Baldwin at Madison stop touts efforts to stand against special interests

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin touted her efforts to stand against special interests and pledged to continue championing the state’s interests “with every fiber” as she urged students to head to the polls. “I have never been afraid to stand up to those interests,” she told a group of college students at a downtown Madison field office this afternoon. The Madison Dem also pointed to the outside spending a… 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 *

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THU PM Update: Walker pledges state will adopt ACA language on pre-existing conditions

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker pledged the state will pass a bill to guarantee pre-existing condition coverage using “the exact same language that’s in the Affordable Care Act.” Walker’s comments today, during a campaign stop in Waukesha, go further than he has before in committing Wisconsin to safeguarding pre-existing conditions. “No mat… 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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Evers campaign election night party

MADISON – On Tuesday, November 6th, Tony Evers for Wisconsin will hold an election night party with supporters at the Orpheum Theater in Madison. Supporters will gather after polls close to watch returns come in. WHEN: Tuesday, November 6, 2018. WHERE: Orpheum Theater; 216 State St, Madison, WI 53703

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin Election Night Party in Madison

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Contact: Press@TammyBaldwin.com ELECTION NIGHT: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin to Hold Election Night Party at Monona Terrace in Madison MADISON – On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin will hold an election night party at the Monona Terrace in Madison. Supporters will gather in the Monona Terrace’s Madison Ballroom after polls close. Media access to the room will begin at 5:00 PM CT. **Media must RSVP here.** WHAT: Tammy Baldwin Election Night Party WHERE: Monona Terrace, Madison Ballroom, Level 4 (Main Level) — 1 John Nolen Dr, Madison, WI WHEN: Media access

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U.S. Rep. Pocan: Pocan and Doggett request GAO investigation into economic development subsidies, including Foxconn

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2018 Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Lloyd Doggett (TX-35), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Tax Policy, wrote to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to request an investigation on the effectiveness of economic development subsidies, such as those provided to Foxconn Technology Group in Wisconsin. This request comes as the Center for American Progress released a new issue brief on the hidden impacts of these business incentives, including potential downsides often not considered by lawmakers, the press, or the general public. “As incomes

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Schimel campaign: Gains massive support in traditional Dem stronghold of Milwaukee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Johnny Koremenos, 262-706-1649 Milwaukee Police Association Adds to Our Attorney General’s Long List of Bipartisan Law Enforcement Support [WAUKESHA COUNTY, Wis…] Momentum is building for Attorney General Brad Schimel as more individuals and organizations join the team to keep this proven Wisconsin prosecutor as the state’s Top Cop. On Thursday morning, the Milwaukee Police Association (MPA) announced their endorsement of Schimel. “Wisconsin needs Brad Schimel at the Department of Justice because he’s a proven leader who prioritizes public safety over politics,” said Michael V. Crivello, MPA President. “Brad Schimel has the experience to lead the Wisconsin

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WisGOP: Tony’s taxes will cost Wisconsin jobs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2018 Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 More spending and higher taxes with Evers, more jobs and higher wages with Walker [Madison, WI] — Thanks to Governor Walker’s bold leadership, wages are higher and more people are working this year than ever before. Now, he has a bold agenda to keep Wisconsin working for generations to come. In contrast, Tony Evers’ failed leadership would take Wisconsin backward with more spending and higher taxes. “Whether it’s plagiarism, his hypocritical investments, or his plans to raise taxes on Wisconsin families, Tony Evers has consistently shown empty promises and

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WisPolitics Midday: Nov. 1, 2018

On today’s Wispolitics MidDay: Tony Evers is launching a new tv ad just five days before the election Meanwhile Governor Walker is ratcheting up his plan to protect pre-existing conditions … 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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Backline music accelerator cohort nearing end of program

Early-career artists in gener8tor’s Backline music accelerator are making industry connections and building their brands as they near the end of the program.   The 12-week course provides mentorship, travel opportunities, production assistance and a $20,000 grant.   “When you’re giving artists the tools they need to actually just create… it takes away all those barriers. You can actually just be creative,” said Spencer Mutsch. He’s otherwise known as Crystal Knives, a creator of electronic dance music, or EDM.   The program has diverse artists performing and recording rap, R&B, hip-hop, alternative and more. Some of those artists recently travelled

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Launch of controversial streetcar project even has some skeptics thinking about the economic development potential

Milwaukee has for years been listed among the largest American cities without easy-on, easy-off urban rail transit. But that ends Friday when the city officially opens the initial 2.1-mile line for “The Hop,” the new downtown streetcar system. The Hop will be winding through downtown Milwaukee, carrying bus and Amtrak riders from the Intermodal Station in the city’s Third Ward neighborhood, past f… 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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U.S. Rep. Moore: Trump administration approves Wisconsin’s Medicaid work requirement waiver

Milwaukee, WI – Today, in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) approval of Governor Scott Walker’s “BadgerCare Reform” project to impose work requirements on certain Medicaid recipients, Reps. Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement with Wisconsin Tribal Nations. “The approval of this waiver by the Trump Administration will have devasting effects on low-income and vulnerable populations in Wisconsin, particularly on tribal nations who will likely be disproportionally harmed,” said Congresswoman Moore. “Imposing work requirements and monthly premiums on Wisconsinites is in direct contradiction with the proposal’s stated desire to ‘ensure that

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Evers campaign: Responds to Walker’s latest lie on pre-existing conditions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2018 Contact: press@tonyevers.com (608) 501-2762 Madison, WI–With just five days to go and health care as the most important issue to Wisconsin voters, today Scott Walker told his latest lie about protections for the 2.4 million Wisconsinites with pre-existing conditions. Despite spending the past eight years trying to eliminate the ACA and its protections for pre-existing conditions–and despite currently suing the federal government to eliminate the ACA–today Walker suddenly said he would enact the “exact same” protections as the law he’s trying to get rid of. In response to this desperate flailing, Tony Evers issued

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One Wisconsin Now: Groups behind the ‘Blue Wave’ urge voters to make their voices heard

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Election is Opportunity to Speak Out Against Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia and Indifference to Gun Violence From Brad Schimel, Scott Walker and Donald Trump’s Republican Party MILWAUKEE — Representatives of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC), Voces de la Frontera, Women’s March Wisconsin and One Wisconsin Now gathered today to discuss how Attorney General Brad Schimel along with Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislative majorities have failed on the issues important to their organizations and supporters. The constituencies represented today underpin progressives’ hopes of an electoral

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Walker ups health care pledge

Gov. Scott Walker pledged the state will pass a bill to guarantee pre-existing condition coverage using “the exact same language that’s in the Affordable Care Act.” Walker’s comments today, during a campaign stop in Waukesha, go further than he has before in committing Wisconsin to safeguarding pre-existing conditions. “No matter what happens in the courts or in the Congress, in Wisconsin we will codify that, the exact same language that’s in the Affordable Care Act, we’ll make sure that everyone living with a pre-existing condition is covered here in the state,” the guv told reporters this morning. He also denounced

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Evers campaign election night party

MADISON – On Tuesday, November 6th, Tony Evers for Wisconsin will hold an election night party with supporters at the Orpheum Theater in Madison. Supporters will gather after polls close to watch returns come in. WHEN: Tuesday, November 6, 2018. WHERE: Orpheum Theater; 216 State St, Madison, WI 53703

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin Election Night Party in Madison

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Contact: Press@TammyBaldwin.com ELECTION NIGHT: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin to Hold Election Night Party at Monona Terrace in Madison MADISON – On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin will hold an election night party at the Monona Terrace in Madison. Supporters will

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WisGOP: Tony’s taxes will cost Wisconsin jobs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2018 Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 257-4765 More spending and higher taxes with Evers, more jobs and higher wages with Walker [Madison, WI] — Thanks to Governor Walker’s bold leadership, wages are higher and more people are working this year than ever before. Now, he has

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WisPolitics Midday: Nov. 1, 2018

On today’s Wispolitics MidDay: Tony Evers is launching a new tv ad just five days before the election Meanwhile Governor Walker is ratcheting up his plan to protect pre-existing conditions … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free

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Backline music accelerator cohort nearing end of program

Early-career artists in gener8tor’s Backline music accelerator are making industry connections and building their brands as they near the end of the program.   The 12-week course provides mentorship, travel opportunities, production assistance and a $20,000 grant.   “When you’re giving artists the tools they need to actually just create…

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One Wisconsin Now: Groups behind the ‘Blue Wave’ urge voters to make their voices heard

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Election is Opportunity to Speak Out Against Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia and Indifference to Gun Violence From Brad Schimel, Scott Walker and Donald Trump’s Republican Party MILWAUKEE — Representatives of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC),

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Walker ups health care pledge

Gov. Scott Walker pledged the state will pass a bill to guarantee pre-existing condition coverage using “the exact same language that’s in the Affordable Care Act.” Walker’s comments today, during a campaign stop in Waukesha, go further than he has before in committing Wisconsin to safeguarding pre-existing conditions. “No matter

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