MON PM Update: Evers signs executive order creating ‘lead czar’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today signed an executive order creating a “lead czar” to coordinate efforts by state agencies to address the risks of lead contamination in drinking water. Along with creating the position at the Department of Health Services, the order charges state agencies with informing about and protecting Wisconsinites f… 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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Rep. McGuire: Statement on signing of Executive Order 36 by Governor Evers

Contact: Rep. McGuire, 608-266-5504 MADISON – The following is a statement from State Representative Tip McGuire on the signing of Executive Order 36 by Gov. Tony Evers at Every Child’s Place in Kenosha: “I want to thank Gov. Evers for his leadership in tackling the problem of lead contamination in our water. This truly is an urgent matter that must be dealt with immediately for the safety of all Wisconsinites, but especially that of our children, whose health and development depends on clean water.”

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Wisconsin Conservation Voters: Gov. Evers takes action to protect children from lead exposure

CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org KENOSHA – Today Gov. Tony Evers took a step toward protecting children from the devastating effects of lead exposure by signing an executive order that creates a new interagency coordinator. The coordinator will direct resources aimed at eliminating lead pollution, including that in drinking water. Lead pipes are abundant in Wisconsin. More than 176,000 lead service lines are in operation today, while more than 80 communities have lead pipes in their systems. Child blood-lead levels exceed the national average, hovering around five percent. Since 1996, more

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One Wisconsin Now: Robin “Boss” Vos sets new low in how he does business

Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 Assembly Speaker Refuses Workplace Accommodation for Paralyzed State Legislator MADISON, Wis. — Assembly Speaker Rep. Robin Vos is refusing to make a simple workplace accommodation for a fellow state legislator who was paralyzed as a result of being struck by a drunk driver. The following are the statements of One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Analiese Eicher: “By refusing to provide a simple workplace accommodation to Representative Anderson, Robin Vos is setting a new low in how he runs the State Assembly. “There are serious questions about whether Speaker Vos is violating federal law

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Gov. Evers: Signs Executive Order 36 relating to measures to abate and prevent lead exposure in drinking water

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 KENOSHA — Gov. Tony Evers today signed Executive Order 36 to address the issue of lead exposure in drinking water. The governor was joined by Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, Jeanne Ayers from Department of Health Services, Mark Melotik from Kenosha County Public Health Department, and Department of Natural Resources Secretary-designee Preston Cole. According to the Department of Health Services, Wisconsin was among the top 10 states for the percentage of children found to be lead poisoned after blood lead level testing, with one in 13 Wisconsin children testing for dangerous levels of lead exposure. Lead poisoning

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Madison and Dance County Public Health: Dane County mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus

Contact: Sarah Mattes (608) 243-0482 smattes@publichealthmdc.com Protect Yourself Against Mosquito Bites Mosquitoes found in Dane County have tested positive for West Nile virus. Public Health Madison & Dane County (PHMDC) monitors mosquito traps across the county during summer months. This is the first positive test for West Nile virus in Dane County mosquitoes this year. “Finding mosquitoes with West Nile virus is in our community means residents need to continue their efforts to prevent mosquito bites to protect themselves from getting the virus,” says John Hausbeck, PHMDC Environmental Health Supervisor. West Nile virus is spread to humans through the bite

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Clean Wisconsin: Gov. Evers shows commitment to eliminating lead in drinking water

Contact: Carly Michiels, Government Relations Director, (608) 251-7020 ext. 30 or cmichiels@cleanwisconsin.org Jon Drewsen, Communications Director, (608) 251-7020 ext. 28 or jdrewsen@cleanwisconsin.org New lead appointee tasked with tackling lead poisoning KENOSHA — Clean Wisconsin praises Gov. Tony Evers for signing an executive order that creates a new interagency coordinator to tackle lead pollution in drinking water. The governor signed the executive order at Gateway Technical College’s daycare facility on Monday. “Child lead poisoning is a real issue in every corner of Wisconsin,” said Carly Michiels, Government Relations Director at Clean Wisconsin. “Tackling lead pollution in drinking water requires a coordinated

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One Wisconsin Institute: Three year anniversary of victory for Voter Rights in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — On July 29, 2016 a decision from federal Judge James Peterson delivered a big win for Wisconsin voters, undoing a series of Republican-adopted laws making casting a ballot more complicated and less convenient. Testimony in the case revealed Republican lawmakers’ intent in passing restrictions on voting was to advantage themselves in elections and target voters on the basis of race. Among the provisions struck down in the ruling were limits on times and dates of early voting, a 28-day residency requirement and restrictions on the use of student IDs for voting. Judge Peterson also found the Republicans

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MKE Plays: Receives $500K from Burke Foundation

The MKE Plays initiative has received a generous gift of $500,000, the largest single contribution MKE Plays has ever been presented, from The Burke Foundation to support neighborhood playground reconstruction projects throughout Milwaukee, Alderman Michael J. Murphy said today. This is the second large donation to MKE Plays by The Burke Foundation, as it donated $200,000 to the initiative in 2016 – money that was used to rebuild the Marcus DeBack Playfield at N. 55th and W. Wright Streets. The Burke Foundation was created by Richard Burke, co-founder of Trek Bicycle, and focuses on improving urban education and youth leadership development.  The funds will go toward

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Sen. Cowles: Responds to Governor’s press conference on lead

GREEN BAY– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement in response to a press conference in Kenosha by Governor Evers and his Administration related to actions on lead abatement: “2017 Wisconsin Act 137, better known as the Leading on Lead Act, is an important achievement that I authored after months of work in-house to drive this nation-leading effort. With over 160,000 lead service lines scattered throughout the state in communities of all sizes, Wisconsin has a problem with lead laden drinking water. Through the Leading on Lead Act, Representative Thiesfeldt and I were joined by a broad, bipartisan

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American Family Children’s Hospital: Superheroes will wash windows at American Family Children’s Hospital tomorrow

Madison, Wis.- Batman, Spiderman and Captain America will be washing windows tomorrow, July 30, at American Family Children’s Hospital starting at 11 a.m. Al’s Window Cleaning company will be cleaning the windows and to boost the spirits of the kids, the workers will dress up as classic superheroes and rappel outside down the building and wave to patients and families inside the hospital. Patients, families and staff will gather in playrooms at the hospital and media will have access to inside and outside areas. (Note: The hospital is on UW-Madison property, so any drone use would have to be approved by UW-Madison.

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WisOpinion Poll: Should the Legislature override Evers’ budget veto on local road funding?

DOT Secretary Craig Thompson recently announced the administration will create a committee that includes agency staff and representatives of local government to evaluate applications for the use of $75 million in GPR for transportation projects. Thompson said possible uses of the money could include transit and indicated the city of Milwaukee could submit an application for funding its streetcar. The state budget Republican lawmakers approved included $90 million in GPR in supplemental funding for local road projects. It also included a provision that directed $35.1 million to towns, $32 million to counties, and about $22.8 million to villages and cities.

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MON PM Update: Evers signs executive order creating ‘lead czar’

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Gov. Tony Evers today signed an executive order creating a “lead czar” to coordinate efforts by state agencies to address the risks of lead contamination in drinking water. Along with creating the position at the Department of Health Services, the order charges

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Wisconsin Conservation Voters: Gov. Evers takes action to protect children from lead exposure

CONTACT: Ryan Billingham, Communications Director, Wisconsin Conservation Voters, 608-208-1129 (office), 608-213-6972 (mobile/text), or ryan@conservationvoters.org KENOSHA – Today Gov. Tony Evers took a step toward protecting children from the devastating effects of lead exposure by signing an executive order that creates a new interagency coordinator. The coordinator will direct resources aimed

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Clean Wisconsin: Gov. Evers shows commitment to eliminating lead in drinking water

Contact: Carly Michiels, Government Relations Director, (608) 251-7020 ext. 30 or cmichiels@cleanwisconsin.org Jon Drewsen, Communications Director, (608) 251-7020 ext. 28 or jdrewsen@cleanwisconsin.org New lead appointee tasked with tackling lead poisoning KENOSHA — Clean Wisconsin praises Gov. Tony Evers for signing an executive order that creates a new interagency coordinator to

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MKE Plays: Receives $500K from Burke Foundation

The MKE Plays initiative has received a generous gift of $500,000, the largest single contribution MKE Plays has ever been presented, from The Burke Foundation to support neighborhood playground reconstruction projects throughout Milwaukee, Alderman Michael J. Murphy said today. This is the second large donation to MKE Plays by The Burke Foundation, as it donated

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Sen. Cowles: Responds to Governor’s press conference on lead

GREEN BAY– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement in response to a press conference in Kenosha by Governor Evers and his Administration related to actions on lead abatement: “2017 Wisconsin Act 137, better known as the Leading on Lead Act, is an important achievement that I authored

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