WisPolitics Midday: Dec. 6, 2018

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

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Rep. Macco: Statement on the extraordinary session

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

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Rep. Brandtjen: Governor’s power embedded in the Constitution

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

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Sen. Cowles: Statement on extraordinary session

 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

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Marshfield Clinic Health System: Completes affiliation with Neillsville hospital

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

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AFP-Wisconsin: Encourages Legislature to work with Evers on public defender reimbursement

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

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UW System: Regents approve 3% annual increases in 2019-21 pay plan

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

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Baldwin and Marco Rubio’s bipartisan legislation to spur small business investment heads to president’s desk

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

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WisPolitics Midday: Dec. 6, 2018

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,

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Rep. Macco: Statement on the extraordinary session

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

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Bewley campaign: If they had done their jobs, they would have kept their jobs

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

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Rep. Brandtjen: Governor’s power embedded in the Constitution

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

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U.S. Rep. Gallagher: Announces winners of 2018 Congressional App Challenge

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

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Wisconsin Department of Health Services: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approve temporary extension of SeniorCare

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

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Sen. Cowles: Statement on extraordinary session

 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

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Marshfield Clinic Health System: Completes affiliation with Neillsville hospital

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

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