Dane Buy Local: Small business Saturday

WHAT: Small Business Saturday; Shift Your Shopping press conference WHEN: Friday November 16, 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Dane County Credit Union, 709 Struck St. Madison WHO: County Executive Joe Parisi, Dane Buy Local Executive Director Colin Murray and other invited guests.

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Rep. Nygren: Advocates for Marinette Kimberly-Clark plant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2018 Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888)534-0089 Madison–State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance released the following statement after advocating for the Marinette Kimberly-Clark location at a public hearing: “Today, the

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: And U.S. Sen. Ernst introduce bipartisan legislation to protect and expand rural broadband

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Bipartisan bill provides regulatory relief for telecommunications companies to expand high speed broadband access in our rural communities WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to encourage investment in high-speed internet and protect and expand access to broadband in our

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THU News Summary: Kimberly-Clark package gets JFC public hearing; Evers demurs on K-C, transpo plan

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/category/subscribers-only/news-summary/ STORY TOPICS – White house – 2018 governor campaign – Us senate campaigns – Congressional campaigns – State government – Local government – Civil liberties – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Foxconn – Iowa

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U.S. Small Business Association: Deadline for Wisconsin private non-profit organizations to apply for physical damage disaster loans

Contact: Michael Lampton (404) 331-0333 Michael.Lampton@sba.gov ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding eligible Private NonProfit organizations (PNPs) in Wisconsin of the Dec. 17 deadline to submit disaster loan applications for physical damages caused by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, flooding and landslides from Aug. 17 through Sept.

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Dane Buy Local: Small business Saturday

WHAT: Small Business Saturday; Shift Your Shopping press conference WHEN: Friday November 16, 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Dane County Credit Union, 709 Struck St. Madison WHO: County Executive Joe Parisi, Dane Buy Local Executive Director Colin Murray and other invited guests. WHY: Dane Buy Local joins other buy-local alliances and partner

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City of Milwaukee: Milwaukee firefighters donating 8,000 new coats to “warm up Winter” for Milwaukee students

Contact: LT Mike Ball Milwaukee Fire Department Director Community Relations 414-397-8494 Mfd-dir-cr@milwaukee.gov WHAT: Milwaukee Firefighters will provide new winter coats to 8,000 school children in the City of Milwaukee. WHO:Fire Chief Mark Rohlfing Assistant Fire Chief Gerard Washington Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Keith Posley WHEN: November 16, 2017 at

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Adamczyk campaign: Statement on the 14th District canvass

For Further Information Contact: Matt Adamczyk (262) 278-0585 Wauwatosa…Matt Adamczyk released the following statement regarding the completion of the canvass for the 14th Assembly District: “I would like to begin by thanking all the people who supported me in my election for the 14th district, especially my family, friends and

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Gov.-elect Evers and Lt. Gov.-elect Barnes: Announce transition website, communications director

Contact: EversPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-267-2560     MADISON – Today, Governor-elect Tony Evers and Lt. Governor-elect Mandela Barnes announced the launch of the official Transition Website. It went live this afternoon and can be found athttps://evers.wi.gov. “We want Wisconsin residents to be an active part of their government and share their ideas on moving

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Rep. Nygren: Advocates for Marinette Kimberly-Clark plant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2018 Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888)534-0089 Madison–State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance released the following statement after advocating for the Marinette Kimberly-Clark location at a public hearing: “Today, the Joint Committee on Finance held a public hearing on Assembly

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Evers names communications director, launches transition website

Carrie Lynch, a strategic communications specialist at UW-Madison, will lead communications for Gov.-elect Tony Evers’ transition. Before going to work for the university, Lynch worked in a series of roles for Dem lawmakers in the state Capitol as well as on campaigns. The transition also announced it has a new

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Sen. Shilling: Appoints Erpenbach, Johnson to serve on Joint Finance Committee

Contact: Sen. Jennifer Shilling, 608-266-5490 Sen. Jon Erpenbach, 608-266-6670 Sen. LaTonya Johnson, 608-266-2500 MADISON – Senate Democratic Leader Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) announced today that Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) and Senator LaTonya Johnson (D-Milwaukee) will be re-appointed to serve on the Joint Committee on Finance for the 2019-20 legislative session.

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Shilling re-appoints Erpenbach, Johnson to Joint Finance

Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling today re-appointed fellow Dems Jon Erpenbach and LaTonya Johnson to the Joint Finance Committee. Erpenbach, D-Middleton, was first elected to the Senate in 1998, did a stint as minority leader in the 2003-4 session and has served on the budget committee since the 2015-16 session.

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