MON PM Update: Trump to be in Milwaukee Friday for fundraiser

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — President Trump will be in Milwaukee on Friday for a fundraiser to benefit the joint operation he has with the RNC, according to sources with knowledge of the event. The event will include donations ranging from $2,800 per person up to $100,000 per couple. The top donors will be able to participate in a round table discussion w… 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

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Rep. Dittrich: The Wisconsin Budget

Meagan Matthews Legislative Assistant Rep. Barbara Dittrich 38th Assembly District Office: (608) 266-8551 Divided Government, Compromise, and 78 Vetoes Throughout the biennial budget process, my constituents have urged me to find ways to work together with Governor Evers regards our state’s two year spending plan. While I have reminded them I am not a member of the Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) and had no mechanism to vote on individual items included in the budget, I have listened to people all around the 38th Assembly District as they shared their priorities, ideas, and expectations of the 2019-2021 state budget. I

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WisPolitics Midday: July 8, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: Milwaukee County Exec hopes others will follow in the footsteps of Milwaukee County when dealing with young offenders. Members of Gov Evers’ cabinet are traveling to promote Gov’s changes to the budget. Milwaukee Rep wants to ban pet stores from selling dogs and cats.

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WisDOT: Governor Evers announces more than $145 million in payments to local governments

For more information, contact: WisDOT Office of Public Affairs 608/266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov Governor Tony Evers announced that local governments received quarterly payments last week totaling $145,978,567 for General Transportation Aids, Connecting Highway Aids and Expressway Policing Aids from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). The budget the Governor signed last week, provides an historic 10 percent funding increase ($66 million over the biennium) for general transportation aids, paid to counties, towns, villages, and cities. The increase will be paid to local governments beginning January 2020. General Transportation Aids help defray the costs of constructing, maintaining, and operating roads and streets under

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Gov. Evers: Signs Electric Scooter Bill, expanding transportation options and attracting startup companies to Wisconsin

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MILWAUKEE — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Senate Bill 152, now 2019 Wisconsin Act 11. Senate Bill 152 expands transportation options and gives municipalities the ability to manage the right balance of safety and access of the right of way for all electric scooter users. “We should be setting the floor, not the ceiling, for local governments in Wisconsin,” said Gov. Evers. “Electric scooters improve access to low-cost transportation options and can serve as a first or last-mile solution to residents and visitors in communities throughout our state. By providing clarity to a rapidly-growing industry, this

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Rep. Snyder: Reflects on budget vetoes

CONTACT: Rep. Patrick Snyder (608) 266-0654 Madison… Last week Wednesday, Governor Tony Evers used his partial veto authority to delete or modify 78 provisions contained within the 2019-2021 biennial budget that was passed by the State Legislature. Following the release of Governor Evers’ vetoes, Rep. Pat Snyder made this statement regarding the changes: “While I appreciate Governor Evers’ support of certain provisions of the budget such as funding for K12 education; increasing funding for child welfare services; and cutting taxes for the middle class, I am severely disappointed by several of his vetoes, which directly harm Marathon County. “Governor Evers

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UW-Madison: Researchers probe cell divisons defects to gain insight into cancer

CONTACT: Sarah Perdue, (608) 262-3051, saperdue@wisc.ed MADISON – From bugs to plants to animals, for all living things to grow they must create more cells. To do so, each existing cell, whether in an embryo or an adult, receives cues to copy its chromosomes – large pieces of DNA that contain each cell’s entire genetic code. In a carefully and elegantly controlled process, each cell then divides into two. However, this process can also go awry. If chromosomes are not correctly distributed to the two “daughter” cells, the new cells may die or grow uncontrollably, a hallmark of cancer. In

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Protect Our Care: 1 day to go, Trump’s lawsuit to overturn health care the, impacts would be devastating

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2019 Contact: Joe Zepecki jz@jzcomms.com 202-445-1517 MILWAUKEE, WI – Tomorrow, Trump’ Administration lawyers will go to court to overturn our health care laws. If President Trump succeeds in Texas v. United States, it would give insurance companies power to charge as much as they want and cover as little as they want, costs will go up, coverage will get worse, and millions of Americans will lose their health insurance. If the Trump Administration gets its way: THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WOULD BE STRUCK DOWN 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions will lose protections. The uninsured

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A Better Mount Pleasant: Foxconn eminent domain trial to start wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court

Contact: Kelly Gallaher 414/350-6858 abettermtpleasant@gmail.com MOUNT PLEASANT, WI  – Rodney and Cathy Jensen filed a lawsuit against the Village of Mount Pleasant and its Community Development Authority contesting the Village’s right to take their property under eminent domain for the Foxconn project. The Jensen’s home is located on 2.9 acres on the East Frontage Road in Area II of the Foxconn development. The Village’s road plans show they needed only .1333 acres of the Jensen’s front yard for road construction, but it took the entire 2.9 acres and their home. Work on the East Frontage Road has already been completed

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Rep. Ballweg: Governor Evers signs the WISCONSIN budget

Contact: Rep. Joan Ballweg (888) 534-0041 Vetoing Critical Investments for Outstate Wisconsin Madison…State Representative Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) released the following statement about the 2019-2021 biennial budget signed into law by Governor Evers: “The legislature worked hard to craft a fiscally responsible budget that invests in the priorities of Wisconsinites from all over the state. Republicans traveled throughout Wisconsin, holding over 200 listening sessions and receiving over 40,000 budget survey responses. I was glad to see that Governor Evers agreed with much of what the Republican legislature approved. “The WISCONSIN Budget still includes the largest amount of K-12 funding in actual

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Marquette University: Plays host to COMPSAC 2019

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University will be the site of the 2019 Computers, Software and Applications Conference hosted by the IEEE Computer Society, July 15-19, at the Alumni Memorial Union, 1442 W. Wisconsin Ave. This year will mark the return of COMPSAC to the United States for the first time since 2016 in Atlanta and just the third time since 2007. The conference was held in Tokyo in 2018 and Torino, Italy, in 2017. Marquette faculty and staff have helped lead the organization of the 2019 installment: Drs. Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed (steering committee vice chair), Praveen Madiraju (local organizing committee chair),

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Rep. Zimmerman: We’ve had the rug pulled out underneath us

Madison…Last week Governor Tony Evers’ issued his vetoes for the 2019-21 Biennial Budget. In response Representative Shannon Zimmerman (R-River Falls) issued the following statement:   “With a stroke of his pen, Gov. Evers’ pulled the rug out from underneath mental health professionals and law enforcement in western Wisconsin when he vetoed funding for regional mental health crisis centers. Under the budget the legislature approved, millions in funding would have been provided to begin working on regional mental health crisis centers. Currently, law enforcement in western Wisconsin must travel 8 hours round trip to Winnebago County when someone requires an evaluation

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MON PM Update: Trump to be in Milwaukee Friday for fundraiser

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — President Trump will be in Milwaukee on Friday for a fundraiser to benefit the joint operation he has with the RNC, according to sources with knowledge of the event. The event will include donations ranging from $2,800 per person up to $100,000

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Rep. Dittrich: The Wisconsin Budget

Meagan Matthews Legislative Assistant Rep. Barbara Dittrich 38th Assembly District Office: (608) 266-8551 Divided Government, Compromise, and 78 Vetoes Throughout the biennial budget process, my constituents have urged me to find ways to work together with Governor Evers regards our state’s two year spending plan. While I have reminded them

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WisPolitics Midday: July 8, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: Milwaukee County Exec hopes others will follow in the footsteps of Milwaukee County when dealing with young offenders. Members of Gov Evers’ cabinet are traveling to promote Gov’s changes to the budget. Milwaukee Rep wants to ban pet stores from

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WisDOT: Governor Evers announces more than $145 million in payments to local governments

For more information, contact: WisDOT Office of Public Affairs 608/266-3581, opa.exec@dot.wi.gov Governor Tony Evers announced that local governments received quarterly payments last week totaling $145,978,567 for General Transportation Aids, Connecting Highway Aids and Expressway Policing Aids from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT). The budget the Governor signed last week,

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Rep. Snyder: Reflects on budget vetoes

CONTACT: Rep. Patrick Snyder (608) 266-0654 Madison… Last week Wednesday, Governor Tony Evers used his partial veto authority to delete or modify 78 provisions contained within the 2019-2021 biennial budget that was passed by the State Legislature. Following the release of Governor Evers’ vetoes, Rep. Pat Snyder made this statement

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Rep. Ballweg: Governor Evers signs the WISCONSIN budget

Contact: Rep. Joan Ballweg (888) 534-0041 Vetoing Critical Investments for Outstate Wisconsin Madison…State Representative Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) released the following statement about the 2019-2021 biennial budget signed into law by Governor Evers: “The legislature worked hard to craft a fiscally responsible budget that invests in the priorities of Wisconsinites from

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Marquette University: Plays host to COMPSAC 2019

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University will be the site of the 2019 Computers, Software and Applications Conference hosted by the IEEE Computer Society, July 15-19, at the Alumni Memorial Union, 1442 W. Wisconsin Ave. This year will mark the return of COMPSAC to the United States for the first time since

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Rep. Zimmerman: We’ve had the rug pulled out underneath us

Madison…Last week Governor Tony Evers’ issued his vetoes for the 2019-21 Biennial Budget. In response Representative Shannon Zimmerman (R-River Falls) issued the following statement:   “With a stroke of his pen, Gov. Evers’ pulled the rug out from underneath mental health professionals and law enforcement in western Wisconsin when he

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