WED PM Update: Brooks resigns leadership post over inappropriate comments to female legislators

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Rep. Rob Brooks’ decision to resign his leadership post but remain in the Legislature is “beyond what we expected or even wanted,” said three female GOP lawmakers who were the subject of inappropriate comments the legislator made during an off-site caucus. But a spokesman for Scott Walker said the guv still believes Brooks, R-S… 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 Password

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Grothman campaign: Nine District Attorneys endorse Grothman for Congress

Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (920) 375-1217 or Tim@glenngrothman.com (Fond du Lac, WI) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) has earned the endorsement of nine District Attorneys, representing the majority of the 6th Congressional District, including Jane Kohlwey of Columbia County, Kurt Klomberg of Dodge County, Eric Toney of Fond du Lac County, Andrew Christianson of Green Lake County, Jackie LaBre of Manitowoc County, Adam Gerol of Ozaukee County, Joel Urmanski of Sheboygan County, Steven Anderson of Waushara County and Christian Gossett of Winnebago County. “District Attorneys are often barometers for the sentiment in their district. The nature of their job, and their

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Racine Mayor Mason: Announces expanded voting hours and location

 CONTACT:  Mayor Cory Mason 262-636-9111 City Aims to Increase Access to the Ballot Box Racine – Today, Mayor Cory Mason and the Office of the City Clerk announced the details for the expansion of early voting hours and the addition of satellite voting locations for the November 6thelection for City of Racine residents. In addition to increasing voting hours and locations, the City also installed voter registration kiosks in the public library and city hall. “Ensuring that all of our citizens have the opportunity to take part in a critical tenant of our democracy, the act of voting, is a basic function

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The Alliance: Alliance CEO to testify at U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee hearingALLIANCE CEO TO TESTIFY AT U.S. SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS (HELP) COMMITTEE HEARING

Contact: Darla Dernovsek 608.436.3099 E-mail: ddernovsek@the-alliance.org www.the-alliance.org/press MADISON, Wis. (Sept. 25, 2018) – Cheryl DeMars, Alliance President and CEO, will testify before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Sept. 27. The hearing, which begins at 9 a.m. central time (10 a.m. eastern time), will focus on “Reducing Health Care Costs:  Improving Affordability Through Innovation.” DeMars will describe employer innovations that reduce health care costs. DeMars’ testimony will feature examples drawn from the experiences of The Alliance cooperative and its member employers. She plans to highlight: The results of onsite primary care clinics

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Advanced screening of ‘The Hate U Give’ with director and Milwaukee native George Tillman, Jr.

Media Contact: Emily Foster, communications & press manager emily@mkefilm.org; 414-755-1965 ext. 216 WHAT: Fresh off of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Milwaukee Film is proud to present a special one night only preview screening of The Hate U Give with director, and Milwaukee native, George Tillman, Jr. in attendance to provide a Q&A following the film. This scree… 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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Volunteers for Agriculture: Endorse Loren Oldenburg for Assembly District 96

Contact: Rob Richard, Senior Director of Governmental Relations, 608.828.5703 MADISON – Loren Oldenburg of Viroqua has been endorsed by the Volunteers for Agriculture (VFA) Committee for the 96th Assembly District. VFA is the political action arm of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. “Loren Oldenburg is a fourth-generation farmer who is keenly aware of the challenges facing the agricultural community,” WFBF’s Senior Director of Governmental Relations Rob Richard said. “As past president of Westby Co-op Creamery, president of Chaseburg Cenex Co-op and a former chairman in the Town of Harmony, Loren will bring a depth and breadth of agricultural and civic-minded expertise

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Vukmir campaign: Leah exposes Tomah Tammy’s cover-up In new ad

Contact: Jess Ward, (608) 213-5939 Brookfield, Wis. — Nurse, military mom, and U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir issued released a new television ad Wednesday calling Tammy Baldwin out for her lies and exposing her failure and cover-up at the Tomah V.A. The ad will air across Wisconsin. Watch the ad here. “You’ve got some nerve, Senator Baldwin. “Saying a nurse doesn’t care about patients? You knew about the opioid crisis at the Tomah VA, and you did nothing. “A veteran died. You offered taxpayer dollars in exchange for silence and hired Hillary Clinton’s lawyer to cover it up. “I’ve spent my life helping patients. You’ve

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U.S. Rep Pocan: Announces meeting with ICE officials on Thursday

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 Congressman Pocan will meet with ICE officials in Washington to discuss recent Wisconsin raids WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement regarding the arrests of 83 immigrants in recent raids conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Wisconsin. On Thursday, Pocan is set to meet with officials from the agency in Washington, DC, to discuss the raids and the agency’s communication with local and federal officials. “Despite numerous calls to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, my office only learned the details of last weekend’s raids through the agency’s press release. I’m disappointed that ICE

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Mid-West Energy Research Consortium celebrates facility expansion

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 jmorby@m-werc.org Event to showcase new offices, expanded research facilities, and new accelerated participants MILWAUKEE – With more than 90 members, partners and supporters, the Midwest Energy Research Consortium (M-WERC) is excited to celebrate the expansion of the M-WERC Energy Innovation Center. This social event from 5-7 p.m. will follow the afternoon M-WERC Member Meeting. Tour the new space over drinks and appetizers, learn about M-WERC’s strategic initiatives. For additional information or to register for the event please click here. When: Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, 5-7 p.m. Add to Calendar 5 p.m.: Reception, networking, drinks and appetizers 5:30 p.m.: Remarks from VIPs and Dignitaries 5:45 p.m.: Ribbon

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Madison Common Council and Mayor Soglin: Joint statement regarding recent ICE action in the area

Contact: Katie Crawley September 26, 2018 608-266-4611 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents completed a four-day Wisconsin “enforcement surge”. Twenty residents of Madison were taken without notice. We speak collectively in calling these recent actions what they clearly are: racist and xenophobic. We are heartbroken as we consider the plight of our Madison residents who were literally taken from their homes, their place of work or, in some cases, parking lots. These are our friends and neighbors, who, with the rest of Wisconsin, live, work and raise their families. Although these terrifying multiday ICE actions appear to be over, at

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AG Schimel: Outlines human trafficking initiative with the Wisconsin State Patrol

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel announced today a criminal intelligence sharing initiative with the Wisconsin State Patrol to conduct training and increase identification and law enforcement collaboration related to suspected human trafficking on Wisconsin roadways. “We know that many traffickers move victims around to make money in different communities, to avoid detection, or to keep victims from establishing ties that might help them escape victimization,” said Attorney General Schimel. “Our focus on the roadways is another strategy to disrupt traffickers and identify victims sooner.  The Wisconsin State Patrol is working with DOJ to incorporate human trafficking awareness and

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Waukesha County Office of Emergency Preparedness: Software upgrade allows Waukesh County dispatchers to pinpoint exact location of 911 calls from smartphones

Contact: Nicole Armendariz Phone: 262-548-7902   (WAUKESHA, WI) – The Waukesha County Communications Center is one of the first 911 dispatch centers in the nation to utilize precision location technology for 911 smartphone calls. The WCC is utilizing tech startup RapidSOS’ Next Generation 911 (NG911) Clearinghouse, an IP-based system, to receive rich data from smartphones. That data includes real-time location information that can quickly and securely pinpoint a call’s latitude and longitude from most devices to a radius between 5 and 50 m, a significant improvement over current utility-provided data that requires additional time in providing locations ranging between 6 and 600

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Democratic Party of Wisconsin: Leah Vukmir heads to D.C. for ALEC meet-up with special interest backers

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org This morning, Vukmir attended a fundraiser co-hosted by ALEC’s CEO and she’s tonight set to attend ALEC’s 45th Anniversary Gala at Trump International Hotel DC Despite being under fire for her longtime ALEC ties, Vukmir maintains that she is “proud” of earning tens of thousands in campaign contributions from ALEC members in exchange for advancing their corporate special interest agenda MADISON — Tonight, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir is set to attend a corporate special interest lobbyist-infested gala at the Trump International Hotel DC commemorating the 45th Anniversary of ALEC, the insurance industry, Big Oil, and Big Pharma-funded special interest

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Reps. Rodriguez, Loudenbeck, and Duchow: Joint statement on Rep. Brooks

 September 26, 2018 Madison: Reps. Jessie Rodriguez, Amy Loudenbeck and Cindi Duchow released the following statement after hearing from Rep. Robert Brooks and learning about his decision to step down as Assistant Majority Leader in order to focus on his district. “Rep. Brooks’ comments were out of line in July and we made our views immediately known to him and the Assembly Chief Clerk. We were satisfied with the Assembly response this summer and have fully accepted Rep. Brooks’ apology. “While we respect his decision to resign his leadership position and appreciate the seriousness with which he takes the issue, it

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AG Schimel: Reaches $148 million settlement with Uber over data breach

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel announced today that he, along with 49 other states and the District of Columbia, has reached an agreement with California-based ride-sharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) to address the company’s one-year delay in reporting a data breach to its affected drivers. Wisconsin will receive over $2.1 million. A portion of these funds will be used for a new grant program that will provide legal support to victims of identity theft and online fraud. “Wisconsin entrepreneurs were made vulnerable by this data breach at Uber,” said Attorney General Schimel. “While the company is taking

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Grothman campaign: Nine District Attorneys endorse Grothman for Congress

Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (920) 375-1217 or Tim@glenngrothman.com (Fond du Lac, WI) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) has earned the endorsement of nine District Attorneys, representing the majority of the 6th Congressional District, including Jane Kohlwey of Columbia County, Kurt Klomberg of Dodge County, Eric Toney of Fond du Lac County,

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Racine Mayor Mason: Announces expanded voting hours and location

 CONTACT:  Mayor Cory Mason 262-636-9111 City Aims to Increase Access to the Ballot Box Racine – Today, Mayor Cory Mason and the Office of the City Clerk announced the details for the expansion of early voting hours and the addition of satellite voting locations for the November 6thelection for City of Racine

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The Alliance: Alliance CEO to testify at U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee hearingALLIANCE CEO TO TESTIFY AT U.S. SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS (HELP) COMMITTEE HEARING

Contact: Darla Dernovsek 608.436.3099 E-mail: ddernovsek@the-alliance.org www.the-alliance.org/press MADISON, Wis. (Sept. 25, 2018) – Cheryl DeMars, Alliance President and CEO, will testify before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Sept. 27. The hearing, which begins at 9 a.m. central time (10 a.m. eastern

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Volunteers for Agriculture: Endorse Loren Oldenburg for Assembly District 96

Contact: Rob Richard, Senior Director of Governmental Relations, 608.828.5703 MADISON – Loren Oldenburg of Viroqua has been endorsed by the Volunteers for Agriculture (VFA) Committee for the 96th Assembly District. VFA is the political action arm of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. “Loren Oldenburg is a fourth-generation farmer who is keenly

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Vukmir campaign: Leah exposes Tomah Tammy’s cover-up In new ad

Contact: Jess Ward, (608) 213-5939 Brookfield, Wis. — Nurse, military mom, and U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir issued released a new television ad Wednesday calling Tammy Baldwin out for her lies and exposing her failure and cover-up at the Tomah V.A. The ad will air across Wisconsin. Watch the ad here. “You’ve got some

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U.S. Rep Pocan: Announces meeting with ICE officials on Thursday

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 Congressman Pocan will meet with ICE officials in Washington to discuss recent Wisconsin raids WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement regarding the arrests of 83 immigrants in recent raids conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Wisconsin. On Thursday, Pocan is set to

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Mid-West Energy Research Consortium celebrates facility expansion

Contact: Joshua Morby 414.791.9120 jmorby@m-werc.org Event to showcase new offices, expanded research facilities, and new accelerated participants MILWAUKEE – With more than 90 members, partners and supporters, the Midwest Energy Research Consortium (M-WERC) is excited to celebrate the expansion of the M-WERC Energy Innovation Center. This social event from 5-7 p.m. will

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Waukesha County Office of Emergency Preparedness: Software upgrade allows Waukesh County dispatchers to pinpoint exact location of 911 calls from smartphones

Contact: Nicole Armendariz Phone: 262-548-7902   (WAUKESHA, WI) – The Waukesha County Communications Center is one of the first 911 dispatch centers in the nation to utilize precision location technology for 911 smartphone calls. The WCC is utilizing tech startup RapidSOS’ Next Generation 911 (NG911) Clearinghouse, an IP-based system, to receive rich

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Democratic Party of Wisconsin: Leah Vukmir heads to D.C. for ALEC meet-up with special interest backers

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org This morning, Vukmir attended a fundraiser co-hosted by ALEC’s CEO and she’s tonight set to attend ALEC’s 45th Anniversary Gala at Trump International Hotel DC Despite being under fire for her longtime ALEC ties, Vukmir maintains that she is “proud” of earning tens of thousands in campaign contributions from

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AG Schimel: Reaches $148 million settlement with Uber over data breach

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel announced today that he, along with 49 other states and the District of Columbia, has reached an agreement with California-based ride-sharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) to address the company’s one-year delay in reporting a data breach to its affected drivers. Wisconsin will

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