CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce Being a relative newcomer to politics and government, I’m astonished at how often the word “agenda” is thrown around. Listening to soundbites and reading headlines, apparently, everybody
Contact: Charles Nichols (608) 257-4765 Neubauer Received 82 New State Contracts After Donating to Gov. Doyle’s Campaign [Madison, WI] – Yesterday, it was revealed that Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer’s family business received 82 new state contracts worth millions dollars
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Contact: Rep. Don Vruwink, 608-266-3790 Those of you who are Baby Boomers like me and grew up on a gravel road might remember riding to grade school on a tractor and hay wagon like I did during a wet
Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Mike Gallagher this week sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to prioritize the implementation of dairy provisions included in the 2018 Farm Bill. Citing the continued loss of dairy farms
Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov La Crosse – Tomorrow, the country will come together to observe National Vietnam War Veterans Day. U.S. Rep. Ron Kind released the following statement: “Today and every day, we honor the service and sacrifice of Wisconsin’s
Contact: Barbara Beckert Barbara.beckert@drwi.org 414-292-2724 The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition is working to ensure a strong turnout of voters with disabilities at the polls, and to address barriers that voters with disabilities may encounter when exercising this important civil right.
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe 608-261-9596 kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Madison, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society recently installed a large paneled exhibit, “The Women’s Hour Has Struck, Wisconsin: The First State to Ratify the 19th Amendment,” in the Wisconsin State Capitol Rotunda. The exhibit, which
Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov Arcadia – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind announced that the city of Arcadia received a $4.3 million grant from the Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). The grant will be used to improve storm water
Contact: Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in the House Financial Services Committee, Democrats voted down Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy’s amendment to prevent financial institutions for providing financial assistance to cannabis-related businesses that are near schools. Read the Amendment HERE or below.
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 MADISON – On Thursday, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), the Co-Chairs of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, released the following times
CONTACT: DWD Communications, 608-266-2722 On the Web: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/news.htm On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WIWorkforce On Twitter: @WIWorkforce Being a relative newcomer to politics and government, I’m astonished at how often the word “agenda” is thrown around. Listening to soundbites and reading headlines, apparently, everybody has one and they’re something to be afraid of. From
Contact: Charles Nichols (608) 257-4765 Neubauer Received 82 New State Contracts After Donating to Gov. Doyle’s Campaign [Madison, WI] – Yesterday, it was revealed that Supreme Court candidate Lisa Neubauer’s family business received 82 new state contracts worth millions dollars after her and her husband donated thousands to Governor Doyle’s
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Contact: Rep. Don Vruwink, 608-266-3790 Those of you who are Baby Boomers like me and grew up on a gravel road might remember riding to grade school on a tractor and hay wagon like I did during a wet spring. Those days no longer exist, but the condition of
Contact: Jordan Dunn WASHINGTON DC – Congressman Mike Gallagher this week sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to prioritize the implementation of dairy provisions included in the 2018 Farm Bill. Citing the continued loss of dairy farms and deficiencies of previous programs, the letter noted that the
Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov La Crosse – Tomorrow, the country will come together to observe National Vietnam War Veterans Day. U.S. Rep. Ron Kind released the following statement: “Today and every day, we honor the service and sacrifice of Wisconsin’s Vietnam War Veterans. Many of our Vietnam Veterans were treated
Contact: Barbara Beckert Barbara.beckert@drwi.org 414-292-2724 The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition is working to ensure a strong turnout of voters with disabilities at the polls, and to address barriers that voters with disabilities may encounter when exercising this important civil right. People with disabilities accounted for over 35 million eligible voters
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe 608-261-9596 kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org Madison, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society recently installed a large paneled exhibit, “The Women’s Hour Has Struck, Wisconsin: The First State to Ratify the 19th Amendment,” in the Wisconsin State Capitol Rotunda. The exhibit, which centers on the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, giving women the
Contact: Aaron White Phone: 202-225-5506 Aaron.White@mail.house.gov Arcadia – Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind announced that the city of Arcadia received a $4.3 million grant from the Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). The grant will be used to improve storm water management infrastructure and prevent flooding to commercial areas. “Wisconsinites are
Contact: Mark Bednar; 202-738-0744 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in the House Financial Services Committee, Democrats voted down Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy’s amendment to prevent financial institutions for providing financial assistance to cannabis-related businesses that are near schools. Read the Amendment HERE or below. “SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON PROVIDING FINANCIAL SERV- ICES TO CANNABIS-RELATED
Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) 1-608-266-2343 MADISON – On Thursday, State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and State Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette), the Co-Chairs of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, released the following times and locations for public hearings on the 2019-21 State Budget: