Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A trio of Republican lawmakers today pushed a GOP backed-bill that would expand access to contraception by allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control pills. Reps. Joel Kitchens of Sturgeon Bay and Mary
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced three new members to the Board of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Patty Edelburg is a dairy farmer from Scandinavia in central Wisconsin. A graduate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: August 14, 2019 CONTACT: Ms. Eileen Figueroa PHONE: (414)937-6454 FRANKLIN, WI – Forward Latino, a national non-profit, non-partisan advocacy and service organization dedicated to assisting Latinos pursuing the American Dream, today named Ms. Yolanda Medina of
Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt 608-266-1683 The 838 deaths reported in 2018 is a 10 percent reduction from the year before Opioid deaths are at their lowest level since 2015 according to the most recent data collected by the Wisconsin Department
Contact: Philip Shulman, phils@wisdems.org (MADISON, WI) — Today, on the 84th Anniversary of Social Security being signed into law, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: “In President Trump’s 2020 budget he proposed slashing $26 billion
CONTACT: NGA Press Office, 415-802-2423 or press@nextgenamerica.org Aims to register 9,000 young people across 9 battleground states SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Today, NextGen America launched its back-to-school voter registration campaign that aims to register 9,000 new and returning students on
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: Wisconsin Elections Commission scales back proposal to give computers to county clerks ahead of the 2020 elections. Newest WI Supreme Court justice has his public investiture ceremony in Madison. Gov
CONTACT: Contact: Todd Schaller, Chief Conservation Warden, DNR Bureau of Law Enforcement, 608-381-8927, todd.schaller@wisconsin.gov DNR conservation wardens proudly serve their communities to protect public and natural resources often performing life-threatening acts to save lives. MADISON, Wis. – Officials lauded 27
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) was excited to hear Gov. Tony Evers focus on workforce development and talent attraction during his remarks at the organization’s Policy Day event on Tuesday. While speaking to the crowd of business leaders,
Contact: State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 608-266-5830 Darling Bills Help Protect Victims of Sex Trafficking, Stop Revolving Door of Prison Madison – Two important reforms authored by State Senator Alberta Darling are progressing in the Wisconsin State Senate. One
CONTACT: Cassie Mills | Vice President, Communications (312) 448-8291 | cmills@smallbusinessmajority.org Small firms in Wisconsin support a range of policies to address their needs, some of which might come as a surprise to their representatives Madison, Wisc. — Policymakers at
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — As Brian Hagedorn is publicly sworn in as a justice on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court today, questions remain unanswered about how he will be able to fairly
CONTACT STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MACCO (608) 266-0485 Green Bay…Representative John Macco (R-Ledgeview) released the following statement following the announcement that Chancellor Miller will be leaving UW Green Bay. “As the 6th chancellor at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Gary Miller
CONTACT: Jay Heck 608/256-2686 (office) 608/512-9363 (cell) Note: This opinion editorial was written for and published in the Wisconsin Examiner on August 12, 2019. When I became the director of Common Cause in Wisconsin in 1996, this state was still
MADISON – In the wake of two mass shooting tragedies, Wisconsin Republicans refuse to engage in conversations on meaningful, common-sense gun reform laws. After years of blocking proposed Democratic legislation to keep Wisconsinites safe, Republicans are now resorting to ducking
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — A trio of Republican lawmakers today pushed a GOP backed-bill that would expand access to contraception by allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control pills. Reps. Joel Kitchens of Sturgeon Bay and Mary Felzkowski of Irma and Sen. Kathy Bernier of Chippewa Falls
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced three new members to the Board of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Patty Edelburg is a dairy farmer from Scandinavia in central Wisconsin. A graduate from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Edelburg currently serves as
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: August 14, 2019 CONTACT: Ms. Eileen Figueroa PHONE: (414)937-6454 FRANKLIN, WI – Forward Latino, a national non-profit, non-partisan advocacy and service organization dedicated to assisting Latinos pursuing the American Dream, today named Ms. Yolanda Medina of Waukesha, Wisconsin to the position of Policy Director For Military
Contact: Jennifer Miller/Elizabeth Goodsitt 608-266-1683 The 838 deaths reported in 2018 is a 10 percent reduction from the year before Opioid deaths are at their lowest level since 2015 according to the most recent data collected by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and reported through a new online
Contact: Philip Shulman, phils@wisdems.org (MADISON, WI) — Today, on the 84th Anniversary of Social Security being signed into law, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: “In President Trump’s 2020 budget he proposed slashing $26 billion from Social Security programs, breaking a covenant with older Americans
CONTACT: NGA Press Office, 415-802-2423 or press@nextgenamerica.org Aims to register 9,000 young people across 9 battleground states SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Today, NextGen America launched its back-to-school voter registration campaign that aims to register 9,000 new and returning students on college campuses across the country. As students arrive on campus
In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: Wisconsin Elections Commission scales back proposal to give computers to county clerks ahead of the 2020 elections. Newest WI Supreme Court justice has his public investiture ceremony in Madison. Gov Evers speaks at Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce policy day.
CONTACT: Contact: Todd Schaller, Chief Conservation Warden, DNR Bureau of Law Enforcement, 608-381-8927, todd.schaller@wisconsin.gov DNR conservation wardens proudly serve their communities to protect public and natural resources often performing life-threatening acts to save lives. MADISON, Wis. – Officials lauded 27 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources conservation wardens Monday for lifesaving
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) was excited to hear Gov. Tony Evers focus on workforce development and talent attraction during his remarks at the organization’s Policy Day event on Tuesday. While speaking to the crowd of business leaders, Gov. Evers said, “the things that keep me awake at
Contact: State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) 608-266-5830 Darling Bills Help Protect Victims of Sex Trafficking, Stop Revolving Door of Prison Madison – Two important reforms authored by State Senator Alberta Darling are progressing in the Wisconsin State Senate. One measure will help protect victims of sex trafficking and the
CONTACT: Cassie Mills | Vice President, Communications (312) 448-8291 | cmills@smallbusinessmajority.org Small firms in Wisconsin support a range of policies to address their needs, some of which might come as a surprise to their representatives Madison, Wisc. — Policymakers at all levels use the problems small businesses face as a
MEDIA CONTACT Mike Browne, Deputy Director mike@OneWisconsinNow.org (608) 444-3483 MADISON, Wis. — As Brian Hagedorn is publicly sworn in as a justice on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court today, questions remain unanswered about how he will be able to fairly treat all those who come before him given his bigoted
CONTACT STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN MACCO (608) 266-0485 Green Bay…Representative John Macco (R-Ledgeview) released the following statement following the announcement that Chancellor Miller will be leaving UW Green Bay. “As the 6th chancellor at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Gary Miller will be known as the chancellor responsible for propelling UWGB
CONTACT: Jay Heck 608/256-2686 (office) 608/512-9363 (cell) Note: This opinion editorial was written for and published in the Wisconsin Examiner on August 12, 2019. When I became the director of Common Cause in Wisconsin in 1996, this state was still very much one of the bright lights in the nation
MADISON – In the wake of two mass shooting tragedies, Wisconsin Republicans refuse to engage in conversations on meaningful, common-sense gun reform laws. After years of blocking proposed Democratic legislation to keep Wisconsinites safe, Republicans are now resorting to ducking and dodging simple questions on the issue from members of