MON PM Update: Groups react cautiously to Evers’ plan to boost water quality, dental access in budget

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Some are reacting cautiously to Gov. Tony Evers’ announcement that he plans to include provisions in his budget to borrow $70 million to address water quality and $43.4 million for an effort to improve access to dental care. Wisconsin Conservation Voters said it was encouraged by Evers’ roll out on water quality, which includes… 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 options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

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UW-Oshkosh researchers develop new glucose sensor

Researchers at UW-Oshkosh have developed a new glucose sensor that promises greater stability and effectiveness than the standard enzyme-based blood testing strips.   Enzymes are tiny protein structures that function as cellular catalysts, playing an essential role in most biochemical reactions in living things. Existing blood glucose testing strips rely on enzymes, which react with the blood being tested. That reaction can be measured by a device called a glucometer.   Diabetes patients use these strips to monitor glucose levels in their blood. But an info sheet from the WiSys Technology Foundation suggests there’s room for improvement.   When enzyme

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Sen. Cowles: Announced as member of Speaker’s Water Quality Task Force

For More Information: Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after the announcement that Senator Cowles will serve on the bipartisan, bicameral Speaker’s Water Quality Task Force: “With 15,000 lakes, 44,000 miles of rivers and streams, and enough groundwater to cover the entire state in 100 feet of water, Wisconsin is blessed with abundant water quantity but is still confronted by several key water quality issues. Clean water is fundamental for human health and crucial for maintaining the high standard of living Wisconsinites enjoy. As our knowledge of the water

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Rep. Gruszynski Appointed to Water Quality Task Force: Calls for science-based policymaking and stakeholder participation to confront Wisconsin’s water quality crisis

Contact: Representative Staush Gruszynski 608-266-0616 GREEN BAY – State Representative Staush Gruszynski (D-Green Bay) offered the following remarks after Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) announced his decision to appoint Rep. Gruszynski to the Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality. “Every Wisconsin resident deserves access to clean, safe drinking water. Unfortunately, far too many Wisconsinites currently lack access to a safe tap water source. In our cities, unsafe water may be a symptom of outdated, unsafe lead service lines connecting homes to municipal water mains. Residents living in rural areas are dealing with contaminated, undrinkable wells resulting from broader groundwater

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One Wisconsin Now: Robin Vos giving $500 an hour lawyers a blank check to defend his scheme to rig the rules for Foxconn

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘The Only Thing Wisconsin Taxpayers are Getting Out of These Republican Deals is Being Stuck With the Bill’ MADISON, Wis. — Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and legislative Republicans are giving high priced lawyers a blank check to defend their actions to rig the rules for the troubled Foxconn project in Southeastern Wisconsin. According to media reports, Vos and others have authorized an unlimited amount of fees to an out of state law firm whose lawyers will bill Wisconsin taxpayers at a rate of $500 per hour. “Robin Vos is handing out

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University of Wisconsin: The Ride funds $365,000 in cancer research at Carbone Cancer Center

Contact: Susan Lampert Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 (608) 513-6946 Ssmith5@uwhealth.org Grants awarded during Friday’s Badger hockey game MADISON, Wis. – On a beautiful September Sunday, hundreds of bicyclists pedaled the roads of eastern Dane County on The Ride to raise money for cancer research. This weekend, their fundraising came home to support cancer research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as scholarships totaling $365,488 were awarded at Friday’s Badger hockey game. “We’re grateful to all the riders, donors and volunteers who have enabled us to provide funding for some really innovative cancer research,” says Dr. Deric Wheeler, director of The Ride

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Wisconsin Conservation Voters: Encouraged by first look at water quality budget items

CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters is encouraged by Gov. Tony Evers’ call for an additional $70 million in bonding to address the growing drinking water crisis in the state. The bonding will help farmers build infrastructure that r… 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 options.

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Edgewood College: Unifies learning experience on main campus

Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Strategic Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (February 11, 2019) – In response to the changing preferences of adult students, Edgewood College is returning College Completion, graduate and doctoral programs and offices to its main Monroe Street Campus. The move combines a comprehensive on-campus experience with the convenience of online and blended course options for adult students. The move will be completed by summer 2019. Dean Health Plan – a member of SSM Health – will lease the facility at 1255 Deming Way, Madison. “Serving returning adult and graduate students has been and remains an important part

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Rep. Spreitzer: Proposes lame duck limits

Contact: Rep. Mark Spreitzer, 608-313-4509 MADISON – Today, State Representative Mark Spreitzer (D – Beloit) and State Senator Janis Ringhand (D – Evansville) introduced a constitutional amendment that would limit the scope of future lame duck sessions. “Less than one month after the 2018 November elections, a lame duck session fundamentally changed the balance of power in Wisconsin state government. Online, in person, and via official correspondence, legislators heard the citizens of our state reject this partisan maneuver, and the outgoing legislature set a poor example for the years to come,” explained Rep. Spreitzer. “The lame duck session is so

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Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Endorses Neubauer for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement announcing the Wisconsin AFL-CIO endorsement of Judge Lisa Neubauer for Wisconsin Supreme Court. “The Wisconsin AFL-CIO is proud to endorse Judge Lisa Neubauer for the Wisconsin state Supreme Court. Judge Neubauer will bring a wealth of experience and demonstrated commitment of fairness to the court. Every Wisconsinite deserves equal treatment under the law. Judge Neubauer will responsibly uphold our democratic traditions and principles.”

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Dept. of Transportation: Steps to obtain an ID to vote in the Spring Primary explained

For more information, contact: WisDOT Office of Public Affairs 608/266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov Most Wisconsin voters already have some form of ID needed to vote, including a Wisconsin driver license or ID. There is no separate “voter ID.” The Wisconsin Elections Commission explains the acceptable options to bring to the polls on its website. Voters looking to get their first Wisconsin ID can turn to Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for help at wisconsindmv.gov/idcards or visit a DMV Customer Service Center and bring the required documents to apply. DMV’s website has a locator to find the nearest DMV

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WisPolitics Midday: Feb. 11, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Another candidate emerges to chair Dem Party in Wisconsin. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announces a water quality task force. US Senator Ron Johnson’s thoughts on the possibility of another government shutdown.  

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Clean Wisconsin: Governor’s funding proposal for water protections an investment in our future

Contact:  Amber Meyer Smith, (608) 251-7020 x16 asmith@cleanwisconsin.org MADISON, WI —Clean Wisconsin applauds Governor Evers’ call for $70 million in funding for water protections announced on Monday. Amber Meyer Smith, Clean Wisconsin’s Vice President of Government Relations, made the following statement: “Governor Evers is investing in Wisconsin’s future. Clean drinking water for everyone in our state means making sure families living with contaminated water are helped immediately. It means having water protections in place to prevent future pollution, and it means making an investment in adequate resources for those whose job it is to protect our water. “Many people do not

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UW-Oshkosh researchers develop new glucose sensor

Researchers at UW-Oshkosh have developed a new glucose sensor that promises greater stability and effectiveness than the standard enzyme-based blood testing strips.   Enzymes are tiny protein structures that function as cellular catalysts, playing an essential role in most biochemical reactions in living things. Existing blood glucose testing strips rely

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Sen. Cowles: Announced as member of Speaker’s Water Quality Task Force

For More Information: Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 MADISON– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement after the announcement that Senator Cowles will serve on the bipartisan, bicameral Speaker’s Water Quality Task Force: “With 15,000 lakes, 44,000 miles of rivers and streams, and enough groundwater to

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Rep. Gruszynski Appointed to Water Quality Task Force: Calls for science-based policymaking and stakeholder participation to confront Wisconsin’s water quality crisis

Contact: Representative Staush Gruszynski 608-266-0616 GREEN BAY – State Representative Staush Gruszynski (D-Green Bay) offered the following remarks after Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz (D-Oshkosh) announced his decision to appoint Rep. Gruszynski to the Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality. “Every Wisconsin resident deserves access to clean, safe drinking water.

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Wisconsin Conservation Voters: Encouraged by first look at water quality budget items

CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters is encouraged by Gov. Tony Evers’ call for an additional $70 million in bonding to address the growing drinking water crisis in the state. The bonding will help farmers build infrastructure

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Edgewood College: Unifies learning experience on main campus

Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Strategic Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (February 11, 2019) – In response to the changing preferences of adult students, Edgewood College is returning College Completion, graduate and doctoral programs and offices to its main Monroe Street Campus. The move combines a comprehensive on-campus experience with the

Read More »

Rep. Spreitzer: Proposes lame duck limits

Contact: Rep. Mark Spreitzer, 608-313-4509 MADISON – Today, State Representative Mark Spreitzer (D – Beloit) and State Senator Janis Ringhand (D – Evansville) introduced a constitutional amendment that would limit the scope of future lame duck sessions. “Less than one month after the 2018 November elections, a lame duck session

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Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Endorses Neubauer for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement announcing the Wisconsin AFL-CIO endorsement of Judge Lisa Neubauer for Wisconsin Supreme Court. “The Wisconsin AFL-CIO is proud to endorse Judge Lisa Neubauer for the Wisconsin state Supreme Court. Judge Neubauer will bring a

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WisPolitics Midday: Feb. 11, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Another candidate emerges to chair Dem Party in Wisconsin. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announces a water quality task force. US Senator Ron Johnson’s thoughts on the possibility of another government shutdown.  

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Clean Wisconsin: Governor’s funding proposal for water protections an investment in our future

Contact:  Amber Meyer Smith, (608) 251-7020 x16 asmith@cleanwisconsin.org MADISON, WI —Clean Wisconsin applauds Governor Evers’ call for $70 million in funding for water protections announced on Monday. Amber Meyer Smith, Clean Wisconsin’s Vice President of Government Relations, made the following statement: “Governor Evers is investing in Wisconsin’s future. Clean drinking water

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