WED PM Update: Lawmakers divided over bill to allow immediate tabulation of in-person absentee ballots

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Lawmakers today sparred on a proposal to allow in-person absentee ballots to be tabulated immediately rather than on Election Day. The measure, which passed the Assembly but stalled in the Senate last session, was one of several to receive a joint hearing before elections panels from both chambers this morning. It boasts bipart… 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 Password

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Wisconsin Conservative Digest Keep America Great Conference

On June 6, I hope that you will join a great group of grassroots activists in West Allis, Wisconsin from 5-9 PM. The event – sponsored by Bob Dohnal and the Wisconsin Conservative Digest – will feature Mike Mears, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Faith Engagement for Trump Victory. Mike will be conducting a training to prepare Wisconsin activists for the 2020 campaign. This will be a critical election, and we need to be working together in order to re-elect President Trump, and ensure peace and prosperity for our entire nation. Please register for the June 6 Keep America Great

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City of Madison Ride the Drive 2019

The tradition of a free event, promoting a healthy, active lifestyle continues at 11th annual Ride the Drive on Sunday, June 2 from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Each of three downtown area parks offers activities, food, and entertainment. FOUR MILES No matter how you experience Ride the Drive – by foot, by pedal or by wheel – there is no cost to attend. Stroll, roll, pedal or glide your way along the four-mile route to Brittingham Park, Olin Park and Law Park. THREE PARKS While visiting the three parks – climb a “rock” wall, try out an electronic bike or a

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Wisconsin Justice Initiative: Joint Finance vote a good first step on private attorney pay

Contact Gretchen Schuldt, WJI executive director: 414-331-0724; gretchen@wjiinc.org May 29, 2019 ​– ​The Joint Finance Committee’s recommendation to increase the pay of private lawyers representing indigent clients is a good first step but more needs to be done, the Wisconsin Justice Initiative said Wednesday. “The $70 per hour recommended by Joint Finance is much better than the $40 the private lawyers are getting now, but it’s still not enough,” WJI Executive Director Gretchen Schuldt said. “The amount, at minimum, should be indexed to inflation.” ​The $40 rate is the lowest in the nation, and is not enough to cover the

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American Dairy Coalition: It’s time for America’s dairymen to get paid

Laurie Fischer, CEO, American Dairy Coalition 920-965-6070 info@americandairycoalitioninc.com Hats off to Beth Ford for calling out President Trump’s questionable arithmetic. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Land O’Lakes Inc.’s chief executive noted that while tariffs have cost America’s dairies around $2 billion, the men and women struggling to save their farms only received about $250 million in aid during the first round of government payouts last year. “The math last time wasn’t terrific,” she diplomatically understated. Ford’s observation comes as the Trump Administration announced a $16 billion program to assist farmers caught in the crossfire of the President’s endless trade

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Foxconn: Announces awards for construction of foundations of Gen6 advanced manufacturing facility

Media Contact: media@foxconn.com Awards another $13 million in contracts to Wisconsin-based companies MILWAUKEE, WI – Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) and its construction manager, Gilbane | Exyte, today announced three Wisconsin-based sub-contractors who have been awarded contracts to commence construction of the foundations of the Gen6 advanced manufacturing facility at the Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park in Racine County, Wisconsin. The contracts, which carry a combined total contract value of nearly $13 million, represent the first awards for vertical construction of the Gen6 building. “Foxconn is very excited to announce the first awards for the vertical construction of the Gen6

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Sen. Fitzgerald and Rep. Hutton: Introduce money laundering legislation

Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (608) 266-5660 Rep. Rob Hutton (608) 267-9836 Gives law enforcement more tools to combat human trafficking Madison, WI- Today Senator Scott Fitzgerald and Representative Rob Hutton introduced comprehensive money laundering legislation to combat the growth of fraud schemes and human trafficking in Wisconsin. Representative Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield) released the following statement: “With advances in technology, everybody knows someone who has been a victim of a fraud scheme. Whether it’s a business e-mail compromise, fake check scam, IRS gift card scheme, or call preying on seniors, this legislation gives law enforcement and prosecutors the tools they need to arrest

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U.S. Rep. Pocan: Reiterates call for Congress to ‘do its job’ and start impeachment inquiry

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) today released the following statement regarding Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s remarks at the U.S. Department of Justice. “Special Counsel Mueller again reiterated the fact that his report did not clear President Trump and that it is Congress, not the Department of Justice, that would need to charge the President with committing a crime. While the Special Counsel’s statement does not differ from what is in his report, it serves as an urgent reminder that Congress must uphold its constitutional duty to act as a co-equal branch of government

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Rep. Shankland: Statement on Republican legislators scaling back Gov. Evers’ clean water initiatives

Contact: Rep. Katrina Shankland May 29, 2019 Office: (608) 267-9649 MADISON – Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point), Vice Chair of the Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality, released the following statement today in response to Republicans on the Joint Committee on Finance voting to reduce the governor’s proposed clean water initiatives in the state budget by tens of millions of dollars: “From Milwaukee to Marinette and Kewaunee County to Lafayette County, people across Wisconsin are unable to drink water from their taps due to widespread contamination. I’m extremely dismayed that Republican legislators on the Joint Finance Committee voted to cut

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Rep. Shankland: Statement on Joint Finance Committee’s vote on UW system

Contact: Rep. Katrina Shankland May 29, 2019 Office: (608) 267-9649 MADISON – Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point), ranking member on the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities, released the following statement today in response to last night’s vote by Republicans on the Joint Committee on Finance to cut the governor’s proposed University of Wisconsin System budget by more than half: “For years, our UW System has been deliberately underfunded and neglected, and Governor Evers demonstrated great leadership by proposing an additional $150 million investment in public higher education. The people of Wisconsin were counting on that funding to invest in

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Rep. Vruwink: Wisconsin proud- embracing our dairy heritage

Contact: Rep. Don Vruwink, 608-266-3790 June is National Dairy Month and every year I look forward to going to dairy breakfasts hosted by families in each of the four counties I represent: Rock, Walworth, Jefferson and Dane. These dairy breakfasts brings back memories of my youth on a dairy farm, when I licked the cream that rose to the top of the milk can, made home-made ice cream with milk from our farm, and ate cheddar cheese with almost every meal. Launched in 1937 as National Milk Month, it is now recognized as National Dairy Month to include the full

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Violence Policy Center, WAVE Educational Fund: Wisconsin ranked #2 for Black homicide victimization

Contacts: Sally Martinelli, (202) 822-8200 x104, smartinelli@vpc.org Jeri Bonavia, WAVE Educational Fund, (414) 351-9283, jmbwave@aol.com 91 Percent of Black Homicide Victims in Wisconsin were Killed with Guns Washington, DC — Wisconsin has the second-highest black homicide victimization rate in the nation with a rate of 37.57 per 100,000—nearly twice the national black homicide victimization rate and more than seven times the overall homicide rate nationwide—according to a new analysis by the Violence Policy Center (VPC). The annual study, Black Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of 2016 Homicide Data, ranks the states according to their black homicide victimization

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State Bar of Wisconsin: Statement regarding criminal justice funding initiatives

Contact: Lisa Roys State Bar of Wisconsin (608) 250–6128 lroys@wisbar.org The State Bar of Wisconsin issued the following statement in response to the Joint Committee on Finance adopting criminal justice funding initiatives for the 2019-2020 budget: The State Bar applauds the inclusion of provisions in this budget that provide an increase in the rate paid to private attorneys who take public defender cases to $70 per hour—a rate that has remained stagnant at $40 per hour since 1995. The rate increase will begin to address the shortage of attorneys willing to take these important criminal defense cases. We look forward

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Wisconsin Conservative Digest Keep America Great Conference

On June 6, I hope that you will join a great group of grassroots activists in West Allis, Wisconsin from 5-9 PM. The event – sponsored by Bob Dohnal and the Wisconsin Conservative Digest – will feature Mike Mears, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Faith Engagement for Trump Victory. Mike

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City of Madison Ride the Drive 2019

The tradition of a free event, promoting a healthy, active lifestyle continues at 11th annual Ride the Drive on Sunday, June 2 from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Each of three downtown area parks offers activities, food, and entertainment. FOUR MILES No matter how you experience Ride the Drive – by foot,

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American Dairy Coalition: It’s time for America’s dairymen to get paid

Laurie Fischer, CEO, American Dairy Coalition 920-965-6070 info@americandairycoalitioninc.com Hats off to Beth Ford for calling out President Trump’s questionable arithmetic. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Land O’Lakes Inc.’s chief executive noted that while tariffs have cost America’s dairies around $2 billion, the men and women struggling to save their

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Foxconn: Announces awards for construction of foundations of Gen6 advanced manufacturing facility

Media Contact: media@foxconn.com Awards another $13 million in contracts to Wisconsin-based companies MILWAUKEE, WI – Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) and its construction manager, Gilbane | Exyte, today announced three Wisconsin-based sub-contractors who have been awarded contracts to commence construction of the foundations of the Gen6 advanced manufacturing facility at the

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Sen. Fitzgerald and Rep. Hutton: Introduce money laundering legislation

Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (608) 266-5660 Rep. Rob Hutton (608) 267-9836 Gives law enforcement more tools to combat human trafficking Madison, WI- Today Senator Scott Fitzgerald and Representative Rob Hutton introduced comprehensive money laundering legislation to combat the growth of fraud schemes and human trafficking in Wisconsin. Representative Rob Hutton (R-Brookfield) released

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Rep. Shankland: Statement on Joint Finance Committee’s vote on UW system

Contact: Rep. Katrina Shankland May 29, 2019 Office: (608) 267-9649 MADISON – Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point), ranking member on the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities, released the following statement today in response to last night’s vote by Republicans on the Joint Committee on Finance to cut the governor’s

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Rep. Vruwink: Wisconsin proud- embracing our dairy heritage

Contact: Rep. Don Vruwink, 608-266-3790 June is National Dairy Month and every year I look forward to going to dairy breakfasts hosted by families in each of the four counties I represent: Rock, Walworth, Jefferson and Dane. These dairy breakfasts brings back memories of my youth on a dairy farm,

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