TUE PM Update: Biden calls midterms ‘battle for America’s soul’; Pence to campaign in Hudson Saturday

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Vice President Joe Biden called out “forces of hate” in America and characterized the November midterm elections as “a battle for America’s soul” as he rallied UW-Madison students to vote. Biden from the outset called the upcoming midterm elections a struggle over character and praised Dem gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers and… 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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Steil says he’s ‘ready to go to work’ in latest TV ad

1st CD Republican Bryan Steil says he’s committed to providing “opportunity, good-paying jobs and strong communities” for the next generation in his latest TV ad. The 30-second ad, which the campaign expects will be his final one in the race, opens with Steil saying he “was taught to work hard and do the right thing” while growing up in the state. “That’s what makes our communities better,” he continues. The ad then jumps to footage of Steil talking to various potential voters as the UW regent introduces himself and says “this campaign is about us.” “In Wisconsin, we have a

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Wisconsin Elections Commission: Statement on use of MyVote Wisconsin website

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: October 30, 2018 Reid Magney, 608-267-7887 MADISON, WI – Meagan Wolfe, interim administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, today released a statement regarding candidates and political parties using the MyVote website: MyVote Wisconsin is voters’ best source of information about when and where to vote, what’s on the ballot, absentee voting and voter registration. Other websites or groups offering similar information may not be as accurate. For that reason, any candidate, political party or group is free to use the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s MyVote Wisconsin website, https://MyVote.wi.gov, in its communications with voters to

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RGA releases TV ad calling Tony Evers ‘so extreme’

The Republican Governors Association is out with a new TV ad calling Dem guv contender Tony Evers “wrong for Wisconsin families.” The 30-second TV spot opens with footage of Evers addressing the camera as a narrator asks, “Can we trust Tony Evers to be governor?” The narrator hits the state superintendent over a Middleton teacher who kept his license after viewing pornography on a school computer, calling the state superintendent “so liberal.” The spot goes on to knock Evers as being “so extreme” for previously expressing support for cutting the state’s prison population in half, a plan the narrator says

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WisGOP: Unveils Tony Evers’ investments showing widespread hypocrisy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2018 Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — The Republican Party of Wisconsin today unveiled investments by Tony Evers that show widespread hypocrisy, with money in companies dealing with issues in direct contradiction to the liberal values Evers espouses on the campaign trail. Press can find the documents here. They detail investments by Tony Evers in companies dealing with oil spills, a wide variety of workplace and consumer discrimination issues, and subsidies – all issues Evers campaigns against. “When it comes time to put his money where his mouth is, Tony Evers passes the

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Dept. of Justice: AG Schimel celebrates record breaking Drug Take Back Day, distributes more than 2,300 doses of naloxone

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Brad Schimel today announced that Wisconsin had a record breaking Drug Take Back Day, with a preliminary collection of 66,100 lbs. The October 2018 collection is the largest preliminary weight in the history of Wisconsin’s nationally recognized program. The 71 pallets of unused medications filled three semi-trucks. Combined with the May 2018 collection, 2018 is the most successful year of Wisconsin’s Drug Take Back Program. During the drug collection process, Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) also distributed thousands of life-saving doses of the life-saving opioid antidote, NARCAN nasal spray to more than 220 Wisconsin law

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University of Wisconsin: UW Health selects new leader for Madison hospitals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lisa Brunette Date: Oct. 30, 2018 (608) 263-5830 lbrunette@uwhealth.org MADISON – Frederic “Ric” Ransom will join UW Health in December as the new president of UW Hospitals, Madison region. Ransom is currently chief operating officer at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina. He has been with Greenville Health since 2014 and has risen steadily from senior administrator to COO for the largest of the health system’s multiple campuses. With more than 14,000 employees, Greenville Health System includes acute-care hospitals as well as specialty hospitals for behavioral health, pediatrics and rehabilitation. Its medical group has more

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One Wisconsin Now: Report finds Scott Walker tops Nation in out-of-state fundraising for gubernatorial candidates

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘Scott Walker’s Money Machine Doesn’t Stop at the State Line’ MADISON, Wis. — A report from the nonpartisan, nonprofit Center for Public Integrity found Scott Walker’s haul of $11.5 million from donors not living in Wisconsin through early October led the nation for out-of-state contributions for state level office seekers. Walker continued the trend of snagging big money from people who do not have to live with him as their state’s governor with his latest finance filing made public on Monday evening, bringing his total

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Wisconsin Historical Society: Wants community feedback on new, modern state history museum

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe Kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org 608-261-9596 Manitowoc, Wis. – On Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, the Wisconsin Historical Society will be holding a listening session in Manitowoc to get thoughts and ideas from the community and to share design concepts for a new, modern, state history museum on Wisconsin’s Capitol Square in Madison. The goal of these sessions is to get feedback from educators, families, business leaders, and every sector of the public. “The new state history museum will be about more than bricks and mortar, it will connect to and tell the stories of Wisconsinites from all 72 counties,” said Christian

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VP Biden calls midterm elections a battle over character

Vice President Joe Biden called out “forces of hate” in America and characterized the November midterm elections as “a battle for America’s soul” as he rallied UW-Madison students to vote this morning. Biden from the outset called the upcoming midterm elections a battle over character and praised Dem gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin as key in the effort to restore th… 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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Kohl campaign: New poll shows Kohl and Grothman neck and neck in Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District race

Contact: Micki Duncan (262) 236-6918 (Office) (617) 308-3709 (Cell) micki@kohlforcongress.com GRAFTON, Wis. – On Monday night Change Research released the first public polling for the race for the 6th Congressional District seat in Wisconsin. The poll has Democratic challenger Dan Kohl neck and neck with Republican incumbent Representative Glenn Grothman. Kohl received 48 percent of the vote and Grothman received 50 percent. “This poll reflects what we have been seeing and hearing across the district: Wisconsinites are fired up to elect a new representative who will look out for them, not corporate donors and special interests,” said Kohl campaign spokesperson Micki Duncan. “Dan

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Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty: Citizens for Responsible Government and WILL sue Alderman Stamper seeking records

Contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 Milwaukee, WI – On behalf of CRG Advocates, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed an open records lawsuit in Milwaukee County Circuit Court today against Milwaukee Alderman Russell Stamper, II. The lawsuit seeks immediate release of the requested records, punitive damages, and attorney fees. In March and April of this year, CRG Advocates made three simple record requests to Alderman Stamper: (1) for his phone records; (2) for a copy of his calendar; and (3) emails containing a handful of search terms. The Alderman has ignored the record requests since

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Steil says he’s ‘ready to go to work’ in latest TV ad

1st CD Republican Bryan Steil says he’s committed to providing “opportunity, good-paying jobs and strong communities” for the next generation in his latest TV ad. The 30-second ad, which the campaign expects will be his final one in the race, opens with Steil saying he “was taught to work hard

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Wisconsin Elections Commission: Statement on use of MyVote Wisconsin website

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: October 30, 2018 Reid Magney, 608-267-7887 MADISON, WI – Meagan Wolfe, interim administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, today released a statement regarding candidates and political parties using the MyVote website: MyVote Wisconsin is voters’ best source of information about when and where

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RGA releases TV ad calling Tony Evers ‘so extreme’

The Republican Governors Association is out with a new TV ad calling Dem guv contender Tony Evers “wrong for Wisconsin families.” The 30-second TV spot opens with footage of Evers addressing the camera as a narrator asks, “Can we trust Tony Evers to be governor?” The narrator hits the state

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WisGOP: Unveils Tony Evers’ investments showing widespread hypocrisy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2018 Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 [Madison, WI] — The Republican Party of Wisconsin today unveiled investments by Tony Evers that show widespread hypocrisy, with money in companies dealing with issues in direct contradiction to the liberal values Evers espouses on the campaign trail. Press

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University of Wisconsin: UW Health selects new leader for Madison hospitals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lisa Brunette Date: Oct. 30, 2018 (608) 263-5830 lbrunette@uwhealth.org MADISON – Frederic “Ric” Ransom will join UW Health in December as the new president of UW Hospitals, Madison region. Ransom is currently chief operating officer at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina. He has been

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VP Biden calls midterm elections a battle over character

Vice President Joe Biden called out “forces of hate” in America and characterized the November midterm elections as “a battle for America’s soul” as he rallied UW-Madison students to vote this morning. Biden from the outset called the upcoming midterm elections a battle over character and praised Dem gubernatorial candidate

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Kohl campaign: New poll shows Kohl and Grothman neck and neck in Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District race

Contact: Micki Duncan (262) 236-6918 (Office) (617) 308-3709 (Cell) micki@kohlforcongress.com GRAFTON, Wis. – On Monday night Change Research released the first public polling for the race for the 6th Congressional District seat in Wisconsin. The poll has Democratic challenger Dan Kohl neck and neck with Republican incumbent Representative Glenn Grothman. Kohl received 48

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Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty: Citizens for Responsible Government and WILL sue Alderman Stamper seeking records

Contact: Cameron Sholty | WILL Communications Director cameron@will-law.org | 414-727-7416 | 262-409-9816 Milwaukee, WI – On behalf of CRG Advocates, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed an open records lawsuit in Milwaukee County Circuit Court today against Milwaukee Alderman Russell Stamper, II. The lawsuit seeks immediate release of the requested records,

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