WisPolitics Midday: April 1, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke said the state is in a constitutional crisis as the legal battles over December extraordinary session laws play out. More financials from the WI Supreme Court race.

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Sen. Darling, Rep. Born: Demand investments for high-quality childcare

Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) 1-608-266-2540 MADISON – According to information from the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau, Governor Evers is under-funding crucial bonuses for childcare providers. State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and

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DOC Media: Employers meet with Gov. Evers, Departments of Corrections and Workforce Development secretary-designees at Oakhill Job Center

FOR DOC:  DOC Communications Office Media line: 608-240-5060 DOCMedia@wisconsin.gov   FOR DWD:  DWD Communications Office Media line: 608-266-2722 CommunicationsOffice@dwd.wisconsin.gov   Employers meet with Governor Evers, Wisconsin Departments of Corrections and Workforce Development Secretary-Designees at Oakhill Job Center MADISON – Governor

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MON PM Update: Republicans ask appeals court to restore appointments

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — GOP lawmakers today asked an appeals court to restore all of the appointments Tony Evers sought to rescind after a Dane County judge threw out their confirmations. In the filing, the GOP attorney charged the guv had willfully violated the appeals court’s

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Office of the State Treasurer: An impressive distribution of $36.2 million provided to Wisconsin’s public schools

Contact: Sarah Smith, sarah.smith@wi.gov The State Treasurer announced its 2019 distributions from the School Trust Fund that will benefit all public school libraries and technology. WISCONSIN DELLS- Today, State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski presented the impressive 2019 distribution of the Common School Fund to State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor. As a

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Dept. of Workforce Development: Releases short-term occupational projections for 2018-2020

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 Occupations projected to grow the fastest include Personal Care and Service Occupations, Construction and Extraction Occupations MADISON — The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) recently released the latest short-term occupational projections for the State of Wisconsin

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WisPolitics Midday: April 1, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke said the state is in a constitutional crisis as the legal battles over December extraordinary session laws play out. More financials from the WI Supreme Court race.

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Dept. of Transportation: I-39/90 traffic switch and long-term, short-term ramp closures at WIS 26 and US 14 interchanges, Janesville

For more information, contact: Steven Theisen, WisDOT Project Communications Manager (608) 884-1230, steven.theisen@dot.wi.gov WIS 26/Milton Avenue ramp to I-39/90 northbound closed from 10 p.m. Wednesday (April 3) until early August 2019. A major traffic switch is scheduled for Wednesday night (April 3) on Interstate 39/90 between the WIS 26/Milton Avenue

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Sen. Darling, Rep. Born: Demand investments for high-quality childcare

Contact: Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 1-608-266-5830 Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) 1-608-266-2540 MADISON – According to information from the non-partisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau, Governor Evers is under-funding crucial bonuses for childcare providers. State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) and Representative Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) sent a letter to Governor

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One Wisconsin Institute: No joke: Record early voting in spring 2019 election

MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinInstitute.org (608) 444-3483 ‘Voters Vote When Given the Opportunity to Vote’ MADISON, Wis. — Early and absentee voting in the April 2019 election has reached record levels for a non-presidential primary Spring election, according to statistics compiled by the Wisconsin Election Commission. As of

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DOC Media: Employers meet with Gov. Evers, Departments of Corrections and Workforce Development secretary-designees at Oakhill Job Center

FOR DOC:  DOC Communications Office Media line: 608-240-5060 DOCMedia@wisconsin.gov   FOR DWD:  DWD Communications Office Media line: 608-266-2722 CommunicationsOffice@dwd.wisconsin.gov   Employers meet with Governor Evers, Wisconsin Departments of Corrections and Workforce Development Secretary-Designees at Oakhill Job Center MADISON – Governor Tony Evers, Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary-designee Kevin A.

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