MON PM Update: Evers issues executive order to withdraw Wisconsin troops from southern border

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers has issued an executive order to “promptly” withdraw the state’s National Guard troops from the southern border. Members have been serving in Arizona since the end of June, following President Trump’s call for the National Guard to help secure the nation’s southern border. Currently, 112 Wisconsin National Guar… 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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Gov. Evers: Announces withdrawal of Wisconsin National Guard personnel

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON – Governor Tony Evers today issued Executive Order #13 relating to withdrawing the Wisconsin National Guard from assisting at the southwest border. Approximately 112 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are currently serving in Arizona, where they have been deployed to assist with border security. “Keeping all of our borders safe and crime-free, and protecting immigrants who seek asylum at our borders, many of whom are women and children, is the responsibility of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol,” Gov. Evers said. “There is simply not ample evidence to support the president’s contention that there

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Sen. Fitzgerald: Statement on Governor Evers’ school voucher plan

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 266-5660 [Madison, WI] — Following Governor Evers’ announcement that he plans to freeze voucher-school enrollment for low-income students, Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald released the following statement: “Governor Evers’ plans would do immense harm to the voucher program and create uncertainty for schools, students, and their families. The program has expanded educational opportunities throughout Wisconsin and helped children escape failing schools. “For nearly ten years Governor Evers helped to implement the choice program as the head of the Department of Public Instruction. He has turned his back on the very families the policies he enacted sought to

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WisPolitics Midday: Feb. 25, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov Evers wants to freeze the number of slots in the school choice program. UW System gets a boost from the state in new proposed budget. WI DNR looks to amend rules to align with new sulfide mining laws passed in the last session.

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One Wisconsin Now: Still no word from Brian Hagedorn on what he said in speeches to hate group

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 State Supreme Court Candidate Was Paid Thousands of Dollars by Hate Group, What Did He Do to Earn It? MADISON, Wis. — State Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn still has not disclosed the contents of speeches given to a hate group for which he was compensated in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Media reports, based on information uncovered by One Wisconsin Now, have detailed how Hagedorn was paid thousands of dollars and received gifts from the Alliance Defending Freedom, an extreme anti-LGBTQ hate group. Hagedorn’s campaign said the cash and gifts

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Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty: Governor Evers’ budget targets school choice: What you need to know

For more information, contact: Collin Roth | WILL Director of Communication collin@will-law.org | 414-727-7418 Proposal threatens to end school choice as Wisconsin knows it The News: This morning, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Governor Tony Evers will propose freezing enrollment in Wisconsin’s parental choice programs and curtailing the expansion of independent public charter schools in his budget proposal, set to be introduced on Thursday. The proposals represent the most brazen attack on school choice in Wisconsin in nearly a decade. According to state test scores, a staggering 83% of students were not proficient in Math at Milwaukee Public Schools.

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Dept. of Financial Institutions: Wisconsinites encouraged to build personal savings during Wisconsin saves week

For more information, contact Melanie Conklin, Communications Director | 608.261.4504 Madison, WI— The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) have teamed up to educate consumers on the importance of building personal savings for short-term and long-term goals during Wisconsin Saves Week. Nearly 40 percent of Americans cannot afford a $400 emergency, according to a 2018 report by the U.S. Federal Reserve System. Without emergency savings, Americans often end up relying on high-interest debt. Wisconsin Saves Week encourages Wisconsinites to save money for emergency costs and long-term goals like retirement and education.

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Office of the Commissioner of Insurance: Wisconsinites encouraged to build personal savings during Wisconsin saves week

For more information, contact Olivia Hwang, Director of Public Affairs | (608) 267-9460 | olivia.hwang@wisconsin.gov Madison, WI— The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) have teamed up to educate consumers on the importance of building personal savings for short-term and long-term goals during Wisconsin Saves Week. Nearly 40 percent of Americans cannot afford a $400 emergency, according to a 2018 report by the U.S. Federal Reserve System. Without emergency savings, Americans often end up relying on high-interest debt. Wisconsin Saves Week encourages Wisconsinites to save money for emergency costs and long-term

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Badger Institute: Supports lower fees for licensed workers

DSPS fee changes approved, will take effect July 1 CONTACT: Michael Jahr, Badger Institute vice president at 262-442-5208 or at Michael@badgerinstitute.org. Milwaukee – Most Wisconsin workers who are required to have a state occupational license or certificate will see their initial and renewal fees reduced in July thanks to a request by the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) that has been approved by the legislative Joint Committee on Finance. Research from the Badger Institute shows that fees associated with getting or maintaining a license are among several licensing-related roadblocks to work for many Wisconsinites. “This is a step

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One Wisconsin Now: Gov. Tony Evers budget plan to offer new hope for help to student loan borrowers

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Will Include Provision Regarding State Authority to Help Borrowers Refinance Higher Education Loans MADISON, Wis. — With student loan debt topping $1.5 trillion nationally and $24 billion in Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers has announced his budget plan will begin taking steps towards implementing a common sense plan to allow borrowers to refinance their loans, just like you can with a mortgage. One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Analiese Eicher said Evers’ plan offers new hope for borrowers for getting help refinancing their loans, after 8 years of opposition from the previous Republican

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Evers calls for freeze on choice enrollment, advocate calls plan unworkable

Gov. Tony Evers is calling for a freeze on the number of slots available in the state’s school choice program, a plan one choice advocate called unworkable. Evers’ budget also would freeze the creation of new charter schools and repeal a GOP-authored program that sought to transfer control of chronically underperforming schools from the district to an entity run by a commissioner. So far, no schoo… 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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Gov. Evers: Announces withdrawal of Wisconsin National Guard personnel

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON – Governor Tony Evers today issued Executive Order #13 relating to withdrawing the Wisconsin National Guard from assisting at the southwest border. Approximately 112 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are currently serving in Arizona, where they have been deployed to assist with border security.

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Sen. Fitzgerald: Statement on Governor Evers’ school voucher plan

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 266-5660 [Madison, WI] — Following Governor Evers’ announcement that he plans to freeze voucher-school enrollment for low-income students, Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald released the following statement: “Governor Evers’ plans would do immense harm to the voucher program and create uncertainty for schools, students, and their families.

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WisPolitics Midday: Feb. 25, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov Evers wants to freeze the number of slots in the school choice program. UW System gets a boost from the state in new proposed budget. WI DNR looks to amend rules to align with new sulfide mining laws passed in the last session.

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Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty: Governor Evers’ budget targets school choice: What you need to know

For more information, contact: Collin Roth | WILL Director of Communication collin@will-law.org | 414-727-7418 Proposal threatens to end school choice as Wisconsin knows it The News: This morning, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Governor Tony Evers will propose freezing enrollment in Wisconsin’s parental choice programs and curtailing the expansion

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Dept. of Financial Institutions: Wisconsinites encouraged to build personal savings during Wisconsin saves week

For more information, contact Melanie Conklin, Communications Director | 608.261.4504 Madison, WI— The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) have teamed up to educate consumers on the importance of building personal savings for short-term and long-term goals during Wisconsin Saves Week.

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Office of the Commissioner of Insurance: Wisconsinites encouraged to build personal savings during Wisconsin saves week

For more information, contact Olivia Hwang, Director of Public Affairs | (608) 267-9460 | olivia.hwang@wisconsin.gov Madison, WI— The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) have teamed up to educate consumers on the importance of building personal savings for short-term and long-term

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Badger Institute: Supports lower fees for licensed workers

DSPS fee changes approved, will take effect July 1 CONTACT: Michael Jahr, Badger Institute vice president at 262-442-5208 or at Michael@badgerinstitute.org. Milwaukee – Most Wisconsin workers who are required to have a state occupational license or certificate will see their initial and renewal fees reduced in July thanks to a

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