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 stay of that Dane County ruling. An Evers spokeswoman countered all of the… 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

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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 result of smart investment strategies, the Common School Fund will provide $36.2 million to Wisconsin public schools. This is a significant distribution that will benefit K-12 public school libraries. 92% of school libraries are solely funded from the Common School Fund each year — making this funding vital to public

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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 covering the 2018-2020 time-period. The projections are produced by DWD’s Division of Employment and Training, Bureau of Workforce Information Services. In brief, the following number of annual openings are projected in 2018-2020: 17,412 in Education, Training, and Library Occupations; 11,000 in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations; 10,000 in Healthcare Support

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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 and US 14/Humes Road interchanges in Janesville, Rock County. The following ramp closures are planned at the WIS 26 interchange (Exit 171A) and the US 14 interchange (Exit 171B) – see attached map. The US 14 ramp to I-39/90 northbound will be closed from 8 p.m. Tuesday (April 2) to

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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 Tony Evers about a lack of investment by his administration into high-quality child care. “Access to quality childcare is crucial for working parents,” Born said, “By not following the law we passed, the governor is making it more difficult for high quality childcare centers to stay in our communities.” Last

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Dept. of Justice: Bipartisan coalition of AGs express concern regarding HHS pain management draft report

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul and other attorneys general today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sharing concerns about the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Draft Report (Draft Report). “We should continue working to reduce opioid prescriptions, not take a step back from that effort,” said Attorney General Kaul. The coalition of 39 attorneys general sent a letter to HHS sharing concerns about the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Draft Report. The letter was addressed to Dr. Vanila Singh, chief medical officer for the Office of the

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WisDems: “Not Pro-Republican” Brian Hagedorn sends Republican Party of Wisconsin $150,000

Contact: Courtney Beyer, courtneyb@wisdems.org MADISON — Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn has insisted amidst accusations of extremism and partisanship that he would follow the “rule of law” and be impartial on the Supreme Court. Wispolitics has reported however that Brian Hagedorn cut two separate checks to the Republican Party of Wisconsin since announcing his run for Supreme Court — one for $50,000 in March and one for $100,000 just last week. While Hagedorn claimed that the $150,000 was intended to pay for “GOTV and party activities,” political parties cannot earmark funds for specific expenditures. Unless Hagedorn is misleading the public

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Wisconsin CASA: Join Wisconsin CASA for the 2nd annual “I am for the Child Day”

Media Contact: Sue Schwartz, Executive Director 920-493-4856 sschwartz@wisconsin-casa.org Help spread the word to child advocacy in WI by wearing blue! (Green Bay, WI) The Wisconsin CASA Association will hold its second annual “I am for the Child Day” on Wednesday, April 17, and needs Wisconsinites help to spread of word for to encourage more people to become child advocates. Last year, thousands of individuals, schools and community organizations united in wearing blue for the day to call attention to the need for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs), who are a voice for children in the child welfare system. “April is

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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 April 1, over 132,000 Wisconsin voters had cast a ballot early or absentee for the Spring election, exceeding the 2018 Spring election’s roughly 107,000 early votes cast. “It’s simple, voters vote when given the opportunity to vote,” said One Wisconsin Institute Executive Director Analiese Eicher. “Expanded hours and satellite locations

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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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