Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 Gov. Evers and Lt. Gov. Barnes: Delivers Democratic weekly radio address Audio File of Radio Address Governor Tony Evers: Hi everybody! I’m Governor Tony Evers. Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes: And I’m Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes. We’re
Two key Republicans working on legislation to delay the closure of Lincoln Hills said Wednesday it is unacceptable for Gov. Tony Evers to propose in his budget lifting a hard deadline to transfer young offenders to new facilities. But Dem
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Two key Republicans working on legislation to delay the closure of Lincoln Hills said today it is unacceptable for Gov. Tony Evers to propose in his budget lifting a hard deadline to
A study from the Wisconsin Policy Forum finds Milwaukee has upped its usage of tax incremental financing to drive private investment in new developments. Between 1999 and 2018, the report shows the city’s share of property in tax incremental
John Imes, executive director for Wisconsin Environmental Initiative, shares insights from the GreenBiz 19 conference in Phoenix.
CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org Conservationists announce scores from National Environmental Scorecard MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters today released the Wisconsin Congressional delegation’s scores on the League of Conservation Voters’ 2018 Nation…
Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov La Crosse – Today, the House Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing on the U.S.-China Trade Relationship, with United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer appearing as the sole witness to the Committee. U.S. Rep. Ron Kind,
Contact: Iris Riis 608-256-7549 x2132 iris.riis@ppwi.org MADISON – On Tuesday, Governor Tony Evers, along with other new members of the Democratic Governors Association, vowed to fight against politically motivated attacks on Title X, the nation’s family planning program. Last week, the Trump-Pence administration issued
Contact: Rep. Katrina Shankland Office: (608) 267-9649 Budget Proposal will ensure fair elections MADISON – Yesterday, Governor Tony Evers announced he would include funding for a nonpartisan redistricting commission in the state budget. Governor Evers’ proposal would take politics out
Rep. David Crowley 608.237.9117 920.915.0479 The Milwaukee Democratic Legislative Caucus made the following statement regarding the proposed creation of the Redistricting Advisory Commission within the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau: “This proposal is the only fair and equal way to ensure
Contact: Austin Altenburg WASHINGTON — The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a field hearing Tuesday at St. Thomas More Catholic Academy in Washington D.C. to discuss the positive impact that school choice, specifically through the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP),
CONTACT: Matt Sande, Victory Fund PAC Director Cell: 262.352.0890 Email: Matt.S@ProLifeWI.org Brookfield – The Pro-Life Wisconsin Victory Fund political action committee (PAC) has endorsed Judge Brian Hagedorn’s candidacy for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Judge Hagedorn currently serves on the Wisconsin Court
Contact: Luke Fuller (608) 266-7513 Abortion Special Interests highly placed at the Department of Health Services Madison, WI – Senator Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) released this statement regarding the public hearing on Governor Evers’ Secretary-designee Andrea Palm: Wisconsin residents deserve a
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Raises More Red Flags About Commitment to Treat Everyone Equally Before the Law MADISON, Wis. — In 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 state Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn was paid thousands of dollars
Contact: Sally Fox, Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—This week, Bryan Steil helped introduce the Mass Violence Prevention (MVP) Act of 2019. “We must be proactive to keep our communities safe. This starts with enforcing laws that prevent gun violence and ensuring crimes are prosecuted.
Contact: Madison Wiberg, Madison.Wiberg@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Mike Gallagher, joined by his colleague Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), introduced bipartisan legislation to require all medical providers, including insurers and drug companies, to publicly disclose costs for all products, services and procedures. The Transparency
For Immediate Release Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org 608-261-9596 February 27, 2019 Wisconsin Historical Society to Conduct Survey of Historical Buildings in Rural Kenosha County Bristol, Wis. – The State Historic Preservation Office at the Wisconsin Historical Society will be funding an
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2019 Contact: Charles Nichols (608) 257-4765 Mark Jefferson named RPW Executive Director [Madison, WI] – As Wisconsin stands to again be a pivotal state in the 2020 Presidential election, Chairman Brad Courtney has announced
New Data on Domestic Abuse in Wisconsin is Available DOJ – Communications Office <dojcommunications@doj.state.wi.us> Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 9:08 AM To: DOJ – Communications Office <dojcommunications@doj.state.wi.us> MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that new data on domestic
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 Gov. Evers and Lt. Gov. Barnes: Delivers Democratic weekly radio address Audio File of Radio Address Governor Tony Evers: Hi everybody! I’m Governor Tony Evers. Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes: And I’m Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes. We’re just one day away from releasing our 2019 budget, and
Two key Republicans working on legislation to delay the closure of Lincoln Hills said Wednesday it is unacceptable for Gov. Tony Evers to propose in his budget lifting a hard deadline to transfer young offenders to new facilities. But Dem Rep. Evan Goyke, who has been working with Republicans Michael
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Two key Republicans working on legislation to delay the closure of Lincoln Hills said today it is unacceptable for Gov. Tony Evers to propose in his budget lifting a hard deadline to transfer young offenders to new facilities. But Dem Rep. Evan
A study from the Wisconsin Policy Forum finds Milwaukee has upped its usage of tax incremental financing to drive private investment in new developments. Between 1999 and 2018, the report shows the city’s share of property in tax incremental districts grew from 1.9 percent to 6.4 percent, only hitting
John Imes, executive director for Wisconsin Environmental Initiative, shares insights from the GreenBiz 19 conference in Phoenix.
CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org Conservationists announce scores from National Environmental Scorecard MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters today released the Wisconsin Congressional delegation’s scores on the League of Conservation Voters’ 2018 Nation… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t
Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov La Crosse – Today, the House Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing on the U.S.-China Trade Relationship, with United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer appearing as the sole witness to the Committee. U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, a senior member of the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee,
Contact: Iris Riis 608-256-7549 x2132 iris.riis@ppwi.org MADISON – On Tuesday, Governor Tony Evers, along with other new members of the Democratic Governors Association, vowed to fight against politically motivated attacks on Title X, the nation’s family planning program. Last week, the Trump-Pence administration issued a dangerous Title X gag rule that would ban providers
Contact: Rep. Katrina Shankland Office: (608) 267-9649 Budget Proposal will ensure fair elections MADISON – Yesterday, Governor Tony Evers announced he would include funding for a nonpartisan redistricting commission in the state budget. Governor Evers’ proposal would take politics out of the redistricting process, ensuring fair maps for elections. In
Rep. David Crowley 608.237.9117 920.915.0479 The Milwaukee Democratic Legislative Caucus made the following statement regarding the proposed creation of the Redistricting Advisory Commission within the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau: “This proposal is the only fair and equal way to ensure adequate representation of every voter in Wisconsin. For far too
Contact: Austin Altenburg WASHINGTON — The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a field hearing Tuesday at St. Thomas More Catholic Academy in Washington D.C. to discuss the positive impact that school choice, specifically through the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), has had on students and their families. Sen. Tim Scott
CONTACT: Matt Sande, Victory Fund PAC Director Cell: 262.352.0890 Email: Matt.S@ProLifeWI.org Brookfield – The Pro-Life Wisconsin Victory Fund political action committee (PAC) has endorsed Judge Brian Hagedorn’s candidacy for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Judge Hagedorn currently serves on the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II, in Waukesha. He was appointed to
Contact: Luke Fuller (608) 266-7513 Abortion Special Interests highly placed at the Department of Health Services Madison, WI – Senator Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) released this statement regarding the public hearing on Governor Evers’ Secretary-designee Andrea Palm: Wisconsin residents deserve a Department of Health Services focused on delivery quality services to
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Raises More Red Flags About Commitment to Treat Everyone Equally Before the Law MADISON, Wis. — In 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 state Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn was paid thousands of dollars and received gifts from an anti-LGBTQ hate group, the Alliance
Contact: Sally Fox, Sally.Fox@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C.—This week, Bryan Steil helped introduce the Mass Violence Prevention (MVP) Act of 2019. “We must be proactive to keep our communities safe. This starts with enforcing laws that prevent gun violence and ensuring crimes are prosecuted. The MVP Act gives the Justice Department additional tools to vigorously pursue
Contact: Madison Wiberg, Madison.Wiberg@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Mike Gallagher, joined by his colleague Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), introduced bipartisan legislation to require all medical providers, including insurers and drug companies, to publicly disclose costs for all products, services and procedures. The Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2019 requires all price
For Immediate Release Contact: Kara O’Keeffe kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org 608-261-9596 February 27, 2019 Wisconsin Historical Society to Conduct Survey of Historical Buildings in Rural Kenosha County Bristol, Wis. – The State Historic Preservation Office at the Wisconsin Historical Society will be funding an intensive survey of historic buildings in rural Kenosha County in
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2019 Contact: Charles Nichols (608) 257-4765 Mark Jefferson named RPW Executive Director [Madison, WI] – As Wisconsin stands to again be a pivotal state in the 2020 Presidential election, Chairman Brad Courtney has announced Mark Jefferson will return to the post of Executive Director
New Data on Domestic Abuse in Wisconsin is Available DOJ – Communications Office <dojcommunications@doj.state.wi.us> Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 9:08 AM To: DOJ – Communications Office <dojcommunications@doj.state.wi.us> MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced that new data on domestic abuse incidents in Wisconsin is now available for the public’s