WBA: Douglass resigns from WBA Board

Contact: Michelle Vetterkind (608) 255-2600 Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Board member Nancy Douglass has resigned from her seat on the WBA Board. Her resignation was received today in an email to the WBA. The WBA Board thanks Nancy for her many years of service on the board.

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WED PM Update: VP Pence calls Evers ‘big government, big labor liberal’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Mike Pence ripped Tony Evers at a Green Bay fundraiser this afternoon, calling the Dem guv candidate a “big government, big labor liberal.” He also teased an upcoming Wisconsin visit by President Trump. The veep praised Gov. Scott Walker as a “commonsense conservative” with a track record of “creating jobs and p… 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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U.S. Rep. Grothman: Assistant Secretary Collett visits Wisconsin work centers with Rep. Grothman

Contact: Washington, D.C. Office, (202) 225-2476 (Fond du Lac, WI) – Today, Congressman Glenn Grothman had the privilege of hosting Assistant Secretary of Education Johnny Collett for tours of three work centers in Wisconsin’s 6th District. Congressman Grothman and Assistant Secretary Collett toured Lakeside Packaging Plus in Oshkosh, Brooke Industries, Inc. in Fond du Lac, and RSC Empowers in Sheboygan. “These non-profit businesses employ individuals with disabilities, who love their jobs and have access to critical services and a safe working environment, as a result of their employment. This is a message I’ve heard routinely from parents of sons and

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Americans For Prosperity Wisconsin: Announces six-figure investment to bolster champions in key Senate races

CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org Activist group announces mail, digital, radio investments to supplement ongoing grassroots efforts MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Tuesday announced a new six-figure mail, digital, and radio ad campaign to bolster the group’s ongoing statewide grassroots efforts urging Wisconsinites to vote for Rep. Kathy Bernier, Rep. Andre Jacque… 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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Baldwin campaign: Milwaukee leaders highlight Tammy Baldwin’s strong first debate

Contact: Press@TammyBaldwin.com MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee leaders today highlighted U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s record of standing up to special interests and doing right by Wisconsin following last night’s debate: “Senator Tammy Baldwin laid out her strong vision to lower health care costs, expand coverage and protect Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions,“ said Sandy Pasch, nurse and former state legislator. “Meanwhile, Leah Vukmir doubled down on her record of siding with the insurance companies, whether it’s shamefully allowing them to deny coverage for oral chemotherapy or supporting efforts to gut protections for pre-existing conditions. Senator Tammy Baldwin has proven time and time again that she

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Rep. Tyler fundraiser

Fundraiser for Rep. Tyler August with special guests Majority Leader Jim Steineke & Assembly Co- Chair of Joint Finance – Representative John Nygren Geneva Lake Brewing Company 750 Veterans Pkwy #107 Lake Geneva, WI Tuesday, October 23 5:30-7:30 pm Host Levels Available: Gold $1000 Silver $500 Bronze $250 Suggested Contribution $50 Please make check payable to: Citizens for August PO Box 572 Delavan, WI 53115 Please RSVP to Tyler at Rep.August@gmail.com

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Take Back My Meds: Aurora Health Care, Sixteenth Street community health centers and fund for Lake Michigan team up to dispose of unused medicine

Contact: Jon Richards (414) 416-1695            Health and Environmental Leaders Bring New Drop Box to Milwaukee’s South Side MILWAUKEE – A ground-breaking collaboration between health and environmental leaders is bringing a new drop box for unused medicine to Milwaukee’s South Side, in Sixteenth Street Community Health Center’s Parkway Clinic and Aurora Pharmacy located at 2906 S. 20th Street, Milwaukee. The Fund for Lake Michigan is paying the cost of placing the drop box there. Today’s announcement marks the first time in Southeast Wisconsin that a drop box at a pharmacy will be embedded in a clinic.  It is the third drop box Aurora

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Protect Our Care Wisconsin: Senate Republicans block resolution to protect people with pre-existing conditions from Trump’s junk plans rule

Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 “On protecting patients with pre-existing conditions listening to what Republicans have to say is pointless, just watch what they do,” said Joe Zepecki WISCONSIN – Following Senate Republicans block of Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin’s discharge petition to force a vote on her resolution to block insurers from selling the Trump Administration’s short-term, junk insurance plans, Joe Zepecki of Protect Our Care Wisconsin, issued the following statement: “After years of deliberate sabotage efforts against the Affordable Care Act and all of it’s consumer protections – including for those with pre-existing conditions – Republicans have talked a totally different game

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WisDems: Statement on Pence visit to Wisconsin

Contact: Alex Japko, alexj@wisdems.org Today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning released the following statement regarding Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Wisconsin: “Today, as millions of Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions worry about the future of their health coverage, Scott Walker and Leah Vukmir welcomed Vice President Pence and his anti-health care agenda into our state. Walker, Vukmir, and Pence have worked for years to undermine access to affordable health care, and all three support the lawsuit that would eliminate protections for the 2.4 million Wisconsinites with a pre-existing condition. Make no mistake, health care is on the ballot this November,

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International business and human capital: Talk with Kelly Fortier and Paul Dalberto

International Business: Making the Most of your Human Resources Event in 34 days Tue, Nov. 13  11:30 AM – 2:00 PM Lunch will be served Fluno Center 601 University Ave. Madison, WI 53715 Cost of Admission Early Bird rate $35 for MITA Members Early Bird rate $50 for Non-Members SEE A MAPREGISTER Achieving maximum efficiency in human capital resources while staying compliant with international employment laws, maintaining team cohesiveness and extending company culture to foreign offices is a challenge. Is your company taking the right steps to growing your international team? Attend the November 13th MITA event and learn how

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Senate passes water infrastructure bill that includes U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s reforms

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov               202-224-6225 Bipartisan bill includes five-year Buy America provision, invests in water technology, increases funding for clean drinking water and supports Great Lakes and Wisconsin coastal communities WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin worked to include a number of measures in the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) to support American workers and businesses, invest in innovative water technology, protect the Great Lakes and address drinking water challenges in Wisconsin. The Senate passed the legislation today and now it heads to the President for his signature. “This bipartisan legislation that passed the full Senate includes many reforms that I worked

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WisDems: VP Mike Pence boosts Vukmir to gut pre-existing condition coverage protections

Contact: Brad Bainum, bradb@wisdems.org Vukmir has campaigned on gutting the ACA protections for Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions, and Pence in August said that Republicans need Vukmir in the Senate to pass a GOP repeal plan that would gut the protections MADISON — “We made an effort to fully repeal and replace Obamacare, and we’ll continue with Leah Vukmir in the Senate. We’ll continue to go back to that.” That was Vice President Mike Pence‘s promise when he visited Wisconsin in late August to fundraise for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leah Vukmir. Now, Pence is today back in Wisconsin, and again seeking to boost

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Pence calls Evers ‘big government, big labor liberal’

GREEN BAY — Vice President Mike Pence took a series of shots at Tony Evers at a Green Bay fundraiser this afternoon, calling the Dem guv candidate a “big government, big labor liberal” while drawing a contrast to Gov. Scott Walker. He also teased an upcoming Wisconsin visit by President Trump. Praising the guv as a “commonsense conservative” with a track record of “creating jobs and prosperity” throughout the state, Pence said though he believes “with all my heart” Wisconsin would re-elect Walker, “it’s going to take all of us to do it.” Pence, standing before a crowd of supporters

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WisPolitics Midday: Oct. 10, 2018

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Recap of today’s MU Law School poll results. … 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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Republican State Leadership Commission: New television ad exposes Snodgrass’s liberal activism in times of tragedy

Contact: David James djames@rslc.gop WASHINGTON (October 9, 2018) – The Republican State Leadership Committee today launched a new issue ad exposing Lee Snodgrass’s attack of a local school board member and graduation speaker, following a student tragedy in Appleton, with a public outcry suggesting his remarks and references to faith should “not be tolerated.” “The country has witnessed too much radical activism in recent history and voters are rejecting divisive activism time and again,” said Matt Walter, President of the Republican State Leadership Committee.  “Voters have an easy choice in Senate District 19; a callous and uncaring disruptor or Roger

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WBA: Douglass resigns from WBA Board

Contact: Michelle Vetterkind (608) 255-2600 Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Board member Nancy Douglass has resigned from her seat on the WBA Board. Her resignation was received today in an email to the WBA. The WBA Board thanks Nancy for her many years of service on the board.

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Americans For Prosperity Wisconsin: Announces six-figure investment to bolster champions in key Senate races

CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org Activist group announces mail, digital, radio investments to supplement ongoing grassroots efforts MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Tuesday announced a new six-figure mail, digital, and radio ad campaign to bolster the group’s ongoing statewide grassroots efforts urging Wisconsinites to vote for Rep. Kathy Bernier, Rep.

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Baldwin campaign: Milwaukee leaders highlight Tammy Baldwin’s strong first debate

Contact: Press@TammyBaldwin.com MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee leaders today highlighted U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s record of standing up to special interests and doing right by Wisconsin following last night’s debate: “Senator Tammy Baldwin laid out her strong vision to lower health care costs, expand coverage and protect Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions,“ said Sandy

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Rep. Tyler fundraiser

Fundraiser for Rep. Tyler August with special guests Majority Leader Jim Steineke & Assembly Co- Chair of Joint Finance – Representative John Nygren Geneva Lake Brewing Company 750 Veterans Pkwy #107 Lake Geneva, WI Tuesday, October 23 5:30-7:30 pm Host Levels Available: Gold $1000 Silver $500 Bronze $250 Suggested Contribution $50 Please

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Take Back My Meds: Aurora Health Care, Sixteenth Street community health centers and fund for Lake Michigan team up to dispose of unused medicine

Contact: Jon Richards (414) 416-1695            Health and Environmental Leaders Bring New Drop Box to Milwaukee’s South Side MILWAUKEE – A ground-breaking collaboration between health and environmental leaders is bringing a new drop box for unused medicine to Milwaukee’s South Side, in Sixteenth Street Community Health Center’s Parkway Clinic and Aurora

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Protect Our Care Wisconsin: Senate Republicans block resolution to protect people with pre-existing conditions from Trump’s junk plans rule

Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 “On protecting patients with pre-existing conditions listening to what Republicans have to say is pointless, just watch what they do,” said Joe Zepecki WISCONSIN – Following Senate Republicans block of Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin’s discharge petition to force a vote on her resolution to block insurers from

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WisDems: Statement on Pence visit to Wisconsin

Contact: Alex Japko, alexj@wisdems.org Today, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning released the following statement regarding Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Wisconsin: “Today, as millions of Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions worry about the future of their health coverage, Scott Walker and Leah Vukmir welcomed Vice President Pence and his anti-health

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Senate passes water infrastructure bill that includes U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s reforms

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov               202-224-6225 Bipartisan bill includes five-year Buy America provision, invests in water technology, increases funding for clean drinking water and supports Great Lakes and Wisconsin coastal communities WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin worked to include a number of measures in the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) to support

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Pence calls Evers ‘big government, big labor liberal’

GREEN BAY — Vice President Mike Pence took a series of shots at Tony Evers at a Green Bay fundraiser this afternoon, calling the Dem guv candidate a “big government, big labor liberal” while drawing a contrast to Gov. Scott Walker. He also teased an upcoming Wisconsin visit by President

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WisPolitics Midday: Oct. 10, 2018

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Recap of today’s MU Law School poll results. … 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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