Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Jan. 29: WisPolitics.com Luncheon with Evers Chief of Staff Maggie Gau Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at The Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, Jan. 29 with Gov. Tony Evers’ Chief of Staff
Contact: Emily Heller Phone: 262-548-7803 (WAUKESHA, WI) – The Waukesha County Park System is pleased to announce that The Waukesha Rotary Club has made a three-year commitment to support a new project at Retzer Nature Center in Waukesha. “I am thrilled with
Contact: Jeff Fleming Office: (414) 286-8580 Cold temperatures and wind chills predicted, residents reminded to take seasonal precautions MILWAUKEE – The City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) is reminding all residents to take precautions as single-digit temperatures and below zero wind
Contact: Tom Still or Julie Johnson at 608-442-7557 To learn more, visit: www.govsbizplancontest.com Deadline just a week away to enter 2019 Governor’s Business Plan Contest MADISON – The deadline to enter the 2019 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is 5 p.m.
Contact: Sally Fox Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—Bryan Steil cosponsored the Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2019. This legislation ensures active duty and reserve members of the Coast Guard receive pay on time and in full during the government shutdown. “The
Contact: Logan Vidal logan.vidal@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-8570 Madison – In response to accusations of political bias by UW-Madison Political Science Professor Ken Mayer, Rep. Jimmy Anderson released the following statement. “There have been times over the last couple years where our
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Assembly Speaker With Million Dollar Staff Now Sticking Taxpayers With Bill for Lawyers to Defend His Partisan Power Plays MADISON, Wis. — Assembly Speaker Robin “Boss” Vos has given himself an unprecedented 14
Many services are available at the Rock County Job Center, 1900 Center Ave., Janesville, WI, to assist those individuals who have lost their jobs due to business cutbacks or closings. Recent cutbacks or closings at businesses such as Staples, Boston
Contact: Brenda Konkel 608-345-8720 ProDane Elections Committee Chair Co-Chair Progressive Dane On the second weekend in January, our elections committee spent two full days interviewing over 25 candidates for Madison Mayor, Madison School Board and Madison Common Council. The
Contact: Erin Grunze, Executive Director, LWVWI January 24, 2019 608-256-0827; egrunze@lwvwi.org Cass Bowers, Communications Director, ACLU-WI 414-272-4032 ext. 217; media@aclu-wi.org MADISON, WI – The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin (LWVWI) and Wisconsin Election Protection publicly released today the Wisconsin
Interview: Bobby Peterson: (608)261-6939 or (608)444-7197 Madison, WI– Today, ABC for Health, Inc. updated its popular “FPL Calculator” using 2019 numbers set by the Federal Government. The Federal Poverty Level, or “FPL,” is a benchmark of the minimum amount of
Media inquiries: Deb Dorshorst WIPPS Mobile: 715-581-6324 debdorshorst@gmail.com What will it take to make Wisconsin inclusive to all? A statewide conference on April 11-12, 2019, in Milwaukee will seek answers to this question, bringing together individuals and groups from
Contact: Lea Kitz For Immediate Release 608-267-0214, ext. 2643 Disability Rights Wisconsin is encouraged by Governor Evers’ commitment to people with disabilities demonstrated by his inclusion of a number of important initiatives, such as increased funding for special education,
Contact: Beth Swedeen, Executive Director, (608) 266-1166; beth.swedeen@wisconsin.gov (MADISON) – The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) supports Governor Tony Evers’ focus on investing in public education outlined in his State of the State address last night, including
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — A federal court has decided to put on hold a new trial over the constitutionality of the Assembly districts Republicans drew in 2011 as the U.S. Supreme Court considers
CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Thursday announced the hire of Megan Cramer Novak as Legislative Director as the grassroots group looks to grow its policy work in the years ahead. Novak had previously served as
MADISON, Wis. – Secretary-Designee Sara Meaney announced the appointments of two experienced professionals to top posts at the Department of Tourism. In naming Anne Sayers as the Deputy Secretary, Secretary-Designee Meaney adds a strong advocate for outdoor recreation and an
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly. Quotes of the week We can’t face a shutdown every time the president does not get his way.
Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today announced that he will once again sit on the Oversight and Reform Committee in the 116th Congress. “I look forward to continuing to represent the Sixth District
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Jan. 29: WisPolitics.com Luncheon with Evers Chief of Staff Maggie Gau Join WisPolitics.com for lunch at The Madison Club, 5 East Wilson St., Madison, on Tuesday, Jan. 29 with Gov. Tony Evers’ Chief of Staff Maggie Gau. Gau will discuss Tony Evers’ victory in 2018
Contact: Emily Heller Phone: 262-548-7803 (WAUKESHA, WI) – The Waukesha County Park System is pleased to announce that The Waukesha Rotary Club has made a three-year commitment to support a new project at Retzer Nature Center in Waukesha. “I am thrilled with this fantastic collaboration with the Waukesha Rotarians,” said Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow.
Contact: Jeff Fleming Office: (414) 286-8580 Cold temperatures and wind chills predicted, residents reminded to take seasonal precautions MILWAUKEE – The City of Milwaukee Health Department (MHD) is reminding all residents to take precautions as single-digit temperatures and below zero wind chills move into the area. “Wisconsin winter has arrived,” said
Contact: Tom Still or Julie Johnson at 608-442-7557 To learn more, visit: www.govsbizplancontest.com Deadline just a week away to enter 2019 Governor’s Business Plan Contest MADISON – The deadline to enter the 2019 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at govsbizplancontest.com. It’s a chance to win cash
Contact: Sally Fox Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—Bryan Steil cosponsored the Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2019. This legislation ensures active duty and reserve members of the Coast Guard receive pay on time and in full during the government shutdown. “The shutdown must end, but while we are in this mess,
Contact: Logan Vidal logan.vidal@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-8570 Madison – In response to accusations of political bias by UW-Madison Political Science Professor Ken Mayer, Rep. Jimmy Anderson released the following statement. “There have been times over the last couple years where our politics have felt especially strange. Individual politicians and even entire
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Assembly Speaker With Million Dollar Staff Now Sticking Taxpayers With Bill for Lawyers to Defend His Partisan Power Plays MADISON, Wis. — Assembly Speaker Robin “Boss” Vos has given himself an unprecedented 14 person personal staff at a cost to taxpayers of well over
Many services are available at the Rock County Job Center, 1900 Center Ave., Janesville, WI, to assist those individuals who have lost their jobs due to business cutbacks or closings. Recent cutbacks or closings at businesses such as Staples, Boston Store, Sears, Dress Barn, Kitchen Collectibles, and others have left
Contact: Brenda Konkel 608-345-8720 ProDane Elections Committee Chair Co-Chair Progressive Dane On the second weekend in January, our elections committee spent two full days interviewing over 25 candidates for Madison Mayor, Madison School Board and Madison Common Council. The committee made recommendations to the General membership who held their
Contact: Erin Grunze, Executive Director, LWVWI January 24, 2019 608-256-0827; egrunze@lwvwi.org Cass Bowers, Communications Director, ACLU-WI 414-272-4032 ext. 217; media@aclu-wi.org MADISON, WI – The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin (LWVWI) and Wisconsin Election Protection publicly released today the Wisconsin Election Protection 2018 Midterm Election Report. The report compiles a
Interview: Bobby Peterson: (608)261-6939 or (608)444-7197 Madison, WI– Today, ABC for Health, Inc. updated its popular “FPL Calculator” using 2019 numbers set by the Federal Government. The Federal Poverty Level, or “FPL,” is a benchmark of the minimum amount of gross income a family is determined to need for food,
Media inquiries: Deb Dorshorst WIPPS Mobile: 715-581-6324 debdorshorst@gmail.com What will it take to make Wisconsin inclusive to all? A statewide conference on April 11-12, 2019, in Milwaukee will seek answers to this question, bringing together individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds to examine the most persistent barriers to inclusion,
Contact: Lea Kitz For Immediate Release 608-267-0214, ext. 2643 Disability Rights Wisconsin is encouraged by Governor Evers’ commitment to people with disabilities demonstrated by his inclusion of a number of important initiatives, such as increased funding for special education, attention to transportation options, additional resources to fund Medicaid programs,
Contact: Beth Swedeen, Executive Director, (608) 266-1166; beth.swedeen@wisconsin.gov (MADISON) – The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) supports Governor Tony Evers’ focus on investing in public education outlined in his State of the State address last night, including a $600 million increase for special education services supporting students
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement Edge Messaging From WisPolitics.com … — A federal court has decided to put on hold a new trial over the constitutionality of the Assembly districts Republicans drew in 2011 as the U.S. Supreme Court considers two similar cases. The three-judge panel identified July 22 as
CONTACT: Eric Bott, EBott@afphq.org MADISON, Wis. – Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (AFP-WI) on Thursday announced the hire of Megan Cramer Novak as Legislative Director as the grassroots group looks to grow its policy work in the years ahead. Novak had previously served as senior policy advisor to Gov. Scott Walker. “I’m thrilled to
MADISON, Wis. – Secretary-Designee Sara Meaney announced the appointments of two experienced professionals to top posts at the Department of Tourism. In naming Anne Sayers as the Deputy Secretary, Secretary-Designee Meaney adds a strong advocate for outdoor recreation and an experienced organizational administrator. Sayers has led natural resource protection efforts
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly. Quotes of the week We can’t face a shutdown every time the president does not get his way. If this is the new normal, how do you make
Contact: Timothy Svoboda, (202) 225-2476 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today announced that he will once again sit on the Oversight and Reform Committee in the 116th Congress. “I look forward to continuing to represent the Sixth District on the increasingly prestigious Oversight and Reform Committee.” Said Grothman.