Rep. Bowen: Statement on Juneteenth day of action

Contact: Rep. David Bowen, (608) 266-7671 MILWAUKEE – In commemoration of the Juneteenth day of action, State Representative David Bowen (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “The liberation that we celebrate on Juneteenth Day still has not been fully realized, as an

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WisGOP: Statement celebrating Juneteenth

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — In honor of Juneteenth, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Gerard Randall, Chair of the African American Council of the Republican Party of Wisconsin: “Today as we commemorate

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UWM and Foxconn announce engineering co-op program

Five UW-Milwaukee engineering students will get the chance to study and work in Taiwan through a newly announced co-op agreement between the university and Foxconn.   “We are delighted to host Foxconn’s first international co-op program in Wisconsin and be

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Pushing for diversity in Foxconn’s supply chain

Foxconn plans to make $1.4 billion in supply purchases in Wisconsin each year once the LCD manufacturing facility is up and running. But questions remain about who exactly will provide the needed materials.   Keenan Grenell, director of the Milwaukee-based

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Leads bipartisan amendment to support medical innovations

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Amendment funds and advances Department of Energy efforts to produce domestic medical isotopes WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is leading a bipartisan amendment for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2019 Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill that would devote $20 million to continue establishing domestic

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Rep. Neubauer: Separating immigrant families is reprehensible, unconscionable

Contact: Elizabeth Shimek, 608-237-9166 MADISON, WI – State Representative Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s policy of separating immigrant families at the border and his intention to withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council: “In recent weeks, the American people have heard heart wrenching

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Rep. Bowen: Statement on Juneteenth day of action

Contact: Rep. David Bowen, (608) 266-7671 MILWAUKEE – In commemoration of the Juneteenth day of action, State Representative David Bowen (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement: “The liberation that we celebrate on Juneteenth Day still has not been fully realized, as an epidemic of police violence toward Black people continues to plague

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WisGOP: Statement celebrating Juneteenth

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — In honor of Juneteenth, the Republican Party of Wisconsin released the following statement from Gerard Randall, Chair of the African American Council of the Republican Party of Wisconsin: “Today as we commemorate Juneteenth we remember the fulfillment of the American promise that

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Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin: To Tammy Baldwin: Stop overspending!

CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org Badger State Activists Call on Senator to Cut $15 Billion in Wasteful Government Spending MADISON, WI – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) today launched a statewide digital advertising campaign to encourage U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin to support a measure recently passed by the House of Representatives that would save

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UWM and Foxconn announce engineering co-op program

Five UW-Milwaukee engineering students will get the chance to study and work in Taiwan through a newly announced co-op agreement between the university and Foxconn.   “We are delighted to host Foxconn’s first international co-op program in Wisconsin and be a model for other universities in the state,” UWM Chancellor

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Pushing for diversity in Foxconn’s supply chain

Foxconn plans to make $1.4 billion in supply purchases in Wisconsin each year once the LCD manufacturing facility is up and running. But questions remain about who exactly will provide the needed materials.   Keenan Grenell, director of the Milwaukee-based Manufacturing Diversity Institute, says the state has a chance to

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Rep. Vruwink: Appointed to Study Committee on School Trust Funds

Contact: Rep. Don Vruwink 608-266-3790 The co-chairs of the Joint Legislative Council appointed State Rep. Don Vruwink (D-Milton) to a study committee that will make recommendations on the investment and use of school trust funds. “I look forward to serving on this study committee to learn what we can do

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WisDems: Scott Walker remains silent on family separation, declined to answer direct question

Contact: TJ Helmstetter, tjh@wisdems.org WALKER REFUSES TO REVERSE COURSE ON SENDING WISCONSIN TROOPS TO BORDER Scott Walker has doubled down on his decision to send Wisconsin National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border, while declining to answer a direct question about the Trump administration’s cruel and inhumane child separation policy. Walker’s silence stands in

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Votes for National Defense Authorization Act, funds troops

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Fight continues for Wisconsin priorities, Buy American standards during the appropriations process WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the following statement on her vote Monday evening for the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): “I voted in favor of this defense authorization legislation because it makes important inves… Please

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Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters: Yes, Walker tried to kneecap the Department of Natural Resources

CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org Third Entry in ‘Walker’s Wisconsin’ Series MADISON – As part of its Field Guide to Taking Back Wisconsin campaign, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters released its third entry in its Walker’s Wisconsin series today. The series recounts Gov. Scott

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