Rep. Pope: Dem radio address: A new era for Wisconsin

Contact:  Rep. Sondy Pope, 608-266-3520 Audio File of Radio Address Hello, this is State Representative Sondy Pope with this week’s Democratic Radio Address. Despite last week’s attempts by legislative Republicans to override the will of the people, Wisconsin will continue

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U.S. Rep. Grothman: Debunking the myth of fetal tissue research

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2018 Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, at a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) questioned expert medical researchers about the effectiveness of fetal stem

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WisPolitics Midday: Dec. 13, 2018

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Wisconsin House members split over support of the federal farm bill Gov. Scott Walker announces Kimberly-Clark incentive package … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for

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Speaker Ryan: Congress passes sexual harassment reform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2018 https://spkrryan.us/2Gpet6W CONTACT AshLee Strong — 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Today, the House unanimously passed landmark legislation to reform the Congressional Accountability Act. Following passage, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released this statement: “This legislation begins to remedy

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Governor-elect Evers: Statement on Kimberly-Clark announcement

Contact: EversPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-267-2560     MADISON – Governor-elect Tony Evers issued the following statement today on the Kimberly-Clark announcement. “The Republicans’ lame-duck session overriding the will of the people would affect the governor’s ability to lead on economic development through proposals like the

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Alliant Energy: To add more renewable energy

Media contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 Investor Relations contact: Susan Gille (608) 458-3956 Wisconsin customers to benefit from clean, affordable wind power MADISON, Wis. – December 13, 2018 – Alliant Energy’s Wisconsin energy company has received oral approval from the

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THU PM Update: Walker says he wants K-C deal to be his ‘legacy’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Scott Walker says he wants the new deal with Kimberly-Clark — one of the last actions he’ll take in the waning days of his administration — to be his legacy. The guv today joined Kimberly-Clark officials and state lawmakers to announce

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Rep. Pope: Dem radio address: A new era for Wisconsin

Contact:  Rep. Sondy Pope, 608-266-3520 Audio File of Radio Address Hello, this is State Representative Sondy Pope with this week’s Democratic Radio Address. Despite last week’s attempts by legislative Republicans to override the will of the people, Wisconsin will continue to move forward toward a brighter future. This week, Governor-elect

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U.S. Rep. Grothman: Debunking the myth of fetal tissue research

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2018 Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Today, at a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) questioned expert medical researchers about the effectiveness of fetal stem cell research. Key Takeaway 1: According to the experts, stem

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WisPolitics Midday: Dec. 13, 2018

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Wisconsin House members split over support of the federal farm bill Gov. Scott Walker announces Kimberly-Clark incentive package … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription

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Speaker Ryan: Congress passes sexual harassment reform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2018 https://spkrryan.us/2Gpet6W CONTACT AshLee Strong — 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—Today, the House unanimously passed landmark legislation to reform the Congressional Accountability Act. Following passage, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released this statement: “This legislation begins to remedy some of the areas where this institution has fallen unacceptably

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Wisconsin falls two spots in new state health rankings

Wisconsin has fallen two places in the latest state-by-state health care rankings from the United Health Foundation, which highlights rising levels of obesity and certain diseases.   The state was ranked 23rd in this year’s report. This marks one of the lowest rankings in the past three decades, which have

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Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors: County Board rejects contracts with Unison

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 13, 2018 Contact: Brian Rothgery, 414-278-4230 or brian.rothgery@milwaukeecountywi.gov MILWAUKEE – The County Board rejected four contracts totaling more than $1,875,000 with troubled non-profit UNISON Thursday, after adopting an amendment from Chairman Theodore Lipscomb, Sr., calling for the county to procure the services from another vendor or

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Governor-elect Evers: Statement on Kimberly-Clark announcement

Contact: EversPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-267-2560     MADISON – Governor-elect Tony Evers issued the following statement today on the Kimberly-Clark announcement. “The Republicans’ lame-duck session overriding the will of the people would affect the governor’s ability to lead on economic development through proposals like the one announced for Kimberly-Clark today. Unfortunately, Republicans played politics with

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Alliant Energy: To add more renewable energy

Media contact: Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145 Investor Relations contact: Susan Gille (608) 458-3956 Wisconsin customers to benefit from clean, affordable wind power MADISON, Wis. – December 13, 2018 – Alliant Energy’s Wisconsin energy company has received oral approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) to build a wind

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Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council: Announces 2018 Green Masters

MADISON, Wis. (December 13, 2018)— The WI Sustainable Business Council is today announcing the 2018 Green Master level companies at the 11th Annual WI Sustainable Business Conference.  The Conference is being hosted at the Monona Terrace and sponsored by the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP). With roughly 150 Wisconsin businesses

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