Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Pension crisis remains for 25,000 workers and retirees in Wisconsin WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the following statement after the House and Senate Joint Select Committee on Pensions announced that they had not reached a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** NOMINATE TOP WISPOLITICOS, ADS OF 2018 WisPolitics.com will again hand out its annual awards for the top Democratic and Republican “WisPolitico” of the year. We are also looking for nominations for the top liberal ad
Local Businesses Expected to Benefit from Track Improvements The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has awarded a grant of approximately $3-million to Port Milwaukee to upgrade railroad track on Jones Island. The money, from the State’s Freight Railroad Preservation Program, will
Republican lawmakers are considering changes to state tax laws and a revamped WEDC board with the power to appoint the agency CEO rather than the guv, according to multiple GOP sources. The sources also noted a growing expectation that PSC
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON — Governor Scott Walker released the following statement today after learning of the passing of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. “So sorry to hear of the death of
Contact: Senator Scott Fitzgerald (608)-266-5660 Representative Robin Vos (608)-266-9171 Madison- Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) and Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement on the extraordinary session for the legislature. “The legislature will come back in an extraordinary session next week
CONTACT: Shannon Powell 262-636-9266 Racine awarded 2nd highest allotment statewide of VW Transit Assistant Grant Racine – On November 28th the City of Racine was notified by the Wisconsin Department of Administration that the City would be awarded $6,190,906 for at least
Contact: Ald. Michael J. Murphy (414) 286-3763 The final report of the City-County Heroin, Opioid and Cocaine Task Force was released today and includes an attack plan to end the heroin, opioid and cocaine epidemic that has spread across Milwaukee, Milwaukee
Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org MILWAUKEE, WI — Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale released the following statement on Wisconsin Republicans and outgoing Gov. Scott Walker’s use of a lame-duck special session to ram through anti-democracy bills and limit the power of
Contact: Matt Sliker (414) 937-3251 Milwaukee, WI – The Milwaukee County Transit System’s popular Bus Shelter Art Project is expanding to downtown Milwaukee for the first time thanks to a generous sponsorship from Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21. Crews recently finished installing unique designs on
ORGANIZATION: Young People’s Resistance Committee NAME OF PRESS CONTACT: Germán Gómez, Aurelia Ceja PHONE NUMBER: 414-736-4182, 630-881-5010 EMAIL: gomezg@uwm.edu Rally in Solidarity with the Migrant Caravans The Trump administration has once again demonstrated its underlying xenophobia with its response to
Contact: Ron Boehmer, 202-225-2906 Vedant Patel, 202-379-6013 CPC Members Also Elected to Democratic Caucus Leadership Roles WASHINGTON, DC – Today, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) chose their leadership for the 116th Congress and re-elected Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) and elected Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) as Co-Chairs.
CONTACT: 608.266.2300 or DORCommunications@wisconsin.gov Department of Revenue Collections, October FY2019 ($ thousands) Collections for Month Collections to Date Revenue Source FY18 FY19 % change FY18 FY19 % change Individual Income 901,570 921,820 2.2%
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Pension crisis remains for 25,000 workers and retirees in Wisconsin WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin released the following statement after the House and Senate Joint Select Committee on Pensions announced that they had not reached a bipartisan agreement on a solution to the pension crisis threatening
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** NOMINATE TOP WISPOLITICOS, ADS OF 2018 WisPolitics.com will again hand out its annual awards for the top Democratic and Republican “WisPolitico” of the year. We are also looking for nominations for the top liberal ad and top conservative ad of the year — TV, radio
Local Businesses Expected to Benefit from Track Improvements The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has awarded a grant of approximately $3-million to Port Milwaukee to upgrade railroad track on Jones Island. The money, from the State’s Freight Railroad Preservation Program, will be combined with a previously budgeted 20% match from Port
Republican lawmakers are considering changes to state tax laws and a revamped WEDC board with the power to appoint the agency CEO rather than the guv, according to multiple GOP sources. The sources also noted a growing expectation that PSC Chair Lon Roberts will resign his post, which would then
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 MADISON — Governor Scott Walker released the following statement today after learning of the passing of George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. “So sorry to hear of the death of President George Herbert Walker Bush. In 1988, I cast my
Contact: Senator Scott Fitzgerald (608)-266-5660 Representative Robin Vos (608)-266-9171 Madison- Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) and Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement on the extraordinary session for the legislature. “The legislature will come back in an extraordinary session next week to finish our work. Wisconsin law, written by the legislature
CONTACT: Shannon Powell 262-636-9266 Racine awarded 2nd highest allotment statewide of VW Transit Assistant Grant Racine – On November 28th the City of Racine was notified by the Wisconsin Department of Administration that the City would be awarded $6,190,906 for at least 6 new electric buses from the Volkswagen Transit Capital Assistance
Contact: Ald. Michael J. Murphy (414) 286-3763 The final report of the City-County Heroin, Opioid and Cocaine Task Force was released today and includes an attack plan to end the heroin, opioid and cocaine epidemic that has spread across Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, and the region. The solutions offered include a detailed
Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org MILWAUKEE, WI — Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale released the following statement on Wisconsin Republicans and outgoing Gov. Scott Walker’s use of a lame-duck special session to ram through anti-democracy bills and limit the power of newly elected Governor Tony Evers. “The people went to the
Contact: Matt Sliker (414) 937-3251 Milwaukee, WI – The Milwaukee County Transit System’s popular Bus Shelter Art Project is expanding to downtown Milwaukee for the first time thanks to a generous sponsorship from Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21. Crews recently finished installing unique designs on MCTS bus shelters at Water & Wisconsin and Water &
ORGANIZATION: Young People’s Resistance Committee NAME OF PRESS CONTACT: Germán Gómez, Aurelia Ceja PHONE NUMBER: 414-736-4182, 630-881-5010 EMAIL: gomezg@uwm.edu Rally in Solidarity with the Migrant Caravans The Trump administration has once again demonstrated its underlying xenophobia with its response to the caravan of refugees moving towards United States’ southern border.
Contact: Ron Boehmer, 202-225-2906 Vedant Patel, 202-379-6013 CPC Members Also Elected to Democratic Caucus Leadership Roles WASHINGTON, DC – Today, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) chose their leadership for the 116th Congress and re-elected Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) and elected Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) as Co-Chairs. Additionally, the CPC elected Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) as First-Vice Chair. “Over
CONTACT: 608.266.2300 or DORCommunications@wisconsin.gov Department of Revenue Collections, October FY2019 ($ thousands) Collections for Month Collections to Date Revenue Source FY18 FY19 % change FY18 FY19 % change Individual Income 901,570 921,820 2.2% 2,392,426 2,535,976 6.0% adjusted 690,439 718,224 4.0%