FRI REPORT: GOP legislators rack up $1.5M in legal bills in first five months of 2019

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers TABLE OF CONTENTS Quotes of the week Political stock report GOP legislators rack up $1.5M in legal bills in first five months of 2019 Despite changes in the works, county officials still concerned about juvenile justice overhaul Godlewski says BCPL can be part of solution to student debt problem Panelists debate future of transportation funding in Wisc… 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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Clean Wisconsin: Applauds Great Lakes Governors & Premiers for uniting to protect drinking water, tackle invasive species

Contact:  Jon Drewsen (608) 251-7020 ext. 28 jdrewsen@cleanwisconsin.org MILWAUKEE, WI — Clean Wisconsin is praising the Great Lakes Governors & Premiers for detailing regional actions to protect drinking water from PFAS and lead in communities across the Great Lakes Basin and to address the threat of invasive species around the Great Lakes. These actions were announced at their annual Leadership Summit in Milwaukee on Friday. Mark Redsten, Clean Wisconsin’s President & CEO, made the following statement: “We applaud the Great Lakes Governors and Premiers for their commitment to address PFAS and lead pollution in drinking water and to protect the Great Lakes from

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Gov. Evers: Announces drinking water protections for emerging health contaminants

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-279-5648 MILWAUKEE — Gov. Tony Evers, who declared 2019 the “Year of Clean Drinking Water” today announced the passage of two resolutions designed to protect Wisconsin’s drinking water from toxic chemicals. As Chair of the 2019 Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers’ Leadership Summit, Gov. Evers introduced resolutions addressing lead service lines that likely contribute the greatest amount of lead to drinking water and PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances), an emerging hazard known as a “forever chemicals” because the compounds take thousands of years to degrade. “We strongly believe that a strong environment translates into a strong

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for June 14

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the Joint Finance Committee’s final actions on the budget, the guv bringing back the pardon process and the state Supreme Court’s latest rulings in the lame-duck lawsuits.

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Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service: National experts to address U.S. China tariff impacts on Wisconsin agriculture at June 18 public forum

Contact: Deb Dorshorst Mobile: 715-581-6324 debdorshorst@gmail.com The raising of U.S. tariffs to 25 percent on $200 billion of annual Chinese imports on May 10, along with China’s announced retaliation, is the latest escalation in the U.S.–China trade tensions. How will this impact central Wisconsin’s ginseng, dairy, corn and soybean producers? A free public forum on June 18 will address this issue, focusing on U.S.-China trade relations and its impact on agriculture in central Wisconsin – and beyond. A panel of national experts on agriculture will discuss, ”What’s at Stake for Central Wisconsin’s Agriculture?” and will examine: Current state of U.S.-China

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Community Immigration Law Center: Celebrates 10-year anniversary, highlights successes of first year of pioneering deportation defense work

Contact: Grant Sovern at 608-354-3223 Madison – At a reception and event held Wednesday evening in Madison, the Community Immigration Law Center (CILC) celebrated the 10-year anniversary of CILC and reflected on the newest phase of our work – the first year of our publicly-funded legal defense work for Madison/Dane County community members facing the threat of deportation. Throughout the past decade, CILC has served the community by providing bi-weekly free legal clinics to provide immigration advice and referral services through local volunteer immigration lawyers. Starting in 2017, CILC and Dane County and the city of Madison helped to launch

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WisPolitics Midday: June 14, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: WI Senate Majority Leader will meet next week with members to see where they stand on the budget. Assembly Speaker Vos’ thoughts on possible budget veto.

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Clean Wisconsin: Applauds Great Lakes Governors & Premiers for uniting to protect drinking water, tackle invasive species

Contact:  Jon Drewsen (608) 251-7020 ext. 28 jdrewsen@cleanwisconsin.org MILWAUKEE, WI — Clean Wisconsin is praising the Great Lakes Governors & Premiers for detailing regional actions to protect drinking water from PFAS and lead in communities across the Great Lakes Basin and to address the threat of invasive species around the Great Lakes.

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Gov. Evers: Announces drinking water protections for emerging health contaminants

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-279-5648 MILWAUKEE — Gov. Tony Evers, who declared 2019 the “Year of Clean Drinking Water” today announced the passage of two resolutions designed to protect Wisconsin’s drinking water from toxic chemicals. As Chair of the 2019 Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers’ Leadership Summit, Gov. Evers

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for June 14

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss the Joint Finance Committee’s final actions on the budget, the guv bringing back the pardon process and the state Supreme Court’s latest rulings in the lame-duck lawsuits.

Read More »

Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service: National experts to address U.S. China tariff impacts on Wisconsin agriculture at June 18 public forum

Contact: Deb Dorshorst Mobile: 715-581-6324 debdorshorst@gmail.com The raising of U.S. tariffs to 25 percent on $200 billion of annual Chinese imports on May 10, along with China’s announced retaliation, is the latest escalation in the U.S.–China trade tensions. How will this impact central Wisconsin’s ginseng, dairy, corn and soybean producers?

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WisPolitics Midday: June 14, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update: WI Senate Majority Leader will meet next week with members to see where they stand on the budget. Assembly Speaker Vos’ thoughts on possible budget veto.

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