Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov.-elect Tony Evers says one of the most concerning outcomes of this week’s extraordinary session is a bill that would temporarily take away his power to appoint the head of the state’s…
CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) issued the following statement after Governor-elect Evers signaled a commitment to addressing the public defender reimbursement crisis. Wisconsin’s reimbursement rate for private attorneys willing to take on defendants the government cannot is the lowest…
Heather LaRoi, UW System 608-265-3195, hlaroi@uwsa.edu universityrelations@uwsa.edu LA CROSSE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents unanimously approved a pay plan that would provide UW System employees a three percent pay plan increase for each of the two…
For Immediate Release Thursday, December 6, 2018 Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) today praised the Senate passage of their bipartisan Spurring Business in Communities Act that will increase the amount…
On today’s Wispolitics Midday: Gov.-elect Tony Evers continues to rail against Republican bills coming out of the lame-duck session; And the UW System Board of Regents meets today to vote on raising pay for university employees. … Please log in…
Projects Will Benefit Nearly 12,000 Rural Residents STEVENS POINT, Wisconsin, Dec. 6, 2018 – Wisconsin Rural Development State Director Frank Frassetto announced today that USDA is investing $51.4 million to help rebuild and improve rural water infrastructure that will benefit…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 06, 2018 CONTACT STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MACCO (608) 266-0485 Madison… Early this week, the State Legislature convened an Extraordinary Session aimed at clarifying existing practices in the State of Wisconsin. State Representative John Macco (R-Ledgeview) released…
For Immediate Release Primary Contact: campaign@bewleyforsenate.com Instead, one month after the people of Wisconsin rejected the divisive agendas of outgoing Governor Walker and Attorney General Schimel, legislative Republicans spent the final throes of this session doubling down on their record…
For more information contact: December 6, 2018 Rep. Brandtjen- (608) 267-2367 Madison, WI – State Representative Janel Brandtjen (R-Menomonee Falls) issued the following statement regarding the extraordinary session and its implications for the state of the Wisconsin Constitution. “Our founding…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 6, 2018 Contact: Madison Wiberg Madison.Wiberg@mail.house.gov Highlights importance of STEM Education to U.S. National Security Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mike Gallagher announced that Wesley Jochman and George McCray from Fox Valley Lutheran High School…
After Democrats won every statewide office on the ballot last month, Republicans in Wisconsin and Michigan are overriding the will of the voters and working to reduce the power of the incoming administrations simply because they aren’t happy with the…
Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt 608-266-1683 Prescription drug assistance program for seniors will continue The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is granting a temporary extension of Wisconsin’s SeniorCare waiver, which is set to expire at the end of…
Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 MADISON- Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after the conclusion of the Extraordinary Session of the Wisconsin State Senate: “Many of the things the Legislature debated during the session were…
CONTACT: John Gardner, 715-221-8659, gardner.john@marshfieldclinic.org Candace Marg, 715-743-8423, cmarg@memorialmedcenter.org An electronic copy of this release can be found at http://marshfieldclinic.org/news NEILLSVILLE – Marshfield Clinic Health System has completed the affiliation with Memorial Hospital, Inc. and will continue to serve the health care needs of the…
For More Information: December 6, 2018 George Ermert 414-405-0838 (Crandon, WI) – The Forest County Potawatomi Community has launched a public awareness campaign aimed at eliminating opioid abuse in Forest County. The public awareness campaign will begin with television ads…