Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce: Calls on Congress to protect DREAMers
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Contact: Katie Crawley May 30, 2019 608-266-4611 Today, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced three new hires: two Deputy Mayors and an Executive Assistant. “I am excited to announce these new employees in the Mayor’s Office as we continue to build
MADISON, WI — MAY 30, 2019 – Peter Lowney, President of First Business Capital Corp., announced a recently closed and funded $15,000,000 credit facility for a consumer finance company located in Wisconsin. First Business Capital Corp. is a part of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBIZ). About
CONTACT: Rep. Patrick Snyder (608) 266-0654 Speaker Vos announced Rep. Snyder will be one of 16 bipartisan members of Adoption Task Force Madison… Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced the 16 bipartisan members of the Speaker’s Task Force on Adoption, including
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applicants for appointment as coroner in Jackson County. The appointment will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Karla Wood, effective June 30, 2019.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Contact: Katie Crawley May 30, 2019 608-266-4611 Today, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced three new hires: two Deputy Mayors and an Executive Assistant. “I am excited to announce these new employees in the Mayor’s Office as we continue to build a strong team to support smart, effective government and policymaking
MADISON, WI — MAY 30, 2019 – Peter Lowney, President of First Business Capital Corp., announced a recently closed and funded $15,000,000 credit facility for a consumer finance company located in Wisconsin. First Business Capital Corp. is a part of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: FBIZ). About First Business Capital Corp. First Business Capital Corp. is a bank-owned
CONTACT: Rep. Patrick Snyder (608) 266-0654 Speaker Vos announced Rep. Snyder will be one of 16 bipartisan members of Adoption Task Force Madison… Assembly Speaker Robin Vos announced the 16 bipartisan members of the Speaker’s Task Force on Adoption, including Representative Pat Snyder (Schofield) on Wednesday. The Task Force was
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that he is seeking applicants for appointment as coroner in Jackson County. The appointment will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Karla Wood, effective June 30, 2019. The new coroner will complete a term through January 2,
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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