GOP Legislators: Urge Evers to sign budget

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 266-5660 [Madison, WI] — On Thursday, Republican legislators held events throughout Wisconsin to tout their budget’s impact on individuals in their communities and to urge the governor to sign the bill. The responsible budget crafted by Republicans meets

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Democratic Radio Address: Republican Budget Misses the Mark

MADISON, WI – Senator LaTonya Johnson (Milwaukee-D) offered the Democratic weekly radio address on the Republican state budget passing through both the Assembly and Senate this week. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: https://sen-dem.cms.legis.wisconsin.gov/media/1303/senator-latonya-johnson-weekly-democratic-radio-address-_-republican-budget-misses-the-mark.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below:

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GOP Legislators: Urge Evers to sign budget

Contact: Alec Zimmerman (608) 266-5660 [Madison, WI] — On Thursday, Republican legislators held events throughout Wisconsin to tout their budget’s impact on individuals in their communities and to urge the governor to sign the bill. The responsible budget crafted by Republicans meets the state’s needs in education, local roads, and health care

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Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: SCOTUS to hear major school choice case

Contact: Brian Reisinger br@platform-communications.com Milwaukee, WI – This morning, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear Espinoza v. Montana, a case with major implications for national school choice and religious freedom. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) filed a brief in the case on behalf of former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker touting the benefits

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Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee: Announces Pardeep Singh Kaleka as new executive director

Contact: Elana Kahn, IFCGM Chair 414-403-3705 elanak@milwaukeejewish.org MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin –The Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee, which represents the regional leaders and adherents of 18 faiths and denominations, announced yesterday that Pardeep Singh Kaleka will be its next executive director. Kaleka was hired after a long search process that included many

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One Wisconsin Now: No help for one million student loan borrowers, but a special favor for one electric car enthusiast

Contact: Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — There are over one million Wisconsinites with student loan debt totalling over $24 billion dollars. Republicans in control of the state legislature refused to include Gov. Tony Evers’ 2019 budget provision to help by setting up a state plan for allowing borrowers

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U.S. Rep. Moore: Responds to the Supreme Court’s decision to take up DACA appeal

Contact: Samara Sheff Congresswoman Moore released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to take up President’s Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program: “Since Trump’s election, the administration has relentlessly drove an anti-immigrant agenda, including the ill-advised decision to end the DACA program,

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Gov. Evers: Appoints Brian Juech as Marquette County District Attorney

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of Brian Juech to serve as Marquette County District Attorney. Mr. Juech currently serves as assistant district attorney in the Waukesha County District Attorney’s Office. He has more than eight years’ experience as a prosecutor, trying every type of case from misdemeanors and

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Democratic Radio Address: Republican Budget Misses the Mark

MADISON, WI – Senator LaTonya Johnson (Milwaukee-D) offered the Democratic weekly radio address on the Republican state budget passing through both the Assembly and Senate this week. The audio file of this week’s address can be found here: https://sen-dem.cms.legis.wisconsin.gov/media/1303/senator-latonya-johnson-weekly-democratic-radio-address-_-republican-budget-misses-the-mark.mp3 A written transcript of the address is below: “Hi, this is Senator LaTonya Johnson with this week’s Democratic Radio Address.

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Wisconsin Labor Movement: Calls on legislature to pass non-partisan redistricting reform before 2021 redistricting process

Contact:  Karen Hickey, 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, released the following statement on today’s United States Supreme Court Decision on Partisan Gerrymandering: It is an outrage the U.S. Supreme Court did not call for an end to the extreme partisan gerrymandering currently suffocating the rights and freedom

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