CONTACT AshLee Strong 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement on Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis: “Secretary Mattis has served our country with honor, bravery, and integrity. With our country’s defense in his hands, we have
Contact: Rep. John Nygren (888) 534-0089 Madison–State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), Co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance released the following statement regarding the state’s 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR): “This report confirms what we already know – Wisconsin
Contact: Judy Kent at (703) 759-0269 or jkent@nationalcenter.org and David W. Almasi at (703) 568-4727 or DAlmasi@nationalcenter.org Work Requirements Encourage Self-Worth, Build on 1996 Welfare Reform Success Washington, DC – Plans to strengthen the work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or “food stamps”) assistance eligibility
FOR DOC: DOC Communications, 608-240-5060 DOCMedia@wisconsin.gov FOR MADISON COLLEGE: Cary Heyer, 608-246-6443 CHeyer@madisoncollege.edu Minimum-Security Inmates Earn Technical College Certificates in High-Demand Occupation MADISON – Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch and Department Secretary Cathy Jess joined Madison College President Jack E. Daniels,
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 New Administration guidance encourages states to promote “junk” health plans that lack protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions and would increase costs for millions of Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, Mark R. Warner (D-VA),
AFP-WI State Director Eric Bott issued the following statement: “This reform is a crucial first step toward breaking the cycle of incarceration, bringing families together, and creating safer communities in Wisconsin and across the country. The FIRST STEP Act is
Contact: Amy Hasenberg, (608) 266-2839 State to enter fiscal year 2018-19 with the second-largest opening balance since 2000 MADISON – Governor Scott Walker today announced the State of Wisconsin, for the eighth year in a row, has ended the fiscal year
CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce Over 40,000 private-sector jobs added from Nov. 2017 through November 2018 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) today released the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
CONTACT: Tyler Hendricks, 608-318-3065 press@judgeneubauer.com 2000 Needed To Qualify For Spring Ballot RACINE, WI – Judge Lisa Neubauer, Chief Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, filed over 5500 signatures today to qualify for the 2019 Spring Election for Wisconsin State Supreme Court.
Contact: Brian Sikma (608) 266-7513 Madison, WI – Earlier this week Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) announced that Sen. Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) will be chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection during the upcoming
CONTACT AshLee Strong 202-225-0600 WASHINGTON—House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) released this statement following the bipartisan passage of the revised FIRST STEP Act: “This is something I have believed in for a long time. As Americans, we are about lifting people up—there is
Christopher Krepich, 202-225-5101 Washington, D.C.Today, the House passed S. 756, the First Step Act. This bipartisan criminal justice reform package includes Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner’s (WI-05) reauthorization language of the Second Chance Act, which provides grants for the purpose of helping newly-released prisoners successfully
Contact: Madison Wiberg Madison.Wiberg@mail.house.gov Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Mike Gallagher voted in support of the revised version of the First Step Act, a bipartisan criminal justice reform package that focuses on reducing rampant recidivism among federal prisoners, reforming select sentencing
Contact: Brian Sikma (608) 492-7513 Madison, WI – Pointing out that the plaintiffs in Monday’s lawsuit against Wisconsin’s revised early voting law are represented by the law firm that recently employed the incoming state Attorney General, Sen. Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) released the
CONTACT: Tyler Hendricks, 608-318-3065 press@judgeneubauer.com 2000 Needed To Qualify For Spring Ballot RACINE, WI – Judge Lisa Neubauer, Chief Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, filed over 5500 signatures today to qualify for the 2019 Spring Election for Wisconsin
