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
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
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: Ben Voelkel (Johnson) Chris Harris (Murphy) Kevin Smith (Portman) Emily Hampsten (Durbin) Ryan Nickel (Shaheen) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Thursday unanimously approved a resolution condemning Russia’s recent attack on Ukrainian vessels in the Kerch Strait and calling for the immediate release of all Ukrainian
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Aaron White (Kind) 202-225-5506 Ron Boehmer (Pocan) 202-225-2906 Libbie Wilcox (Moore) 202-225-4572 Kasey Hampton (Baldwin) 202-224-6225 November 29, 2018 Reps. Kind, Pocan and Moore, and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, call on Congressional Leadership to take immediate action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2018 https://spkrryan.us/2P7uygN CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—This afternoon, in remarks on the House floor, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) thanked the people of Wisconsin’s First District and paid tribute to members of his
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2018 CONTACT: Bob Peterson Email: BobForMPS@gmail.com • Cell: 414-604-6125 MILWAUKEE: Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore announced her endorsement of Bob Peterson for the citywide seat on the Milwaukee Public Schools Board of Directors. Congresswoman Moore is
Winners in competition for top minority, woman and veteran-owned businesses to be announced at MARKETPLACE conference Dec. 13 MADISON, WI. Nov. 29, 2018 – Two dozen Wisconsin companies have been named finalists for the 2018 MARKETPLACE Governor’s Awards, which honor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2018 CONTACT STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MACCO (608) 266-0485 Madison…State Representative John Macco (R-Ledgeview) would like to congratulate the members of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, of which he serves as the chairman, who will
Over $400,00 from County to Help Develop 80 Unit Development on South Fair Oaks Avenue Dane County will be a financial partner in helping bring a new affordable housing development on Madison’s east side to reality, County Executive Joe Parisi
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2018 Contact: Rep. Melissa Sargent, 608-266-0960 By Melissa Sargent Audio File of Radio Address Hello, this is State Representative Melissa Sargent with this week’s Democratic Radio Address. Our democracy is founded on having three separate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 28, 2018 CONTACT: Rep. Patrick Snyder (608) 266-0654 Rep. Snyder highlights foster care reforms in GOP radio address Madison… Representative Patrick Snyder (Schofield) delivered the weekly Wisconsin GOP radio address today. Reflecting on his first term
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
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
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%
Contact: Ben Voelkel (Johnson) Chris Harris (Murphy) Kevin Smith (Portman) Emily Hampsten (Durbin) Ryan Nickel (Shaheen) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Thursday unanimously approved a resolution condemning Russia’s recent attack on Ukrainian vessels in the Kerch Strait and calling for the immediate release of all Ukrainian sailors. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Aaron White (Kind) 202-225-5506 Ron Boehmer (Pocan) 202-225-2906 Libbie Wilcox (Moore) 202-225-4572 Kasey Hampton (Baldwin) 202-224-6225 November 29, 2018 Reps. Kind, Pocan and Moore, and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, call on Congressional Leadership to take immediate action in support of Wisconsin families impacted by severe weather La
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2018 https://spkrryan.us/2P7uygN CONTACT AshLee Strong, Doug Andres 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—This afternoon, in remarks on the House floor, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) thanked the people of Wisconsin’s First District and paid tribute to members of his Wisconsin staff for their dedication. His remarks are available in
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2018 CONTACT: Bob Peterson Email: BobForMPS@gmail.com • Cell: 414-604-6125 MILWAUKEE: Today, Congresswoman Gwen Moore announced her endorsement of Bob Peterson for the citywide seat on the Milwaukee Public Schools Board of Directors. Congresswoman Moore is the most recent addition to a growing list of public
Winners in competition for top minority, woman and veteran-owned businesses to be announced at MARKETPLACE conference Dec. 13 MADISON, WI. Nov. 29, 2018 – Two dozen Wisconsin companies have been named finalists for the 2018 MARKETPLACE Governor’s Awards, which honor outstanding Wisconsin businesses owned by minorities, women and service-disabled veterans.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2018 CONTACT STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MACCO (608) 266-0485 Madison…State Representative John Macco (R-Ledgeview) would like to congratulate the members of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, of which he serves as the chairman, who will be taking on expanded roles in the upcoming 104th Wisconsin
Over $400,00 from County to Help Develop 80 Unit Development on South Fair Oaks Avenue Dane County will be a financial partner in helping bring a new affordable housing development on Madison’s east side to reality, County Executive Joe Parisi announced today. The county is looking to award $403,200 from
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 2018 Contact: Rep. Melissa Sargent, 608-266-0960 By Melissa Sargent Audio File of Radio Address Hello, this is State Representative Melissa Sargent with this week’s Democratic Radio Address. Our democracy is founded on having three separate but equal branches of government. The separation of powers between
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 28, 2018 CONTACT: Rep. Patrick Snyder (608) 266-0654 Rep. Snyder highlights foster care reforms in GOP radio address Madison… Representative Patrick Snyder (Schofield) delivered the weekly Wisconsin GOP radio address today. Reflecting on his first term in office, Rep. Snyder discussed policies implemented by the legislature
