U.S. Sen. Baldwin: After Trump Administration moves to close Blackwell Job Corps Center, Senator Baldwin takes action to protect Northwoods Job Training Program

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Bipartisan legislation will block administration from removing funds from successful job training program serving Forest County since 1964 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the announcement that the Trump administration plans to close the Blackwell Job Corps Center in

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Joint Finance Committee: Transportation package

Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued the following statement regarding the Joint Finance Committee Transportation Package.  The package includes $483.7 million in fee increases and a transfer from the General Fund to the Transportation Fund.  The proposal also includes $326 million

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Legislative leaders commit to transportation reforms

Madison…The leaders of the Wisconsin State Legislature released the following statements in regard to the GOP agreement on transportation funding and their commitment to making transportation reforms outside of the state budget. “Assembly Republicans finally achieved our goal of increasing

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Marklein Announces: $156 million for local roads, $320 million more for state highways and $44 Million for broadband expansion

Madison, WI – Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) made the following statement on the Joint Finance Committee’s (JFC’s) decision to send $156 million to counties, towns and municipalities for local road maintenance and construction, $320 million more for State Highways and $44 million for the Rural Broadband Expansion Grant Program:

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: After Trump Administration moves to close Blackwell Job Corps Center, Senator Baldwin takes action to protect Northwoods Job Training Program

Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov 202-224-6225 Bipartisan legislation will block administration from removing funds from successful job training program serving Forest County since 1964 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the announcement that the Trump administration plans to close the Blackwell Job Corps Center in Forest County, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined her colleagues on

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Rep. Bowen: Statement on Republican comments during JFC session

Contact: Rep. David Bowen (608) 266-7671 “Every single child across our state is worth taking care of.” MILWAUKEE – In response to last night’s tense exchange between Democrats and Republicans on the Joint Committee on Finance over child welfare funding, during which Republicans accused Milwaukee County of “screwing” taxpayers in

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GOP squandered opportunity to fund EV charging station infrastructure

MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin’s Government Relations Director Carly Michiels issued the following statement after the majority Republican members of the Joint Committee on Finance rejected Governor Tony Evers’ proposal to use $10 million from the Volkswagen (VW) settlement fund for public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations:   “The Joint Finance Committee

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Joint Finance Committee: Transportation package

Senator Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) issued the following statement regarding the Joint Finance Committee Transportation Package.  The package includes $483.7 million in fee increases and a transfer from the General Fund to the Transportation Fund.  The proposal also includes $326 million in new transportation bonding.  The proposal didn’t include any required

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Legislative leaders commit to transportation reforms

Madison…The leaders of the Wisconsin State Legislature released the following statements in regard to the GOP agreement on transportation funding and their commitment to making transportation reforms outside of the state budget. “Assembly Republicans finally achieved our goal of increasing revenues to fix our roads and bridges. The GOP agreement

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Health Affairs study: Medicaid expansion lowers insurance premiums

MADISON — A new study by Health Affairs, a nonpartisan research leader on health policy, shows that Medicaid expansion in Wisconsin would lead to substantially lower private health insurance premiums for individuals purchasing through the federal marketplace. The study compared marketplace premiums in Wisconsin to marketplace premiums in neighboring states

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