the 2018 Farm Bill

Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov La Crosse – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind criticized the House Committee on Rules for blocking several bipartisan amendments offered ahead of debate on the 2018 Farm Bill, H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act. The amendments Rep. Kind led included amendments to create more transparency in the

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DWD: BLS Data: Wisconsin Unemployment Rate Declines to New Record Low of 2.8 Percent

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 State labor force participation rate increases by 0.2 percent to 68.9 percent MADISON – Today, the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) released the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revisions for March 2018 and preliminary estimates for April covering

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Votes to confirm Haspel as CIA director 

Contact: Ben Voelkel WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Gina Haspel as the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency: “The world is

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Baldwin, Johnson split on CIA director nomination vote

U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson today split on the nomination of Gina Haspel, who was confirmed as CIA director despite her involvement in the agency’s torture program. Hours before the Senate voted 54-45 to confirm her as the first female CIA director, Baldwin announced she wouldn’t support Haspel’s

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Statement on the nomination of Gina Haspel for CIA director

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the following statement after meeting with Gina Haspel today on her nomination for CIA Director: “I have reviewed the record of Gina Haspel’s time at the CIA and the classified materials made available to Senators. Today, I had an opportunity to

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Village of Mount Pleasant: To hold first monthly Foxconn project briefing

Media Contact: James Madlom 262-770-5189 Info@FoxconnRacineCounty.com May 21 briefing will kick off monthly briefing series MOUNT PLEASANT – With site work underway on the Foxconn project site in Racine County, the Village of Mount Pleasant will convene regular monthly Foxconn project briefings designed to offer interested community members the opportunity hear directly from

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ABC of Wisconsin: Fitzgerald named ABC of WI’s 2017 Legislator of the Year

Contact: Kyle Schwarm, 608-244-5883; kschwarm@abcwi.org MADISON, WI – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Wisconsin presented Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, with the 2017 Legislator of the Year Award on Wednesday, thanking him for his leadership on pro-construction initiatives during the 2017-18 legislative session. The award was presented by the ABC

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Statement on expected Right to Try vote in the House

Contact: Brittni Palke (202) 224-0382 Ben Voelkel (202) 228-0071 WASHINGTON — Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has this to say following the House Majority Leader’s announcement that a vote would occur next week on Senator Johnson’s right to try bill, S. 204, which passed the Senate

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WisDOT: Reminder: Click It or Ticket seat belt mobilization begins Monday

WisDOT Office of Public Affairs 608/266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov From May 21 – June 3, law enforcement across Wisconsin will patrol in greater numbers for longer hours to enforce seat belt and other traffic safety laws To help prevent traffic-related injuries and deaths, law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin will patrol in greater numbers for

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Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Endorses Mahlon Mitchell for Wisconsin governor

Contact:  Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Fire fighter Mitchell ready to lead Wisconsin and create a better economy for working people  The Wisconsin AFL-CIO is proud to announce the endorsement of Mahlon Mitchell for Wisconsin Governor. As a fire fighter serving the community for over 20 years, Mahlon Mitchell is a leader who

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: And Trump administration officials discuss need for Baldwin’s legislation to stop the flow of illicit fentanyl into America

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225  Baldwin’s bipartisan legislation would prevent illegal drugs from entering the country at International Mail Facilities Officials from Customs and Border Protection agreed that Baldwin’s legislation could help make it easier to stop illicit drugs at the border WASHINGTON, D.C. – During today’s Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing, U.S.

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