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
“National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we take time to remember those who valiantly defended their nation against the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and to memorialize the more than 2,400 American lives lost in that attack. In doing so, we
Contact: Sen. Mark Miller (D – Monona) (608)266-9170 MADISON, WI – Senator Mark Miller (D-Monona) offered the weekly Democratic radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen16/millerradio120618.mp3 A written transcript of the address
Perhaps it is simply human nature that our appreciation often comes too late. Every generation is born ungrateful and our memories are selective and shaded by our own self-regard. But it was the singular misfortune of the Greatest Generation to be succeeded by that most self-absorbed of generations, the Baby Boomers, my own generation.
A century ago, Wisconsin was famous for progressive thought. Now the state makes national headlines for its horror stories – Making a Murderer, Slender Man stabbings, Ed Gein, Jeffrey Dahmer, the state GOP. The last spent painful hours Dec. 4 and 5 joining the horror parade by refusing to accept the results of the Nov. 6 election.
Details in lame duck bills show disdain for democracy by Vos and Fitzgerald.
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 top economic development agency. That power over Wisconsin Economic Development
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 in the country. AFP-WI is committed to making smart reforms
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 fiscal years starting July 1. Regents also backed an identical
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 of start-up funding for small businesses in underserved states like
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 to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription,
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 nearly 12,000 rural residents. “Modern infrastructure is the cornerstone to
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 the following statement on the Legislature’s Extraordinary Session. “Despite the
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 of failure. They held an unprecedented lame duck session, extraordinary
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 fathers created three co-equal branches of government. The powers of
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 won the 2018 Congressional App Challenge for Wisconsin’s Eighth Congressional
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 results of the election. Wisconsin Senate GOP Leader Scott Fitzgerald
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 2018. The temporary extension allows the program to continue as
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 policy items I’ve already supported. These policies have already made
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 community as Marshfield Medical Center-Neillsville. Welcoming the Neillsville hospital into
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 and print displays around Forest County. It also includes a
“National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we take time to remember those who valiantly defended their nation against the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and to memorialize the more than 2,400 American lives lost in that attack. In doing so, we honor all of America’s veterans of that war, every one
Contact: Sen. Mark Miller (D – Monona) (608)266-9170 MADISON, WI – Senator Mark Miller (D-Monona) offered the weekly Democratic radio address today. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: http://media2.legis.wisconsin.gov/multimedia/Sen16/millerradio120618.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hello, this is Senator Mark Miller with this
Perhaps it is simply human nature that our appreciation often comes too late. Every generation is born ungrateful and our memories are selective and shaded by our own self-regard. But it was the singular misfortune of the Greatest Generation to be succeeded by that most self-absorbed of generations, the Baby Boomers, my own generation.
A century ago, Wisconsin was famous for progressive thought. Now the state makes national headlines for its horror stories – Making a Murderer, Slender Man stabbings, Ed Gein, Jeffrey Dahmer, the state GOP. The last spent painful hours Dec. 4 and 5 joining the horror parade by refusing to accept the results of the Nov. 6 election.
Details in lame duck bills show disdain for democracy by Vos and Fitzgerald.