Rep. Hintz: Calls on Gov. Walker to suspend troop deployment

Contact: Aaron Collins, 608.266.2254 MADISON – Amidst the growing national outrage over the Trump Administration’s child separation policy, Governor Walker announced today that he is sending National Guard troops from Wisconsin to the southern border. Reports show that 2,000 children

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Voces de la Frontera: Walker sends National Guard to border to help Trump rip Children from their families

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, 414-469-9206, sfreeman@vdlf.org Wisconsin National Guard troops are following Governor Scott Walker’s directive to deploy to the US-Mexico border starting today. Massachusetts Republican Governor Charlie Baker has recalled the Massachusetts National Guard from border deployment, but Walker stays the course Milwaukee – On Monday, the Wisconsin National Guard announced they had deployed troops

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Dept. of Corrections: Inmates complete Nicolet College Mechanical Maintenance Program

FOR DOC: DOC Communications, 608-240-5060 DOCMedia@wisconsin.gov FOR NICOLET COLLEGE: Terry Rutlin, 715-365-4681 TRutlin@nicoletcollege.edu RHINELANDER – Department Secretary Cathy Jess joined Nicolet College President Richard Nelson, family, and friends to congratulate five McNaughton Correctional Center inmates graduating from Nicolet College’s Mechanical Maintenance program. The Mechanical Maintenance program is a 14-week, 13-credit

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Dept. of Corrections: Minimum-security inmates James Heather and Alexander Weinmann escape from Winnebago Correctional Center

Minimum-security inmates James Heather and Alexander Weinmann, confined at Winnebago Correctional Center, have escaped from the facility. The incident has been reported to the Oshkosh Police Department. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of this inmate should immediately contact law enforcement. Name: James Heather Year of Birth: 10/28/1990 Gender: Male

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Gov. Walker: Attends groundbreaking for City of Manitowoc, S.S. Badger dock construction project

Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 WisDOT awarded City of Manitowoc over $3 million in Harbor Assistance Program grants for facility construction MANITOWOC– Governor Scott Walker today joined United States Congressman Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary Dave Ross, S.S. Badger/ Lake Michigan Carferry (LMC) company representatives, and Manitowoc officials

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Progressive Takeover: Issues statement on Gill v. Whitford Supreme Court ruling

CONTACT: Will Hoverman; press@progressivetakeover.org; 612-991-9492 Progressive Takeover, a new grassroots political action committee, has issued a formal statement in reaction to the Supreme Court’s latest decision on the much-anticipated Wisconsin partisan gerrymandering case, Gill v. Whitford. “While the court leaves Wisconsin’s blatantly gerrymandered districts unresolved, the justices clearly express that

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Rep. Hintz: Calls on Gov. Walker to suspend troop deployment

Contact: Aaron Collins, 608.266.2254 MADISON – Amidst the growing national outrage over the Trump Administration’s child separation policy, Governor Walker announced today that he is sending National Guard troops from Wisconsin to the southern border. Reports show that 2,000 children from April to May have been separated from their parents

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U.S. Rep. Pocan: Joins U.S. Reps. Ellison and Johnson to urge Colombia’s new president-elect to advance peace process

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 Members reaffirm Congressional support for implementing Colombia’s Peace Accord and advancing human rights WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Keith Ellison (MN-05), and Henry C. “Hank” Johnson (GA-04) issued the following statement today congratulating Iván Duque for winning Sunday’s presidential election and urging him

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