THU PM Update: Evers raises $1 million since primary; Steil challenges Bryce to three debates

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Dem guv hopeful Tony Evers raised $1 million between the night of his primary win last week and today, his campaign said. Evers’ campaign said the haul came from more than 4,000 donors. It’s much more than the $605,052 Evers had raised between Jan. 1 and July 30, about two weeks before he won the eight-way Dem primary. By compa… 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 *

Read More »

Waukesha County Dept. of Public Works: Temporary closure: Cth Q at Oconomowoc River Bridge in town of Merton

Contact: Kevin Yanny kyanny@waukeshacounty.gov 262-548-7740 (WAUKESHA, WI) – Roadway construction is set to begin on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 on County Trunk Highway Q at the bridge over the Oconomowoc River. The project includes bridge replacement and reconstruction of the bridge approaches. Construction is administered by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT).   The roadway at the bridge site will be closed to traffic during construction. Drivers are to follow a posted detour via CTH E to CTH VV to STH 164 (map).   Also closed during this project is the launch area for canoes and kayaks at the CTH Q bridge site on the

Read More »

Rep. Edming: Receives Legislator of the Year Award

Contact:  Rep. James Edming (608) 266-7506 The Wisconsin Game Preserve names Rep. Edming Outstanding Legislator of the Year MADISON – The Wisconsin Game Preserve Association (WGPA) has named Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora) as their 2018 Outstanding Legislator of the Year for his work on the Natural Resources Committee, particularly for authoring Act 169 which reforms Wisconsin laws regarding the height of pole traps which are used by game farms to protect their birds from predators.  The award was presented by WGPA President Tim Zindl and Natural Resource Committee Chairman, Rep. Joel Kleefisch (R-Oconomowoc) at the association’s annual meeting on Sunday in Johnson Creek. “Our

Read More »

Evers campaign: VIDEOS: Former Walker cabinet Secretary speaks out against Walker administration mismanagement

Contact: press@tonyevers.com(608) 501-2762 On Monday, the Tony Evers campaign released a new ad featuring former Walker cabinet secretary Peter Bildsten speaking out against Walker’s record of his putting special interest campaign donors ahead of the people of Wisconsin. Since then, the Evers campaign has released three behind-the-scenes videos from their interview with Bildsten. In these videos, Bildsten speaks out on everything from Walker’s presidential aspirations, to his mismanagement of the state’s roads and infrastructure, to his circumventing open records laws by having officials avoid using their state phones and emails to communicate. View these behind the scenes videos online HERE, HERE, and HERE, and watch the ad HERE.

Read More »

Rep. Gallagher announces $10.4 million DOT grant to Appleton International Airport

Contact: Madison Wiberg Madison.Wiberg@mail.house.gov APPLETON, WI. – Today, Rep. Mike Gallagher announced a Department of Transportation (DOT) grant of $10,452,500 to Appleton International Airport for the construction of an Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Training Facility. Rep. Gallagher was instrumental in directing DOT to address the lack of training facilities in Northeast Wisconsin and to award grant funding. Click here for Rep. Gallagher’s letter to the Appropriations Committee.  Congressman Mike Gallagher: “The $10.5 million in grant money will be a driver of economic development and jobs for not only Appleton, but for all of Northeast Wisconsin. I’m proud to go to bat for

Read More »

Evers campaign: Breaking: Tony Evers raises $1 million in first week of general election

Contact: press@tonyevers.com(608) 501-2762 Today, the Tony Evers for Wisconsin campaign announced that it raised $1 million in the first week of the general election campaign. These contributions came from more than 4,000 donors. “Tony Evers has the momentum in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race—between our remarkable fundraising and strong polling performance, it’s clear the wind is at our back as we surge towards November,” said Tony for Wisconsin Campaign Manager Maggie Gau. “Thank you so much to everyone who pitched in to give our campaign this strong boost right out of the general election gate. With these resources, we’ll be able to take on the

Read More »

Dane County Parks: Public hearing on proposed 2019 Dane County Parks fee increases

MADISON, WI – The Dane County Park Commission will hold a public hearing regarding proposed 2019 park fee increases. The hearing will take place on August 29, 2018 at 6:30 pm at the Lyman Anderson Conservation Center, 5201 Fen Oak Drive Madison, WI 53718. If you are unable to make this meeting, feedback, and/or questions can be sent to dane-parks@countyofdane.com, or mailed to the Dane County Park office at 5201 Fen Oak Drive, Room 208, Madison, WI  53718. The Dane County Park Commission sets the fee structure for services provided in the county parks.  Each year, the fees are evaluated and adjusted in order to

Read More »

WisDems: Foxconn moves the goalposts…again. Walker says nothing…again

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org Foxconn Executive: “A lot of the plans that we put together have been modified, updated, and some of those we don’t actually know whether they are true anymore.” MADISON — Yesterday, Foxconn Technology Group admitted they may never build a state-of-art Generation 10.5 factory that was promised in the original deal – just the latest in a string of bait-and-switches from the company Scott Walker has handed billions of Wisconsin tax dollars. If you’re having trouble keeping up with the ever-changing status of Scott Walker’s infamous Foxconn deal, you’re not the only one. Since the day Walker signed over

Read More »

Dane County County Executive: Dane County declares slow, no wake restriction for Lake Kegonsa in addition to Mendota, Monona and Waubesa

Slow, No Wake Orders Effective Immediately Due to recent flooding, Dane County is declaring a slow, no wake restriction for the entire surface of Lakes Kegonsa in addition to the restrictions already on Mendota, Monona, and Waubesa. The restrictions for watercraft to slow down will take effect immediately today. Given the amount of rain this week, the high lake levels exceed the threshold for slow, no wake requirement. The rainfall this week set the record for the State of Wisconsin for rainfall in a 24 hour period. Dane County is ordering 100,000 more sandbags and the state is moving its

Read More »

WisDems: Brad Schimel silent on DeVos’s plan to arm teachers

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org Will Schimel consider letting taxpayer money fund gun purchases for schools? MADISON — NRA-backed Brad Schimel, who suggested arming teachers in the wake of the Parkland, Florida mass shooting, has not said whether or not he would use federal taxpayer dollars to buy guns for teachers under a new plan being considered by Betsy DeVos. “It says everything you need to know about Brad Schimel that instead of considering common sense gun safety reforms supported by the majority of Wisconsinites, he’d rather use taxpayer dollars to arm our teachers,” said Martha Laning, chair of the Democratic Party of

Read More »

WHEDA: Awards $6.6 million in state housing tax credits

Contact: Kevin Fischer, WHEDA, 414-227-2295 or 608-354-3580, kevin.fischer@wheda.com Nine projects expected to create 1,065 affordable housing units statewide Paddock Lake – Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch today announced the award of more than $6.6 million in State Housing Tax Credits to fund multifamily developments across Wisconsin. The tax credits, which are distributed by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), will move forward nine developments that will create 1,065 units of affordable rental housing. Lt. Governor Kleefisch made the announcement in Paddock Lake at the construction site of a 2017 federal housing tax credit awardee, Whitetail Ridge. The developer of Whitetail

Read More »

Waukesha County Dept. of Emergency Preparedness: Waukesha County’s 911 dispatch center accepted into Missing Kids Readiness Program

(WAUKESHA, WI) – The Waukesha County Communications Center (WCC) has been awarded membership into the National Center for Mission and Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) Missing Kids Readiness Program. The Program promotes best practices for responding to calls of missing, abducted, and sexually exploited children. “The WCC team is now positioned to respond more quickly, comprehensively, and effectively when a child’s life may be at stake,” said Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow. “Armed with the information, knowledge and operational resources gained through meeting the Program criteria, the WCC team is communicating to its citizens that protecting the lives and safety of children is a top

Read More »

Waukesha County Dept. of Public Works: Temporary closure: Cth Q at Oconomowoc River Bridge in town of Merton

Contact: Kevin Yanny kyanny@waukeshacounty.gov 262-548-7740 (WAUKESHA, WI) – Roadway construction is set to begin on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 on County Trunk Highway Q at the bridge over the Oconomowoc River. The project includes bridge replacement and reconstruction of the bridge approaches. Construction is administered by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT).  

Read More »

Rep. Edming: Receives Legislator of the Year Award

Contact:  Rep. James Edming (608) 266-7506 The Wisconsin Game Preserve names Rep. Edming Outstanding Legislator of the Year MADISON – The Wisconsin Game Preserve Association (WGPA) has named Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora) as their 2018 Outstanding Legislator of the Year for his work on the Natural Resources Committee, particularly for

Read More »

Evers campaign: VIDEOS: Former Walker cabinet Secretary speaks out against Walker administration mismanagement

Contact: press@tonyevers.com(608) 501-2762 On Monday, the Tony Evers campaign released a new ad featuring former Walker cabinet secretary Peter Bildsten speaking out against Walker’s record of his putting special interest campaign donors ahead of the people of Wisconsin. Since then, the Evers campaign has released three behind-the-scenes videos from their interview with Bildsten.

Read More »

Rep. Gallagher announces $10.4 million DOT grant to Appleton International Airport

Contact: Madison Wiberg Madison.Wiberg@mail.house.gov APPLETON, WI. – Today, Rep. Mike Gallagher announced a Department of Transportation (DOT) grant of $10,452,500 to Appleton International Airport for the construction of an Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Training Facility. Rep. Gallagher was instrumental in directing DOT to address the lack of training facilities

Read More »

Evers campaign: Breaking: Tony Evers raises $1 million in first week of general election

Contact: press@tonyevers.com(608) 501-2762 Today, the Tony Evers for Wisconsin campaign announced that it raised $1 million in the first week of the general election campaign. These contributions came from more than 4,000 donors. “Tony Evers has the momentum in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race—between our remarkable fundraising and strong polling performance, it’s clear

Read More »

WisDems: Foxconn moves the goalposts…again. Walker says nothing…again

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org Foxconn Executive: “A lot of the plans that we put together have been modified, updated, and some of those we don’t actually know whether they are true anymore.” MADISON — Yesterday, Foxconn Technology Group admitted they may never build a state-of-art Generation 10.5 factory that was promised in the

Read More »

WisDems: Brad Schimel silent on DeVos’s plan to arm teachers

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org Will Schimel consider letting taxpayer money fund gun purchases for schools? MADISON — NRA-backed Brad Schimel, who suggested arming teachers in the wake of the Parkland, Florida mass shooting, has not said whether or not he would use federal taxpayer dollars to buy guns for teachers under

Read More »

WHEDA: Awards $6.6 million in state housing tax credits

Contact: Kevin Fischer, WHEDA, 414-227-2295 or 608-354-3580, kevin.fischer@wheda.com Nine projects expected to create 1,065 affordable housing units statewide Paddock Lake – Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch today announced the award of more than $6.6 million in State Housing Tax Credits to fund multifamily developments across Wisconsin. The tax credits, which are distributed

Read More »

Waukesha County Dept. of Emergency Preparedness: Waukesha County’s 911 dispatch center accepted into Missing Kids Readiness Program

(WAUKESHA, WI) – The Waukesha County Communications Center (WCC) has been awarded membership into the National Center for Mission and Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) Missing Kids Readiness Program. The Program promotes best practices for responding to calls of missing, abducted, and sexually exploited children. “The WCC team is now positioned to respond

Read More »