WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. The latest installment features Department of Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney. Meaney was most recently chief marketing and development officer for Milwaukee Film and was involved with the firms BVK,
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Despite shared goals, gulf remains between Evers, GOP leaders over key policy areas Evers’ unemployment plan reverses some GOP changes, sidesteps advisory council Assembly would see
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov Evers touts a $15 million capital budget investment in Milwaukee. Evers urges dismissal of “Wedding Barn” lawsuits The Wisconsin congressional delegation unanimously supported an anti-hate measure. … Please log in to access subscriber content.
Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Workers at Stone Creek Coffee File for Union Rights Recognition with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 344 “We wholeheartedly send our solidarity to the Stone Creek Coffee Worker’s Union as they join together as
Contact: Sue Bodilly 920-465-5502 bodillys@uwgb.edu http://news.uwgb.edu Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership sponsors free event Green Bay, Wis.—National political strategists and former senior advisors to Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, David Axelrod and Karl Rove, will be
Rebecca Valcq, the new chairwoman of the state Public Service Commission, says Gov. Tony Evers’ goal of carbon-free electricity by 2050 is “achievable and reasonable.” “In order to get to zero carbon by 2050, it’s going to require retirement
Media Contact: Grace Colás, Communications Director 608-224-5020, grace.colas1@wisconsin.gov MADISON – With more snow in the forecast this weekend, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds farmers to report winter storm losses to their county Farm Service
CONTACT: Patty Mayers, Communications Director 608.266.2300 or DORCommunications@wisconsin.gov Earlier this week, the Department of Revenue (DOR) sent 20,312 unclaimed property checks worth $2.2 million to people matched with unclaimed property. Additionally, the department sent 301 letters to potential claimants for
Gov. Tony Evers is urging a court to dismiss a suit filed by two wedding barns, signaling for the first time that his administration won’t require such operations to have a liquor license for private parties. The wedding barns, with
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ budget request; Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary Dawn Crim’s 2005 child abuse charge that was later dismissed; and cabinet secretaries’ salaries under Evers compared to former Gov. Scott Walker.
Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov La Crosse – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind reintroduced the Uniting Families Act, a bipartisan bill that will give veteran parents of adult children, who are foreign citizens, a pathway to bring those children
Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt 608-266-1683 In early 2019, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued a rare health advisory on youth e-cigarette use in response to new data showing skyrocketing vape use among Wisconsin teens (from 8% of high
WisPolitics.com is profiling some of the newly announced state agency heads. The latest installment features Department of Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney. Meaney was most recently chief marketing and development officer for Milwaukee Film and was involved with the firms BVK, Comet Branding and Hanson Dodge Creative. Birthplace, age? 44 years
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report Despite shared goals, gulf remains between Evers, GOP leaders over key policy areas Evers’ unemployment plan reverses some GOP changes, sidesteps advisory council Assembly would see first female-majority caucus if Walkington wins 64th AD race Brennan
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Gov Evers touts a $15 million capital budget investment in Milwaukee. Evers urges dismissal of “Wedding Barn” lawsuits The Wisconsin congressional delegation unanimously supported an anti-hate measure. … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a
Contact: Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Workers at Stone Creek Coffee File for Union Rights Recognition with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 344 “We wholeheartedly send our solidarity to the Stone Creek Coffee Worker’s Union as they join together as a team for better pay and a voice at work,”
Contact: Sue Bodilly 920-465-5502 bodillys@uwgb.edu http://news.uwgb.edu Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership sponsors free event Green Bay, Wis.—National political strategists and former senior advisors to Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, David Axelrod and Karl Rove, will be on the UW-Green Bay campus for a Point/Counterpoint Conversation on
Rebecca Valcq, the new chairwoman of the state Public Service Commission, says Gov. Tony Evers’ goal of carbon-free electricity by 2050 is “achievable and reasonable.” “In order to get to zero carbon by 2050, it’s going to require retirement of some facilities that use traditional forms of generation —
Media Contact: Grace Colás, Communications Director 608-224-5020, grace.colas1@wisconsin.gov MADISON – With more snow in the forecast this weekend, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds farmers to report winter storm losses to their county Farm Service Agency (FSA) office as soon as possible. These reports are
CONTACT: Patty Mayers, Communications Director 608.266.2300 or DORCommunications@wisconsin.gov Earlier this week, the Department of Revenue (DOR) sent 20,312 unclaimed property checks worth $2.2 million to people matched with unclaimed property. Additionally, the department sent 301 letters to potential claimants for properties worth more than $2,000 each. If all they all
Gov. Tony Evers is urging a court to dismiss a suit filed by two wedding barns, signaling for the first time that his administration won’t require such operations to have a liquor license for private parties. The wedding barns, with the help of the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law &
On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ budget request; Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary Dawn Crim’s 2005 child abuse charge that was later dismissed; and cabinet secretaries’ salaries under Evers compared to former Gov. Scott Walker.
Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov La Crosse – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind reintroduced the Uniting Families Act, a bipartisan bill that will give veteran parents of adult children, who are foreign citizens, a pathway to bring those children to the United States. This legislation puts in place common
Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt 608-266-1683 In early 2019, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) issued a rare health advisory on youth e-cigarette use in response to new data showing skyrocketing vape use among Wisconsin teens (from 8% of high school students in 2014 to 20% in 2018). DHS is