For more information, contact: Collin Roth | WILL Director of Communication collin@will-law.org | 414-727-7418 New WILL, CROWE study analyzes true cost of Medicaid expansion The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and the Center for Research on the Wisconsin
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘We Know This Because He’s Said it Himself’ MADISON, Wis. — When he worked as Scott Walker’s lawyer in the governor’s office, state Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn explicitly urged people to vote
Media Contact: Christian Erard Greentarget E-Mail: cerard@greentarget.com Direct Dial: 312.253.7256 Madison, WI – Michael Best Strategies announces the addition of former Humana executive, Lisa Wills, to their Wisconsin office. Wills has 25 years of top-level strategic experience in startup companies, as well
Contact: Todd Costello, (608) 242-8335 ext. 1378 Task Force on Caregiving charged with finding solutions to Wisconsin’s direct care workforce crisis. “We would like to thank Governor Evers for his commitment to addressing the direct care workforce shortage and stand
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Order the 2019 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac now The 2018 fall elections brought a lot of change to state government, starting with the election of four new statewide officials: Tony Evers as governor, Mandela Barnes
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s proclamation on declaring a national emergency: “President Trump’s emergency declaration is a blatant attempt to circumvent the system of checks and balances prescribed
Contact: Lisa Pugh, 608-469-9385; Lisa Schneider, 920-540-1094; Jane Mahoney, 608-228-8096 Madison, WI –Today members of the Wisconsin Family and Caregiver Support Alliance (WFACSA) celebrate the creation of the Governor’s Task Force on Caregiving that they hope will lead to important
Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 GREEN BAY- Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) is pleased to announce two more upcoming listening sessions in Northeast Wisconsin. These will follow two other listening sessions held last Friday, February 15th, in Clintonville
CONTACT: Jim Stoa, 608.257.0125 MADISON — John Vander Meer, President & CEO of the Wisconsin Health Care Association and the Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living (WHCA/WiCAL), today issued the following statement regarding Governor Tony Evers’ issuance of an Executive Order creating a Caregiver
Contact: Beth Swedeen, Executive Director; (608) 266-1166 (MADISON) – The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) supports Governor Tony Evers’ announcement today of an Executive Order that will create a Caregiver Task Force charged with identifying strategies to
Contact: Lisa Pugh, 608-422-4250 Family caregivers from across Wisconsin are hopeful that relief is on the way following today’s announcement by Governor Evers to establish a new statewide Task Force on Caregiving. The Task Force recognizes the extraordinary contributions and
Don’t hold your breath, so to speak, waiting for evidence that “possessing small amounts of marijuana” has anything to do with the incarceration rate.
CONTACT: Chase Tarrier, Public Policy Coordinator End Domestic Abuse WI chaset@endabusewi.org, 608.237.3985 Madison— Domestic violence victim advocates across Wisconsin are speaking out to refute President Trump’s fraudulent claims of an immigration crisis that warrants a “national emergency.” Instead of making potentially unconstitutional decrees based on misinformation to build an
The legislators who went out of their way to disregard Colin Kaepernick did not just dismiss him. They dismissed much of what is best about Wisconsin history. Kaepernick’s advocacy on behalf of racial justice merits recognition by the state where he was born.
“Millionaires and billionaires” have been the boogeymen of the modern Democratic Party for years, but over the past 12 months, the party has lurched even farther to the left.
Cieslewicz says he’s looking for a “boring” candidate to take on Trump in 2020.
Contact: John Sauer, President/CEO February 19, 2019 608.225.7060, jsauer@leadingagewi.org Madison – LeadingAge Wisconsin applauds the Governor’s action to create a Caregiver Taskforce. Wisconsin’s long-term care system is facing unprecedented staffing challenges with one-in-five caregiving positions vacant and over 16,500 positions
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. With a legacy going back almost a century and a presence in all 50 states, the League of Women Voters takes
(MADISON) — The Survival Coalition of more than 30 disability organizations supports today’s announcement by Governor Tony Evers of an Executive Order identifying a caregiver task force to address the growing shortage of direct care providers, both paid and informal
(262) 372-6866 info@judgehagedorn.com The Friends of Brian Hagedorn campaign released its first TV ad today, “Lily,” focused on the Hagedorn family’s personal connection to the opioid crisis and Judge Brian Hagedorn’s commitment to fighting it on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
For more information, contact: Collin Roth | WILL Director of Communication collin@will-law.org | 414-727-7418 New WILL, CROWE study analyzes true cost of Medicaid expansion The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and the Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy (CROWE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison released a new
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 ‘We Know This Because He’s Said it Himself’ MADISON, Wis. — When he worked as Scott Walker’s lawyer in the governor’s office, state Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn explicitly urged people to vote for a conservative judicial candidate because it would help advance
Media Contact: Christian Erard Greentarget E-Mail: cerard@greentarget.com Direct Dial: 312.253.7256 Madison, WI – Michael Best Strategies announces the addition of former Humana executive, Lisa Wills, to their Wisconsin office. Wills has 25 years of top-level strategic experience in startup companies, as well as large corporations. She led commercial business strategies for Humana
Contact: Todd Costello, (608) 242-8335 ext. 1378 Task Force on Caregiving charged with finding solutions to Wisconsin’s direct care workforce crisis. “We would like to thank Governor Evers for his commitment to addressing the direct care workforce shortage and stand ready to assist him in developing a comprehensive set of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Order the 2019 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac now The 2018 fall elections brought a lot of change to state government, starting with the election of four new statewide officials: Tony Evers as governor, Mandela Barnes as lt. governor, Josh Kaul as attorney general and Sarah
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s proclamation on declaring a national emergency: “President Trump’s emergency declaration is a blatant attempt to circumvent the system of checks and balances prescribed by the United States Constitution. I fully expect that it
Contact: Lisa Pugh, 608-469-9385; Lisa Schneider, 920-540-1094; Jane Mahoney, 608-228-8096 Madison, WI –Today members of the Wisconsin Family and Caregiver Support Alliance (WFACSA) celebrate the creation of the Governor’s Task Force on Caregiving that they hope will lead to important changes. Family caregivers contribute nearly 588 million hours of unpaid
Contact: Senator Robert Cowles ~ (608) 266-0484 GREEN BAY- Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) is pleased to announce two more upcoming listening sessions in Northeast Wisconsin. These will follow two other listening sessions held last Friday, February 15th, in Clintonville and Shawano. Senator Cowles invites his constituents to show up
CONTACT: Jim Stoa, 608.257.0125 MADISON — John Vander Meer, President & CEO of the Wisconsin Health Care Association and the Wisconsin Center for Assisted Living (WHCA/WiCAL), today issued the following statement regarding Governor Tony Evers’ issuance of an Executive Order creating a Caregiver Taskforce: “The Wisconsin Health Care Association and the Wisconsin Center
Contact: Beth Swedeen, Executive Director; (608) 266-1166 (MADISON) – The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) supports Governor Tony Evers’ announcement today of an Executive Order that will create a Caregiver Task Force charged with identifying strategies to recruit, support and retain direct caregivers and support families who
Contact: Lisa Pugh, 608-422-4250 Family caregivers from across Wisconsin are hopeful that relief is on the way following today’s announcement by Governor Evers to establish a new statewide Task Force on Caregiving. The Task Force recognizes the extraordinary contributions and stress placed on Wisconsin families who typically provide the majority
Don’t hold your breath, so to speak, waiting for evidence that “possessing small amounts of marijuana” has anything to do with the incarceration rate.
CONTACT: Chase Tarrier, Public Policy Coordinator End Domestic Abuse WI chaset@endabusewi.org, 608.237.3985 Madison— Domestic violence victim advocates across Wisconsin are speaking out to refute President Trump’s fraudulent claims of an immigration crisis that warrants a “national emergency.” Instead of making potentially unconstitutional decrees based on misinformation to build an unnecessary and xenophobic wall, advocates are recommending that the President
The legislators who went out of their way to disregard Colin Kaepernick did not just dismiss him. They dismissed much of what is best about Wisconsin history. Kaepernick’s advocacy on behalf of racial justice merits recognition by the state where he was born.
“Millionaires and billionaires” have been the boogeymen of the modern Democratic Party for years, but over the past 12 months, the party has lurched even farther to the left.
Cieslewicz says he’s looking for a “boring” candidate to take on Trump in 2020.
Contact: John Sauer, President/CEO February 19, 2019 608.225.7060, jsauer@leadingagewi.org Madison – LeadingAge Wisconsin applauds the Governor’s action to create a Caregiver Taskforce. Wisconsin’s long-term care system is facing unprecedented staffing challenges with one-in-five caregiving positions vacant and over 16,500 positions currently unfilled. This staffing crisis comes at a time when
The column below reflects the views of the author, and these opinions are neither endorsed nor supported by WisOpinion.com. With a legacy going back almost a century and a presence in all 50 states, the League of Women Voters takes the long view on how voting district maps are drawn.
(MADISON) — The Survival Coalition of more than 30 disability organizations supports today’s announcement by Governor Tony Evers of an Executive Order identifying a caregiver task force to address the growing shortage of direct care providers, both paid and informal as well as the stress on family caregivers statewide. “We
(262) 372-6866 info@judgehagedorn.com The Friends of Brian Hagedorn campaign released its first TV ad today, “Lily,” focused on the Hagedorn family’s personal connection to the opioid crisis and Judge Brian Hagedorn’s commitment to fighting it on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. “The opioid crisis hits home for Judge Hagedorn and his