Top strategists on opposite sides of the aisle are divided over President Trump’s reelection prospects this cycle, though they agree Wisconsin is a key stop on the road to the White House. While GOP operative Keith Gilkes argued at a
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report WisPolitics.com review: State Patrol hours to protect Barnes skyrocket compared to Kleefisch Plan to up pay for guards at some prisons leads to spike in transfer
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 Gov. Evers: Appoints Israel Ramón as Milwaukee County register of deeds MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced the appointment of Israel Ramón as the new Milwaukee County Register of Deeds, replacing John La Fave who resigned effective April
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: JFC wipes out much of Tony Evers’ budget plan. A full recap of the JFC meeting.
CONTACT: Andrew Savagian, DNR Office of Communications, 608-261-6422 MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary-designee Preston Cole today announced that Doug Haag, administrator of the Internal Services Division, will retire and Tim Cooke, current deputy division administrator, will assume
Transportation funding has become one of the key debating points in the two-year state budget making its way through the Legislature. Gov. Tony Evers proposed an 8-cent-a gallon increase in the gas tax plus while getting rid of the minimum
Media Contact: Caroline Hennessy, Sr. Mgr., Digital Marketing & PR (312) 715-5231 caroline.hennessy@quarles.com MILWAUKEE (May 10, 2019) – The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri, outgoing Chairman of the National Indian Gaming
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced the appointment of Connie Cobb Madsen as the new Racine County Register of Deeds, replacing Tyson Fettes who resigned effective April 26th. “With her impressive record of public service and
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and every Democratic member of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies today slammed the Department of Defense for
Contact: Austin Altenburg Taylor Foy WASHINGTON – In letters sent yesterday to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Finance Committee Chairman
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, sfreeman@vdlf.org, 414-469-9206 MILWAUKEE – On Thursday afternoon, the Wisconsin state legislature’s Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to remove many so-called “non-fiscal” provisions from Governor Evers’ proposed budget, including measures to restore access to driver licenses
CONTACT STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MACCO (608) 266-0485 Madison…On Monday, May 13, State Representative John Macco of the 88th Assembly District will hold constituent listening sessions at the following locations and times: De Pere City Hall 335 South Broadway, De Pere 10:00AM
Top strategists on opposite sides of the aisle are divided over President Trump’s reelection prospects this cycle, though they agree Wisconsin is a key stop on the road to the White House. While GOP operative Keith Gilkes argued at a Madison WisPolitics.com luncheon this week that Trump’s incumbency advantage and
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report WisPolitics.com review: State Patrol hours to protect Barnes skyrocket compared to Kleefisch Plan to up pay for guards at some prisons leads to spike in transfer requests Hitt leading GOP through postmortem on road to 2020
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 Gov. Evers: Appoints Israel Ramón as Milwaukee County register of deeds MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced the appointment of Israel Ramón as the new Milwaukee County Register of Deeds, replacing John La Fave who resigned effective April 12th. “Israel Ramón is the kind of principled, organized, and
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: JFC wipes out much of Tony Evers’ budget plan. A full recap of the JFC meeting.
CONTACT: Andrew Savagian, DNR Office of Communications, 608-261-6422 MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary-designee Preston Cole today announced that Doug Haag, administrator of the Internal Services Division, will retire and Tim Cooke, current deputy division administrator, will assume the administrator role. Cooke has served as deputy division administrator
Transportation funding has become one of the key debating points in the two-year state budget making its way through the Legislature. Gov. Tony Evers proposed an 8-cent-a gallon increase in the gas tax plus while getting rid of the minimum markup on gasoline — something the administration said would more
Media Contact: Caroline Hennessy, Sr. Mgr., Digital Marketing & PR (312) 715-5231 caroline.hennessy@quarles.com MILWAUKEE (May 10, 2019) – The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri, outgoing Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), will chair the firm’s Indian Law and Policy
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced the appointment of Connie Cobb Madsen as the new Racine County Register of Deeds, replacing Tyson Fettes who resigned effective April 26th. “With her impressive record of public service and her commitment to Racine County, I am confident that Connie
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and every Democratic member of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies today slammed the Department of Defense for its transfer of another $1.5 billion to be used to
Contact: Austin Altenburg Taylor Foy WASHINGTON – In letters sent yesterday to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are highlighting concerns regarding the FBI’s possible
Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, sfreeman@vdlf.org, 414-469-9206 MILWAUKEE – On Thursday afternoon, the Wisconsin state legislature’s Joint Finance Committee voted along party lines to remove many so-called “non-fiscal” provisions from Governor Evers’ proposed budget, including measures to restore access to driver licenses and in-state tuition at public colleges to immigrants in Wisconsin.
CONTACT STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MACCO (608) 266-0485 Madison…On Monday, May 13, State Representative John Macco of the 88th Assembly District will hold constituent listening sessions at the following locations and times: De Pere City Hall 335 South Broadway, De Pere 10:00AM – 11:00AM Glenmore Community Center 5718 Dickinson Road, Glenmore 12:00PM