Rep. Snyder: Named a member of Speaker’s Task Force on Adoption
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
Gov. Evers: Seeks applicants for Coroner of Jackson County
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.
Rep. Vos: Announces members of adoption task force
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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